Vietnam Food Tour - A Tribute by Philip Lajaunie

Upon arrival at Tan Son Nhat airport, you will meet your driver and local guide and travel by car to your hotel.
After a short rest you will be picked up to Com Nieu Restaurant (Rice pot) - one of Bourdain’s tasty stops in Vietnam for a welcome dinner. The most interesting scene is the theatre of breaking the clay pots pot for its' fried rice.

In the morning, you will depart from Ho Chi Minh City to explore Ben Tre in the Mekong delta, also known as the “Green Venice” of Vietnam. After visiting a brick factory in Phong Nam, step onto a boat for a cruise along the Chet Say river (one of the Mekong’s arms). You will make several stops along the way to discover different local workshops. You will even be able to try carpet-weaving yourself, before hopping in a xe loi (a kind of motorized rickshaw) or on a bicycle to wander around the village. You will see traditional farms, rice fields and vegetable plants, before stopping at a small local restaurant for lunch.

In the afternoon, you will get back on the sampan for some leisure time along the narrow canals. 
Finally, depart for Can Tho for check in at hotel. Free at leisure down town the City.
 

In the morning, you will enjoy fresh air on the way to Van Thanh Flower village to get closer to daily lives of local people. You will continue to cross Ta Nung pass, enjoy the whole view of Nam Ban town and mighty sights of huge jungle. Let’s stop to visit Highlands Coffee plantation and Weasel coffee workshop: taste coffee and learn about coffee making process. Then you will enjoy the posing wild scene of Elephant Waterfall, the wildest waterfall of Lam Dong province. Climbing up to the hill through the cement stairs, you will see a solemn pagoda – Linh An Pagoda with two august dragons flaking two sides.
Have a lunch at the lovely restaurant. 
Back to your hotel after lunch 

In the morning, you will take a walk to explore Hoi An ancient town, recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage site for its well-preserved century-old streets and houses. Meet Philip Lajaunie who traveled with Anthony to Vietnam, and introduced Anthony to the country's culinary.
Then you will go on a bicycle ride to Tra Que herb village, known for its aromatic herbs. Join in with the local farmers and observe their daily work of planting and picking vegetables. At lunch, you will have a chance to enjoy the village specialties: tam huu (small skewers of pork and prawns), various kinds of shrimps, pork and herbs, as well as six other dishes of the region. 
You will return to Hoi An in the early afternoon and have the rest of the day at your leisure to further discover the old streets or relax on the beach.

Explore the glories of Hue’s past by taking a visit to the tomb of Minh Mang, the second emperor of the Nguyen dynasty. The tomb was built in 1845 and has been a treasure of the city by its beautiful landscape and impressive architecture. Then you will visit Tha Om Garden House, where at first the owner will introduce you the various buildings that make up the house. Your hostess will then take you to the kitchen and teach you how to prepare traditional Hue dishes. You will learn to play with the combinations of flavors, which you will easily be able to recreate at home. During lunch, you will taste the dishes you have prepared yourself as well as other specialties of the region cooked by your hosts.
Afternoon you will visit Thanh Toan Bridge and Thien Mu Pagoda.
 

Start off your day by sampling the local Café culture at our Italian style Café in the heart of the old quarter, overlooking Hanoi’s oldest church, the famous French colonial style St. Joseph’s Cathedral.

Then set off for a ride through the city’s iconic narrow streets and head into the heart of the historic Old Quarter. Alighting at the railway tracks, we can see how the locals live & work, just centimeters from the train tracks in tall narrow houses.

After a short ride on the Vespas toward Huu Tiep Lake, we meet a fascinating elderly resident of the area who regales us with stories of the past in a 400-year-old temple. It’s then a short walk through traditional local market streets to see the B52 crash site at the lake. This US bomber was shot down during the 1972 bombing raids of Ha Noi, a poignant reminder of recent history.

Continue to the Ngoc Ha Market and Long Bien Bridge. Our next ride takes us to a Kumquat Farm, located in a peaceful green agricultural oasis in the city. These little trees are traditional gifts at Tet, the Vietnamese Lunar New Year, and adorn every family home, symbolizing luck, health, wealth, fertility and peace. Head to our final spot, a special light snack before taking you back to your hotel.

At 4.00 pm: your guide will pick you up at your hotel to start your street food tour. Having Pho and end of the trip at Bia Hoi place.

Spend the morning to bathe in the beautiful sunrise from the deck and explore more the World Heritage Site here. Then, disembark and drive back to Hanoi on a road lined with typical rice fields of the Red River Delta.