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15 Cooking Classes in Chiang Mai: Prices, Timings And The Pick

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Pick one of these 15 cooking classes in Chiang Mai and the rest of the week arranges itself. Prices, timings and the one thing to know before you commit are on every entry.

Half-Day Thai Cooking Class at Organic Farm in Chiang Mai - Choosing five types of Thai dishes
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Half-Day Thai Cooking Class at Organic Farm in Chiang Mai

1.Half-Day Thai Cooking Class at Organic Farm in Chiang Mai

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 19,087 reviews · from $29Our pick

Spend about six hours visiting a local market and Smile Organic Farm, then choose dishes from five Thai cooking categories. Guides such as Lily, Luna, K, Love, and Cici lead you through curry paste, curry, stir-fry, soup, and spring rolls. Vegetarian and vegan menus, adjustable spice, and hotel pickup make this a practical Chiang Mai food experience.

“We had Cici as our tour guide and she was really sweet and great at instructing us! I thought the visit to the market wasn’t really necessary but maybe they get discounted ingredients if they take us there. You make a TON of food that I couldn’t even finish. I loved that we got to pick what we wanted to cook and they were super organized on who was cooking what and what ingredients people needed. Despite us being a group of like 12, she helped each one of us and carefully walked us through each part! I definitely recommend!”

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Chiang Mai: Cooking Class, Market & Thai Herbs Garden Tour - Starting at a local Chiang Mai market
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Chiang Mai: Cooking Class, Market & Thai Herbs Garden Tour

2.Cooking Class, Market & Thai Herbs Garden Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 4,824 reviews · 3h 30m · from $31

Spend 210 minutes with Thai Cottage Home Cookery School, visiting a local market, learning about herbs, and cooking several Thai dishes in an organic kitchen garden. English-speaking guides such as Wave, Flook, Tu, Kat, and Balloon lead the class. Choose your menu, make curry paste by hand, then eat what you prepare.

“Absolutely loved it! Wave was an amazing, informative and fun teacher. I'm so happy I got to do my favourite thai dishes, I definitely recommend this!”

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Chiang Mai: Authentic Cooking Class with Market & Farm Visit - Grandma’s Farm and the Mushroom Hut
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Chiang Mai: Authentic Cooking Class with Market & Farm Visit

3.Authentic Cooking Class with Market & Farm Visit

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 4,546 reviews · 210 minutes - 7 hours · from $34

Start with hotel pickup, then learn Thai ingredients at a local market and Grandma’s organic farm. Feed chickens, pick mushrooms, make curry paste, and cook dishes such as Pad Thai, Khao Soi, curry, soup, and mango sticky rice. Choose a morning, afternoon, evening, or full-day class, with guides including Kiki, Jimmie, Patty, and Roger.

“Fantastic, so much fun, loved learning about all the different flavours and we thoroughly enjoyed the cooking, Joyzaa was a brilliant teacher.”

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Thai and Akha Cooking Class in Chiang Mai - A menu that keeps you busy for six hours
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Thai and Akha Cooking Class in Chiang Mai

4.Thai and Akha Cooking Class in Chiang Mai

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4,358 reviews · from $42

Spend about six hours cooking Thai and Akha food with instructors such as On, Niti, Jasmine, Rita, or Ano. The morning option adds a local market visit, while both sessions include an individual station, coffee, a full meal, hotel pickup within 3 kilometers, and a color cookbook.

“We had the best day starting at the local market and learning so many amazing things about the different foods and spices. We also got to try various items, so yummy! Then off to the cooking class/school. Everything was super organizeRead more”

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Chiang Mai: Cooking Class with Market and Pickup - Returning to Daddy’s Kitchen for hands-on cooking
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Chiang Mai: Cooking Class with Market and Pickup

5.Cooking Class with Market and Pickup

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 1,365 reviews · 3h 30m · from $25Best value

Chiang Mai Daddy’s Kitchen combines a fresh-market visit with a hands-on Thai cooking class in a family-style setting. English-speaking instructors such as Cha-em, New, Wave, and Tu guide you through your chosen dishes, from curry and stir-fries to mango sticky rice. You get hotel pickup, your own wok and station, a digital recipe book, and plenty to eat.

