15 Cooking Classes in Chiang Mai to Build a Day Around

1.Half-Day Thai Cooking Class at Organic Farm in Chiang Mai

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 19,087 reviews · from $29Our pick

Chiang Mai organic farm cooking class with market stop, hands-on curry paste and dishes, vegan options, and hotel pickup.

“Great cooking class in Chiang Mai. Started off with a visit to a market and then headed to the farm. We made spring roll then a choice of entree, main curry and soup. I made the cashew nut chicken, Khao soi and coconut with chicken soup. Natalie was a great host with clear instructions and giving us a chance to cook. Only feedback would be that we could have done a dessert for the last course instead of soup, we were on the half day. The flavours are authentic and it’s a delicious meal you get to enjoy!”

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2.Cooking Class, Market & Thai Herbs Garden Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 4,824 reviews · 3h 30m · from $31

Shop Chiang Mai herbs, learn Thai curry paste by hand, cook a full meal in an organic garden, then take home recipes as a PDF.

“Everything was well organised, the market tour was great and Balloon, our guide and cook is great and fun”

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3.Authentic Cooking Class with Market & Farm Visit

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 4,546 reviews · 210 minutes - 7 hours · from $34

Chiang Mai market and organic farm cooking class: learn Thai ingredients, cook Pad Thai and Khao Soi, and eat your creations. From $34.

“Would highly recommend this for anyone in Chiang Mai. One of the highlights of our honeymoon trip and the Khao Soi was the best!”

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4.Thai and Akha Cooking Class in Chiang Mai

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4,358 reviews · from $42

Chiang Mai Thai and Akha cooking class with hotel pickup, morning market tour, and a full-color cookbook. Learn Thai and Akha dishes.

“Amazing value for a fantastic experience - intimate, authentic and fun. Nitin was so friendly and knowledgeable and pitched everything just right. We learnt so many dishes and had a choice for most courses. Ingredients were fresh and the food we cooked and ate was absolutely delicious! Highly recommended.”

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5.Cooking Class with Market and Pickup

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 1,365 reviews · 3h 30m · from $25Best value

Chiang Mai Daddy's Kitchen cooking class with hotel pickup, a fresh market visit, hands-on Thai dishes, and PDF recipes for $25.

“It was really nice to be able to choose what I wanted to cook and not have it be the same as my partners.”

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6.Cooking Class with Organic Farm at Mama Noi

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 1,151 reviews · 4 hours · from $32

Chiang Mai organic farm market to hands-on Thai cooking class. Pick ingredients, cook 5 dishes, eat your meal, and take home a cookbook.

“The best cooking class i have been yet. The class was very organized and we had the opportunity to cook several dishes. Totally recommend this class!”

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7.Full Day Thai Cooking at Farm (Chiang Mai)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,127 reviews · from $39

Full-day Thai cooking at Smile Organic Farm near Chiang Mai, with hotel pickup, a market visit, vegan options, and recipes plus a photo album.

“If you’re really enjoying the yummy food of Thailand, this course is a great jumpstart to learn how to make authentic recipes at home. With Natalie’s great coaching, I now feel comfortable to work with a wok, make curries, and start turninRead more”

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8.HALF-DAY COOKING COURSE at a Thai Cooking Farm

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 705 reviews · 6 hours · from $28

Hands-on Thai cooking class at The Rice Barn Thai Cooking Farm in Chiang Mai, with a market stop and round-trip hotel transport.

“Brilliant more than exceeded our expectations, teachers were excellent with great sense of humours”

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9.Evening Cooking Class and Local Market Visit

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 648 reviews · 5 hours · from $28

Shop Chiang Mai market ingredients, stroll an organic garden, then cook four Thai dishes with an English instructor. Pickup included.

“Being picked up at our hotel was brilliant! We only booked on the day and it worked perfectly. Visiting the Thai market for the ingredients was great. The food we cooked was absolutely delicious but be warned....there are 4 dishes so come hungry!”

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10.Cooking Class with Organic Farm in Chiang Mai at Mama Noi

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 502 reviews · from $32

Organic farm cooking class in Chiang Mai with hotel pickup, a personal station, and a full Thai lunch or dinner to take home.

“One of my favorite days in Thailand so far! You get to stop at the market first briefly before and then have a tour of their beautiful garden and get to try lots of the ingredients that you get you cook with and get to adjust the dishes to your tatse. The chef was very energetic and enthusiastic:) and to top it all off you get to bring home a little cook book and take home whatever you can't eat. Their team was very friendly, organized and efficient with the way they ran things as well.”

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11.Evening Cooking Class in Organic Farm with Local Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 394 reviews · from $29

Chiang Mai evening Thai cooking with Somphet Market, organic farm ingredient picking, curry paste, 6 dishes, meal and hotel pickup for $29.

“Come hungry and ready to eat! We had a great time cooking in Chiang Mai. They picked us up on time from our hotel and shuttled us to the local market, where they taught us about what we would eat and let us have some free time to wander. The cooking class was a lot Read more”

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12.We Cook Thai Home Garden Cooking School

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 378 reviews · 270 minutes - 5 hours · from $32

Half-day Thai cooking at a Chiang Mai home garden, with a market visit and hands-on 6-dish class priced at $32.

“Mam was a wonderful instructor! She fostered an extremely kind and non-judgmental atmosphere, while also helping each participant learn in their own way. The food was delicious, the kitchen area was clean, and the dining area was beautiful! With Mam, you are in the best possible hands!”

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13.Benny’s Home Cooking Chiang Mai

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 328 reviews · from $55

Chiang Mai Thai cooking class with a real market tour, curry paste, multiple dishes, and a recipe book, with hotel pickup.

“It's the best cooking class we've ever had! Benny is very attentive, friendly, she gives a ton of useful information and it's very authentic experience. A small group of 4-8 people is perfect to get enough attention and personal approach. We enjoyed it so much! Thank you!”

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14.Elephant Sanctuary Bamboo Raft & Padthai Cooking

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 245 reviews · 10 hours · from $54

Ethical elephant sanctuary walk, vegetarian pad Thai workshop, and bamboo rafting on the Wang River, with hotel pickup from Chiang Mai.

“Incredible experience - Our guide Mark was so knowledgable, funny and just so lovely. Elephants are clearly very well cared for and have lots of space to roam. Lovely to see them in their “natural” environment. Bamboo rafting was so scenic and peaceful. Would definitely recommend!”

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15.Morning Cooking Class with Market Visit

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 81 reviews · 5 hours · from $41

Chiang Mai cooking class with a morning market visit and organic herb garden, then cook 6 Thai dishes plus dessert with an English guide.

“We had an amazing time with New making some delicious, out of this world thai dishes. The local market was really local, almost no foreigners there, and we were able to learn how to make 6 thai dishes, including dessert. Amazing experience!”

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