Thai cooking class in Chiang Mai: Make 6 dishes in organic garden

Make curry paste from scratch, then cook and eat what you've made

A Thai cooking class in Chiang Mai where you learn to prepare six dishes in an open-air kitchen set among an organic garden, with hotel pickup included and instruction in English. You choose your own menu at your own station, grind curry paste by hand, and cook in a traditional Thai family style before taking home a PDF recipe book.

The experience

The day starts with pickup from your hotel and a visit to a local market where you'll see the fresh vegetables and herbs the community uses daily. From there you move to the organic garden attached to the cooking school, where you can walk through and spot the plants you'll be working with in the kitchen. Your instructor (English-speaking and dedicated to hands-on teaching) will be there to guide you through each step.

You cook at your own station with your own wok, which means you're not watching a demonstration or following someone else's pace. You'll choose which six Thai dishes you want to make from different categories, and everyone learns to grind curry paste from scratch and prepare sticky rice for the traditional sweet sticky rice with mango. The class runs about four hours, and you eat everything you cook together in the garden in a traditional Thai family style.

Hotel round-trip transfer is included for pickups within 3 km of the city area. You'll get drinking water and tea or coffee during the class, and at the end you receive a PDF recipe book online so you can remake the dishes at home. The instructor wraps up with time to answer questions before the drive back to your hotel.

What’s included

• Hotel round-trip transfer within 3 km of city area.
• visit to the local market.
• access to the organic garden.
• all ingredients for six dishes.
• instruction in English from a live guide.
• your own cooking station and wok.
• tea, coffee and drinking water.
• PDF recipe book online after the class.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDepartures at 09:00, 11:30, 14:00 and 17:00

Book up to2h before

AgesAdult (18 to 70 years) · Youth (13 to 17 years) · Child (6 to 12 years) · Under 6: can't be booked

GroupUp to 8

Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

Prices and times updated 10 days ago

Good to know

Not recommended with heart problems

Operated by Thai Cottage Home Cookery School

Is this one for you?The class is taught in English with a hands-on instructor at your own station, so you follow along at your own pace and cook what you choose: ideal if you want to actually make the food rather than watch someone else prepare it, or if you're learning Thai cooking for the first time and need clear step-by-step guidance.

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Top questions

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Youth (13 to 17 years); Child (6 to 12 years). Children under 6 can't be included in the booking.

What happens if it rains?

It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.

How many dishes will I actually cook during the class?

You'll prepare six Thai dishes total, each from a different category, plus curry paste made from scratch and sticky rice for the traditional mango dessert. You choose which six dishes appeal to you at the start.

What happens at the local market visit?

The market visit comes before the cooking class and shows you the fresh vegetables and herbs the community uses. You'll explore what's available and see the ingredients you'll be cooking with later in the garden kitchen.

Do I need cooking experience to join this class?

No experience is required. The instructor teaches hands-on at your own station, and everyone learns to make curry paste and cook the dishes step by step, regardless of background.

Is the hotel pickup included in the price?

Yes, round-trip hotel transfer is included for hotels within 3 km of Chiang Mai city area. The driver picks you up and returns you after the class ends.

Will I get the recipes to take home?

Yes, you receive a PDF recipe book online after the class with all the recipes and instructions in English so you can cook the dishes again at home.