Southeast Asia Cooking Trips & Packages Small Group Tours & Trips

Highlights

• Learn how to prepare and present the traditional 11-dish Northern Thai speciality khan tok and experience Thai life from a local's perspective at a village homestay.
• See dishes whipped up before your eyes, like kaeng som, spicy fish cakes at a community farm and roti sai mai at a market food stall in Ayutthaya.
• Cruise Bangkok’s floating market on a paddleboat and sail aboard a longtail boat to an island Buddhist temple in Ayutthaya
• Tuck into your favourite iconic Thai dishes and discover new ones along the way: guay-tieo-ruea (boat noodles), roti sai mai, khao soi, som tum, larb and more.
• Dine on a plant-based meal at a Chiang Mai restaurant that sources organic, local vegetables for their daily array of delicious meals.

Highlights

• Embrace your adventurous side on a tour of Hue’s imperial monuments from the back of a motorbike (the local way of getting around). Then be treated to lunch, specially prepared for you by a chef who is the descendant of the royal family in the garden of their family home.
• Don’t just taste your way around this foodie haven, don your chef hat and learn the recipes behind these incredible eats, too. Learn the secret spices directly from local chefs (often in their own homes) and be guided to the freshest ingredients in authentic local markets.
• Explore the Mekong Delta – known as ‘Vietnam’s rice bowl’ for its abundance of rice paddies, fruit and flower orchards. Cruise on a traditional sampan, then meet fresh produce vendors along the way to your veranda-wrapped homestay for the evening.
• Visit Ha Long Bay, a truly bucket list experience, and set sail on the emerald-green waters, gliding between limestone karsts and staying on a traditional junk boat for the evening.
• Discover the real flavours of Vietnam, digging into authentic eats like pho, banh mi, bun cha, bun bo Hue and a traditional seafood hotpot – a true feast for the senses.

Highlights

• Tuck into a homemade traditional breakfast of Khmer noodles in a small village in Siem Reap. Once fuelled, you’ll spend the day roaming the UNESCO World Heritage Angkor complex.
• Tour the markets in Phnom Penh with a passionate local chef and then head to his home for a cooking class, where you’ll learn about Khmer cuisine.
• Cycle through Battambang meeting locals as you stop to see the production of fish paste, rice paper and rice wine, finishing with a delicious sticky rice tasting.
• Learn about the sombre but important history of the Cambodian people at the S21 Genocide Museum and the Killing Fields.
• Feast on local delicacies and street food favourites, like fish amok, fresh seafood, num banh chok, beef lok lak and black pepper ice cream.

Highlights

• See the sunrise at Angkor Wat, then head to a nearby village for a homemade traditional breakfast of Khmer noodles. Once fuelled, spend the day roaming the UNESCO World Heritage Angkor complex.
• Embrace your adventurous side on a tour of Hue’s imperial monuments from the back of a motorbike (the local way of getting around). Then be treated to lunch, specially prepared for you by a chef who is the descendant of the royal family in the garden of their family home.
• Don’t just taste your way around this foodie haven, don your chef hat and learn the recipes behind these incredible eats, too. Learn the secret spices directly from local chefs (often in their own homes) and be guided to the freshest ingredients in authentic local markets.
• Cycle through Battambang meeting locals as you stop to see the production of fish paste, rice paper and rice wine, finishing with a delicious sticky rice tasting.
• Feast on local delicacies and street food favourites, like pho, banh mi, bun cha, fish amok, num banh chok and black pepper ice cream.

Highlights

• Enjoy a traditional khantoke dinner in a rural village
• Enjoy a visit and talk with a monk at an historic chiang mai temple
• Have lunch at a training restaurant for disadvantaged youth
• Witness an outstanding performance at phare (the cambodian circus)
• Take thrilling cyclo rides for a different perspective in bustling cities

Highlights

• Explore Saigon city
• Visit Thien Hau temple, built by the Cantonese congregation in the early 19th century
• Enjoy a cycling in Nha Trang countryside and cycling along the Thu Bon River
• Visit FITO, the first museum of traditional medicine in Vietnam
• Explore Dalat, enjoy a full day in the saddle exploring the region’s amazing hillside scenery

Highlights

• Explore the rich culture of the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai
• Volunteer with rescued elephants at the Thai Elephant Nursery
• Live the life of a mahout as you walk, bathe and feed the elephants
• Explore Wat Phra That Doi Suthep, a magnificent Buddhist temple and monastery dating back to the 1300s

Highlights

• Explore Vietnam by visiting Ho Chi Minh City and Hội An
• Visit Củ Chi tunnels and Visit Angkor Wat
• Explore Angkor
• Visit the Temple of Ta Prohm.
• Experience the wild nature in Hanoi