Best Market and Cooking Class Tours in Chiang Mai — Our Top 15

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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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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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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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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5.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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6.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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7.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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8.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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9.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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10.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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11.Morning Cooking Class with Market Visit

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 81 reviews · 5 hours · from $41

Spend five hours with Galangal Cooking Studio, starting at a Chiang Mai market and organic garden before cooking six Thai dishes in an air-conditioned studio. Choose recipes such as Pad Thai, green curry, Tom Yum, and mango sticky rice. English-speaking instructors, including New, explain each step and provide a PDF recipe book.

“well paced for cooks and beginners alike. liked that they explained the ingredients and explained what could be used in other countries. Great choice for a fun and friendly activity to help you show off you Thai cooking skills back home.”

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12.Traditional Thai-Akha Cooking Class& Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 25 reviews · 5 - 6 hours · from $41

Start with hotel pickup and a local market visit, then cook Thai and Akha dishes at Thai Akha Kitchen. You can prepare papaya salad, curry, soup, Pad Thai, desserts, and more, with instructors such as An, Xuan, and Evelyn guiding you in English or Thai. Recipes, a cookbook, spices, and organic ingredients are included.

“Wow what an absolutely incredible experience! The morning market tour was an amazing insight into why on earth the food tastes so much better out here!! We learnt all about the amazing ingredients that are going into Thai cooking as well as sampling local delicacies and treats. Then we headed back to the cooking school and embarked on a 3 hour class cooking 11 Thai dishes. It was paced so well and everyone in our class was absolutely raving about this. This is one of my favourite things I have ever booked whilst travelling. I cannot recommend this class enough!”

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13.Half Day Evening Cooking Class with Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 19 reviews · 4 hours · from $35

Spend four hours with English-speaking instructors such as Sky or Noodle, starting at Kad Kom Market and continuing in an open-air kitchen. Choose your menu, shop for ingredients, pound curry paste the traditional way, and cook five dishes at your own station. Hotel pickup is included within 3 km of the market.

“My BF and I had an amazing time with noodle! The local market was super interesting and noodle explained every step and ingredient very well. The dishes were absoluty delicous 👌😻 we were just 4 people and enjoyed it very much ❤️”

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14.Half Day Morning Cooking Class with Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 10 reviews · 4 hours · from $35

Spend four hours with Yummy Tasty Thai Cooking Class, starting with a local market visit near Kad Kom Market. Choose your own menu, shop for ingredients, make curry paste the traditional way, and cook five dishes at an individual station. English instruction, snacks, water, a PDF recipe book, and hotel transport within 3 km are included.

“One of the best travelling experiences I have had. Sky was a lovely host and had a wicked sense of humour. My fellow travellers were also very nice and a pleasure to be with sharing stories of where they were from as well as sharing food for a tasting experience. Thoroughly recommended!”

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15.Full Day Thai Cooking Class in Organic Farm and Market

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 8 hours · from $47

Start with hotel pickup, visit a Chiang Mai market, then learn five to six Thai dishes at an organic farm near the city. Guides Luna and Netty lead the class in English. Ingredients, water, recipes, lunch, and return transport are included.

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