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The 15 Best Market Tours in Chiang Mai

27 tours  ·  from $14

Warorot in the day, the Saturday walking street at night, and a dozen fresh markets in between. These 15 tours are priced by what you eat along the way, with start times and how far you walk.

Chiang Mai: Cooking Class, Market & Thai Herbs Garden Tour - Starting at the local market
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Chiang Mai: Cooking Class, Market & Thai Herbs Garden Tour

1.Cooking Class, Market & Thai Herbs Garden Tour

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

Join Thai Cottage Home Cookery School for a 210-minute class with hotel pickup, a local market visit, and cooking in an organic herb garden. Guides such as Wave, Flook, Tu, Kat, and Balloon help you prepare several dishes, curry paste, and mango sticky rice.

“Amazing cooking class with Mew. Amazing communication, great ingredients & fun cooking. Highly recommend this cooking class if you’re in Chiang Mai.”

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Chiang Mai: Authentic Cooking Class with Market & Farm Visit - From Chiang Mai Hotel to the Local Market
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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 and organic farm, meet the chickens, pick mushrooms, and cook Thai dishes at your own station. Guides such as Kiki, Jimmy, Patty, and Roger lead clear, lively classes, with vegetarian, halal, and allergy-friendly options available.

“This is the best cooking class I have ever being to, Joy our teacher was amazing, and funny. Every food we had was amazing and tasty. It was a farm to kitchen experience, felt organic and fresh. Everything was also well organized. I highly recommend this place. Worth every penny. I went in December but leaving my review now because it's that good, I had to.”

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Chiang Mai: Cooking Class with Market and Pickup - A family-style kitchen with room to cook
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Chiang Mai: Cooking Class with Market and Pickup

3.Cooking Class with Market and Pickup

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

Chiang Mai Daddy’s Kitchen takes you from your hotel to a local market, then into a Thai family-style cooking school. Guides such as Cha-em, New, Wave, and Tu teach three or four dishes with fresh ingredients, your own wok, and a choice of recipes. You finish with mango sticky rice and a digital cookbook.

“Great activity. You won’t leave hungry. Tutor was lovely , food turned out good too , definitely value for money and a great experience you can take home and cook to remind you of your Thai trip”

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Chiang Mai: Evening Cooking Class and Local Market Visit - The market visit before dinner
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Chiang Mai: Evening Cooking Class and Local Market Visit

4.Evening Cooking Class and Local Market Visit

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

Join Galangal Cooking Studio for a five-hour evening class led by instructors such as New and Aoy. Shop at a local market, visit an organic garden, prepare four Thai dishes plus curry paste, and eat what you make. Hotel pickup covers much of central Chiang Mai.

“We had a really great time with our cooking teachers New and Oi. They taught us a lot about the local dishes and everything tastet absolutely amazing. The room was air conditioned and the group was really nice. We had a great time. Pick-up from our hotel was also smooth.”

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Chiang Mai: Evening Local Street Food Market Tour - The first market: learning how to order
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Chiang Mai: Evening Local Street Food Market Tour

5.Evening Local Street Food Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 604 reviews · 2h 30m · from $40

Join a small group of up to 10 for 150 minutes of Chiang Mai street food, guided by local hosts such as Goal, Jay, or Chai. Visit at least two evening markets, try northern Thai dishes, coconut dumplings, noodles, desserts, and learn useful Thai ordering phrases.

“We have never had so much delicious food on a food tour as we did in Chiang Mai. Mr Goal, our guide was excellent, his knowledge, kindness and hospitality would be hard to beat. This has been the best value for money of our holiday so far.”

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Chiang Mai: Kalare Night Bazaar Boxing Stadium Muay Thai - Finding the venue and settling into your seat
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Chiang Mai: Kalare Night Bazaar Boxing Stadium Muay Thai

6.Kalare Night Bazaar Boxing Stadium Muay Thai

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 507 reviews · 1 min · from $19

Watch live Muay Thai at Kalare Night Bazaar Boxing Stadium in Chiang Mai. Your one-seat ticket covers an evening of traditional Wai khru ram muay and hard-hitting bouts, usually six competitions from 9:00 to 11:30 PM. Arrive early to find the stadium among the market stalls.

“2nd row ring side, long show but very entertaining lots of knockouts”

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Evening Cooking Class in Organic Farm with Local Market Tour - From market ingredients to the organic farm
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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 $29Top rated

Start with hotel pickup at 3:30 pm, then visit Somphet Market with chef Perm before heading to an organic farm. Cook six Thai dishes at your own station, watch papaya salad and mango sticky rice demonstrations, and eat your meal afterward.

“Chef very nice! Very funny! Delicious recipes! We leave full and super happy! Very nice group!Auto-translated”

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Chiang Mai: Elephants, Sticky Waterfalls, Market and Temple - Talat Chedi Mae Krua: a quick look at rural food
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Chiang Mai: Elephants, Sticky Waterfalls, Market and Temple

8.Elephants, Sticky Waterfalls, Market and Temple

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 227 reviews · 450 - 510 minutes · from $70

Leave Chiang Mai around 10:45 am with an English-speaking guide such as Blue, Non, James, or Tu. Visit a rural market, climb Bua Thong Sticky Waterfalls, see colorful Wat Ban Den, eat a local lunch, and feed, bathe, and walk with elephants in a small group of up to nine.

