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I plan every trip around what’s on the plate, and no country has rewarded that obsession like Vietnam. My first bowl of pho in a Hanoi alley rearranged what I thought food could be.
The magic isn’t in the fancy restaurants — it’s at 6am on a plastic stool, watching a woman who’s made the same broth for thirty years. It’s learning to balance sweet, sour, salt and heat until a dish finally clicks.
This trip is for people who travel with their appetite. We’ll eat our way from Hanoi’s old quarter to Hoi An’s lantern-lit riverside, cook a little, and understand these places the way I think you should — one meal at a time.
Come hungry and curious. I’ll handle the rest.
Karthik Iyer
Based in Chennai, India
Dates
October 15–22, 2026
Group
Max 8 travelers
Location
Hanoi, Hoi An
Starting from
₹1,25,000
Trip style
Culinary, moderate pace
Your days, planned.
Day 1 • Arrival in Hanoi
Land and dive straight in with an evening street-food crawl through the Old Quarter.
Welcome bia hoi
Old Quarter food walk
First bowl of pho
Day 2 • Hanoi mornings
Markets at dawn, egg coffee, and the rhythms of a city that runs on food.
Dawn wet market
Egg coffee tasting
Bun cha lunch
Day 3 • Cooking in Hanoi
Hands-on class with a local family, then a long lunch of what we made.
Market shopping
Home cooking class
Family-style feast
Day 4 • South to Hoi An
Fly south to the lantern town and settle in by the river.
Domestic flight
Riverside sunset
Cao lau dinner
Day 5 • Hoi An flavours
Central-Vietnam specialities and a second cooking session by the water.
Herb village visit
Riverside cooking class
Lantern-lit night market
A glimpse of what awaits.
Lantern glow
Old town nights
Eat everything
What you’re getting.
Included
All accommodations (7 nights) All meals — street food to sit-down Two hands-on cooking classes All ground transport + domestic flight Guided market walks Drinks with group dinners
Not included
International flights Meals during free time Personal expenses Optional experiences Travel insurance
Where you’ll rest.
A boutique stay in the Old Quarter
Steps from Hanoi’s best food streets, a warm boutique hotel with rooftop coffee and easy morning-market access.
Rooftop · Central · Breakfast
A riverside house in Hoi An
A calm garden property a short cycle from the old town, with bicycles, a pool, and lantern-lit evenings.
Pool · Bicycles · Riverside
your host
I plan my travel around what’s on the plate, and Vietnam is the country I keep returning to. This trip is the one I run for people who want to eat the way locals do — squatting on plastic stools at 6am, learning to balance sweet, sour, salt and heat. We eat everything, we cook a little, and we understand a place through its food.
Past trips
Lantern glow
Eat everything
What travelers say
“I’ve never eaten better in my life, and I understood why every dish worked.”
— Tara, 2025 traveler
“Karthik knows exactly which stool to sit on. Every single meal was a story.”
— James, 2024 traveler
“I booked for the food and left with friends and a very full heart.”
— Ritu, 2025 traveler
Questions worth asking.
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Who is this trip NOT for?
Only
5
seats left · departures fill quickly.
Reserve with
₹30,000
Total:
₹1,25,000
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