The 11 Best Farm Tours in Ho Chi Minh City

1.Can Gio Trek – Monkey Island & Crocodile Farm

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 353 reviews · from $28Our pick

Leave Ho Chi Minh City at 8 a.m. for Can Gio’s mangrove forest, Monkey Island, Hoa Ca crocodile area, and Rung Sac Military Base. An English-speaking guide such as Kevin, Sam, or Thắm handles the day, with lunch, water, ferry tickets, transport, and entry included. Expect a lively group tour, cheeky monkeys, and a long but worthwhile outing.

“it was a nice experience.even we did reservation at last minute ,easy and well organized.guides did great job ,the food they arrange was nice.”

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2.Farm-To-Table Healthy Cooking Class in Ho Chi Minh City

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 79 reviews · from $67

Leave Ho Chi Minh City for an organic farm and cooking school, where guides such as Alice, Aura, Daisy, and Chef Tan lead you through harvesting herbs, learning healthy Vietnamese techniques, and preparing four dishes. Pickup, lunch, equipment, recipes, and a certificate are included.

“Alice was an amazing tour guide! She was very knowledgeable about Vietnamese history and agriculture. She was friendly and answered our million questions. She was delightful to cook with and made the day a very fun and educational experience!”

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3.Unique farm to Table cooking class in Saigon

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 69 reviews · from $67

Leave central Ho Chi Minh City for a farm near Cu Chi, where your guide introduces organic herbs, vegetables, mushrooms, and nutrition before you collect ingredients. Then cook four Vietnamese dishes with chefs such as Alice, Linh, Tan, or Nu, enjoy lunch, and take home recipes and a certificate.

“It took about an hour due to the traffic condition to reach the farm/cooking school at Cu Chi. Given ice cold shiso tea to drink throughout the stay. Got to see some cows/buffaloes and the organic farm which has mainly herbs, vege, fruits anRead more”

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4.Unique Farm to Table Cooking Class with Top Chef in Vietnam

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 64 reviews · from $67

Spend about 7.5 hours traveling from Ho Chi Minh City to an organic farm in Cu Chi, gathering produce, and cooking Vietnamese dishes with Chef Tan and his teaching team. You will learn herb uses, sauce shortcuts, yin-yang food ideas, and practical recipes to repeat at home. Pickup, dietary requests, recipes, and a certificate are included.

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5.Farm-To-Table Healthy Cooking Class: Half-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 41 reviews · from $70

Spend six hours outside Ho Chi Minh City exploring an organic farm, mushroom house, rice cultivation, and Vietnamese medicine plants. Guides such as Linh and Alice lead you from harvesting herbs to cooking a healthy traditional meal. Pickup, lunch, recipes, a certificate, and souvenirs are included.

“What a great day we had in the countryside - we picked fresh herbs and veges from the organic gardens to use for the delicious, and oh-so-simple recipes we made for a sumptuous lunch! If you love cooking and want a few great Vietnamese recipes- as well as an opportunity to meet wonderful, like- minded people- this is a must do! Thank you all!”

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6.Exploring organic farm & Vietnamese Culinary with Master chef

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 35 reviews · from $110

Leave Ho Chi Minh City at 7:30am for an organic farm, where Chef Alice or another local chef guides you through harvesting vegetables, learning Vietnamese farming methods, cooking a multi-course meal, making rice paper, and preparing cashew candy. The small group experience ends around 3:30pm and includes transport, food, recipes, a certificate, and souvenirs.

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7.Ho Coc Beach, Nature Reserve & Dragon Fruit Farm Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 11 reviews · from $114

Leave Ho Chi Minh City early in a private air-conditioned car for Xuyen Moc Province. Meet local hosts including Ms. Loan, visit pepper and dragon fruit farms, walk in Phuoc Buu Nature Reserve, eat a home-cooked lunch, and relax at Ho Coc Beach. English guiding, hotel pickup, admissions, drinks, and photos are included.

“It was a fun day! learning about local culture with locals is always the way to go! The farms were very neat to see and the guides super friendly. She spoke amazing English! The homestay meal was fantastic”

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8.Full-Day Farming & Cooking class at Agricultural Village

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 10 reviews · from $70

Travel 35 kilometers from Ho Chi Minh City to Cu Chi for a hands-on day at an agricultural village. Pick vegetables, mushrooms, fruits, and herbs, then cook them with a professional chef. Transport, guide, lunch, iced tea, recipes, a certificate, and souvenirs are included.

“Learnt a lot and it was really fun. However, part of the group got to stay the whole day but, despite paying for full, they only had me down for half the day. Would have loved to have made the extra dishes.”

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9.Ho Chi Minh City Full-Day Farm trip with Healthy Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · from $73

Leave Ho Chi Minh City at 8 a.m. for a small-group farm visit, rice-paper stop, and cooking class. With guides such as Alice, Linh, Dante, Tan, or Sue, you’ll gather ingredients, learn Vietnamese food balance, prepare prawn wraps, papaya salad, and banana spring rolls, then eat your work. Recipes and a certificate are included.

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10.Market to Farm to Table Cooking Class in saigon

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · from $70

Start at 7:30 a.m. with hotel pickup, then visit a local wet market before heading to a farm outside Ho Chi Minh City. With chefs including Tan, Alice, or Daisy, you pick herbs and vegetables, prepare four Vietnamese dishes, and eat your work with coffee or tea. Recipes and a completion certificate are included.

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11.One day be Farmer and Master chef in Saigon

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · from $74

Start near Nha Be at 7:30 am for a farm-to-table cooking day with Chef Tan and the HCM Cooking Class team. Wear a traditional hat, pick vegetables, herbs, mushrooms, and other ingredients, then prepare four dishes with plenty of guidance. Hotel pickup, lunch, drinks, recipes, and a certificate are included.

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