(16 Days - Departs Daily on a Private Basis)

Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand

This exciting itinerary will appeal to any lover of Asian cuisine. We will gladly tailor your itinerary to match your level of culinary interest -- whether you're a 'foodie' who loves to travel, or a professional chef who wants private lessons with leading instructors so you can perfect your Asian cooking techniques.

Singapore

• Begin in Singapore, a city that provides a perfect overview of Asian culinary variety, with its Chinese, Malaysian, Indian, and Middle Eastern influences.

• Visit colorful markets and specialty shops in the city's different ethnic neighborhoods.

• Take an educational walking tour through a spice garden that dates from colonial times.

• Participate in a cooking class that uses the carefully chosen herbs and spices picked from the garden.

• Fly the short distance to Saigon, in Vietnam, where you'll spend days enjoying the incredible array of street stalls, open-air markets, cafes, and acclaimed new restaurants.

• Morning cooking classes will be hosted in the private home of one of Vietnam's most famous instructors.

• Learn Vietnamese favorites such as fresh pork and prawn spring roll with a peanut sauce, caramelized fish cooked in a clay pot.

• Spend several days in Central Vietnam in the towns of Hoi An and Hue, where you'll tour ancient temples and ruins.

• Relish a private tour that introduces regional specialties, such as Hue's Buddhist-influenced vegetarian cuisine.

• Discover other specialties, such as 'banh bao' white rose dumplings, cao lau noodles or 'com ga' (chicken rice), and 'banh khoai', a crispy savory pancake eaten with a unique peanut and sesame sauce.

• Wrap up the Vietnam portion of this culinary tour in Hanoi, where you'll dine in romantic French villa restaurants in the Old Quarter, perhaps indulging in banana flower salad and roast duck.

• Tour such delights as Hanoi's specialty shops, which feature cooking utensils and distinctive foods.

• Join the chef from the Metropole Hotel during his morning market visit, followed by a cooking class.

• Finally, enjoy several days in Bangkok for a chance to tour this dynamic city that overwhelms the senses
  -- particularly the culinary senses.

Day 01	Arrive Singapore Arrival transfer to Raffles Hotel for 3 nights.
Day 02	Singapore Half day tour: Quay Districts, Little India, Muslim Quarter, Chinatown, Botanical Gardens. (B)
Day 03	Singapore Spice garden and market tour followed by cooking class. Afternoon at leisure. (B,L)
Day 04	Singapore - Saigon, VIETNAM Transfer and flight to Saigon to Caravelle Hotel for 3 nights. Afternoon city tour: local markets, Chinatown, temples, shopping streets. (B)
Day 05	Saigon Morning cooking class at private home. Afternoon tour Reunification Palace. (B,L)
Day 06	Saigon Morning cooking class at private home. (B,L)
Day 07	Saigon - Hue Transfer and flight to Hue to Saigon Morin Hotel for overnight. Afternoon touring of Citadel, royal tombs, pagodas. (B)
Day 08	Hue - Danang Morning cooking class in Hue. Afternoon coastal drive to Danang to Furama Resort for 2 nights (B,L)
Day 09	Hoi An & Danang Morning boat ride, afternoon cooking class in Hoi An. (B)
Day 10	Danang - Hanoi Transfer and flight to Hanoi to Sofitel Metropole Hotel for 3 nights. Afternoon tour around Lake District and Old Quarter. Water Puppet Theater performance. (B)
Day 11	Hanoi Tour Ho Chi Minh Quarter and flexible shopping, including cooking utensils shops. Afternoon at leisure. (B)
Day 12	Hanoi Morning cooking class and market tour. Afternoon at leisure. (B,L)
Day 13	Vietnam - Bangkok, THAILAND Transfer and flight to Bangkok to Oriental Hotel for 3 nights. (B)
Day 14	Bangkok Morning boat ride through canals. Visit local markets, Grand Palace, Prasart Museum. Afternoon at leisure. (B)
Day 15	Bangkok Morning cooking class. Afternoon at leisure. (B,L)
Day 16	Bangkok At leisure until airport transfer. Depart Bangkok (B)

Cost

Per Person Cost (double occupancy): $8,600

* Optional surcharge for business class flights (when available): From $195 per person

To request the complete itinerary for the above tour, or to begin customizing your own itinerary, please contact an Artisans of Leisure travel expert.