HO CHI MINH CITY
(All rates are net per person in US Dollar, by private car/van/minibus/bus with guide and valid from 01 November 2008 – 31 October 2009)
Full day Cai Be & Vinh Long (daily, 0800-1700 with lunch) Coach trip to Cai Be, 2.5-hour drive from Ho Chi Minh City, take a boat trip along the Mekong River to view the daily life of local people who work and play on the waterways of the Mekong Delta. The trip includes a visit to canal where the floating market at Cai Be takes place, and to a family-run business producing rice paper and corn flakes of Vietnamese style - a key ingredient in Vietnamese cuisine. Lunch at local house set amongst fruit orchards and bonsai trees. A performance of traditional Vietnamese music accompanies the meal. Return to Ho Chi Minh City in late afternoon.
Chợ Nổi Cái Bè
Half day cooking class (with lunch)
Chợ Nổi Cái Bè
The chef and our guide will escort you on a cyclo ride from your hotel through the busy streets of Ho Chi Minh City to the Central Market. You would learn how to choose good and fresh ingredients. Transfer by car to the Cookery Center, located in a charming and authentic Vietnamese garden. Each person is provided with their own kitchen corner including utensils, cooking ingrediens and workspace. A professional MC will entertain the guest by explaining instructions of the chef and briefing on origination and culture of Vietnamese cuisine. You will learn how to cook some specialties of Vietnam, how to 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.
Program:
Chợ Nổi Cái Bè
0800 Leave hotel. Cyclo ride to the market to the Cookery Center
Tp. Hcm
Welcome drink
Start practicing with spring rolls and green papaya salad
Vĩnh Long
Taste your what you have cooked
Continue preparing steamed rice, pork in clay pot and sour clam soup
Enjoy your cooking and finish with Bananas in coconut milk
Bring back with you a unique experience, a manual of the 5 recipes learnt today and a souvenir from the Cookery Center.
