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Half day tour

You will leave Hanoi center and drive to the west of city to visit a local market since Le King Dynasty 1428. Then you will go the farm and join working as our farmers doing year after year and try to cook food and have meal with local family.

Farm tour & home cooking with local family in Hanoi

08:00 to 08:30: Our car ( no guide) pick you up at your hotel to start our tour to the west of city. It is about 17km = 35 minutes.

09:00: upon arrival,  local guide drives you to visit a local market since Le King Dynasty 1428. It is the most famous market in the region where there are many traditional items for sales. If on Market Day (two or three times per week), people from all the surrounding villages would come to trade. People bring dogs, cats, pigs, chickens, ducks, and bamboo baskets to sell.

10: 00: You go around and visit vegetable fields growing a variety of produce including: bitter melon, cauliflower, cabbage, tomatoes, green peas, Chinese peas and corn, as well as fruit gardens with oranges, pomelos, papaya and more., and you may have chance to join a farmer working in his field on the way and ask experienced for local farmers about cultivation techniques and lifestyle.

11:00: You go to a local house to cook delicious and traditional dishes. The family will teach you how to cook some special Vietnamese dishes with simple and traditional recipes. Enjoy local fresh vegetable, fruit, make traditional cake and talk about Vietnamese family's custom together and drink tea or coffee together.

12:00 -12:30: Tour end, driver and guide will take you back to old quarter and drop you back to your hotel.

MENU
Depend on the seasonal; I often cook the best and most fresh ingredient we have on the farm.
1. Spring roll (fry) OR Fresh Noodle roll with beef/chicken 
2. Crab soup OR fish soup OR clam soup OR pork ball soup with taro stem and herbs OR stir chicken with lemongrass OR fry fish with tomato sauce.
3. Green papaya salad OR banana flower salad OR cucumber and jicama salad OR green mango salad
4. Fry Pork with betel leave OR Fry egg with betel leave 
5. Tea OR local beer OR soft drink OR mineral water 
6. Traditional cake and local fruit for dessert
If you order one of above soup- I will serve food with rice noodle. If no soup, i will serve food with steamed rice.

Vegetarian Menu (No Meat and no Sea Food)
1. Spring roll (fry) OR Fresh Noodle roll with fruit & herbs
2. Cucumber and jicama salad OR Green papaya salad OR banana flower salad OR green mango salad
3. Fry egg with betel leave OR stir local vegetable with garlic
4. Eggplant and turmeric soup OR tofu and tomato sauce OR vegetarian soup
5. Tea OR local beer OR soft drink OR mineral water 
6. Traditional cake and local fruit for dessert
If you order soup- I will serve food with rice noodle. If no soup, i will serve food with steamed rice.



Group Tour

  • Tour in brief
Hanoi
4 Hours

English speaking guide; transportation; meal and drink as indicated in tour
Other drinks; Travel insurance; Personal Expense, Tips & Gratuities; Optional Water puppet Show add more 5 USD/pax;What not mentioned clearly

Our tour departs daily. Please contact us: [email protected] or Call us: +84 934 584 399 to book your tour instantly.