Hanoi motorbike tour, Hoi An cooking class among the best travel experiences in Asia | Travel

Hanoi (VNA) – Hanoi Motorbike Tour and Cooking class in Hoi An were selected by readers of the American travel site Tripadvisor as two of the 25 best travel experiences in Asia.

The half-day guided motorbike tour in Hanoi allows tourists to explore the famous sites of Vietnam’s capital such as Long Bien Bridge, Hai Ba Trung Temple, Presidential Palace Historic Site and taste some of the best street food in town.

As part of the tour, visitors will have the opportunity to explore “Train Street”, formed by train tracks running along Dien Bien Phu and Phung Hung streets in the heart of Hanoi’s Old Quarter, with residential buildings in a few meters on each side. .

Meanwhile, the five-hour cooking class, organized by Hoi An Eco Tours Discovery, is considered a fun and interesting way to experience rural life in Hoi An, a popular tourist destination in central Vietnam’s Quang Nam province. , and Vietnamese cuisine.

The five-hour cooking class is a great way to experience rural life in Hoi An and Vietnamese cuisine. (Source: Tripadvisor)

Participants will visit Cam Thanh fishing village, about five kilometers from Hoi An, where they will learn how to use basket boats, an indispensable part of local fishermen, and experience a basket boat trip in bamboo in the palm forest of Bay Mau nipa. After these eco-tour activities, they will be welcomed at the restaurant and will participate in cooking for about 2 hours with the chef.

Top of the list are Thai and Akha cooking classes in Chiang Mai, Thailand, followed by the Khmer cooking class at a local home in Krong Siem Reap, Cambodia, and a sunrise tour of Angkor Wat.

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The selections considered reviews and ratings from the last 12 months only, sifting through the data to determine which experiences garnered the most positive responses from its online community.