Chiang Mai · MARKETS
Warorot for the dried goods, Muang Mai at dawn for the produce, Sunday Walking Street for everything else. These 15 are priced by length, with a note on which mornings each market is worth turning up for.
Cook Thai food with a local family in Chiang Mai, visit a market, make curry paste, and enjoy a hands-on meal in an organic herb garden.
“We had a wonderful time exploring the market and learning about local spices and herbs. Our cooking class was well organized and so fun to experience the hands on process of learning how to prepare Thai dishes. Highly recommend!”
Learn Thai cooking from market to farm in Chiang Mai, with fresh ingredients, Khao Soi, curry paste, chicken feeding, and hotel transfers.
“We selected the half-day tour. We met up with our guide at a local market and he showed us various elements used in Thai cuisine. Afterwards, we drove to a lovely place in Chiang Mai, where we got to see different spices being grown. We got to smell them all and our guide also described them to us in detail. The cooking class itself was awesome - it was well organized, fun, and easy to follow. This really gave us a good insight into Thai cuisine and will definitely help us when ordering food. The guide was really friendly and spoke good English. The organization was also superb, we were…”
Cook Thai food in Chiang Mai after a fresh market visit, with hotel pickup, your own wok, flexible dishes, and a digital recipe book.
“Perfect way to learn Thai recipes. You can choose between so may og them”
Cook four Thai dishes, shop a Chiang Mai market, visit an organic garden, and return to your hotel with recipes for $28.
“The activity was absolutely worth it! New, our guide, was so helpful and kind. Totally recommend it”
Explore Chiang Mai night markets, taste Northern Thai dishes, learn Thai food phrases, and enjoy hotel transfers in a small group.
“I had an amazing time on the night markets tour. It was great to have a guide to introduce you to the must-tries as there is sich a wide array of dishes that it can be really overwhelming if you had to go by yourself. Bonus for pick-up and drop-off at the accomodation.”
See six Muay Thai bouts at Chiang Mai’s Kalare Night Bazaar, with ritual, hard strikes, lively crowds, cheap drinks, and strong value at $19.
“It was great to watch real fights in action. They all started off fairly easy, but by round 4 or 5, the intensity really picked up. The setting isn’t the most comfortable, but it’s definitely worth the money.”
Cook six Thai dishes, shop Somphet Market, and visit an organic farm on a small-group evening class from Chiang Mai.
“They picked me up from my hotel and then our group was driven to a market outside of Chiang Mai. It was a market for locals and very authentic. Our chef (Perm) showed us the different ingredients we would be using and had us smell various herbs/plants. He was so funRead more”
Climb Chiang Mai’s Sticky Waterfalls, visit Wat Ban Den, taste market snacks, and care for elephants on a full-day small-group tour.
“What an unforgettable day! Tu our guide was so kind, welcoming and knowledgeable. It was great to do a small group tour with some amazing stops and lots of tasty food along the way. Would definitely recommend!”
Cook six Thai dishes, shop a local market, pick herbs from an organic garden, and enjoy hotel pickup in this affordable Chiang Mai class.
“Had great fun. Got picked up from hotel and was a little intimidated with the numbers at first but didn't need to be. Got taken to a food market and explained different fruits,foods etc before all then driving to the cooking school. It brilliant. So Read more”
See Chiang Mai’s temples after dark by tuk-tuk, taste street food, and finish at the Night Bazaar with an English-speaking guide.
“Nancy was a great guide and took her time to make sure everything was as we expected. The food was great and the tut tut driver was very gytoo”
Cook six Thai dishes, visit a Chiang Mai market and herb garden, and learn curry paste basics in a friendly evening class for $13.04.
“The evening class with GIFT, our cooking master was an incredible moment. The place is awesome and peaceful. The cooking class was just perfect. It was a very good sharing moment. We recommend this class and gift as a teacher”
Cook northern Thai dishes, shop a Chiang Mai market, and eat your way through a welcoming home kitchen for $36.
“Great experience. Everybody has his own cooking Station and learns a lot. Fully recommend it.”
Cook Thai food on an organic farm outside Chiang Mai, tour Somphet Market, pick herbs, and enjoy a five-hour hands-on class with hotel pickup.
“We booked this tour and were picked up from our hotel, taken on a tour of the local market and got to try lots of tit bits and also were given info on what different types of food were. Then we were taken to a lovely farm with an undercover but open air cooking area whicRead more”
Cook four Thai dishes after a Chiang Mai market visit and organic farm tour, with hotel pickup, fresh ingredients, mango sticky rice, and recipes.
“Pickup was a bit chaotic (only the ticket states that pickup time ranges from 8:30 to 9 for morning session) so many people (ourselves included) were not ready. Once we made it to the facility, it was a great experience and very smoothly run. You make/eat tons of food so come hungry. Overall, would definitely recommend.”
Cook six Thai dishes, make curry paste from scratch, and explore Chiang Mai’s local market in a four-hour Lanna home class.
“This activity was amazing! Ran by a brilliant instructor Tuu, who was so lovely. We cooked some delicious meals and left with a full stomach. Couldn’t recommend more :)”
Pick a temple, a herd, a mountain or a kitchen.
