Vietnam · VEGAN & VEGETARIAN
Good vegan & vegetarian tours fill up weeks ahead and the great ones go first. Below: the 15 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Explore Hanoi’s Old Quarter by foot with 7 to 10 local food stops, generous tastings, cultural stories, and vegetarian options for $38.
“Our guide Bo was really great. He knows plenty of the history of Hanoi. The food he had chosen was excellent and there was plenty.”
Taste up to 10 vegan dishes, hear Hanoi stories, and explore Old Quarter alleys with a local guide on this intimate three-hour food walk.
“Vu was an incredible tour guide! The tour is packed with different stops - so many that I lost count! - and Vu is friendly and generous with his time and knowledge. Each stop gave us a taste of something delicious and unique. We loved the turmeric sticky rice with mung bean, papaya salad, donuts, and sticky rice with coconut ice cream the most but everything was so good it was hard to choose. We made a point to go back to the ice cream spot again! Vu also shared a lot with us about Vietnamese life in the city from housing to education to religion to dating. He was…”
Review of Ho Chi Minh City’s $39 vegan food walk, with street food, alleys, local history, practical tips, and stop-by-stop advice.
“Spring was not only an amazing tour guide, but worked to make sure your entire experience in Saigon was worthwhile! The food was just the icing on the cake. I appreciated how she not only talked about the dishes but also the stories behind the vendors themselves. Highly recommend!”
Explore Ho Chi Minh City by scooter on a private vegan food tour with six dishes, local guides, landmarks, and hotel pickup.
“I can honestly say I have never had so much enjoyment from anything I have ever done on holiday. We had the nicest, most considerate hosts, we sped around Saigon on motor scooters, we ate excellent food and I felt 20 years younger! Don’t sit there thinking…I am too old, fat, tired or that it’s not for you…get up and go.”
Explore Hanoi’s Old Quarter through vegan street food, local stories, tucked-away lanes, markets, drinks, and practical culture tips.
“We really enjoyed our tour with Min. She isn’t vegan herself, but was really sensitive to our needs and collaborated with some of the places on the tour to create vegan options. We learned so much about not just food, but also the culture of Vietnam. Highly recommended!”
Learn four Vietnamese vegetarian dishes with a local family in Cam Thanh, including hotel transfers, fresh ingredients, and an optional basket boat ride.
“Fantastic course. Loved learning how to make spring rolls and an amazing stir fry. So much food to eat for lunch. Loved it”
Taste Hanoi’s best vegan street food, learn local customs, and explore the Old Quarter with a friendly guide for $35.
“Jamie was a helpful and friendly guide who took us to five different eateries. Each eatery was a unique experience. We discovered how to make rolls using rice paper and diferent fillings. All in all it was a worthwhile tour!”
Taste Hanoi’s best vegetarian street foods, walk the Old Quarter, try egg coffee, and add Train Street for a relaxed $22 food tour.
“Fun, friendly and lots of opportunities to try local vegetarian food in Hanoi. Lucas our guide is a vibrant and enthusiastic local who wanted us to get the best out of the opportunity and was quite open that the concept of vegetarian food is still quite new in Vietnam, but had tried and tested places he wanted to take us to. His English was fantastic and was happy to go into as much detail as you wanted. Forget your obvious restaurants, we were taken into old school institutions and family run businesses and due to walking for around 3 hours, we felt as if we’d got a better grasp of…”
Explore Ho Chi Minh City by scooter on a four-hour vegan food tour with local dishes, history, markets, pagodas, and night views.
“We enjoyed an awesome vegan street food tour with Tanya and Quinton. The food was super delicious, the scooter rides were fun (and safe) and we learned how to properly eat vietnamese pancakes. Thanks a lot 🤗❤️”
Review of Hoi An’s vegetarian cooking class and Cam Thanh basket boat ride, with menu details, transport tips, costs, and honest advice.
“Lily is a great chef, we had lots of fun and the food turned out delicious. We could spend extra time in Hoi An for a small extra charge, which was great. Boat ride was short, but fun. However, we did not have a great experience with the first driver, he seemed to either be drunk or have a condition and we did not feel safe on the ride.”
Explore Hoi An’s vegan food, backstreets, market, and ancient house on a small-group evening tour with local guides.
“This food tour was awesome, very friendly guide :) ive been in vietnam for a while now and still this food tour showed me a lot of new food :)”
Review of Saigon’s private vegetarian scooter tour, with local food, Chinatown, flower markets, temple visits, pickup, and practical booking advice.
“Really good local tour of food hot spots. Rain the guide knew where all the good vegetarian spots were.”
Taste Saigon’s best vegan street foods by motorbike, visit local markets and Chinatown, and explore four districts with an English-speaking guide.
“We really enjoyed this food tour. Xinh and Mimi were excellent guides and really good drivers. There were no other guests so we had a personal tour which was great!”
Shop Hanoi’s local market, cook five Vietnamese vegetarian dishes, and share a rice wine meal in this friendly 3-hour private class.
“This was great fun, a short trip followed by a fantastic cooking class. If you're a great cook or a novice you will still get value; family members of all ages and skill level can partake. Very low pressure to be great, and you will still get a fantastic meal at the end of it. Our guide/instructor, Coco, was super lovely and very informative”
Ride through Ho Chi Minh City for vegan street food, local markets, hidden alleys, and nine generous tastings with friendly guides.
“We had an incredible evening! Ricky and Thai, our tour guides, spoke almost perfect English and were extremely knowledgeable. The food was fantastic and offered a genuine insight into Vietnamese culture. The conversation with our guides elevated the entire experience. Highly recommended!”
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