Hoi An is a great city to spend a few days. This is one of the places in Vietnam you shouldn’t miss. There is a lot to do in this relatively small town. We wrote down our 7 favorite things to do in Hoi An.
1. Follow a cooking class in Hoi An

The Vietnamese cuisine is one of the best if you ask us. It’s not hard to fall in love with the Vietnamese cuisine. It’s our favorite cuisine so far. A cooking class can help you understand how these flavors are made and create them yourself back home.

Loads of restaurants offer cooking classes where you’ll first start off picking the raw ingredients then learn how to prepare the food. Prices vary, but most of them cost between 350,000-550,000 VND for a 4-6 hour market tour and cooking class.

A very personal and cheap one is at Cafe 43. Our favorite restaurant run by a lovely family. It’s a small restaurant hidden in a back alley, cheap, fresh and finger licking good. ? The cooking class at Cafe 43 are $5.

Another more unique experience is a Hoi An cooking class out of town called Thuan Tinh Island – Cooking Tour. They will take you to the market and explain everything about the ingredients. After the market, you will hop on a boat which gets you to cooking class location. This boat ride is beautiful by the way! The group sizes are around 12 people. This tour costs $34 for the whole day.

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2. Stroll around Hoi An old town

Hoi An’s Unesco old town is magical, especially at night. When the sun sets, the lights ignite and the old town turns into an almost romantic town. Loads of restaurants open up their doors, from traditional Vietnamese to fusion food.
Vietnamese handicraft

You can’t miss the Vietnamese handicraft shops or the famous lantern shops. Don’t forget it’s one of the most touristy places in Vietnam, so people will offer you a lot.

The bridge was built by the Japanese community who were situated in Hoi An. You can only cross it by foot and it’s great for photographs.
Shop at the Hoi An market

The Hoi An market sits is packed with excellent food at super low prices. This is the place to pick up spices, souvenirs, try local food, fish market and have your tailoring done.
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