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Cooking Class by Samui Native Instructor Geng and O Family

★ 5.0 (243)

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Cooking Class by Samui Native Instructor Geng and O Family

Learn to cook authentic Thai dishes at the home kitchen of Geng and O, lifelong Koh Samui residents. You'll start with a trip to the local market to source ingredients, then spend four hours preparing and eating lunch together. Everything uses fresh stock—coconut milk is grated by hand from whole coconuts. The open-air kitchen stays cool with fans, and the family welcomes children with a play area and colouring books.

Riverside Thai Cooking Class in Khao Lak with Market Tour

Spend four hours at a riverside cooking school in Khao Lak learning to prepare Thai dishes from chef Apple, with views over the town's waterway. Pick either the morning session (includes a local market tour) or afternoon option (finishes with a traditional sweet dessert). The school supplies all ingredients, English-language guidance, and hotel transfers. Minimum two participants required.

Chiang Mai 4WD Hilltribe Coffee: Jungle Trek, Roast & Brew.

A full-day 4WD expedition from Chiang Mai into remote Karen hill-tribe territory, where you'll plant coffee seedlings, hand-roast beans over an open fire, and brew pour-overs with the farmers themselves. The eight to ten hours combines genuine off-road driving with meaningful work on functioning coffee plots, finishing with a vegetarian lunch made from village-grown ingredients. You'll leave with coffee you roasted and a clearer picture of where specialty beans actually come from.

8 hours – 10 hoursfrom AUD $169

Half-Day Thai Cooking Class with organic ingredients

★ 5.0 (112)

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Half-Day Thai Cooking Class with organic ingredients

Learn to prepare authentic Thai dishes using organic produce in a hands-on four-and-a-half-hour session. You'll work at your own cooking station, guided through techniques that local cooks use daily. The class covers fundamental Thai flavour-building and knife skills, finishing with a chance to taste what you've made. Water, fresh fruit, and snacks are provided throughout.

Private Tuktuk Night life Food Tour in Bangkok (Night Time)

This three-to-four-hour private tuk-tuk tour threads through [Bangkok](/places/bangkok)'s night-time energy, stopping at street-food vendors and night markets handpicked by locals. Your guide navigates back-alley finds and recognisable landmarks whilst you sample authentic Thai dishes—savoury, sweet, and everything between. The open-air ride catches the cooler evening air; the food comes straight from stalls where locals actually eat. Hotel pickup and drop-off included for central Bangkok locations.

3 hours – 4 hoursfrom AUD $148

Half Day Evening Cooking Class with Market Tour in Chiang Mai

★ 5.0 (94)

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Half Day Evening Cooking Class with Market Tour in Chiang Mai

Learn to cook four classic Thai dishes in a hands-on evening class in Chiang Mai. You'll browse the local market with your instructor to select fresh ingredients, then return to the kitchen for a four-hour session at your own wok station. A real instructor guides you through proper technique in real time—no edited cooking show shortcuts. You'll walk away with recipes, new skills, and the confidence to recreate these meals at home.

Private Tuktuk Food and City Tour (Chinatown-Flower Market)

Explore [Bangkok](/places/bangkok)'s culinary heart via private tuk tuk, hitting Chinatown's packed food stalls and the Flower Market's early-morning bustle. Your guide navigates the chaotic streets whilst you taste pad thai from pushcarts, crispy pork belly, and seasonal fruit at street level. Three to four hours of stopping, eating, and photographing without the tour-group shuffle. Hotel pickup and drop-off included for central Bangkok locations.

3 hours – 4 hoursfrom AUD $148

★ 5.0 (74)

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Eat Like a Local Food Tour in Hua Hin

Hunt down the neighbourhood spots where Hua Hin locals actually eat. This 3.5-hour food tour bypasses tourist traps to find family-run shophouses and street stalls serving exceptional Thai food without the polished veneer. You'll ride local songtheaws between 10–15+ tasting stops, eating alongside regulars and learning which holes-in-the-wall have quietly built reputations on generations of recipes and proper technique. An English-speaking Thai guide steers you toward places that tick the boxes: genuinely good hygiene, family ownership, and flavours that deserve far more than their humble surroundings.

Online Thai and Akha Cooking Class

Learn to cook authentic Thai and Akha dishes from a specialist instructor via live video session. This 90-minute online class guides you through recipes with detailed technique instruction, troubleshooting support and ingredient substitutions. You'll work in your own kitchen with professional guidance, receive a digital cookbook packed with cooking secrets, and gain the confidence to recreate dishes independently. Vegans and vegetarians equally welcome.

