Cooking Classes

Chiang Mai Thai Cooking Class with Local Market Tour at Baan Hongnual

Learn Thai recipes in a Lanna kitchen, cooking side by side with your instructor and gaining skills you can easily repeat back home. Your tour begins with round-trip transfers from Chiang Mai hotels to a local market, where your guide introduces the key ingredients for the menu. After shopping, explore the herb garden around the house, then move into the teaching space to cook every dish step by step in the hands-on class. Sit down to enjoy the menu you cooked: Pad Thai, green curry, Tom Yum, mango sticky rice, plus coffee, tea, cool water, and a recipe book to take home.

Joined group cooking class
Fully guided tour
Guided local market and herb garden visit
Hands-on session cooking classic Thai dishes
Self-made meal, coffee, tea, cool water
Recipe book
Round-trip transfers included

You can cancel these tickets up to 24 hours before the experience begins and get a full refund.

The Baan Hongnual Cookery School offers an immersive cooking experience, blending hands-on culinary training with a cultural market visit. Located in a traditional Lanna-style house in a peaceful setting near Chiang Mai, this cookery session introduces participants to the flavors and techniques of authentic Thai cuisine. The experience begins with a guided tour of a local market, where you’ll learn about essential Thai ingredients, herbs, and spices. The knowledgeable guide explains how each ingredient is selected and its role in Thai cooking.

After the market visit, participants return to the cooking school to learn how to prepare traditional Thai dishes, like Pad Thai, Green Curry, Tom Yum Soup, and mango sticky rice. Each cooking station is set up for individuals, ensuring a personalized experience. Instructors walk participants through each step, offering tips on preparation techniques and cooking methods to bring out the rich, balanced flavors of Thai cuisine.

What to bring

Confirmation and ID: Present your confirmation or voucher and a photo ID when you're picked up from your hotel.

Contact details: Provide accurate phone and email details so Asia Thailand can reconfirm your booking.

What's not allowed

Pets: You cannot bring pets to this experience.

Infants on laps: Infants must not sit on laps during the transfer or class.

Accessibility

Wheelchair access: The experience is not wheelchair accessible.

Strollers: The experience is not stroller accessible.

Infant seating: Infant seats are unavailable for this experience.

Additional information

Age requirement: The minimum participant age is 8 years, and child rates are the same as adult rates.

Pickup area: Hotel pickup is available from Chiang Mai city hotels only.

Pickup surcharge: A surcharge of 500 baht per person applies for pickups from Four Seasons Resort Chiang Mai and Veranda High Resort Chiang Mai.

Transport options: There is no public transportation nearby, so hotel pickup or private transport is required.

Dietary needs: Separate cooking stations and ingredients are available for special diets if you advise this when booking.

Operator contact: Asia Thailand will contact you after booking to reconfirm your tour details.

If not contacted: If you are not contacted, you should call +66 96 821 3089 or email guest@iasiathailand.com.

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