Vietnam · Markets

Vietnam Market Tours — Wet Markets, Ben Thanh & the Morning Cho

The cho — the market — is where Vietnamese cooking starts every single morning: herbs by the armful, fish still flapping, and breakfast eaten between the stalls.

Why Market Tour

Worth Doing in Vietnam

Every Vietnamese neighborhood wakes to its cho: the wet market where the day’s herbs, fish and noodles are bought hours before lunch. Guided market walks decode what the stalls are selling and feed you between them — and the best ones pair the market with a cooking bench or a breakfast crawl. Hanoi’s morning markets are the theatre; Saigon counters with Ben Thanh’s scale and its more local rivals. Compare below.

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Market Tours — Compare Cities

The top experience, typical price, and rating in each city.

City	Top Experience	From	Rating
Hoi An	Hoi An: Local Market, Basket Boat Ride & Cooki	$22	4.9★ (3274)
Saigon	Ho Chi Minh: Immersive Cooking Class & Market	$38	4.8★ (858)
Hanoi	Old Quarter Market Tour and Cooking Class with	$41	4.8★ (291)
Da Nang	Da Nang/Hoi An: Market Tour, Basket Boat Ride,	$20	4.7★ (276)
Dalat	Home Cooking Class with Central Market Tour -	$49	4.7★ (27)

By the Numbers

Vietnamese Market Tours — Hanoi, Saigon & Hoi An — The Data Behind the Choice

We pulled every bookable tour in this category from GetYourGuide. Here's what 5 cities · 34 experiences · 17,396+ traveler reviews actually tell you.

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Saigon 9,379 reviews · 11 tours Hoi An 5,098 reviews · 9 tours Hanoi 2,425 reviews · 9 tours Da Nang 884 reviews · 5 tours Dalat 155 reviews · 2 tours

★ Evergreen winner Hoi An: Local Market, Basket Boat Ride & Cooking Class Tour - 2026 (Ve 4.9 / 5 · 3,274 reviews · Hoi An The most-booked, most-reviewed tour we recommend in this category — the safe bet if you just want a sure thing. See it → ◆ Hidden gem Dalat: Home Cooking Class with Central Market Tour - 2026 (Verified Re 4.7 / 5 · only 27 reviews · Dalat Top-rated but barely discovered — smaller groups, often better value before the crowds find it. See it →

Across the category, prices run $4–$89 per person (median $35). What you pay for: hands-on time, ingredients and tastings, group size, and whether wine or a full meal is included — check each tour's inclusions.

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