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15 Workshops & Classes in Chiang Mai Worth a Lanna Morning

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Northern Thailand always leaves one day short. These 15 workshops & classes deserve it, priced and timed so the choice takes minutes rather than an evening.

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: Cooking Class, Market & Thai Herbs Garden Tour - The Garden Turns Ingredients Into a Meal
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Chiang Mai: Cooking Class, Market & Thai Herbs Garden Tour

2.Cooking Class, Market & Thai Herbs Garden Tour

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

Spend three and a half hours with a local Thai instructor, starting at a Chiang Mai market and continuing in an organic kitchen garden. Choose dishes to cook, pound curry paste with a mortar and pestle, and finish with mango sticky rice. Instructors include Wave, Tu, Flook, Kat, Balloon, Toey, and Mew.

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

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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

3.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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Thai and Akha Cooking Class in Chiang Mai - A bright, clean kitchen with room to work
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Thai and Akha Cooking Class in Chiang Mai

4.Thai and Akha Cooking Class in Chiang Mai

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

Spend about six hours cooking Thai and Akha dishes with an instructor at Thai Akha Kitchen. Morning classes add a market visit and ingredient shopping; both sessions include an individual cooking station, a meal of your creations, Akha coffee, a recipe book, and pickup and drop-off within 3 km of central Chiang Mai.

“Excellent experience. Very well organized. It was a little long for us but still enjoyable. We would recommend.”

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Chiang Mai: Cooking Class with Market and Pickup - Choose dishes that suit your appetite
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Chiang Mai: Cooking Class with Market and Pickup

5.Cooking Class with Market and Pickup

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

Visit a fresh market with an English-speaking instructor, then cook in a small group at Daddy’s Kitchen. You’ll get your own station and wok, choose dishes to prepare, and finish with mango sticky rice. Hotel pickup and drop-off, ingredients and a digital recipe book are included.

“Very fun and interesting cooking class. Cha Em was an amazing instructor, with great English and very funny too. We made four dishes each (7 between the two of us) so was really good for making and trying lots of new food. Would definitely recommend. In future, if I booked the morning slot again, I would not eat breakfast before as you eat your first meals at around 10:30.”

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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

6.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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Chiang Mai: Evening Cooking Class and Local Market Visit - Learn by cooking, then eat what you made
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Chiang Mai: Evening Cooking Class and Local Market Visit

7.Evening Cooking Class and Local Market Visit

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

Join Galangal Cooking Studio for an evening Thai cooking class with central Chiang Mai hotel pickup. Browse a local market, see herbs growing in an organic garden, then choose dishes to prepare with an English-speaking instructor such as New or Aoy. Expect hands-on cooking, a shared meal, and recipes to take home.

“We booked the cooking class last week on the spur of the moment. The driver picked us up in a typical red truck. We went to a local market and our cook (New) was explained to us what the vegetables were that we were going to cook with and then we were able to have a short time to wander the market. We then went to the cooking school and it was fabulous. Learning how to make a green curry paste from scratch was amazing. All of our meals we cooked were amazing. We are looking forward to making these when we return home :) This is definitely the cooking…”

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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

8.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

9.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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Tomyumthai Cooking Class in Chiang Mai - A meal served one dish at a time
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Tomyumthai Cooking Class in Chiang Mai

10.Tomyumthai Cooking Class in Chiang Mai

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 234 reviews · from $32

Join Oun, Gae, or another Tom Yum Thai Cooking School instructor for a market visit and hands-on lesson in a group of up to 10. Choose six dishes to cook, eat them as you go, and take home a recipe book. The roughly five-hour class includes equipment, drinks, and Old City hotel pickup.

“Fantastic. Cooking and eating in what feels like a family home. Great experience. Hosts are good fun and make the 3 hours very enjoyable. Food tasted great. Definitely one to do again and highly recommend.”

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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

11.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

12.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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Evening Cooking Class - Cook, then sit down to eat
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Evening Cooking Class

13.Evening Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 164 reviews · from $33

At Galangal Cooking Studio in Chiang Mai, you’ll visit a local market with a professional instructor, learn about the ingredients, then cook and eat Thai dishes. The class starts at 3:30 pm and lasts about four hours. Hotel pickup is offered from select hotels, and you receive a 40-page recipe PDF.

“Great fun cooking class just outside historic Chiang Mai, very well organised, delicious recipes and a great teacher.”

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Half-Day Cooking Class with Market Tour - Choose Your Dishes, Then Cook Them
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Half-Day Cooking Class with Market Tour

14.Half-Day Cooking Class with Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 163 reviews · 5 hours · from $36

Tom Yum Thai Cooking School pairs a market visit with a five-hour class in a home kitchen. Choose dishes such as Pad Thai, tom yum, papaya salad, and khao soi, then cook and eat them with an English-speaking instructor. Hotel pickup within 3 km of Chiang Mai Old Town, drinks, and a recipe book are included.

“It was 10/10, the chef/teacher was amazing and funny. Would definitely recommend. We had a great time cooking the dishes that we could choose beforehand and they tasted superb!”

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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

15.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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