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Chiang Mai Market Tours: Our Top 15

25 tours  ·  from $14 a head

Northern Thai cooking starts in a morning market and the classes here know it. The 15 below give the market a real hour, priced per head, with pickups from the old town.

Chiang Mai: Cooking Class, Market & Thai Herbs Garden Tour - Pickup from Chiang Mai Old Town
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Chiang Mai: Cooking Class, Market & Thai Herbs Garden Tour

1.Cooking Class, Market & Thai Herbs Garden Tour

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

Spend 210 minutes visiting a local market, learning Thai herbs, and cooking several dishes with an English-speaking instructor such as Wave, Flook, Tu, or Balloon. You choose recipes, grind curry paste by hand, and eat in an organic kitchen garden. Hotel pickup within 3 km of Chiang Mai Old Town is included.

“Tu was AMAZING! So kind and informative. She made the entire experience so fun and the food was absolutely delicious! Highly recommend this cooking class”

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Chiang Mai: Authentic Cooking Class with Market & Farm Visit - The market visit gives you a useful start
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Chiang Mai: Authentic Cooking Class with Market & Farm Visit

2.Authentic Cooking Class with Market & Farm Visit

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

Start with hotel pickup, then visit a Chiang Mai market and Grandma’s organic farm before cooking Thai dishes at your own station. Choose from Pad Thai, curries, Tom Yum, Som Tam, spring rolls, and Khao Soi. Guides such as Kiki, Jimmie, Patty, and Roger bring clear instruction and plenty of humor.

“Absolutely loved this cooking class! Grandma's cooking school is such a beautiful location with great facilties and equipment. Our teacher was fabulous and entertaining. We went for the evening class and it was a great way to spend the evening and have dinner all in one. We cooked four dishes which were all tasty and I left feeling very full! Transfers to and from the cooking school were smooth. I'd reccommend this activity to anybody coming to Chiang Mai.”

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Chiang Mai: Cooking Class with Market and Pickup - The hotel pickup sets the tone
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Chiang Mai: Cooking Class with Market and Pickup

3.Cooking Class with Market and Pickup

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

Spend 210 minutes with Chiang Mai Daddy’s Kitchen, starting with hotel pickup and a local market visit before cooking Thai dishes in a small English-speaking class. You choose from soups, stir-fries, and curries, cook at your own wok, prepare mango sticky rice, and receive a digital recipe book afterward.

“Perfect way to learn Thai recipes. You can choose between so may og them”

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Chiang Mai: Evening Cooking Class and Local Market Visit - Shopping for herbs and vegetables in Chiang Mai
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Chiang Mai: Evening Cooking Class and Local Market Visit

4.Evening Cooking Class and Local Market Visit

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

Join Galangal Cooking Studio for a five-hour evening class with hotel pickup in central Chiang Mai. With instructors such as New, Aoy, and Oi, you will visit a local market and organic garden, choose dishes from several Thai food categories, prepare your own curry paste, and eat what you cook. Vegetarian, vegan, halal, and gluten-free options are available.

“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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Chiang Mai: Evening Local Street Food Market Tour - Meeting your guide and getting oriented
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Chiang Mai: Evening Local Street Food Market Tour

5.Evening Local Street Food Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 604 reviews · 2h 30m · from $40

Meet guides such as Jay, Mr. Goal, or Chai at your Chiang Mai hotel, then visit two or more evening markets for noodles, Northern Thai dishes, stewed pork leg, coconut dumplings, and sweets. Your guide orders, explains, and teaches useful Thai phrases in a group of no more than 10. Come very hungry.

“The food was of course fantastic but our guide Goal made it an unforgettable experience.”

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Chiang Mai: Kalare Night Bazaar Boxing Stadium Muay Thai - The wai khru ram muay comes before the punches
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Chiang Mai: Kalare Night Bazaar Boxing Stadium Muay Thai

6.Kalare Night Bazaar Boxing Stadium Muay Thai

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 507 reviews · 1 min · from $19

Spend an evening at Kalare Night Bazaar Boxing Stadium watching Muay Thai fighters use fists, feet, elbows, and knees. The program includes the wai khru ram muay ritual and a series of live bouts, often with knockouts and title fights. Shows run Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday from about 9:00 PM to 11:30 PM.

“It was great to watch real fights in action. They all started off fairly easy, but by round 4 or 5, the intensity really picked up. The setting isn’t the most comfortable, but it’s definitely worth the money.”

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Evening Cooking Class in Organic Farm with Local Market Tour - Somphet Market: a quick look at everyday ingredients
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Evening Cooking Class in Organic Farm with Local Market Tour

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

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

Start at Somphet Market, where chef Perm introduces the herbs and ingredients used later. Then head to an organic farm for a four-hour class with your own station, curry-paste making, six Thai dishes, and demonstrations of papaya salad and mango sticky rice. Hotel pickup and drop-off are included.

“Chef very nice! Very funny! Delicious recipes! We leave full and super happy! Very nice group!Auto-translated”

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Chiang Mai: Elephants, Sticky Waterfalls, Market and Temple - A market lesson in Northern Thai food
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Chiang Mai: Elephants, Sticky Waterfalls, Market and Temple

8.Elephants, Sticky Waterfalls, Market and Temple

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 227 reviews · 450 - 510 minutes · from $70

Travel in a small group from Chiang Mai to a rural market, Bua Thong Sticky Waterfalls, colorful Wat Ban Den, and an elephant sanctuary. Guides such as Blue, Non, Tu, James, and Tom add local context, photos, snacks, and practical help. Expect a wet, active day with lunch, transport, elephant care activities, and time on countryside roads.

