Hands on Half-day Cooking Class by Authentic Thai Cooking
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Krabi, Thailand
- 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
- Pickup offered
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
Overview
Rather than just leaving Thailand with memories of great food, learn to cook it yourself after a cooking class in Krabi. Not only will you create signature dishes that you won't typically find in restaurants, but you'll also overcome the language barrier at a local market with the help of your guide.
- Enjoy personalized attention in a small group
- Round-trip transfers save you from finding a meeting point
- Remember recipes with an e-book you can share
- Discover traditional dishes beyond the usual takeaway menu
Sample Menu
Starter
Deep fried spring rolls
The crispiest and best spring rolls filled with vegetables and deep-fried to golden perfection.
Main
Pad Thai
Pad thai, phat thai, or phad thai is a stir-fried rice noodle dish commonly served as a street food in Thailand as part of the country's cuisine.
Main
Chicken fried rice
recipe is very easy and tasty! It's basically cooked chicken, rice, soy sauce, and shredded egg stir-fried together.
Main
Pad Ka Prao (Stir-fried Chicken with Holy Basil)
This flavourful and spicy Thai stir-fry featuring holy basil is a classic. Can be made with chicken, pork or beef and served with rice.
Main
Hot & Sour Prawn Soup (Tom-yam koong)
Tom Yum Goong soup is one of the most well known dishes in Thai food, our recipes you'll learn to make the authentic Thai street food style version.
Main
Chicken in Coconut Milk Soup (Tom kha khai)
Wake up those senses with this refreshingly light and aromatic Thai Tom Kha Gai-inspired chicken coconut soup!
Main
Local Hot & Sour Chicken Soup
Tom Zaep, is one of the most popular for Thai people which is good combination of spicy, sour, salty and sweet.
Main
Choose to make one of Green,Kao soi or Pa-Nang curry paste from schrath
Homemade Thai curry paste has tons more flavour that shop-bought versions. Make double the recipe and freeze half for later.
Main
Green curry chicken /Kao Soi /Pa-nang curry
Pa-Nang Thai green curry is yummy and popular. Khao soi, a coconut curry noodle soup from Northern Thailand, with both chewy & crispy noodles! .
Dessert
Sweet sticky rice with mango
It is a must try dessert from Thai. The perfect blend of coconut based sticky rice with sweet and sour ripened mangoes makes it the perfect dessert.
What's Included
- Hotel round-trip transfer
- Free drinking water
- Ingredients and instructions in English
- Recipe's e-book
- Alcoholic Beverages
Meeting and Pickup
You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup
What To Expect
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Featured review
Andrew_M
The best couple of hours, in the afternoon I've had so far in Krabi.
Chef New was awesome. Very informative and funny. She had us laughing all the time. We learnt about the ingredients, and how they go together. Preparation is the key.
We made a wide selection of dishes that included, spring rolls, a curry, a soup, a stir fried dish and everyone's favourite mango sticky rice. The place was clean, we had plenty of water to drink. I have to say it's the best foood I've ever made.
Definitely worth doing, I loved ever second xxx thank you New & team â€ïž
Reviews
4.8
based on 78 reviews
Andrew_M, Mar 2026
The best couple of hours, in the afternoon I've had so far in Krabi.
Chef New was awesome. Very informative and funny. She had us laughing all the time. We learnt about the ingredients, and how they go together. Preparation is the key.
We made a wide selection of dishes that included, spring rolls, a curry, a soup, a stir fried dish and everyone's favourite mango sticky rice. The place was clean, we had plenty of water to drink. I have to say it's the best foood I've ever made.
Definitely worth doing, I loved ever second xxx thank you New & team â€ïž
okedoki69, Feb 2026
Wonderful class! The pad thai, green curry, chicken coconut milk soup, spring rolls and sticky mango rice were superb. The instructor was highly knowledgeable and a great instructor. Be sure to come hungry. You will not be hungry when you leave.
Bronson_T, Feb 2026
Great cooking class! Lots of different dishes and the instructor was engaging and fun. Highly recommend.
Kelly_H, Dec 2025
Fabulous afternoon learning how to cook several dishes. Our chef/teacher was great. Vome hungry, because there's plenty to eat.
