Hanoi motorbike tour, Hoi An eco cooking class among top Asia experiences

Hanoi motorbike tours and Hoi An eco cooking classes are among 25 best activities in Asia voted by travelers around the world via TripAdvisor.

Exploring the capital via Hanoi motorbike tours ranked 15th in the Asia Top Overall Experiences, while enjoying Vietnamese cuisine in Hoi An eco cooking classes made it into the top 20.

Hanoi Motorbike Tours: Food + Culture + Sight + Fun on Vintage Minsk Motorbikes in Hanoi will give you a chance to "zip through the traffic on the back of a motorbike" and "get the perfect introduction to Hanoi life," according to TripAdvisor, the world's largest travel platform.

On this half-day guided tour, visitors can explore Hanoi’s famous landmarks like Hai Ba Trung Temple in Me Linh district, Presidential Palace historical site in Ba Dinh district, and the 120-year-old Long Bien Bridge cross Red River, built in the French colonial times.

Without the risks of two-wheeled self-driving, "you will sample some of the city’s finest street eats; and soak up the atmosphere in country villages," the platform added.

The $49.90 tour will last around four hours and 30 minutes.

According to TripAdvisor, taking a cooking class is a fun and interesting way to experience rural life and Vietnamese cuisine in Hoi An town, the central province of Quang Nam. The ancient town, one of Vietnam's top tourist attractions, is a UNESCO-recognized heritage site.

"In this special tour, The Hoi An Village Experience would like to bring guests to a peaceful, quiet and picturesque fishing village named Cam Thanh, about five kilometers from Hoi An ancient town."

The tour, named Hoi An Eco Tour & Cooking Class, continues from the market directly onto bamboo basket boats to explore the canals of the Bay Mau Nipa forest.

"You will be immersed in the natural beauty of the nipa palm forest and enjoy crabs fishing. This is so cool! you have a chance to contemplate the river beauty in the countryside of Vietnam, the traditional way of catching fish as well as the lives of the hospitable fishermen here," the article read.

After these eco-tour activities, participants will be welcomed in the restaurant and participate in cooking around for two hours with a local chef to create dishes symbolic of the town. The whole tour will last five hours and cost $31.49 per adult.

Hoi An is home to many ancient houses, Pagoda Bridge built by Japanese in the early 17th century, and Quan Cong Temple. "In this one-time trading port, Thu Bon River meanders past crumbling shop houses and weathered pagodas, while sampans come and go from the old ferry quay. On the 14th day of each lunar month, the town trades its electric lights for traditional colored lanterns."