Culinary Adventure with Hanoi Snake Food Tour at Le Mat Village

About Hanoi Snake Food Tour at Le Mat Village

Going on Hanoi Snake Food Tour, adventurers can have a half-day trip to Le Mat Village which is well-known for snake dishes. Snake meat is the type of food that offers inventive flavor. With a special chewy texture, it will certainly give your appetite a brand-new but mesmerizing experience.

Here they will enjoy a lavish snake meal cooked by professional chefs, before being taken further to a local farm where snakes are raised and trained.

This food tour is hard to be found elsewhere because snake cuisines in Le Mat Village are peculiar. From snakeskin, snake porridge to snake wine, there are all sorts of delicacies to taste during this exotic journey.

Highlights of Hanoi Snake Food Tour at Le Mat Village

Things to Know

Tour price: depends on group size and travel date. Send us your date and number of travellers for a current quote.

Children price:

• 0 – 3 years old: free of charge
• 4 – under 8 years old: 75% of adult price
• More than 9 years old: full adult rate 

Detailed Itinerary

This 3-hour food tour offers two departure options: 10:00 (lunch) or 17:00 (dinner).

Your tour guide will meet you at your hotel at your chosen time. From there, embark on an exciting trip to Le Mat Village, about 7 km by road from Hanoi Old Quarter across the Red River.

In Le Mat, known as the “snake village,” watch seasoned chefs prepare snake dishes, usually from farmed rat snakes or cobras.

Marvel at how skilled cooks select their snakes and transform them into delicious delicacies through special cooking techniques. Traditionally, they infuse snake hearts and galls into wine for drinking. They prepare other snake parts through various methods – frying, grilling, and wrapping in leaves – creating an extraordinary culinary experience.

The menu features 10 distinctive snake dishes, each enhanced with Vietnamese herbs and spices. Sample everything from simple preparations like stir-fried snake with vegetables, snake soup, and snake porridge, to more elaborate dishes such as snake spring rolls, grilled snake, and crispy fried snake skin.

For the adventurous, try the fresh snake heart served with snake wine – a potent blend of Vietnamese rice wine and snake blood. This offers a unique opportunity to experience bold, traditional flavors.

After the meal, visit a snake farm in the village and see the snake wines and snake-skin goods made and sold there.

The tour concludes at 13:00 (for lunch tours) or 20:00 (for dinner tours) with a return trip to your hotel.

Inclusions

Exclusions

Special Notes at Le Mat Village

Here are some special notes for you to enjoy Hanoi Snake Food Tour at Le Mat Village:

• For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the start date.
• Hotel pick-up must be around city central area.
• Restaurants must use snakes from licensed farms. The king cobra is strictly protected in Vietnam: do not order it, and do not buy king cobra wine or products.

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