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15 Chiang Mai Farm Tours Between the Moat and the Mountains

25 tours  ·  from $14 a head

Here are the 15 best chiang mai farm tours you can book this season, each with what it costs, how many hours it takes and the sort of traveller it fits. Number one leads the list for a reason.

Half-Day Thai Cooking Class at Organic Farm in Chiang Mai - Five kinds of cooking, with plenty of hands-on work
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Half-Day Thai Cooking Class at Organic Farm in Chiang Mai

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

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

Start with hotel pickup and a short visit to a Chiang Mai market, then head to Smile Organic Farm Cooking School. Choose dishes to make across five categories, explore the herb garden, and cook with guidance from instructors such as Luna, Love, K, or Cici. Vegetarian, vegan, mild, and spicy options are available.

“Such a great experience ‘Team Luna’, we loved that you could select your own cooking menu! Everything was organised so well, I highly recommend!”

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Chiang Mai: Authentic Cooking Class with Market & Farm Visit - Your own station, with help at every step
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Chiang Mai: Authentic Cooking Class with Market & Farm Visit

2.Authentic Cooking Class with Market & Farm Visit

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

Visit a Chiang Mai market, tour Grandma’s organic farm, then cook Thai favorites at your own station. Full-day classes add traditional coconut-milk making; instructors such as Kiki, Jimmie, and Patty lead sessions in English. Choose a morning, afternoon, evening, or full-day option.

“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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Chiang Mai: Cooking Class with Organic Farm at Mama Noi - Your own station, with a chef nearby
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Chiang Mai: Cooking Class with Organic Farm at Mama Noi

3.Cooking Class with Organic Farm at Mama Noi

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

At Mama Noi Cookery School, a local English-speaking instructor takes you from a Chiang Mai market to the school’s organic garden, then guides you through hands-on Thai cooking at your own station. Choose dishes from a set menu, eat what you make, and take home a recipe book. Hotel pickup and drop-off from the city area are included.

“Excellent. Our host was very enthusiastic but also attentive to our requirements.”

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Full Day Thai Cooking at Farm (Chiang Mai) - Choosing Your Menu at Smile Organic Farm
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Full Day Thai Cooking at Farm (Chiang Mai)

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

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

Start with pickup in Chiang Mai and a brief visit to a local market, then head to Smile Organic Farm Cooking School. Choose dishes across eight cooking categories, learn about herbs and vegetables in the garden, and prepare food with guidance from instructors including Natalie, Lily, Anya and Nina. Ingredients, a recipe book, a photo album and hotel drop-off are included.

“Amazing experience! The food was very tasty and fun to make and our guide (Anya) was so friendly and funny!”

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Chiang Mai: HALF-DAY COOKING COURSE at a Thai Cooking Farm - The Rice Barn’s farm kitchen
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Chiang Mai: HALF-DAY COOKING COURSE at a Thai Cooking Farm

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

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

Spend six hours exploring a local market, then cook Thai dishes at an open-air farm kitchen with instructors such as Oily, Timi, Katie, or Gobby. You get your own station, ingredients, round-trip hotel transport, tea or coffee, and a color recipe e-book. The menu varies, but can include Pad Thai, Tom Yum, curry, cashew chicken, and mango sticky rice.

“Communication prior to trip was first class. What a fantastic day from the start to finish. The stop at the market was super interesting. Being on the river farm was great. The farmers were in the fields preparing the soil for the sticky rice. We had two great instructors Koppi and Katie. They were fantastic and full of enthusiasm, really engaging and explained things well. The food we cooked was excellent and we thoroughly enjoyed the whole day. Thank you :-)”

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Cooking Class with Organic Farm in Chiang Mai at Mama Noi - The meal is the lesson’s best payoff
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Cooking Class with Organic Farm in Chiang Mai at Mama Noi

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

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

Mama Noi’s four-hour Chiang Mai cooking class pairs hotel pickup with a local market visit, an organic garden tour, and hands-on cooking at your own station. Prepare a full meal with guidance from a local instructor, adjust the spice to your taste, then take home a recipe book to help you recreate the dishes.

“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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Evening Cooking Class in Organic Farm with Local Market Tour - Make curry paste and six dishes yourself
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Evening Cooking Class in Organic Farm with Local Market Tour

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

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

Start at 3:30 pm with a 30-minute visit to Somphet Market, then head to a nearby farm for a four-hour cooking session. You’ll make curry paste and six dishes at your own station, with demonstrations of papaya salad and mango sticky rice. Chef Perm is named in one account of the class; round-trip hotel transfers are included.

“Ride was punctual and our guide/cook was amazing. There were jokes and laughs non stop. Everyone that was there with us trueky enjoyed themselves”

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Cooking Morning Class Chiang Mai Visit Organic Garden and Market - A cooked lunch, then recipes to take home
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Cooking Morning Class Chiang Mai Visit Organic Garden and Market

8.Cooking Morning Class Chiang Mai Visit Organic Garden and Market

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 211 reviews · from $13Best value

Start with a guided visit to a local market, then learn about herbs and spices in Siam Garden Cooking School’s organic garden. Choose dishes across six menu categories and cook at your own wok, with guidance from English-speaking instructors such as Gift and Cream. Hotel pickup is offered from Chiang Mai Old Town.

“The perfect cooking class. Menus were personalized to each person's choices, but it didn't slow down the class. All of the staff were very knowledgeable, friendly and fun to be with. We all cooked 6 menu items and even got to see many of the ingredients in plant form in their garden. The visit to the market prior to the class was informative and very clean. I would highly recommend this class. It may not be as well known as some of the others, and I'm not sure why. It was excellent and fun.”

