Vietnamese Cooking Class and Cu Chi Tunnels Tour from Ho Chi Minh City

We had the lovely Alice as our guide for the day. She was very knowledgeable and great with our kids. We loved learning about the plants in the garden and harvesting our own mushrooms. The cooking class is well paced with breaks to eat your creations while the team sets up the next round. I had meat-free options while the rest of the family enjoyed pork, shrimp and chicken. I really appreciated how Alice didn't talk down to the kids and had them doing all the same work, only jumping in when they were clearly frustrated or there was hot oil involved. The Cu Chi tour was also very well organized and very interesting. The kids loved it. It was nice (and hot) to go in the afternoon as I think crowds come in the morning. Overall, very organized, fun and great for kids who are into cooking and history.

We had a nice day at the Ho Chi Minh Cooking class and Cu Chi Tunnels with chef Tien. It’s a bit of a drive to the farm where the class takes place, but it’s a great location for cooking! You start by walking around the garden picking the fresh herbs and ingredients you’ll use in the dishes. We made 1 appetizer, 2 main courses, and a dessert, and learned about not just the steps to make these dishes but the strategies used, so we can apply them when we are cooking by ourselves. It was fun and relaxed and very informative, and the food tasted great. After the class, we drove to the Cu Chi Tunnels (which are nearby the cooking school - that’s why they are paired together like this) and Tien gave us a private tour. We had a good time there as well going in the tunnels and learning about the different traps used against American soldiers during the war. Thank you Tien!

Amazing day. Alice was our tour guide and she was so sweet and incredibly informative! We started the day off with a cooking class, getting to pick our own ingredients while Alice explained the facts of everything we picked- my favorite part of it all. Then we got to cook with all the fresh ingredients we made, super delicious and fresh! After this we went to the Cu Chi tunnels and got to experience some history from the Vietnam War. Truly a lovely experience. Thanks for everything Alice!!!