Bangkok Market Tour & Thai Cooking Class with Boat Ride with Aoy

Spend six hours learning to cook authentic Thai food at a riverside home in [Bangkok](/places/bangkok), starting with a guided tour through two working markets where locals shop daily. Your host Aoy drives you from the BTS, stops at a sprawling wholesale market brimming with seafood and produce, then takes you to Don Wai—a neighbourhood spot where tourists rarely venture. You'll boat down the Tha Chin river to her kitchen, get hands-on with ingredient prep, cook a proper meal together, then eat what you've made while swapping stories over drinks.

Thai Cooking School in Aonang

This three-hour cooking class in Aonang teaches you to prepare six classic Thai dishes from scratch, guided through ingredient selection and traditional techniques. You'll work with fresh herbs and regional staples whilst learning how local cooks approach flavour-building. The session includes lunch and dinner, so you eat what you've made.

Motorbike Food Tour in Chiang Mai

Explore Chiang Mai's nocturnal food culture from the seat of a motorbike, sampling regional specialities across 4.5 hours. Local guides navigate you through back streets and night markets to hole-in-the-wall vendors and established spots, stopping to eat genuine Chiang Mai dishes—some rarely found elsewhere. You'll taste your way through the city's culinary identity rather than just visit landmarks.

Private Thai Home Cooking Lesson (since 2004)

Learn to cook authentic Thai dishes in a private home kitchen with a chef who's been teaching since 2004, drawing from three generations of family recipes. You'll select which dishes to prepare and cook them hands-on over four hours, with all ingredients and equipment provided. Suitable for solo travellers through small groups, beginners to experienced cooks, with flexible timing to suit your schedule.

Morning Thai cooking class

Spend 4.5 hours cooking alongside Nok and Aek, a Thai couple who grew up in different regions and have spent decades refining their craft through family tradition and everyday practice. You'll learn to select ingredients at market, handle spices and herbs with confidence, and master techniques passed down through generations. The class caps at 8 people and welcomes plant-based diets. Lunch of your own creations is included. This is less performance and more genuine exchange—the kind of skill you'll actually use at home.

Private Dinner Cooking Class with Benny in Chiang Mai

Cook four dishes in Benny's countryside home near Chiang Mai over five hours, selecting from appetisers, curries, stir-fries and desserts. You'll harvest ingredients straight from the organic garden, pound curry paste by hand, and prepare fried rice to accompany your meal. This is an intimate, one-on-one class set 20 minutes outside the city, ideal for marking a special occasion or simply learning techniques from someone cooking in their own kitchen.

Thai Cooking Class at Tingly Thai Cooking School in Bangkok

Learn to cook four authentic Thai dishes at Tingly Thai Cooking School in [Bangkok](/places/bangkok) over three and a half hours. You'll work through techniques designed to stick with you, building confidence in the kitchen so you can recreate these meals at home. The school focuses on practical skills rather than showmanship, ensuring you leave with real knowledge and a satisfying meal you've prepared yourself.

Local food tasting at Hidden Takua Pa By Amazon prime Series Chef

Spend five hours eating your way through Takua Pa's best-kept food spots alongside a knowledgeable local guide. You'll hit over a dozen stalls and small restaurants, sampling dishes that reflect how locals actually eat—not what's on tourist menus. Transport, snacks, dinner, and hot beverages all included. The pace is leisurely; this is about tasting and talking, not rushing.

Timeless Thonburi Canal and Food Tour

Explore Thonburi's foodie neighbourhoods and waterways on this five-hour hybrid tour that pairs canal cruising with serious eating. You'll sample over ten dishes across five stops—from steamed leek parcels and kway chap to street-vendor finds and traditional sweets—whilst gliding past stilted houses and local life on a long-tail boat. A culinary guide shares [Bangkok](/places/bangkok) stories as you wade through wet markets where tourists rarely venture.

Bangkok Food tour +15 Authentic Thai Culinary Gems

Walk through [Bangkok](/places/bangkok)'s neighbourhoods sampling street food and restaurant dishes across eight carefully chosen stops in three hours. Your guide—fluent in English and trained in Thai gastronomy—navigates you from the controlled chaos of Chinatown's wet markets through quieter sois where local cooks work their craft. You'll eat what Bangkokians actually eat: quick snacks, proper meals, sweets. Water's provided. Groups stay small at eight people maximum.

5 Hour Morning Thai Cooking Course

Master fundamental Thai dishes in Chiang Mai's Galangal Cooking Studio, a 5-hour morning session where you'll learn to balance heat, acid and aromatics under guidance from local cooks. The spacious, air-conditioned kitchen sits within extensive grounds featuring an outdoor garden where ingredients grow. You'll prepare several dishes from scratch, handle traditional techniques and take home real skills—not theatre.