“Our guide wave made it so enjoyable! She was so knowledgable about all the ingredients and made it super fun. All the ingredients and appliances were high quality. Nice small groups. Food was amazing and I liked the fact that you could pick your own menu!”

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Chiang Mai: Cooking Class with Organic Farm at Mama Noi - Starting at the local market
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Chiang Mai: Cooking Class with Organic Farm at Mama Noi

6.Cooking Class with Organic Farm at Mama Noi

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 1,151 reviews · 4 hours · from $32

Spend four hours with an English-speaking chef at Mama Noi Cookery School. Visit a local market, tour the organic garden, choose your dishes, cook at your own station, and eat what you make. Instructors such as Nook, Tida, Ray, Pam, Blue, and Mai are known for clear, lively teaching. A recipe book and certificate are included.

“Great afternoon activity to learn some of the signature Thai dishes including Khao Soi. Loved it. As a bonus visiting the market also takes you to much more authentic place than the usual “touristy” markets and you learn about traditional thai ingredients 👌”

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Full Day Thai Cooking at Farm (Chiang Mai) - Thai herbs before the first knife work
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Full Day Thai Cooking at Farm (Chiang Mai)

7.Full Day Thai Cooking at Farm (Chiang Mai)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,127 reviews · from $39

Start with hotel pickup and a local market visit, then cook at Smile Organic Farm near Chiang Mai. Choose dishes from eight Thai food categories, learn about herbs in the garden, and prepare vegetarian or vegan versions with spice levels to suit you. Natalie, Lili, Anya, or Nina may lead the class.

“Had a lovely day. Fantastic setup, great instructor and so so much great food! Learned how to substitute for vegans and the various ingredient that make Thai food special.”

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Chiang Mai: HALF-DAY COOKING COURSE at a Thai Cooking Farm - Arriving at the open-air cooking farm
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Chiang Mai: HALF-DAY COOKING COURSE at a Thai Cooking Farm

8.Half-Day Cooking Course at a Thai Cooking Farm

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 705 reviews · 6 hours · from $28

Spend six hours with instructors such as Oily, Katie, Timi, or Gobby, starting at a Chiang Mai market before cooking five Thai dishes at The Rice Barn. You will work at your own station, learn about local ingredients, eat what you make, and receive a recipe ebook for cooking at home.

“Wonderful experience with Gobby (our chef and teacher) and his brilliant team at the Rice Barn. Everything was so organised and Gobby was both very informative and very funny, so we spent the whole day laughing and learning a lot about Thai cooking and culture. It’s obvious that everybody who is involved in running these classes really loves to share their passion for Thai food. Very good value for money and a genuinely lovely place to spend a day.”

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Chiang Mai: Evening Cooking Class and Local Market Visit - Choosing Between Pad Thai, Khao Soi, and Green Curry
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Chiang Mai: Evening Cooking Class and Local Market Visit

9.Evening Cooking Class and Local Market Visit

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 648 reviews · 5 hours · from $28

Spend five hours with English-speaking instructors such as New or Aoy, starting with hotel pickup, a local market and organic garden visit, then cooking four Thai dishes in an air-conditioned school. Choose your own menu, adapt dishes for dietary needs, eat what you make, and take home the recipes.

“I had heaps of fun and the the best instructor to show and teach me about Thai cooking. Highly recommend this activity.”

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Cooking Class with Organic Farm in Chiang Mai at Mama Noi - From market stalls to Mama Noi’s organic garden
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Cooking Class with Organic Farm in Chiang Mai at Mama Noi

10.Cooking Class with Organic Farm in Chiang Mai at Mama Noi

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 502 reviews · from $32

Spend about four hours cooking at Mama Noi with a local instructor such as Nook, Tida, Pam, or Fern. Visit a market, pick herbs from the organic garden, prepare several Thai dishes at your own station, then eat what you make. Hotel pickup, a recipe book, and vegetarian choices are included.

“A very knowledgeable guide took us through the market, organic herb garden and explained the four courses made extremely well. This is an excellent half day with your lunch included after cooked by you!”

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Evening Cooking Class in Organic Farm with Local Market Tour - Four hours at the organic farm
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Evening Cooking Class in Organic Farm with Local Market Tour

11.Evening Cooking Class in Organic Farm with Local Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 394 reviews · from $29

Meet at 3:30 pm for hotel pickup, a 30-minute visit to Somphet Market, then four hours at an organic farm cooking six Thai dishes. Chef Perm leads the class with humor, from curry paste to papaya salad and mango sticky rice. You cook at your own station, eat the meal, and return to Chiang Mai.

