An alternative to Cuc Phuong National Park is to head back to Hanoi in the afternoon and join a special cooking class at the Hoa Sua Cooking School, or The Hoa Sua restaurant - part of a training school where disadvantaged Vietnamese children and teens are educated in cooking and restaurant skills. The cooking teachers bring their excellent skills to you in a fun environment and they speak good English. After your class, you can taste the dishes you have prepared.