Agnes_G, Oct 2025
It was a great cooking class. We learned how to cook some typical Thai dishes and we enjoyed eating them! They tasted great! Our instructor was patient and fun. It was great to take a break from snorkeling and bathing and have some cultural culinary experience!
Keith_H, Sep 2025
What a great afternoon. Well organized, very clean utensils & cooking equipment. We did this with Gataii and she was lots of fun. Picked ingredients from her garden and we prepared the food. she gave clear instructions and the food was fantastic. highly recommended.
Fiona_P, Aug 2025
We had such a fantastic cooking experience and market tour. The food was amazing! Loved our teacher Gataii.
Kim_M, Jul 2025
My daughter and I absolutely loved this tour. The morning started at a local market, learning about typical Thai vegetables and spices that we would be using to cook with. Then Gataii took us back to her cooking school where we each picked 3 dishes to cook, along with spring rolls and mango sticky rice. She walked us through all the steps, making it easy for us to remember for cooking again later. The food was delicious! Gataii sent us home with the recipes and lots of pictures. Would definitely recommend!
Heidi_B, Feb 2025
If you want to eat like Thai, then you should try this workshop. It starts with a visit to the local fresh market and a lot of interesting information about the ingredients. After that you get to prepare different dishes, all very yum. Donât eat too much before the workshop because you might not be able to enjoy all the dishes đ And a special cheers for âhot & sexyâ Christina !
Angela_F, Feb 2025
Great experience going around the market first. My cooking class was excellent. Chicken and coconut soup, Thai green curry, Pad Thai and spring rolls enjoyed rolling them. Teacher was filmed great so fun he was.
jo_t, Jan 2025
We cooked typical thai food. Very delicious and the instructor was very nice. The event took place just as described online. Can recommend.
Peter_D, Jan 2025
Ann our cooking instructor was extremely passionate about passing on her knowledge about traditional Thai recipes and how to make and cook food to get the right balance.
The crew at the school were attentive to our needs and they were able to have a laugh with us.
I would highly recommend this experience as for us it is also a good way to get to understand the culture of a country.
Mayonao_A, Jan 2025
I booked this particular cooking class because it mentioned that there will be a market tour first thing but Ann (the teacher) picked us up and took us straight to the cooking class. It was disappointing for me because I was looking forward to the market tour and paid more money compared to the other cooking classes.
Other than that, the cooking class went well. It took about an hour and not three as mentioned in their description.
Monika_W, Dec 2024
It is a Great experience And the stuff is extra ordenary friendly! The Food you are Cooking is very Good And typically local.
Alondra_D, Dec 2024
We had Chris as our guide and it was an awesome experience. He took us on a tour of the Maharaj Market (local market) and brought us back to the school where we made and cooked 4 delicious bites - spring rolls, curry, pad thai, and mango sticky rice. It was the first experience of trip and my husband and I still talk about how fun it was daily. The entire staff is just so kind and caring. You may already know this, but make sure to have Whatsapp for communication on pickup/drop off.
LauraMurphy, Nov 2024
Really great tour - learnt so much and loved understanding how to tailor recipes to my taste. Market was great to visit too. Would highly recommend but make sure you are hungry!
CYNTHIA_S, Jul 2024
My family of 10 really enjoyed the cooking class. Our teacher first took us to the market and showed us around, showing us Thai vegetables and spices used in traditional Thai cooking. We bought a few herbs to go with our meals. We went back to the cooking school and our teacher showed us how to make 5 courses, including spring rolls, soup, noodles/fried rice, a curry, and mango sticky rice. There was time to sit and enjoy each course. Everything we made using fresh ingredients with excellent instructions. We even made our own curry paste! Our teacher was so fun and we could tell she absolutely loved to teach. She took the time to explain the fundamental ingredients for authentic Thai flavors. We did use a gas stove with very hot flames to cook so consider this when bringing children. Overall we had a fantastic experience and I would highly recommend this cooking class to anyone who wants to learn how to cook Thai food.
Paula_B, Jul 2024
We learnt so much and the food was beautiful too. We were also sent a digital recipe book that we're definitely going to use
Emily_H, Jun 2024
New was an amazing tour guide through the markets, it was so interesting seeing authentic and local markets. We had so much fun learning how to cook an assortment of local dishes and loved eating them at the end! Was a very fun morning!
