Takua Pa food tasting tour with local chef guide

Gai Kolae grilled chicken tour: 20 stalls, afternoon food crawl with volcano roti finale

A 5-hour food tasting in Takua Pa led by Wandee, a local chef and cooking school owner who trained finalists for The World Cook on Amazon Prime. You visit over 20 food stalls where locals eat, tasting unique dishes like charcoal-grilled chicken in coconut milk sauce, Thai sausage, royal coconut pancakes made in front of you, and steamed fish curry, ending with Thai coffee in the old town.

Step-by-step itinerary

Local food tasting in Takua Pa

• Meet food expert Wandee
• Explore over 20 local food stalls
• Taste chicken coconut milk curry grill
• Try tiny Thai sausage with preserved rice
• Watch royal Thai coconut pancake made
• Sample steamed curry fish in banana leaf
• Enjoy more southern style dishes
• Eat volcano roti pancake
• Drink Thai tea with milk
• End with Thai coffee at Chinese Portuguese cafe

The experience

Wandee leads you through Takua Pa, an ancient West Coast trading city that has kept its simple, charming character. The town's food stalls are where locals actually eat, not tourist setups, and you'll move through them sampling dishes most visitors never find. Start with Gai Kolae (chicken grilled over charcoal in a coconut milk curry sauce), then move to tiny Thai sausage filled with pork and preserved rice. Kanom Krok, a royal cuisine coconut pancake, gets made right in front of you, and you'll watch the skill that goes into it.

The tour covers over 20 different stalls across the afternoon. You sit down for Hoi Mok Pla, a steamed curry fish wrapped in banana leaf and cooked Southern style, along with other dishes Wandee selects based on what's fresh that day. Transport between stops happens in an air-conditioned minivan, so you're not walking the whole town in the heat. The final stop is a Chinese-Portuguese café in the old town where you finish with a volcano roti pancake (a crispy, folded creation), and Cha Yen, Thai tea with condensed milk.

Hotel pickup and drop-off are included, and the guide speaks English, Italian, or French depending on your booking. Coffee and tea come with the tour, though alcoholic drinks are available to purchase if you want them. Five hours is long enough to taste without rushing, but short enough to fit the rest of your day.

What’s included

• Local guide in English, Italian or French.
• hotel pickup and drop-off.
• transport by air-conditioned minivan between stalls.
• snacks and dinner across over 20 food stalls.
• coffee and Thai tea.
• all activities.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery day except WednesdayDeparts at 15:30

Book up to8h before

AgesAdult (13 and older) · Child (under 13)

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish, French and Italian

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.

Cancellation and refundsNo refund if you cancel.It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

Prices and times updated 3 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effort

Operated by Khao Lak Cooking Class by Pakinnaka Thai Cooking School Khao Lak

Is this one for you?Hotel pickup means you don't need a car or directions to find Takua Pa: Wandee collects you and handles the route through the stalls. If you're staying in Khao Lak or nearby without transport, this tour solves the logistics while you focus on eating.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English, French and Italian.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (under 13).

What happens if it rains?

It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. No refund if you cancel.

What is Gai Kolae, the first dish on the Takua Pa food tour?

Gai Kolae is chicken grilled over charcoal in a coconut milk curry sauce, a signature dish of Takua Pa that you taste at the start of the tour.

Who is Wandee and what makes her the guide for this food tasting?

Wandee owns a cooking school in Khao Lak and trained two finalists for The World Cook Season 2 on Amazon Prime. She is a local food expert on Takua Pa's hidden dishes and the old town's history.

How many food stalls does the tour visit?

The tour covers over 20 different food stalls where locals eat, tasting more than 10 dishes across the afternoon.

What happens at the end of the Takua Pa food tour?

You finish at a Chinese-Portuguese café in the old town with a volcano roti pancake and Cha Yen, Thai tea with condensed milk, followed by Thai coffee.

Does the tour include getting to and from my hotel?

Yes, hotel pickup and drop-off are included, and transport between food stalls happens by air-conditioned minivan.