“What a wonderful day! This was our highlight of Chiang Mai! Definitely recommend.”

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Cooking Morning Class Chiang Mai Visit Organic Garden and Market - Six menu categories, with your own choices
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Cooking Morning Class Chiang Mai Visit Organic Garden and Market

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

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

Spend a half-day with Siam Garden Cooking School, visiting a local market and organic garden before cooking six Thai dishes, one wok per person. Choose your menu, spice level, and dietary options, with instructors such as Gift and Cream guiding you through lunch.

“The cooking experience was very unique and adventurous, we were able to go to a natural garden and pick herbs that we needed to cook our meal and the meal was amazing 🩷🩷 The staff was great, respectful, and very informative 🙏🏾🙏🏾 Would highly recommend”

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Chiang Mai Temples and Market Tuk-Tuk Evening Night Tour - Wat Chedi Luang and the THB 50 decision
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Chiang Mai Temples and Market Tuk-Tuk Evening Night Tour

10.Chiang Mai Temples and Market Tuk-Tuk Evening Night Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 201 reviews · from $34

Ride between Chiang Mai’s illuminated temples with an English-speaking guide, then explore the Night Bazaar with a simple street-food meal and dessert. The small-group tour starts at 6:30 pm, visits Wat Phra Singh, Wat Phan Tao, Wat Chedi Luang, and Wat Lok Molee, and ends at the market.

“English was poor and could not understand so tour was waste of time Great that he waited for us but week afterwards”

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Cooking Evening Class Chiang Mai Visit Organic Garden and Market - The local market at 3:30
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Cooking Evening Class Chiang Mai Visit Organic Garden and Market

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

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

Spend an afternoon and evening with Siam Garden Cooking School, visiting a local market and organic garden before preparing six Thai dishes. Choose your own appetizer, curry, stir-fry, soup, and dessert, with instructors such as Gift and Fonnie guiding the class. Pickup is included from Chiang Mai Old Town.

“Food was good and they prepped a lot of the ingredients to make it efficient and allow everyone to pick their own menu. You don't learn a lot about cooking techniques though if that is something your curious about. The tour of the herb gardRead more”

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Half-Day Cooking Class with Market Tour - Cooking in a Chiang Mai home
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Half-Day Cooking Class with Market Tour

12.Half-Day Cooking Class with Market Tour

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

Join Oun, Orn, Mind, or Mindy for a five-hour Thai cooking class near Chiang Mai. Visit a local market, choose your dishes, cook in a family home, and eat everything you make, including mango sticky rice. Hotel pickup is included within 3 km of the Old City.

“Great experience. Everybody has his own cooking Station and learns a lot. Fully recommend it.”

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Morning Cooking Class in Organic Farm with Local Market Tour - A peaceful farm 13 kilometers from Chiang Mai
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Morning Cooking Class in Organic Farm with Local Market Tour

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

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

Start with a 30-minute visit to Somphet Market, then head 13 kilometers outside Chiang Mai for a hands-on Thai cooking class. Your chef guides you through local ingredients, garden herbs, fire cooking, and several dishes at an open-air farm kitchen. Hotel pickup, a small group, and recipe cards are included.

“We booked this tour and were picked up from our hotel, taken on a tour of the local market and got to try lots of tit bits and also were given info on what different types of food were. Then we were taken to a lovely farm with an undercover but open air cooking area whicRead more”

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Morning Thai Cooking with Grandma - Market Visit & Farm Tour - A farm visit with chickens, mushrooms, and fresh herbs
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Morning Thai Cooking with Grandma – Market Visit & Farm Tour

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

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

Start with hotel pickup and a guided market visit, then visit an organic farm to collect eggs, pick mushrooms, and gather herbs. At an open-air station, instructors such as Kiki, Pat, Ryan, Noi, or Joy guide you through four Thai dishes, followed by mango sticky rice.

“The cooking instructions were provided by Ryan and his delivery was lighthearted, and presented with so much information about spices, fruits, vegetables and flowers. The class was not only educational but Ryan made it fun and the food we prepared was delicious.”

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Chiang Mai: Traditional Thai Cooking Class with Market Tour - Cooking in a Lanna home near the old city
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Chiang Mai: Traditional Thai Cooking Class with Market Tour

15.Traditional Thai Cooking Class with Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 137 reviews · 4 hours · from $32

Spend four hours with an English-speaking chef in a traditional Lanna home near Chiang Mai Gate Market. Tour the market, learn Thai herbs, make curry paste and sticky rice, then cook and eat a menu of six dishes. Hotel pickup, ingredients, and a recipe book are included.

“We had a really nice group and the cooking went really well Loved the food. So happy to learn Thai cooking.”

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