Sheryn_C, Jun 2024
The cooking experience was great. However, booking via Viator is not a great experience.
1. In the description, they mentioned that they will reach out to you on pick-up time after you have booked, but I dont hear from them. I hv to text Viator instead.
2. The pick-up time provided by Viator was incorrect. I was told to expect pick-up between 9.15am to 9.30am for the 10am class. No one turned up. I tried looking for contact information from the booking confirmation. No one reply me from the Viator chat function.
3. The cooking school contact information was a number that is not in-use.
All these are very frustrating experiences, and I would not recommend to book via Viator.
Keiuliis_L, May 2024
What an awesome experience! Of course I had the best group of people with me for this amazing experience as well, but the lady called New was just so cool! She has such a fun personality! You will feel like youâre visiting an aunty! Itâs so authentic and sheâs not just giving you the customer service version of herself. You will be like visiting her home. Iâm assuming itâs all her family members helping out and her little son was the cutest. If youâre in a dilemma about who to choose then you should def support her family business! Also! The market tour was GREAT!
Joseph_R, Apr 2024
Easily one of the best excursions we have been on ever. The tour guide is extremely friendly and you can tell how passionate he is about his job and food.
To start, we were picked up at our hotel and transferred to a small town market which was unlike any market we have been to in Thailand. Mac, our guide, pointed out certain items as we shopped for our food to cook.
When we arrived to cook our food , he gave us many options. NOTE : COME HUNGRY YOU WILL BE FULL. we made an appetizer spring rolls , a soup, main course, and dessert.
The tour guide also took us back , so no need to worry about getting transportation.
Would recommend to the highest regard. Thanks so much again !!
Ane_D, Apr 2024
The experiance was great. They offer pickup at the resort you're staying and take you to the market nearby. The guide New explained every ingredient we we're about to use it later. They also have small garden there with a lot of herbs you can smell and try. Cooking with her was so relaxing and full of informations and results were delicious. I would totally recommend the experience to everyone who likes to cook and loves to eat.
Tom_E, Apr 2024
New was a super fun and helpful host! We learned a lot about native ingredients and cooking techniques for delicious Thai food!
Superb experience!
Rob_B, Mar 2024
A great/fun few hours at this cooking class. Our Chef New was great taking us to the local market to get our ingredients. Chef New explained all the different herbs, vegetables and spices that make up Thai cooking. The it was of to the kitchen (very clean) to make spring rolls, chicken curry, soup. It was a fun morning with pick up and drop off at our hotel making very convenient. I would recommend this tour all who like to have fun in the kitchen.
Caroline_H, Nov 2024
Das hat sehr viel SpaĂ gemacht. Sollte man mal mitgemacht haben. Und geschmeckt hat es auch. Essenstechnisch ist fĂŒr jeden was dabei.
Sophie_P, Aug 2024
Un super moment avec de nombreux ,trĂšs bons plats rĂ©alisĂ©s.Choisir de prĂ©fĂ©rence lâhoraire du matin pour pouvoir faire la visite du marchĂ© trĂšs sympa , typique qui permet de dĂ©couvrir la variĂ©tĂ© de leurs lĂ©gumes et Ă©pices .Le plus ,nous pouvons emporter nos plats cuisinĂ©s.Lâambiance Ă©tait top et les explications aussi .
Anissa_L, Jul 2024
Super expĂ©rience avec les enfants (4 et 6 ans) qui aiment cuisiner. Nâoutrez prof a Ă©tĂ© super patiente et nous a donnĂ© plein de tips. Vrai pro de cette excursion, on sent que le timing doit ĂȘtre respectĂ©. Un peu déçu du marchĂ© qui est un peu courte. Et fait pour nous faire plaisir plus que pour faire les courses (dĂ©jĂ faites) pour les recettes. Les plats sont nombreux et le gros plus câest quâon les prend en doggy bags si on ne les termine pas.
Sandy_G, Apr 2024
Un super moment passé en compagnie de Mac , je vous recommande a 100% cette activité . TrÚs bien accompagné tout le long, vos plats seront sans aucun doute un délice.
Mercii Ă lui
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