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Cooking Evening Class Chiang Mai Visit Organic Garden and Market - Six choices, one wok, and a very full table
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Cooking Evening Class Chiang Mai Visit Organic Garden and Market

9.Cooking Evening Class Chiang Mai Visit Organic Garden and Market

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 187 reviews · from $13

Spend an afternoon and evening exploring a Chiang Mai market and organic garden, then cook six dishes at Siam Garden Cooking School. Choose your own appetizer, curry paste, curry, stir-fry, soup, and dessert, with options for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, and other dietary needs. Instructors such as Gift and Fonnie may lead the class.

“Lovely host Gift, fantastic food. Another amazing experience in Chiang mai. Would definitely recommend, only negative is felt like a long drive there. It would be good if you were told how long transfer is then know what you to expect. But would still do again. Fantastic family experience ❤️”

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Morning Cooking Class in Organic Farm with Local Market Tour - What the five-hour schedule means for your day
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Morning Cooking Class in Organic Farm with Local Market Tour

10.Morning Cooking Class in Organic Farm with Local Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 157 reviews · from $29

Start at 8:30 am with a guided visit to Somphet Market, then head about 13 km outside Chiang Mai to The Best Thai Cookery School. You’ll learn about local ingredients, pick herbs and spices from the farm, and prepare several Thai dishes at your own station with a chef. Pickup is offered, and groups are limited to 10.

“Excellent experience, got some great tips in cooking and food prep as well. Definitely exceeded our expectations.”

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Morning Thai Cooking with Grandma - Market Visit & Farm Tour - A farm stop with more than a photo backdrop
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Morning Thai Cooking with Grandma – Market Visit & Farm Tour

11.Morning Thai Cooking with Grandma – Market Visit & Farm Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 148 reviews · from $38

Start at a Chiang Mai market, then visit Grandma’s farm to pick herbs and vegetables, collect eggs and meet the chickens. In an open-air kitchen, you’ll cook four Thai dishes at your own station, with an instructor guiding each step. Hotel pickup is offered within 5 km of the city center; mango sticky rice and a digital recipe e-book are included.

“Lovely way to spend a day. Come hungry! We're vegetarian and every single recipe was easily adapted. Stunning surroundings and cute chickens.”

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Sunset Thai Cooking with Grandma - Farm & Evening Feast - Eating your work in the open-air kitchen
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Sunset Thai Cooking with Grandma – Farm & Evening Feast

12.Sunset Thai Cooking with Grandma – Farm & Evening Feast

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 127 reviews · from $45

Head from central Chiang Mai to Grandma’s Home Cooking School for an evening on an organic farm. Walk the herb garden, meet the chickens, then cook five Thai dishes at your own station with an instructor. Menus include mango sticky rice, and you’ll receive digital recipes to take home. Pickup is included within 5 km of the city center.

“Pick up was easy to organize and timely. Facility was immaculate; everything was so clean and beautiful! The food was incredible, all the ingredients were so fresh and tasty. Great instructors made the lesson very easy to follow and they tidiRead more”

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Cooking class in organic garden and local market tour ThaiCottage - Choose dishes, then get to work
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Cooking class in organic garden and local market tour ThaiCottage

13.Cooking class in organic garden and local market tour ThaiCottage

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 105 reviews · from $35

Spend about four hours with Thai Cottage Home Cookery School, starting at a Chiang Mai market before heading to an organic herb garden and outdoor kitchen. Choose Thai dishes to prepare, make curry paste by hand, and learn to cook with an instructor such as Toey, Kat, Wave, Mac or Gataii. Hotel pickup is included within 3 km of the city area.

“Of the best experiences I've had in Thailand. Toey, our cook is majisima! Even if you don’t have a good level of English they make everything flow normally. The organization, cleanliness, and dishes executed are amazing. I recommend 100% living this immersive experience. 10 out of 10 exceeded my expectationsAuto-translated”

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Chiang Mai: Half Day Cooking Class at Organic Farm - Choosing between a city garden and a farm
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Chiang Mai: Half Day Cooking Class at Organic Farm

14.Half Day Cooking Class at Organic Farm

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 96 reviews · 5 hours · from $31

Spend five hours learning Thai cooking in a group of up to 10. Visit a Chiang Mai market, choose dishes and spice levels, then cook at an individual station. Select a city garden or farm option, with instructors such as Wave, Ania, Toy, or Balloon depending on the class. Recipes come as a PDF, and hotel pickup may be available.

“This cooking class was exceptional. Not only did it turn out to be a private lesson, not only did it include six dishes (!!), it was offered by a lovely, funny, warm and charming guide, Anya. What stood out was that she and the class were professional and over delivered on expectation, while enveloping us in a group of wonderful ladies who made us feel like family. I am confident with all the recipes and food notes and guidance given that we will enjoy Thai cooking at home. We will also cherish the memories of the experience, with photos of us throughout the class sent to us afterwards. But we…”

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Authentic Thai Cooking Class and Farm Visit in Chiang Mai - In the kitchen: six choices, plenty to eat
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Authentic Thai Cooking Class and Farm Visit in Chiang Mai

15.Authentic Thai Cooking Class and Farm Visit in Chiang Mai

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 66 reviews · from $48

Meet near central Chiang Mai or arrange pickup within 3 km of downtown, then visit a local market and an organic farm before cooking six Thai dishes with an instructor such as Nune, Tommy, or Olive. You’ll learn about herbs and spices, watch sticky rice being made, and eat your meal in an open-air kitchen.

“from start to finish this tie, cooking class experience was exceptional! experienced Thai chef NUNE was knowledgeable and fun to be with as we experienced all the delights of the Thai cuisine. I would highly recommend this cooking class.”

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