Thai Cooking Class Chiang Mai: Make 6 Dishes Hands-On

Cook six Thai dishes from scratch, choose your own menu, eat what you made

A morning cooking class in Chiang Mai where you make six Thai dishes entirely hands-on (one appetizer, curry paste, curry, stir-fry, soup and dessert) with a visit to the local market and organic garden beforehand, hotel pickup included, and the option to adjust spice levels and dietary needs. The class runs 9am to 2pm with one person per wok and an English-speaking instructor. You eat your food in an air-conditioned dining room or open-air Thai pavilion by the garden.

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From US$ 12.19 per person, depending on the option and date you choose.See dates & book

Non-Participant Visitor Available from 4 Jan 2027 · 09:00 Guide in English Air-conditioned vehicle; pickup is included

Morning course, 9:00 to 14:00 09:00 Guide in English Visit the Organic Garden and Market, a logo-marked location; duration 4 hours 30 minutes, from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. Includes home-cooked food and dessert, an air-conditioned vehicle, and pickup.

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What’s included

• Hotel pickup and drop-off from Chiang Mai old town.
• visit to the local market and organic garden.
• one person per wok for all six dishes.
• English-speaking instructor.
• all fresh ingredients.
• tea, coffee and drinking water.
• choice of spice level and dietary options (vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, allergy-friendly).
• full-color recipe book.
• online photo albums.
• air-conditioned dining room or open-air Thai pavilion seating.
• Wi-Fi.

Times

• Every day 09:00

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Before you book

Group Up to 15

Live guide English

Meeting point and pickup Hotel pickup is optional; you can also go straight to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point. You can choose from 3 pickup points.

Book up to 2h before

Ages Adult (12 and older) · Child (6 to 11 years) · Infant (under 1)

Cancellation and refunds Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund. It may be canceled due to bad weather or if the minimum number of travelers isn't reached. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

Good to know

Not recommended with heart problems Not recommended with back problems

Operated by Siam Garden Cooking School

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The experience

The morning starts with pickup from your Chiang Mai hotel and a stop at the local market, where you'll see the fresh ingredients that go into Thai cooking. By 10:30am you arrive at the cooking school and walk through the organic garden (rows of herbs, spices and vegetables that the kitchen uses) before moving to your station. One person per wok means you're not watching a demo. You're doing the work yourself.

You choose one dish from each of six categories: an appetizer (papaya salad, spring rolls or fresh spring rolls), a curry paste you'll grind in your own mortar (green, red, Massaman or Khao Soi), a curry, a stir-fry, a soup and a dessert. The instructor walks you through each one in English, and you control the heat, the timing and how spicy it gets. Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and allergy-friendly versions are available, so you're not locked into the standard menu.

Around midday you eat everything you've cooked: either in the air-conditioned dining room or outside in the Thai pavilion overlooking the garden and waterfall. The class ends by 2pm, though the timing can shift depending on how the group moves through the dishes. You leave with a full-color recipe book and access to online photo albums of the day.

Top questions

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (6 to 11 years); Infant (under 1).

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.

What do I actually cook during the five-hour class?

You make six dishes: one appetizer, one curry paste from scratch in a mortar, one curry, one stir-fry, one soup and one dessert. You choose which version of each (for example, green curry or red curry, Pad Thai or cashew stir-fry), and you prepare and cook all of it yourself at your own wok.

Is the market visit part of the class, or do I go on my own?

The local market is included in the morning. You visit it before arriving at the cooking school to see the fresh ingredients used in Thai cooking, and it's part of the hotel-to-school transport that's arranged for you.

Can I make the food less spicy, or do I have to follow the recipe?

You control the spice level entirely. Make it mild or hot depending on what you want. Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and allergy-friendly options are also available, so you can adjust the menu to your needs when you book.

Do I eat alone, or do I share a meal with other people in the class?

You eat the food you cooked in a shared dining space (either the air-conditioned room or the open-air Thai pavilion by the garden), so you're eating with other class participants, though each person cooks their own dishes at their own wok.

What's included in the price besides the cooking and the food?

Hotel pickup and drop-off in Chiang Mai's old town, the market visit, the organic garden tour, tea and coffee, a full-color recipe book, online photo albums and Wi-Fi are all included. You take home any leftovers or eat everything there.