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Food tours and tastings to book
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Ninh Binh (Goat Meat Country)
- ★ 4.7
- Day Trip
- Hanoi
Ninh Binh, about 100 km from Hanoi, is known for goat raised on its limestone hills, served as soup, grilled, steamed with ginger, as hotpot and as rare goat.
Duong Lam Ancient Village
- ★ 4.4
- Day Trip
- Hanoi
Duong Lam is an ancient village about 50 km west of Hanoi in Son Tay, known for its old houses and for Mia chicken, roast pork and keo doi peanut sausages.
Bat Trang Ceramic Village
- ★ 4.3
- Day Trip
- Hanoi
Bat Trang is a pottery village over 700 years old on the Red River, about 14 km from central Hanoi, known for canh mang muc, banh te and banh san nuong.
Hoa Lu (Tam Coc Com Chay)
- ★ 4.2
- Day Trip
- Hanoi
Hoa Lu, 100 km from Hanoi, was the capital of the Dai Co Viet kingdom under the Dinh and Le dynasties; com chay, crisp fried rice, is a Ninh Binh specialty.
Mekong Delta (My Tho and Ben Tre)
- ★ 4.2
- Ho Chi Minh City
The nearest slice of the Mekong Delta: a My Tho and Ben Tre day tour with lunch in an orchard garden and a coconut candy workshop where you watch it made.
Halong Bay (Bai Chay Seafood)
- ★ 4.0
- Day Trip
- Hanoi
Halong Bay is a limestone bay of about 1,969 islets in Quang Ninh, where floating village residents offer boat tours and fresh seafood meals to visitors.
Can Gio
- ★ 4.0
- Ho Chi Minh City
Can Gio, a mangrove biosphere reserve about 40 km from the city, pairs a mangrove boat ride with Hang Duong market, where stalls sell live seafood.
Cai Be (Floating Market)
- ★ 4.0
- Ho Chi Minh City
Cai Be floating market in the Mekong Delta sells tropical fruit and vegetables from boats, and nearby villages show how coconut candy and rice paper are made.
Cu Chi Tunnels
- ★ 3.9
- Ho Chi Minh City
The Cu Chi Tunnels, about 70 km from the city, are a war-history site where nearby eateries serve boiled cassava with salt and fresh coconut water.
Tay Ninh (Cao Dai)
- ★ 3.9
- Ho Chi Minh City
Tay Ninh pairs the Cao Dai Holy See with a vegetarian food tradition recognised as national heritage in 2022, and with goi cuon Tay Ninh and its tangy dip.
Vung Tau
- ★ 3.8
- Ho Chi Minh City
The coastal city of Vung Tau, about 100 km southeast, is a seaside day trip known for its fresh seafood and for banh khot, a local specialty.
Buu Long and Bien Hoa
- ★ 3.6
- Ho Chi Minh City
Buu Long park near Bien Hoa, about 30 km from the city, centres on a lake with boat rides and has restaurants serving regional dishes and snack stalls.
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