Chiang Mai Market to Table Thai Cooking with Grand Canyon Option

Chiang Mai, Thailand
Duration5h
Free cancellationFull refund up to 24 hours before
Instant confirmationYour booking is confirmed right away
TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
LanguagesThai, English
Group sizeUp to 15 travelers
Pickup offeredSee the meeting and pickup details below

Overview

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.

Options

Cooking with Grand Canyon

Cook: 7 Thai dishes after a local market visit, then continue to Grand Canyon Lake for swimming, kayaking or relaxing.
Duration: 5 hours
Pickup included

Cooking with Market Visit

Enjoy: a relaxed Chiang Mai cooking session with a local market visit, 7 Thai dishes and hotel pickup included.
Duration: 5 hours
Pickup included

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

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.

Meeting and pickup

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

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.

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.

Additional information

  • 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.
  • Please bring swimwear and a change of clothes if you select the Grand Canyon Lake option and would like to swim or relax by the water.
  • Grand Canyon Lake activities may not be suitable for pregnant guests or guests with high blood pressure, heart disease or bone conditions.
  • On the rare occasion that the tour is cancelled by the operator, you will be informed in advance and offered a different date, an alternative tour or a full refund.

Cancellation policy

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