Top Chiang Mai Craft Classes

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.

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 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 herbs from their organic garden, and create your own personalized menu of five dishes.

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.

Bring your creativity to life during a beginner-friendly half-day woodcarving workshop at Baan Tawai, Chiang Mai's traditional woodcarving village. Guided by skilled local artisans, learn traditional Lanna carving techniques and use authentic tools to transform a simple block of wood into your own handmade keepsake. Shape and refine your creation while discovering the craftsmanship behind this centuries-old art. Explore artisan workshops filled with beautifully carved wooden sculptures and intricate Thai motifs as you experience the creative spirit of Baan Tawai. With convenient hotel transfers from Chiang Mai included, this hands-on workshop is a meaningful way to connect with one of Chiang Mai's enduring Lanna traditions and create a keepsake of your own.

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.

Rather than buying a standard souvenir in Chiang Mai, make something more personal to remember your trip by during this private bracelet-making workshop. Choose gemstones to create your own keepsake, even if you've never made jewelry before, while your private instructor offers undivided attention. Plus, included transfers and snacks make this experience even more convenient.

Learning silversmithing is hard to pick up as a visitor, without a maker to walk you through the traditional techniques hands-on. Join a class in Chiang Mai suited to all levels, working with silver and other metals under guidance to shape a piece of your own. You leave with the jewelry you made, having learned the methods used by local workshops, at your own pace.

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.

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.

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.

Connect with nature through a private 3-hour hands-on indigo tie-dye workshop in Chiang Dao, Chiang Mai, where local plants, natural colors, and traditional dyeing techniques come together. Learn how natural dyeing supports small-scale production, sustainable practices, and local craft knowledge. Explore color sources such as indigo leaves, marigold flowers, ebony fruits, catechu, and persimmon, including indigo grown locally for the dyeing process. Choose H1 to create a T-shirt and bandana or H2 to make a shawl and bandana. Prepare, fold, tie, and dip your fabric into indigo with guidance, then unfold each piece to reveal your own pattern. Ideal for all skill levels, this private workshop lets you take home handmade pieces while supporting Chiang Dao’s local makers.

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.

Get hands-on with Chiang Mai's rich artistic heritage during a beginner-friendly half-day woodcarving workshop at Baan Tawai, a village renowned for its master wood artisans. Travel with convenient round-trip transfers from Chiang Mai and learn the art of Lanna woodcarving from local artisans who have passed down their craft for generations. Surrounded by beautifully carved wooden sculptures, intricate Thai motifs and artisan workshops, learn basic carving skills through step-by-step guidance as you shape your own wooden keepsake using traditional tools. Hear stories of Northern Thailand's artistic heritage, discover how handcrafted woodwork remains part of local life and leave with a unique handmade souvenir and a deeper appreciation for Chiang Mai's Lanna craftsmanship.

Create your own natural indigo pieces in a private 3-hour tie-dye workshop in Chiang Dao, Chiang Mai, focused on local knowledge, sustainability, and creativity. Follow the “from seed to dye” journey as you see indigo plants and learn how they are grown, harvested, and turned into natural pigment. Discover the science of oxidation, then practice Japanese Shibori and Ita-jime techniques to create your own patterns. With guidance from the local team, make and dye your pieces from start to finish. Depending on the option booked, take home either a cotton T-shirt and bandana or a shawl and bandana, all handmade by you during the workshop. Ideal for couples, families, friends, and private groups seeking a local craft experience rooted in nature and responsible production.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Most cooking classes cook you through a fixed menu, so you rarely make the dishes you actually want to eat. Choose your own here instead, picking a market's fresh ingredients before you cook five courses from scratch, from appetizer and soup to curry and dessert. A large menu spanning two Thai regions gives you plenty to choose from, with vegan and vegetarian options throughout.

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.