Overview
Join a fun Thai cooking class in Chiang Mai at beautiful Grand Canyon Lake. Start with a visit to a local market to explore fresh ingredients, Thai herbs, and traditional flavors with your instructor.
Then enjoy a hands-on cooking session where you can choose your own dishes and prepare up to 7 authentic Thai recipes step by step. Vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options are available.
After cooking, relax at Grand Canyon Lake, swim, take photos, or enjoy the peaceful lakeside atmosphere before returning to Chiang Mai with great memories and new cooking skills.
Tour Code: TCM-086
Type: Thai Cooking Class
Pick-up time
Morning course : 08.00 - 08.30 AM.
Return 01.00 - 01.30 PM.
Evening course : 03.30 - 04.00 PM.
Return 08.30 - 09.00 PM.
Highlights
- Stroll Through a Local Market – Explore vibrant stalls filled with fresh produce, aromatic herbs, and traditional Thai ingredients with guidance from your instructor.
- Prepare 7 Classic Thai Dishes – Enjoy a fully hands-on cooking session, creating everything from starters to a delicious homemade dessert.
- Discover a Mini Organic Herb Garden – Get to know essential Thai herbs and spices, and see how they are grown before using them in your recipes.
- Scenic Lakeside Cooking Setting – Experience a unique class atmosphere overlooking the tranquil waters of Grand Canyon Chiang Mai.
- Unwind After Your Class – Relax by the lake, capture memorable photos, or enjoy light activities before returning to the city.
Choose your favorite dishes and create them yourself.
Design your own Thai cooking experience by choosing 7 dishes from a variety of popular categories below. Our instructors will guide you step by step, making it easy and fun for everyone.
🥗 Appetizer: Thai Papaya Salad (Som-Tam), Crispy Spring Roll, Fresh Spring Roll
🍜 Stir-Fried Dish: Pad Thai, Stir-Fried Flat Rice Noodles (Pad-See-Ew), Stir Fried Chicken with Cashew Nuts, Stir-Fried Holy Basil (Pad-Kra-Pao)
🍲 Soup: Tom Yum, Coconut Milk Soup (Tom-Kha)
🌿 Curry Paste: Green Curry Paste, Red Curry Paste, Pa-Nang Curry Paste, Mas-Sa-Man Curry Paste, Khao-Soi Curry Paste
🍛 Curry: Green Curry, Pa-Nang Curry, Mas-Sa-Man Curry, Khao-Soi
🍮 Dessert: Iced Butterfly Pea Flower Tea, Mango Sticky Rice
Program Details
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Start your day with a convenient hotel pick-up and begin your Thai Cooking Class in Chiang Mai with a visit to a lively local market. Explore colorful stalls filled with fresh fruits, vegetables, and traditional Thai ingredients.
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Walk through the market with your cooking instructor, who will introduce you to essential Thai herbs, spices, and local flavors. Learn how to select the best ingredients that make Thai cuisine so unique.
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After the market visit, continue to i-Like Thai Cooking School (by the scenic Grand Canyon Lake). Meet your friendly and experienced instructor, who will guide you step by step in a fun and relaxed cooking environment.
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Enjoy a hands-on experience as you cook 7 authentic Thai dishes, from flavorful starters to a delicious homemade dessert. You can choose your own menu, with options available for vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free diets.
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At the end of the class, you will receive your own e-recipe book, so you can recreate your favorite Thai dishes at home and share them with family and friends.
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After cooking, continue your experience at the beautiful Grand Canyon Lake. Take a refreshing swim, float in the clear water, try kayaking, or simply relax by the lakeside while enjoying the dishes you’ve prepared.
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Finally, sit back and relax as you are transferred back to your accommodation in Chiang Mai, taking home wonderful memories and new cooking skills.
Please note: i-Like Thai Cooking School is located at Grand Canyon Lake, next to Grand Canyon Water Park Chiang Mai. After the class, guests are welcome to visit the water park; however, water park admission, additional activities, adventure attractions, and return transportation are not included.
Important Information:
- Children charge: Children are charged at the adult rate because all participants require the same level of supervision and step-by-step instruction.
- Visitor charge: 400 THB per person, payable to the staff on the day of the activity. This applies to accompanying guests who do not join the cooking class. Cooking areas are reserved for registered participants only, but visitors can still enjoy the dishes prepared during the session.
- Kayaking is included in the program. Other activities and attractions at Grand Canyon Water Park are not included and may be joined at guests’ own expense.
Inclusion
- Vegetarian, Vegan, Halal & Gluten-Free options available (advance request required)
- Round-Trip transfer to/from your accommodation in Chiang Mai
- Visiting local market
- All necessary ingredients for cooking class
- Explore the organic garden and pick fresh herbs
- One person per wok (fully hands-on cooking experience)
- English-speaking cooking instructor
- Complimentary e-recipe book
- Tea, coffee, and drinking water
- Take home the dishes you cook
- Life jacket
- Insurance: To ensure insurance coverage for accidents, we kindly request a copy of your passport. Please send it to us via email or WhatsApp at least one day before the tour begins.
Exclusion
- Any other expenses not mentioned in the package.
- Tips and gratuities.
Pick-up Information:
✨ Free hotel pick-up & drop-off within 5 km of Three Kings Monument
📍 Staying outside the area? Simply choose a convenient meeting point (click images for directions)
🤍 No worries if you don’t select one — we’ll arrange the nearest pick-up point for you
📌 Final pick-up details will be confirmed after booking
If you choose a meeting point, please fill in the booking form as follows:
Hotel Name for Pickup: Meeting point name
Address for Pickup: Meeting point
- Extra Clothes
- Swimming Suit
- Sandals
- Insect Spray
- Sunblock Lotion
- Own allergy medication
- Pick-up time may be delayed due to traffic.
- This itinerary is subject to change due to weather or interruptions.
- All the timings provided are approximate.
- This is a join-in group tour .
- This tour includes travel insurance provided by the operator.
- This tour start in Chiang Mai
- This tour is operated by our business partner(s).
- Please make sure to enter the exact hotel name as shown on Google Maps when booking, so we can arrange your pick-up correctly.
- If your group made separate bookings, please provide all booking references at least 2 days before the travel date. We cannot guarantee seats in the same vehicle without this information.
- Please provide a WhatsApp-enabled phone number so our team can contact you easily on the day of the tour.
- If you have a flight after the tour, please inform us. Airport drop-off is not included, and travel times may vary due to traffic.
You’ll get confirmation within 24 hours . If you don’t receive any confirmation, please contact us at [email protected] or +66 62 289 5343
- Booking required 3+ days in advance to secure seats
- Bookings made within 2 days must confirm availability with us first
- Passport copy required for train ticket – email after booking
- Train tickets are non-refundable
- Tour cancellation: 50% fee if canceled 2+ days prior to the travel date are eligible for a refund.
- Credit card processing fees, payment gateway fees, bank charges, and other transaction fees are non-refundable and may be deducted from the refund amount.
- Refunds will be processed through the original payment method whenever possible. If this is not possible, a refund will be issued by bank transfer or cash.
- In the event of a force majeure or unforeseen event such as bad weather or cancellation by our business partner(s), we reserve the right to cancel the tour.
