Ko Lanta: Thai Cooking Class & Market Herbs in Teakwood House

Cook four Thai dishes in a teakwood house, then eat what you made

You pick four Thai dishes to cook hands-on with a Thai chef in a teakwood house garden, using fresh herbs from the property. The four-hour class includes hotel pickup, all ingredients, a cookbook, and a meal of your own cooking at the end. Everything adapts to dietary preferences, and you take leftovers home.

Step-by-step itinerary

Thai cooking class at Lanta School

• Pickup by songtaew from hotel
• Arrive at teakwood cooking school
• Enjoy welcome drink and instructions
• Learn to cook 4 Thai dishes
• Use organic garden vegetables and spices
• Feast on dishes you prepared

The experience

Hands moving through a pile of fresh coriander and Thai basil, crushing them into a paste with a mortar and pestle. That's where the morning starts at Lanta Thai Cookery School. A Thai chef with years of kitchen time behind them stands across the counter in a spacious teakwood house set back from Phra Ae Beach, walking you through the motion before you try it yourself. The school sits in a tropical garden on Ko Lanta's quieter south end, and most of the vegetables and spices you'll use come from the organic garden right there on the property. You get picked up from your hotel by songtaew (a shared passenger van) along the main road between Saladan and Kantiang Bay, so no arranging transport yourself.

The class runs four hours (either midday or evening), and the group collaboratively picks four dishes from a rotating menu that includes salads, soups, stir fries, noodle dishes, and curries made from hand-made pastes. You're not watching someone cook. You're doing it. The chef guides the technique, but your hands are in the pan. Everything can be made vegetarian, vegan, non-spicy, or as spicy as you want, so you adjust as you go. If you're traveling with children, they choose two dishes instead of four, which keeps the pace manageable for younger cooks.

At the end, you sit down and eat what you've made: a feast of your own cooking. You leave with a cookbook, a cooking certificate, and you can take home leftovers to share with friends or family back home. The school provides drinking water, coffee, tea, and seasonal fruits throughout, plus rice for the dishes. It's the kind of souvenir that actually teaches you something and tastes like the place you learned it.

What’s included

Your day includes hotel round-trip pickup by songtaew, a four-hour hands-on cooking class with a Thai chef, all ingredients sourced partly from the on-site organic garden, a cooking book, a cooking certificate, drinking water, coffee, tea, seasonal fruits, rice, and a full meal of the four dishes you've cooked. You can take home any leftovers to share with friends or family.

Options for this experience

3 options

10am: Lunch CourseGuide in English or Thai · 10:00Take a midday cooking class lasting 4 hours. Pick 4 of 10 dishes offering a nice balance of salads, soups, stir-fries, noodle dishes and curries made with handmade pastes. Pickup is included.

4pm: Evening CourseGuide in English or Thai · 16:00Join an evening cooking class lasting 4 hours. Select 4 of 10 dishes with a good variety of salads, soups, stir-fries, noodle dishes and curries built on handmade pastes. Pickup is included.

Thursday Market Tour at 10amGuide in English or Thai · 10:00Experience genuine Thai flavors on our Thursday Market Tour and Lunch Course. Begin by visiting a nearby local market to pick up fresh ingredients for your meal, then head back to the kitchen to prepare a special lunch of 4 traditional dishes your group chooses together, with full freedom to adjust the meat and spice levels to your liking. Pickup is included.

You pick the guide language when booking.

You'll see the exact price of each option when you check availability.See dates and prices

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDepartures at 10:00 and 16:00

AgesAdult (12 and older) · Child (7 to 11 years) · Under 7: can't be booked

GroupUp to 12

Live guideEnglish and Thai

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.

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Is this one for you?Right for travelers staying on Ko Lanta who want to learn Thai cooking without arranging their own transport or ingredients. The four-hour format means a full morning or evening, which is what gives you time to cook four dishes properly and eat them together afterward.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English and Thai.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (7 to 11 years). Children under 7 can't be included in the booking.

How long is the cooking class?

Four hours. Midday and evening classes are available.

Do I need cooking experience?

No. The class is hands-on and the chef guides you through each step.

Can I make vegetarian or vegan dishes?

Yes. All dishes can be made vegetarian, vegan, non-spicy, or as spicy as you like. Let the school know when you book.

What's included in the class?

Hotel round-trip pickup, all ingredients, a cooking book, a certificate, water, coffee, tea, seasonal fruits, and the meal you cook. You can take leftovers home.

How many dishes do I cook?

Four dishes. The group chooses together from a rotating menu of salads, soups, stir fries, noodles, and curries. Children choose two dishes.

Where is the school located?

In a tropical garden in a teakwood house just inland from Phra Ae Beach (Long Beach) in the south of Ko Lanta.

Is hotel pickup included?

Yes. A songtaew picks you up from your hotel along the main road between Saladan and Kantiang Bay and returns you after class.