Chiang Mai Market to Table Thai Cooking with Grand Canyon Option

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5 hours (approximately)
Pickup offered
Offered in: English

Follow the flavors of Chiang Mai from the local market to the kitchen in this market-to-table Thai cooking experience with hotel pickup, 7 hands-on dishes, and a Grand Canyon Lake option. Visit a traditional market with your instructor to learn about herbs, spices and everyday Thai ingredients, then continue to the cooking school. Prepare an appetizer, stir-fry, soup, curry paste, curry, drink and dessert with step-by-step guidance, and learn how to balance spicy, sweet, salty and sour flavors. Keep the day focused on local food and cooking, or choose the Grand Canyon Lake option to continue to Grand Canyon Lake for swimming, kayaking, floating or relaxing by the water. Leave with new Thai cooking skills, recipes to recreate at home, and a flavorful Chiang Mai memory that stays with you.

Example Menu

Main

Appetizer (Choose 1 menu)

Thai Papaya Salad, Crispy Spring Roll or Fresh Spring Roll

Main

Stir Fried (Choose 1 menu)

Pad Thai, Stir-Fried Flat Rice Noodles, Stir-Fried Chicken with Cashew Nuts or Stir-Fried Holy Basil

Main

Soup (Choose 1 menu)

Tom-Yum Clear or Creamy Soup, Tom-Kha

Main

Curry Paste (Choose 1 menu)

Green Curry Paste (Green Curry), Pa-Nang Curry Paste (Pa-Nang Curry), Mas-Sa-Man Curry Paste (Mas-Sa-Man Curry), Khao Soi Curry Paste (Khao Soi)

Main

Drink and Dessert

Iced Butterfly Pea Flower Tea and Mango Sticky Rice

What's Included

E-recipe booklet
Cooking ingredients and drinking water
Individual cooking station
Grand Canyon Lake access with the Cooking with Grand Canyon option
Insurance
English-speaking cooking instructor
Life jacket with the Cooking with Grand Canyon option
Local market visit
Round-trip transfer from hotels within 5 km of Chiang Mai Old City
Tips & personal expenses
Grand Canyon Lake access for the Cooking with Market Visit option

Meeting and pickup

Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).
Pickup details:

Pickup is available only from hotels within 5 km of Chiang Mai Old City. Pickup time is 8.00 a.m.-8.30 a.m. for the morning session, 12.00 p.m. -12.30 p.m. for the afternoon session and 3.30 p.m.-4.00 p.m. for the evening session.
The tour operator will confirm the exact pickup time by email. Please check your email before departure. Please plan to meet the driver in your hotel lobby at least 10 minutes before the scheduled pickup time.

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Meeting point

Or, you can also get picked up from anywhere in Chiang Mai Old City. When you arrive, you will see our easily identifiable meeting point with our welcoming staff. Please proceed to check in, kindly provide your name and booking number.

End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What to expect

Step beyond a standard cooking class and into Chiang Mai’s local food scene, where market ingredients become 7 Thai dishes. Begin with hotel pickup and visit a traditional local market with your instructor. Walk past vegetables, spices and Thai ingredients while learning how lemongrass, chili, basil, lime and curry spices shape the balance of spicy, sweet, salty and sour flavors.

Continue to the cooking school near Grand Canyon Chiang Mai for a hands-on class guided step by step by friendly English-Thai instructors. Prepare an appetizer, stir-fry, soup, handmade curry paste, curry, drink and dessert. Pound curry paste by hand, learn simple cooking techniques, enjoy the full meal you created and receive an e-recipe booklet to recreate your favorite dishes at home.

Keep your experience centered on local food and cooking in a relaxed setting near Grand Canyon Chiang Mai, or choose the Grand Canyon option to continue to Grand Canyon Lake for swimming, kayaking, floating, photos or relaxing by the water. After the experience, return to your accommodation with practical Thai cooking skills, recipes to use again, and a Chiang Mai memory shaped by food, flavor and local culture.

Additional info

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Menu options include: Appetizer (Choose 1 menu): Thai Papaya Salad, Crispy Spring Roll or Fresh Spring Roll Stir Fried (Choose 1 menu): Pad Thai, Stir-Fried Flat Rice Noodles, Stir-Fried Chicken with Cashew Nuts or Stir-Fried Holy Basil Soup (Choose 1 menu): Tom-Yum Clear or Creamy Soup, Tom-Kha Curry Paste (Choose 1 menu): Green Curry Paste (Green Curry), Pa-Nang Curry Paste (Pa-Nang Curry), Mas-Sa-Man Curry Paste (Mas-Sa-Man Curry), Khao Soi Curry Paste (Khao Soi) Drink and Dessert: Iced Butterfly Pea Flower Tea and Mango Sticky Rice
  • Children aged 4–9 years old can join as non-cooking participants.
  • Non-cooking participants are charged at the child rate and can enjoy the dishes prepared during the class. Please select the child rate when booking.
  • Grand Canyon Lake access is included only with the Cooking + Market + Canyon option.
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Cooking Classes
Food & Drink

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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