Ho Chi Minh City

You will be escorted by a chef and guide on a cyclo ride to the central market where you will choose fresh ingredients. Transfer by car to the Cookery Centre, located in an authentic Vietnamese garden. Each person is provided with their own kitchen corner including utensils, ingredients and workspace. A professional MC will entertain the group by explaining the chef’s instructions giving an insight into the origination and culture of Vietnamese cuisine. You will learn how to cook Vietnamese specialties, use a variety of herbs and prepare different sauces. Once you have completed the course you will have mastered the use of chopsticks and learnt the etiquette of a Vietnamese meal. You will enjoy your own creations and receive a certificate of participation at the end of the course.

25 miles northwest of Ho Chi Minh stands an amazing complex of underground tunnels and passageways that formed an underground city of sleeping quarters, armourments, kitchens and command centres. Crawl along the serpentine passageways, descend deep into the tunnel complex and search for the elusive hidden trap door. An enriching, educating half day tour that highlights the resilience and ingenuity of the Vietnamese in times of intense hardship. Prices from: £25 per person.

An informative half day tour to witness and learn about the past, present and future of this amazing city. Visit Cho Lon, Ho Chi Minh’s Chinatown. Like Chinatowns in other cities, it remains one of the oldest and most mysterious parts of the city and within its streets is the famous Cho Lon market. The highlight for many is the History Museum. This building houses a collection of artefacts detailing over 2000 years of Vietnamese history and helps put present day Ho Chi Minh into historical perspective. Prices from: £13 per person.

An informative full day tour to witness and learn about the past, present and future of this amazing city. Visit Cho Lon, Ho Chi Minh’s Chinatown. Like Chinatowns in other cities, it remains one of the oldest and most mysterious parts of the city and within its streets is the famous Cho Lon market. The highlight for many is the History Museum. This building houses a collection of artefacts detailing over 2000 years of Vietnamese history and helps put present day Ho Chi Minh into historical perspective. Visit the Thien Hau Pagoda, War Remnant’s Museum, Reunification Palace and enjoy photostops at the Notre Dame Catherdral and Central Post Office. Also visit a traditional lacquerware workshop.

Journey to My Tho, a prosperous town of 170,000 inhabitants nestled within the Mekong Delta and famed for its exuberant orchards and panoramas of never-ending rice fields. Board a cruiser for a ride on the Mekong River, stopping en-route at the Vinh Trang Pagoda. Following lunch, the tour continues to a local snake farm before heading back to your hotel. Prices from: £38 per person.