Evening Thai cooking class

Learn to cook authentic Thai dishes in a 4.5-hour evening class run by Nok and Aek, a Thai couple who've been cooking together for years. You'll shop for fresh ingredients at a local market, then prepare and eat a full dinner. The intimate group of maximum 8 welcomes all dietary preferences, and recipes blend techniques from both their regional backgrounds plus traditions passed down from their families.

Private food Tour + Sightseeing +Thai Cooking class

Spend a day exploring Phuket's cultural landmarks and street-food scenes, then learn to prepare authentic Thai dishes in a hands-on cooking class. You'll visit significant sites across the region, taste local specialities from vendors, and finish with a proper dinner featuring dishes you've made yourself. The tour includes an English-speaking guide, vehicle transport, and all cooking ingredients and recipes to take home.

Street Food Tasting bar + one hour Thai Cooking

Spend 1–2 hours learning to prepare an authentic Thai main course from a working chef, then taste street food classics like spring rolls and fried banana. You'll visit a local produce market to see where ingredients come from, gaining insight into how Thai home cooks source their staples. All materials, water, and a digital recipe book are provided so you can recreate dishes at home.

1 hour – 2 hoursfrom AUD $75

Thai Cooking Class by Kata Thai Cooking School in Phuket

★ 5.0 (22)

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Thai Cooking Class by Kata Thai Cooking School in Phuket

Roll up your sleeves at Kata Thai Cooking School in Phuket for a hands-on four-hour session where you'll prepare four authentic Thai dishes from scratch. Work through each course in your own cooking station, armed with fresh ingredients, equipment, and step-by-step guidance in English. The small group setting—capped at twelve—means genuine attention from instructors who genuinely care about teaching proper technique and flavour. You'll walk away with a recipe book, a full belly, and real skills to recreate these dishes at home.

Taste of Chiang Mai: Michelin Guide Street Food Small Group 2Hr

A two-hour guided tasting through Warorot Market led by a local food expert, stopping at three Michelin-recognised vendors. You'll work through Hakka-style pink noodles at Thana Ocha, steamed rice skin dumplings, Thai fried dough, and other neighbourhood staples that regulars actually eat. Small group size means a genuine pace—no rushing between bites. The guide picks the stops, so you taste what matters rather than tourist defaults.

Bangkok Night Eats by Tuk Tuk - Hotel-pickup & Dinner

A three-hour tuk-tuk crawl through [Bangkok](/places/bangkok)'s after-dark food scene, stopping at over ten street stalls and night markets across Old Bangkok and Chinatown. Your English-speaking guide steers you toward working kitchens and vendor favourites—spicy chicken noodles, grilled meats, regional specialities—that locals actually eat. Small groups mean you're not herded; hotel pickup and dropoff bookend the night. Best suited to those who'd rather eat standing up at a plastic stool than sit in a restaurant.

Your Introduction to the Thai Kitchen - Menu Set 3

Spend four hours learning to cook four signature Thai dishes in Hua Hin, starting with a market run through the century-old Talad Chat Chai. You'll work alongside instructors in a traditional teak house, preparing Panang curry paste, chicken curry, a spicy pork salad, basil stir-fry, and coconut dessert. The morning includes shopping, cooking, and eating what you've made.

Half-Day Chiang Mai Cooking Class: Make Your Own Thai Foods

Spend five hours learning to cook authentic Thai dishes from local instructors on an organic farm in Chiang Mai. You'll tour a traditional market to source ingredients, understand how locals select produce, then prepare and cook several dishes using your own wok. The class reveals both cooking techniques and the rhythms of rural Thai life, grounded in hands-on practice rather than demonstration.

Chiang Mai - Doi Suthep Temple and Street Food Tour

Ascend Doi Suthep temple as afternoon light softens the valley below, then descend into Chiang Mai's night bazaar to eat your way through the stalls. A four-hour private outing that pairs Buddhist architecture with the city's most compelling street food—curries, noodle dishes, grilled meats and seafood prepared fresh to order. You'll navigate the scene with a bilingual guide who knows which vendor's khao soi tastes best and why locals queue for certain dishes.

Motorbike Food Adventure and Amazing Night Market Tour

Ride pillion through Thonburi on the back of a motorbike with skilled female drivers, stopping at hole-in-the-wall eateries, family shophouses, and temple-side stalls. This four-hour adventure unpacks [Bangkok](/places/bangkok)'s quieter side—the one locals know—with seven dishes tasted across the neighbourhood, finishing with river views and drinks as the sun drops. You'll eat proper, not perform.

Half Day Guided Thai Cooking Class in Chiang Mai

Learn to cook four classic Thai dishes at Baan Thai Cookery School in Chiang Mai over 4.5 hours. Small groups of up to eight people work hands-on in an air-conditioned kitchen, guided by English-speaking instructors. The school sources organic produce from its own farm and nearby suppliers, and tailors recipes to accommodate vegetarians, allergies, and spice preferences. You'll prepare, cook, and eat what you make.

