Saigon Agricultural, Cultural, and Culinary Experience: Tracing Back to Cu Chi Tunnels
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8 Ratings
Immerse yourself in the agricultural, cultural, and culinary history of Vietnam on this one-day experience. Explore the Cu Chi Tunnels, visit an organic farm, and learn cooking skills from a Master chef. Discover the resilience of the Vietnamese people during combat.
Duration: 10 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
What's Included
  • Complimentary hotel and port pickup and drop-off
  • Refreshing bottled water included
  • Tasty snacks provided
  • Gourmet 4-course lunch served
  • Enjoy tea and coffee
  • Comfortable in-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
  • Drinks
Meal Options
  • Prawn wrap with coriander/ spring roll/banh xeo
  • papaya salad with bbq meat or seafood or vegies and stew chicken or famous pho
  • Banana spring roll with coconut cream or orange sauce
Additional Information

Discover the diverse culinary, agricultural, and cultural heritage of Vietnam all within a single day, featuring a visit to the iconic Cu Chi Tunnels. Start with a tour of an organic farm to gain insights into Vietnamese farming practices, followed by an interactive cooking class led by a Master chef where you’ll enhance your culinary prowess. Savor a lunch crafted from your own efforts before heading to the Cu Chi tunnels, a vast subterranean network established by Viet Cong as covert hideouts during conflicts. Initially excavated in 1948 as a refuge from French military pursuits, these tunnels also functioned as habitation spaces, supply and communication links, and concealed hospitals as well as food and arms depots during the Vietnam War. Explore the subterranean communities to deepen your understanding of the tunnel’s historical significance, the challenging conditions endured within, and the indomitable spirit of the Vietnamese throughout the war.

  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
  • Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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E8136txdavidw
Mar 2, 2024
Everything I hoped it would be! - This was everything I hoped it would be. Linh was knowledgeable and attentive. Heading home with wonderful memories - and recipes!
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Piotr_podroznik
Jan 21, 2024
Amazing class, Linh is the best tour guide! - We highly recommend everyone to take a cooking class at this school in combination with a visit to the Cu Chi tunnels! In particular, Chef Linh deserves the highest praise. He is an extraordinarily nice man, full of energy, knowledge, humor and cooking skills! We were terribly sorry that despite spending the whole day with Linh, our trip ended so quickly. When visiting Asian countries, we always attend a cooking class and this one was fantastic. Linh first walked with us through the entire garden, where we gathered the ingredients from which we would later cook. Later we had a cooking lesson, during which, of course, we ate what we prepared. On the downside, the head chef. He seemed to be terribly in love with himself, and when my partner (who can't cook, but that's what she went to the lessons for), made mistakes, he got very irritated. Fortunately, he only spent a few minutes with us, but it was definitely the least pleasant point of the tour. On a huge plus, the possibility to choose the menu. Many other schools offer a strictly defined menu, which does not allow you to prepare a particular meal at home later, due to, for example, the lack of such ingredients in Europe. I also recommend buying a cookbook, spices and other accessories. It's a great souvenir! Piotr&Aleksandra
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Ian
Aug 10, 2023
Fun day out with friendly knowledge staff! - My wife and I had an amazing time at the HCM Cooking School class with Aura! We learned so many new things about Vietnamese cooking and can't wait to try out our new skills in the kitchen. Highly recommend this class to anyone looking to expand their culinary knowledge. #VietnameseCooking #HCMCookingSchool #NewSkills #CuChiTunnels
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Kristinesp6830kr
Apr 29, 2023
HoChi Minh cooking - If you want to see and experience organic authentic farming, healthy, beautiful Vietnamese food then you must come here. We walked through the produce farming, vegetables, fruit,herbs,mushrooms. We didn't have time to do a cooking class but we did see one happening whilst we were there, would definitely recommend Please if you have time come and enjoy!
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Ttyttytyttt0000
Oct 25, 2022
Very good Cooking and tour - The food and tour were very good. We started the day off driving to the place and arrived there in around an hour. there we picked vegetables and used them in a variety of dishes (All Good). We got certificates and headed to the Cu chi tunnels. The place was not crowded, came at the right time. Crawled in the tunnels for 100m. 10/10 would highly recommend.
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Georgiehar
Sep 2, 2022
Excellent cooking class and tour - Day was excellent start to finish. We were picked up from our hotel in central HCMC and driven directly to the farm (about 1/1.5 hours). We then walked through the farm and picked ingredients, with our guide Daisy who spoke great English and answered all our questions. Using these ingredients, we cooked four meals, and with breaks to eat our delicious dishes dispersed throughout. The pace of the day and the timings were perfect and the cooking was not too complex but still felt like an achievement when plating up! We then drove 15 minutes to Cu Chi tunnels where we had a tour from Daisy and got to experience the tiny tunnels first hand. A brilliant day with great food, great learning - highly recommend!
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Bram
Jun 7, 2022
Super informative and fun cooking class - We took the cooking class with the added tour of Cu Chi tunnels. We got picked up from our hotel and the chef/guide was in the car with us. She was very friendly and very informative. After a drive out of the city we arrived at the farm where we picked our own local herbs and vegetables with very good information on each of them. We were tought how to cook a traditional Vietnamese 4-course meal with helpful tips you can use in any style of cooking. We also bought a cookbook to bring home with us. After a very fulfilling class and meal we went to the Cu Chi tunnels. We learned a lot about how the Vietnamese lived during the war. Overall an amazing experience. 10/10 would do again.
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