“Liked every single thing!!! Blue our guide was amazing, attentive, knowledgeable, helpful and caring, elephants were definitely the highlight but each activity was great, definitely recommend!!! Can’t praise it highly enough!”

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Cooking Morning Class Chiang Mai Visit Organic Garden and Market - Six dishes with your own wok and mortar
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Cooking Morning Class Chiang Mai Visit Organic Garden and Market

9.Cooking Morning Class Chiang Mai Visit Organic Garden and Market

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 211 reviews · from $13Best value

Spend a half-day with Siam Garden Cooking School, meeting instructors such as Gift and Cream, shopping at a local market, picking herbs in an organic garden, and cooking six Thai dishes. You choose the menu, spice level, meat, and dietary style, then eat your meal in an air-conditioned dining room or garden pavilion.

“Great experience! Learned a lot and it was just fun! Instructions were easy to follow and logistics were executed flawlessly!”

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Chiang Mai Temples and Market Tuk-Tuk Evening Night Tour - Wat Phra Singh and the old city’s spiritual center
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Chiang Mai Temples and Market Tuk-Tuk Evening Night Tour

10.Chiang Mai Temples and Market Tuk-Tuk Evening Night Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 201 reviews · from $34

Ride between Chiang Mai’s glowing temples after sunset, stopping at Wat Phra Singh, Wat Phan Tao, Wat Chedi Luang, Wat Lok Molee, and the Night Bazaar. Your guide explains Buddhist customs and local history, while street food, dessert, water, and tuk-tuk transport are included. Expect a small group of up to 12, with two temple entry fees extra.

“I can not say enough wonderful things about this tour! It was so much fun and a great learning experience! The tour was well done at the guides were enthusiastic about both teaching and learning!!!!”

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Cooking Evening Class Chiang Mai Visit Organic Garden and Market - 4 p.m. at the organic garden
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Cooking Evening Class Chiang Mai Visit Organic Garden and Market

11.Cooking Evening Class Chiang Mai Visit Organic Garden and Market

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 187 reviews · from $13

Start with hotel pickup, then visit a local market and Siam Garden’s organic garden with instructors such as Gift, Fon, Tukta, and Mint. Choose six dishes, pound your own curry paste, cook at your own wok, and eat in an air-conditioned dining room or garden pavilion. Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, and mild options are available.

“The evening class with GIFT, our cooking master was an incredible moment. The place is awesome and peaceful. The cooking class was just perfect. It was a very good sharing moment. We recommend this class and gift as a teacher”

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Chiang Mai: Local Food and Markets Guided Walking Tour - Khao Kriab Pak Moh at Lung Khajohn Wat Ket
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Chiang Mai: Local Food and Markets Guided Walking Tour

12.Local Food and Markets Guided Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 175 reviews · 2h 30m · from $48

Spend 150 minutes walking from Chansom Memorial Bridge through Ton Lamyai Flower Market and Warorot Market, stopping for steamed dumplings, pa thong ko, mango sticky rice, and Hakka-style noodles. Guides such as Koi, Nom, Patty, and Banana explain local food and customs in English or Thai. Food costs extra.

“Our guide was great. She knew the markets and the foods very well. We ate in places I never would have found myself. One scheduled stop was closed but we saw more than I would have expected. Her English was excellent”

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Half-Day Cooking Class with Market Tour - Five dishes, with plenty of choice
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Half-Day Cooking Class with Market Tour

13.Half-Day Cooking Class with Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 163 reviews · 5 hours · from $36

Start with hotel pickup and a guided visit to a local market, then cook in a family home with instructors including Oun, Orn, and Mind. Choose a stir-fry, soup, appetizer, curry paste, and curry, then make sticky rice with mango. Small groups, recipe book, and dietary adjustments are included.

“Tomyum cooking school was an exceptional experience. We were picked up at our hotel and able to see a local market. Thank you to our host and his beautiful wife for welcoming us into their home. The food was amazing and I appreciate that they accommodated my allergy. We were so full at about the halfway point but neither of us left a drop of food behind. I highly recommend booking this class. Amazing!”

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Morning Cooking Class in Organic Farm with Local Market Tour - Starting at Somphet Market at 8:30 am
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Morning Cooking Class in Organic Farm with Local Market Tour

14.Morning Cooking Class in Organic Farm with Local Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 157 reviews · from $29

Start with a guided visit to Somphet Market, then head 13 kilometers outside Chiang Mai to an organic farm. A Thai chef leads you through several local dishes at your own open-air station, with fresh herbs from the garden, a wok, clean utensils, and recipe cards. Pickup is included, and groups are limited to 10 people.

“Excellent experience, got some great tips in cooking and food prep as well. Definitely exceeded our expectations.”

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Chiang Mai: Traditional Thai Cooking Class with Market Tour - Starting at Chiang Mai Gate Market
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Chiang Mai: Traditional Thai Cooking Class with Market Tour

15.Traditional Thai Cooking Class with Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 137 reviews · 4 hours · from $32

Spend four hours cooking in a traditional Lanna home near Chiang Mai Gate Market. Your English-speaking chef, such as Tu, Flook, Wave, or Balloon, leads a market visit and hands-on preparation of curry paste, sticky rice with mango, and other Thai dishes. Hotel pickup, ingredients, and a recipe book are included.

“Was a fun and wonderful experience :) Wave, 🌊 our guide was very entertaining, cheerful and excellent masterchef:) and loved the food that we cooked too! 10/10 👍🏼 💯 plus the group of people that I met on that cooking class were all good fun people 🥳🙌🏼”

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