Aonang Thai Cookery School in Krabi

A four-hour hands-on cooking class in Krabi where you select and prepare five Thai dishes under instruction from chef Sow, who trained in Thailand's top hotels and restaurants. You'll learn proper technique across soups, stir-fries, curries, and desserts using fresh ingredients and house-made pastes, then eat what you've cooked. The class accommodates up to twelve people, with vegetarian and spice-level customisation available. Hotel pick-up and drop-off included for Ao Nang area.

Bangkok : Sunset Food tour by Tuk Tuk boat with big Buddha view

Spend three to four hours exploring [Bangkok](/places/bangkok)'s backstreet food scene by tuk-tuk and boat, sampling over five local snacks and dishes favoured by residents. Your English-speaking guide leads you through old-quarter streets before a 30-minute sunset cruise along the Chao Phraya, passing [Wat Arun](/places/wat-arun-thailand) and [Wat Pho](/places/wat-pho-thailand), with stops to photograph the Golden Buddha at Wat Paknam. All meals, snacks and beverages are included.

3 hours – 4 hoursfrom AUD $121

Michelin Guided Street Food Tour in Chiangmai: Thai Food Tour

★ 5.0 (11)

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Michelin Guided Street Food Tour in Chiangmai: Thai Food Tour

Hunt down Chiang Mai's best street eats with a local guide who knows where the flavour lives. This 3.5-hour food tour visits five to six Michelin-recommended stalls across the city, stopping to taste what residents actually crave rather than what guidebooks suggest. You'll travel by air-conditioned vehicle, sample proper lunch portions, and hear the stories behind each dish straight from someone who eats there regularly.

Bangkok Foodtour by tuk-tuk and Khao San Road

Hop between [Bangkok](/places/bangkok)'s hidden street-food haunts by tuk-tuk, sampling vendor-run noodle stalls and night-market snacks your guidebook won't list. This four-hour evening loop weaves through illuminated temple precincts and working food courts where locals eat, finishing at a rooftop bar overlooking the glittering skyline. Your guide steers you past tourist traps straight to the spots regulars queue for.

Chiang Mai: Thai Cooking Class and Elephant Sanctuary Observation

Spend a full day in Chiang Mai combining hands-on Thai cookery with ethical elephant observation. Start at a local market selecting fresh ingredients, then cook authentic dishes under guidance from an experienced instructor at Team Aim Cooking School. After lunch, head to Joy Elephant Sanctuary where you'll don traditional Karen dress, prepare food for the elephants, and watch them in their natural habitat. The day winds down with herbal tea by a forest waterfall before you craft a handmade Thai souvenir to take home.

10 hours – 11 hoursfrom AUD $108

Phuket Old Town Food Tour with 10+ Locals' Favorites Tastings

★ 5.0 (10)

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Phuket Old Town Food Tour with 10+ Locals' Favorites Tastings

Spend three and a half hours eating your way through [Phuket Old Town](/places/phuket-old-town), stopping at over a dozen stalls and family-run shops where locals actually eat. You'll taste slow-cooked pork belly, seafood curry, crispy leaf tempura, fresh spring rolls, dim sum, and a secret dish they won't tell you about yet—all washed down with cold beer, fruit tea, and shaved ice. The district's Sino-Portuguese shophouses and market energy form the backdrop, but the food is what matters here.

Baan Farm Thai Cooking School Chiangmai

Spend four hours at Baan Farm Thai Cooking School in Chiang Mai learning to cook five Thai dishes of your choice. Start with a guided tour of the market to understand essential Thai ingredients—aromatics, pastes, and produce—then move to the kitchen where you'll prepare one dish from each category on the menu. You'll taste fresh fruits and snacks throughout, with coffee and tea provided.

Half Day Professional Thai Fruit and Vegetable Carving Class

Master the centuries-old craft of Thai fruit and vegetable carving in a hands-on 3-hour session at Siam Carving Academy. Work alongside experienced instructors to learn fundamental techniques—petals, leaves, traditional motifs—and walk away with skills to elevate your plating and table presentation. You'll carve garnishes suitable for everything from dinner plates to cocktail rims, starting with cucumbers, tomatoes and seasonal produce. The academy sits a short stroll from Sutthisan MRT Station.

Private Virtual Thai Cooking Class

Learn authentic Thai cooking techniques from a professional instructor via video call from your own kitchen. This two-hour online class covers traditional methods and flavour-building skills passed down in Chiang Mai. You'll receive recipes to follow along, though you'll need to source your own ingredients beforehand. It's a practical introduction to Thai cookery that connects you with an instructor who knows the region well and can help plan future visits.

2 hoursfrom AUD $40

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