Koh Samui Cooking Class & Market Tour with Pickup

Cook Four Thai Dishes in a Garden, Then Eat Them

You get picked up, tour a Thai market with your guide, cook four dishes in a small group of up to six people, and eat lunch or dinner in a garden. The whole experience runs about four hours, includes transport and all food, and leaves you knowing how to make at least one dish you'll actually cook again at home.

Step-by-step itinerary

Cooking class and market tour

• Pick up at 9am or 4pm
• Choose 4 dishes to cook
• Tour local market for 30 minutes
• Enjoy local tea at home
• Cook dishes for 2 hours
• Enjoy lunch or dinner in garden
• Return to hotel around 1pm or 8pm

The experience

You'll meet Bung or Mong at your hotel at 9am or 4pm. They're the ones running this, and they'll pick you up without fuss. The first stop is the local market in Bophut, where you spend about thirty minutes learning what goes into Thai cooking before you even touch a pan. Your guide points out the spices, the vegetables, the ingredients that look unfamiliar, and suddenly you understand why a dish tastes the way it does. It's not a long walk, just enough to get your bearings and ask questions.

Then you head to the cooking space, a home with a garden, and that's where the actual work starts. You'll choose four dishes to cook as a group, and because the class stays at six people maximum, there's real attention happening. You're not standing in the back watching someone else's hands move. Two hours of actual cooking, which sounds like a lot until you're halfway through your second dish and realize you're not thinking about anything else. The tea comes first, something to settle in with, and then you cook.

Lunch or dinner happens in that same garden once everything's done. You eat what you made, which tastes different when it's yours, not better necessarily, just yours. Fresh water and tea are included. By 1pm if you started at 9am, or 8pm if you took the afternoon slot, you're back at your hotel. Hotel pickup and drop-off are built in, so you don't arrange transport separately.

What’s included

Your day includes hotel pickup and drop-off, a thirty-minute guided tour of the local Bophut market, two hours of hands-on cooking instruction with a maximum group of six, four dishes cooked by your group, lunch or dinner in the garden, and complimentary tea and fresh water throughout.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDepartures at 09:00 and 16:00

AgesAdult (6 and older) · Child (under 6): free

GroupUp to 6

Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup is optional; you can also go straight to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

ConfirmationConfirmation within 48 h

Prices and times updated 13 days ago

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Is this one for you?Book this if you want to learn Thai cooking without arranging your own transport or ingredients: the small group size and fixed schedule mean you get real instruction and eat a proper meal, not a rushed demo.

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Top questions

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (under 6): free.

What time does the cooking class start?

Pickup is at 9am for a lunch class or 4pm for a dinner class. You return around 1pm or 8pm respectively.

How many people are in the group?

Maximum six people per class.

Do I need cooking experience?

No. The class is designed for beginners and taught by a local chef.

What dishes will I cook?

You choose four dishes to cook together as a group. Pad Thai is one example mentioned.

Is hotel pickup included?

Yes. Private transportation to and from your hotel is included.

What's included in the price?

Hotel pickup, market tour, cooking instruction, lunch or dinner, tea, and fresh water.

How long is the market tour?

About thirty minutes. You'll explore Thai spices, vegetables, and local ingredients.

Can I choose a morning or evening class?

Yes. You can pick the 9am pickup for lunch or the 4pm pickup for dinner.