The 10 Best Chiang Rai Cooking Classes

1.Chiang Rai: Jungle Adventure-Group Trekking & Bamboo Cooking

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 166 reviews · 1 day · from $80Our pick

Join an English-speaking guide such as Wat, James, or Mo for a 10 to 12 km Chiang Rai trek through bamboo forest, farms, rice fields, and hill villages. You’ll make a bamboo lunch, swim at a waterfall, and finish with a hot spring soak. Pickup is included within 3 km of downtown.

“Had a great day in beautiful scenery with friendly, knowledgable guides who even made cooking utensils whilst walking !”

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2.Half-Day Thai Cooking Class with organic ingredients

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 96 reviews · from $56Best value

Meet Suwannee near Chiang Rai’s Old Clock Tower for a four-and-a-half-hour Thai cooking class. Visit an organic market, choose ingredients, cook papaya salad, tom yum, green curry, and banana dessert, then eat together.

“Our host was a real gem. She taught us the science behind the cooking and planning for taste, texture and color variety and timing. Best part was we all could pick a menu together and then cook in unison. Other courses I've taken were chaotic with different menus. She was inspiring to be creative.”

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3.Chiang Rai:Lanna Home Cooking Class at Give Green Farm House

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 61 reviews · 4 hours · from $56

Join Lanna for a four-hour Chiang Rai cooking class that begins at a local market and continues at Give Green Farm House. Choose soups and curries, stir-fries, salads, or desserts, then prepare several dishes with garden ingredients. Pickup, an English-speaking instructor, and a recipe sheet are included.

“It was definitely one of our highlights in Thailand. She is not only an extraordinary cook and good guide at the market - we had so much fun during this activity. Humerous, super-friendly and helpful, we felt as we visit a good friend’. Very good food, beautiful restaurant. Could not recommend it more! Thank you so much for wonderful time!”

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4.1 Day Trekking Group Tour With Bamboo Cooking / Chiang Rai

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 51 reviews · from $58

Spend about eight hours trekking roughly 15 km through Chiang Rai’s jungle and mountain country with guides such as James, Wat, Sam, or Eat. Visit Lahu and Akha villages, a Chinese tea village, Huay Kaew Waterfall, and a hot spring, then share a bamboo-cooked lunch over an open fire.

“Wat was a great tour guide! We had so much fun and was an experience we shall never forget. Cooking in the jungle was incredible! And his dog, 'Long' accompanied us the whole way!”

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5.Chiang Rai Private Cooking Class – Cooking With Ann

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 35 reviews · from $59

Chef Ann takes you from your Chiang Rai hotel to a local market, where you help choose ingredients for a private Thai cooking class. Back in her kitchen, you prepare several dishes, learn about Lanna food and culture, and sit down to eat what you make.

“Shopping in the market was quite an experience and a fun adventure. Cooking was fun with delicious recipes and you get to choose the menu”

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6.Full Day Trekking & bamboo cooking Tour in Chiang Rai

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · from $57

Spend about nine hours hiking from Doi Hang through bamboo forest and Lisu, Akha, and Lahu communities. Guides such as Sammy, Marley, and Moe lead the route, with bamboo-cooked lunch, a waterfall bath, tea views, and a 30-minute hot-spring soak.

“Jungle hiking!!! Put on your best hiking shoes and be ready to test your climbing abilities. Although it wasn't super extreme, it was still I hike. The bamboo cooking was very interesting and very tasty. Our guides where great.”

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7.Chiang Rai Jungle Trek & Bamboo Tube Cooking Adventure

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · from $58

Spend eight hours hiking near Chiang Rai with an English-speaking guide and a group of up to eight. Visit Lisu, Chinese, Akha and Lahu villages, walk through bamboo forest, cook lunch in bamboo, swim at a waterfall, and finish at Pasoet Hot Spring.

“The guide did a great job and created a great experience. Highly recommended.”

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8.Chiangrai: Group Trekking with Bamboo Cooking

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 5 reviews · 1 day · from $59

You’ll walk 10 to 12 kilometers through Chiang Rai’s hills with a local English or Spanish-speaking guide, visiting Lisu, Chinese, Akha, and Lahu communities. The day includes tea plantations, bamboo-cooked Thai food, a waterfall, and a hot spring, though the route can be slippery and demanding.

“NO ES EN ESPAÑOL Pros: la actividad está bien, los guías son estupendos y la cocina con bambú ha sido exótica, curiosa y rica. Durante el trekking hay paisajes muy bonitos. Contras: no es un trekking para principiantes, se vende mas sencillo de lo que es, hay tramos muy resbaladizos y peligrosos. Y en la actividad pone baño en cascada y termas pero nosotros no hemos hecho nada de eso… y hemos cargado con bañador y toalla todo el camino para nada. Como opinión personal, creo que no es adecuado para niños, tampoco personas con dolencias físicas ni que no estén acostumbradas a la montaña.”

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9.Chiang Rai: The Adventure of Trekking & Bamboo Cooking

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 8 hours · from $57

Spend eight hours in Chiang Rai’s hills with a small group of up to nine. Trek 10 to 12 kilometers through bamboo forest, visit Lisu, Chinese, Akha, and Lahu villages, cook lunch in bamboo, swim at Huai Kaeo Waterfall, and finish at Pasoet Hot Spring.

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10.One Day Trekking Chiang Rai Jungle Adventure and Bamboo Cooking

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 3 reviews · from $57

Spend 8 to 9 hours near Chiang Rai walking through Lisu, Chinese, Akha, and Lahu communities, tea plantations, and jungle trails. Guide Jimmy leads the bamboo cooking lunch, with a waterfall stop afterward. Pickup, transport, water, and lunch are included.

“The operator did not respond to any of my messages about pickup or meeting points and nobody communicated anything with me.”

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