“They picked me up from my hotel and then our group was driven to a market outside of Chiang Mai. It was a market for locals and very authentic. Our chef (Perm) showed us the different ingredients we would be using and had us smell various herbs/plants. He was so funRead more”

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We Cook Thai Home Garden Cooking School - What happens during the market visit
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We Cook Thai Home Garden Cooking School

12.We Cook Thai Home Garden Cooking School

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 378 reviews · 270 minutes - 5 hours · from $32

Spend about five hours with Mam, also listed as Mem, starting at a Chiang Mai market before cooking a choice of Thai dishes at her home garden school. You get your own wok, fresh ingredients, a recipe book, certificate, meal, and hotel pickup within 3 kilometers of downtown for the evening class.

“Mam was a great host and teacher. She was funny, helpful and taught a lot about thai spices, sauces and different vegetables. The place was super nice and inviting, a great activity!”

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Benny's Home Cooking Chiang Mai - What Benny teaches especially well
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Benny’s Home Cooking Chiang Mai

13.Benny’s Home Cooking Chiang Mai

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 328 reviews · from $55

Benny’s Home Cooking takes you from a real local market to a leafy home kitchen outside central Chiang Mai. Benny and Nan guide you through curry paste, soup, noodles, curry, and dessert, with menu choices, vegetarian options, hotel pickup, drinks, and a recipe book included.

“Fun day with Benny making the most delicious Thai food. She emphasizes making Thai food to your own taste with original ingredients. She does this with a great sense of humor and expert knowledge. We first went to the market for a tour where we were able to try and buy snacks before hoarding to Benny's. Everything was setup perfectly for a great cooking experience and Nan the kitchen fairy was the best. We cocked several dishes which took most of the day but was definitely worth it. Later when we tried Pad see ew or mango sticky rice in some restaurants, we immediately recognized that what we made at…”

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Chiang Mai: Elephant Sanctuary Bamboo Raft & Padthai Cooking - The 1.5-hour ride from Chiang Mai
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Chiang Mai: Elephant Sanctuary Bamboo Raft & Padthai Cooking

14.Elephant Sanctuary Bamboo Raft & Padthai Cooking

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 245 reviews · 10 hours · from $54

Spend 9 to 10 hours with Living Green Elephant Sanctuary, about 1.5 hours from Chiang Mai. Feed and walk with rescued elephants, learn their stories from an English-speaking guide, cook vegetarian Pad Thai, and raft the Wang River. Guides such as Mark, Rainbow, Jon, and Tuctuc have been praised for their care and humor.

“It was amazing experiences. Grest atmosphere and peoples around. The workshop also was really great and tasty! ✨😍”

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Tomyumthai Cooking Class in Chiang Mai - Back to the kitchen for six hands-on dishes
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Tomyumthai Cooking Class in Chiang Mai

15.Tomyumthai Cooking Class in Chiang Mai

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 234 reviews · from $32

Spend about five hours with Thai instructors Oun and Gae, visiting a Chiang Mai market before preparing six dishes in a small class. Choose morning or afternoon, cook with provided equipment, eat as you go, and take home recipes plus online photos. Hotel pickup is offered within Chiang Mai Old City.

“Fantastic experience, learnt to cook 5 meals, all very tasty. teacher was excellent and took us to a local market to buy some produce, so much fun would highly recommend 👍”

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New in Cooking Classes in Chiang Mai

★ 5.0Chiang Mai Home Cooking Class with Garden Tour & Hotel TransfersFrom $10930 reviews
★ 5.0Local Northern Thai Cooking Class at Grandma’sFrom $4833 reviews
★ 4.9Half Day Morning Cooking Class with Market TourFrom $3510 reviews
★ 4.9Half-Day Thai Cooking Class on a Local Farm Near Chiang MaiFrom $2832 reviews
★ 5.0Traditional Thai-Akha Cooking Class& Market TourFrom $4125 reviews
★ 5.0Traditional Northern Cooking ClassFrom $388 reviews
★ 4.9Half Day Evening Cooking Class with Market TourFrom $3519 reviews

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