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Chiang Mai: Evening Street Food Tour with Hotel Pickup★ 4.74 (866) · 2h 30m
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Chiang Mai: Thai Cooking Class & Market Tour with Garden★ 4.88 (232) · 4h 30m
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Thai Cooking Class in Chiang Mai: Market to Table★ 4.99 (955) · 6h
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✓ 2026-09-28Real price per person across the 14 options: US$ 12.21–US$ 76 (median US$ 31). With 100+ reviews: 10 of 14.
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Chiang Mai Michelin Street Food Tasting: 3 Bib Gourmand DishesA 2-hour street food tasting in Chiang Mai led by a local guide, featuring three Michelin Bib Gourmand dishes from the city's most celebrated stalls. You taste Thana Ocha's Hakka-style pink noodle, Thai fried dough from Warorot Market, and steamed rice skin dumplings from Lung Khajohn Wat Ket—all included—and meet the vendors behind them. The group stays small, the pace unhurried, and the guide speaks English. Lunch and dinner options are available; private tours can include hotel transfer on the dinner option.Is it for me?Book the lunch small group if you want to meet other travelers and keep the cost down; choose the dinner private tour if you prefer to move at your own pace and want hotel pickup included.
Chiang Mai Food Tour: 15+ Northern Thai Tastings by TruckA 4-hour food tour of Chiang Mai in a classic songthaew truck, stopping at street vendors and fresh markets for 15+ Northern Thai tastings with an English-speaking guide and maximum 8 guests. The tour covers Lanna Kingdom cuisine influenced by Myanmar and China, ending at Wararot Market along the Ping River. Bottled water is included; dietary restrictions are limited due to street food vendors' menus, and the tour is not suitable for vegetarians, pescatarians, no-pork diets, or severe shellfish and peanut allergies.Is it for me?This tour is for travelers who eat to understand a place, not for vegetarians or anyone avoiding pork—the street vendors' menus don't bend. If you want the real Northern Thai food Chiang Mai locals eat, not the tourist-market version, and you're willing to skip dishes that don't work for your allergies, this is the one that delivers it.
Chiang Mai: Evening Thai Cooking Class & Organic Garden TourYou’ll wander a Chiang Mai market with a local guide, pick fresh herbs from an organic garden, then cook six Thai dishes yourself — all at your own pace. Choose your menu, adjust spice levels, relax by the lake or in an air-conditioned dining room, and leave with recipes plus a few stories you didn’t see coming.
Chiang Mai Food Tour with Local Foodies: Warorot Market & TemplesA food tour of Chiang Mai's Old City led by a local guide in English, starting at the Three Kings Monument or Warorot Market depending on your choice of morning or evening departure. You taste six to eight stops of authentic Northern Thai dishes — Kao Man Gai, Kao Soi, Sai Oua, mango sticky rice — while walking through temples, markets and street stalls that have served the same food for decades. Water and all tastings are included; the tour runs four hours in the morning or four to five hours in the evening.Is it for me?The morning tour takes you through quiet temples and markets, wrapping by lunch; the evening tour starts later with a sit-down meal and night markets covered partly by vehicle, running longer.
Thai Cooking Class in Chiang Mai: Learn 6 DishesA half-day Thai cooking class in Chiang Mai where you learn to prepare six dishes across different categories at a local home, starting with a market visit to source ingredients and meet vendors. The class runs five hours in your choice of morning or evening; you get your own wok, an English-speaking instructor, all ingredients, a cookbook and certificate, plus free pickup and drop-off within 3 km of downtown Chiang Mai. Suitable for all cooking levels, and children under 120 cm can attend as visitors (THB300 per child) to enjoy two free dishes without cooking.Is it for me?Book the morning class if you want to shop the market when it's busiest and cook while the day is fresh; the evening option works better if you're sleeping in or prefer to cook after exploring the city. Either way, you're cooking yourself rather than watching a demonstration, so you leave with actual techniques in your hands, not just a meal eaten.
