Vietnam is a country that can be understood through its food. This culinary journey travels from Hanoi to the Mekong Delta, exploring regional flavours through markets, street food, cooking experiences and distinctive dining. Alongside them are the landscapes, heritage and communities that have shaped one of Asia’s most varied cuisines.
Begin in Hanoi with a contemporary interpretation of Vietnamese cuisine, before exploring the capital’s heritage, street-food traditions and celebrated egg coffee. From the city, travel into the mountains of Yen Tu. Buddhist pagodas and forested landscapes provide a quieter interlude before the journey continues to Ha Long Bay, where lunch on board and a sunset cooking class accompany a cruise through its limestone karsts.
Hue introduces another culinary identity. Explore its street food by Vespa, then discover the city’s imperial heritage and Buddhist vegetarian traditions through a carefully prepared tasting. Visit Dong Ba Market and an incense-making village before a multi-sensory lunch on the Perfume River and the journey across the Hai Van Pass to Hoi An.
Here, food becomes hands-on. Cook with local ingredients in the farming village of Tra Que, explore Hoi An’s old town and enjoy a dinner centred on the flavours of the region. A day with fishing communities and traditional crafts adds context to the relationship between food, river and land.
The Central Highlands reveal yet another side of Vietnam. Meet the M’Nong community, try traditional pottery and visit a coffee plantation to follow the process from bean to cup. Dinner beside the lake is accompanied by gong traditions and Can wine.
Continue to Saigon for southern Vietnamese cooking, a coffee workshop and an evening Vespa journey through neighbourhood markets and local food. After exploring the Cu Chi region by river, finish in the Mekong Delta. Travel its canals, taste tropical produce, see coconut candy being made and sit down to an orchard lunch featuring the regional speciality of Elephant’s Ear fish.
Journey Highlights
