Thai Cooking Class in Khao Lak: Market, Spring Rolls & Main Dish

Explore Khao Lak’s morning market and savor your own handcrafted meal with expert tips

A hands-on Thai cooking class in Khao Lak where you visit the morning market with your chef, make crispy spring rolls from scratch, choose one main dish from over 20 authentic recipes, and eat lunch or dinner with fellow cooks. Hotel transfer, all ingredients, recipes and professional instruction in English or Thai are included. Afternoon sessions also feature mango sticky rice.

The experience

The morning class starts with a hotel pickup and a guided walk through Khao Lak's market: the place where your chef sources the herbs, spices and produce you'll cook with. You see what fresh Thai ingredients look like before you handle them. Then you head to the kitchen for a four-hour hands-on lesson where you're not watching a demonstration. You're doing the work yourself. Your chef guides you step-by-step through making crispy golden spring rolls, teaching the technique that gives them their crunch and balanced filling.

After spring rolls, you pick one main dish from more than 20 authentic Thai recipes: green curry with chicken, pad Thai, massaman curry, red curry with duck, stir-fried dishes, soups, salads. The menu spans curries, rice and noodle dishes, grilled and fried proteins, and stir-fries. If you're in the afternoon class, you also make mango sticky rice: coconut milk, fragrant rice, ripe mango. Once everything is cooked, you sit down and eat what you've made: lunch for the morning session, dinner for the afternoon. You take home the recipes and the chef's tips.

Hotel transfer both ways is included, along with all ingredients, refreshments, and instruction in English or Thai. Vegetarian and other dietary needs can be arranged. Bring an appetite. You're making a full meal, not tasting bites.

What’s included

• Hotel transfer from Khao Lak (morning and afternoon).
• morning market tour with your chef (morning class only).
• all ingredients for spring rolls, your chosen main dish, and mango sticky rice (afternoon only).
• lunch or dinner.
• recipes and chef tips.
• professional instruction in English or Thai.
• refreshments.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDepartures at 09:00 and 15:00

Book up to10h before

AgesAdult (7 to 70 years) · Under 7: can't be included in the booking

GroupUp to 10

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.You can choose from 47 pickup points.

Cancellation and refundsFree 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.

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Good to know

Infant seats availablePublic transport nearby

Operated by Siam Scape Journeys

Is this one for you?Four hours is long enough to shop the market, master spring rolls, cook a full main dish, and eat together, but short enough to leave your afternoon or morning free for other plans in Khao Lak or nearby.

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Top questions

What languages is the guide in?

Live guide in English and Thai.

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's the difference between the morning and afternoon cooking class?

The morning class includes a guided visit to the local market before cooking. The afternoon class skips the market but adds mango sticky rice as a dessert-making activity. Both make spring rolls and a main dish of your choice, and both include a meal at the end.

How many dishes do I actually cook in the class?

You make spring rolls, then choose one main dish from over 20 recipes on the menu: curries, noodles, stir-fries, soups, salads, grilled or fried dishes. Afternoon participants also make mango sticky rice. You eat everything you cook.

Is the hotel transfer included in the price?

Yes, round-trip hotel transfer from your Khao Lak accommodation is included. The class runs four hours, and pickup and drop-off are arranged to fit the morning or afternoon session you choose.

Can I accommodate dietary restrictions or allergies?

Vegetarian and other dietary restrictions can be accommodated. Let the operator know when you book so the chef can adjust your menu choices and ingredients.

What do I take home after the class?

You take home printed recipes and expert tips from your chef so you can recreate the dishes at home. No ingredients go home, only the knowledge and the memory of what you cooked.