Chiang Mai Food Tour: 15+ Tastings with Local GuideA 4-hour food tour of Chiang Mai led by a professional foodie guide in a private songtheaw truck, stopping at street vendors and fresh markets to taste 15+ regional dishes. Groups stay under 8 people. The tour covers Northern Thai specialties—khao soi curry, grilled chicken, som tum papaya salad, sai oua sausage and more—that most travelers miss on their own, and ends in the Nimmanhaemin district. Bottled water is included; the tour operates in all weather and is suitable for all fitness levels, though it is not suitable for vegetarians, pescatarians, no-pork diets, or severe shellfish, peanut or gluten allergies due to the nature of street food vendors.Is it for me?The 4-hour commitment leaves your morning or afternoon intact, so you can fit this around hotel check-in, a rest day or other plans. Book it if you want to understand Northern Thai food instead of guessing at the menu, and if you're willing to eat meat—the street vendors' limited options mean vegetarians and no-pork diets will miss most of the dishes.
Chiang Mai Food Walking Tour: Warorot Market & Local EatsYou’ll taste your way through Chiang Mai’s real street food scene—think dumplings, dough sticks, mango sticky rice—with a friendly local guide who knows every shortcut and stall worth stopping for. It’s quick, casual, and packed with flavors you won’t find back home.
Michelin Street Food Tour in Chiangmai: 5-6 Local TastingsA Michelin-guided street food tour in Chiangmai takes you by air-conditioned vehicle to 5–6 hand-picked locations in 3.5 hours, where you sample 10 tastings of snacks, dishes and drinks at spots locals favor and the Michelin Guide recommends. The guide speaks English and picks restaurants based on the date and time of your booking, so the menu shifts — you might taste pad Thai with crispy pork, kao soi with egg noodles and yellow curry, green or red curry rice noodles, mango sticky rice, pa tong ko with pandan dip, and Northern Thai dishes you won't find on tourist menus. Bottled water and lunch are included; pickup is arranged.Is it for me?The guide speaks English throughout, so you follow the commentary and the story behind each dish without translation delays — book this one if you want to understand what you're eating, not just taste it.
Chiang Mai: Private Street Food Tour & 10 Tastings with LocalsYou’ll wander Chiang Mai’s streets with a local guide, tasting 10 real dishes from spicy Khao Soi to sweet banana-leaf treats. Pause for temple visits and city stories between bites. Pick your own Thai tea style and laugh along as you try new flavors—this private food tour is about more than what’s on your plate.
Thai Cooking Class at Organic Farm in Chiang MaiA half-day Thai cooking class at Smile Organic Farm near Chiang Mai where you choose your menu from five cooking categories, learn about Thai herbs and vegetables in the organic garden, prepare your dishes with guidance from experienced instructors, and enjoy your meal in a relaxing atmosphere. Hotel pickup and drop-off are included, and you'll receive an e-book with all recipes afterward. All dishes can be made vegetarian or vegan, and you control the spice level.Is it for me?Book this for a morning or afternoon when you want to learn something you'll actually use at home—the recipes are straightforward, the farm grows everything you cook with, and you eat the result in a calm setting instead of rushing to the next stop.
Chiang Mai Thai & Akha Cooking Class with Master ChefA cooking class in Chiang Mai where you learn Thai and Akha dishes from a native Akha master chef, choosing your own menu from curries, soups and stir-fries. The morning option includes a local market tour; the evening class fits a busy schedule and runs cooler. Hotel pickup within 3 km of the city, individual cooking station, Akha Hill Tribe coffee, and a full color cookbook are included.Is it for me?Pick the morning class if you want to see the local market and understand where Thai ingredients come from; pick the evening class if your day is already booked with sightseeing and you'd rather cook and eat dinner in a cooler kitchen.
Frequently asked questions
Can I book with free cancellation?
Yes: 14 of the 14 options offer free cancellation, so you can book now and confirm your plans later.
How long do these experiences last?
Most options last between 2 and 5 hours. There are also shorter and longer formats to fit your itinerary.
Which one is the travelers' favorite?
Chiang Mai: Evening Street Food Tour with Hotel Pickup is the travelers' favorite, rated 4.74 out of 5 across 866 reviews.
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