Top Chiang Mai Craft Classes

Don’t just eat the incredible food in Thailand; with this hands-on half-day experience—you can visit an organic farm and learn how to make local dishes from scratch. Discover expert tips on how to grow herbs and vegetables, and then take part in a cooking class where you can make a variety of dishes—such as curry paste, curry, stir-fry, soup, and spring rolls.

Beat the crowds and see a spectacular sunrise from one of Chiang Mai’s highest points during an early-morning tour to Wat Phra That Doi Suthep. This unique tour offers you the chance to experience an alms-giving ceremony in the early morning and explore the famous temple without daytime crowds. Plus, a former-monk guide provides insight into Thai culture and the Buddhist religion.

Experience Chiang Mai’s night markets with an insider guide on this evening food tour. Enjoy a mixture of exploring the city on foot and by songthaew (shared truck). Bring an appetite for this small-group food tour, which includes samples of all sorts of tasty treats, and learn how to order in Thai.

Learn to cook an authentic Thai meal with a full-day cooking class that includes pickup and drop-off at your Chiang Mai hotel. Pick ingredients from the organic market, then roll up your sleeves to cook a meal of classic Thai dishes. An expert cooking instructor will walk you through each step, and you’ll get to enjoy the meal you’ve prepared at the end of the lesson. Both morning and evening classes are available.

Unleash your creativity at the LuckyGem DIY Bracelet Workshop in Chiang Mai. In this hands-on session, expert staff will be on hand to assist you as you craft a unique Luckystone bracelet. Enjoy a complimentary special set featuring a signature drink and a premium cake of your choice, like the delectable Tiramisu or refreshing Strawberry Earl Grey. This workshop is perfect for anyone looking to explore their artistic side while indulging in delightful treats.

Learn the secrets behind some of Thailand’s most delicious dishes, like sticky rice with mango, Pad Thai, or Tomyum soup, during this hands-on cooking class. Follow your guide to the local market to shop for fresh seasonal produce, pick fresh herbs from their organic garden, then create your own personalized menu of five different dishes (including vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options). Sit down to enjoy your tasty home-cooked lunch and receive a recipe book as a souvenir.

Make a handmade silk souvenir during this small group Thai silk class in Chiang Mai. You’ll learn all about natural tie-dye, silk thread spinning, and cross weaving from a local, and then you’ll get to make something of your own. The tour also includes hotel pickup and drop off, plus lunch to keep you fueled up.

Offering more than just cooking lessons, this small-group Thai cooking class begins with picking out fresh ingredients at a local market and progresses through dining on your own handmade creations. Local instructors guide you through the shopping and cooking process, creating an experience you can’t get from following a recipe or going to a Thai market on your own.

Get a taste for the unique flavors of Thai and Akha cooking with this Chiang Mai cooking class. Learn about the culture and cuisine of the Akha people, visit the local market to buy ingredients (morning class only), and learn to prepare several different dishes, both Thai and Akha. A souvenir cookbook from your session is also included, as are transfers from central Chiang Mai hotel.

Prepare your own Thai dishes during a cooking class at Chiang Mai, where you’ll start the experience at a local market for an introduction to ingredients and how to select them. Then pick fresh vegetables and collect eggs at an organic farm before taking your place at your cooking station in an open-air kitchen. Cook four authentic dishes, which may include hot and sour soup, green curry, or pad Thai, with hands-on guidance.

Learn to cook dishes from two different regions of Thailand during this Chiang Mai cooking class. Pick up fresh ingredients from a local market then head to a kitchen to prepare your chosen appetizer, soup, stir-fried dish, curry, and dessert from scratch. A large menu gives you plenty of options to suit your tastes and accommodate vegan and vegetarian options. Transportation is included for nearby locations within 3 kilometers.

Craft a memorable Chiang Mai experience with a hands-on workshop filled with creativity, culture, and local charm. Choose from three beginner-friendly activities, where you can blend aromatic herbs to make your own Yadom herbal inhaler, explore indigo tie-dye techniques to create bold one-of-a-kind patterns, or craft and decorate a traditional bamboo fan in your own style, each guided by a friendly local instructor. Perfect for families, culture lovers, and creative travelers, this interactive experience offers a fun way to learn something local while making a handmade keepsake to take home. Optional hotel transfers from Chiang Mai Old City are available for an additional charge. Pick the workshop that speaks to you and enjoy a creative side of Chiang Mai.

This private tour takes you to Elephant Poo Poo Paper Park—a special museum park that explains how elephant waste is transformed into different paper products. Instead of following a big group, benefit from a private tour, and have a chance to make your own recycled paper crafts, before visiting a special waterfall where you can climb up rocks.

Get a taste of everyday life in Chiang Mai with this sunset cooking class at an organic farm. After collecting fresh ingredients straight from the garden, learn to prepare five authentic regional dishes like hot and sour soup or Thai green curry. Take in the views over the rice fields and mountains while you enjoy your delicious meal alongside your new cooking buddies.

Discover the secrets of Thai cuisine with a cooking class and market tour in Chiang Mai. Enjoy an immersive experience as you shop for ingredients at the local market, pick fresh herbs and vegetables from the garden, and learn traditional cooking techniques under the expertise of a Thai chef. Create several typical Thai dishes with guidance, including how to make fresh coconut milk the traditional way.

Learn, create and relax with our immersive herbal experiences. Discover our selection of interactive workshops designed to nature body, mind and spirit. Each session blends tradition with creativity, giving you skills to create your own natural remedies and wellness products.

Create your own Thai-inspired souvenir in Chiang Mai with a choice of three hands-on workshops, all beginner-friendly and guided by a warm local instructor. Make your own Yadom Thai herbal inhaler using fragrant ingredients, try indigo tie-dye with easy folding and binding techniques to reveal bold patterns, or craft and decorate a traditional bamboo fan in your own style. Perfect for culture lovers, families, and creative travelers looking for a fun and relaxing Chiang Mai experience. This relaxed activity lets you learn something local and take home a handmade souvenir from your experience. Optional hotel transfers from Chiang Mai Old City are available for an additional charge. Pick your favorite workshop and bring home a unique piece of Chiang Mai.

Authentic Tibetan singing bowl sound healing led by experienced practitioners, blending ancient Himalayan techniques, guided meditation, and breathwork to create a deeply relaxing and memorable wellness experience in Chiang Mai.

Join a half-day cooking class in Chiang Mai that offers hands-on instruction with lively commentary from your chef-instructor. Take a guided tour a local food market to see ingredients typically used in Thai cuisine, then return to the cooking school kitchen to learn to prepare six dishes. Once you have finished, enjoy the meal that you helped to create. Hotel pickup and drop-off is provided.

Experience as a local farmer at a local organic farm. Learn how to harvest grass for feeding Riam Thai buffalo and showering her. She likes water and eating very much, then learns how to uproot rice in a rice nursery, enjoy kick mud out from rice seedlings, tied rice seedlings with bamboo rope, and plant rice in the rice field with Uncle Serd a local farmer. After that, enjoy the lunch set Hang Tueng farm Pad Thai special sauce with mushrooms, Roselle mixed with Dates and Grass Jelly with Rice germ whole grains.