Where do you pick me up?

At your accommodation in Chiang Mai, in an air-conditioned minivan. Transfers are free within 5 km of the Old City; further out a surcharge applies.

Can I eat vegetarian, vegan or gluten-free?

Yes. There is no separate class, but every recipe can be adapted for vegetarian, vegan, pescatarian, gluten-free, lactose-free or nut-free diets. Tell us when you book.

Children from 9 years old cook their own dishes with the instructor's help. Younger children come along as visitors, watch and taste; children under 3 are free.

Can someone come along without cooking?

Yes. A visitor place lets a partner or child join the market walk, sit in on the class and share the food without cooking, at a lower price.

Do I need cooking experience?

No. The instructors teach in English step by step, everyone has their own cooking station, and you get an e-recipe book with ingredient substitutions to cook the dishes again at home.

How many people are in a class?

Usually between 3 and 12, sometimes a little more in peak season.

Can I swim in the lake?

Yes, and it is free for the school's guests. After class you can swim, kayak or just dip your feet. Life jackets are provided and there are towels and changing areas. It is optional.

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Half Day Afternoon Thai Cooking Class - i-Like Thai Cooking School

An afternoon cooking class by the lake at Grand Canyon Chiang Mai: walk through a local market, then cook seven Thai dishes at your own station and cool off in the water after.

From฿1,000per person

5.0(540)

5.0Google (540)

Hang Dong, Chiang Mai

Cooking & Food

Hotel Pickup Included

Water Activities

Solo Traveler Friendly

Half Day

Highlights

Walk through a local market and pick your ingredients with your instructor
Cook seven Thai dishes at your own station, from an appetizer to a dessert
Pound a curry paste by hand and turn it into your own curry
Look round the school's small organic herb garden
Swim, kayak or relax at the lake at Grand Canyon Chiang Mai after class
E-recipe book to take home

Duration

5 hours

Pickup

Included

i-Like Thai Cooking School cooks by the lake at Grand Canyon Chiang Mai in Hang Dong, 20 to 30 minutes south of the Old City. The afternoon session is a hands-on class of seven dishes with a market visit first and time by the water afterwards, and it gets you out of the city for the hottest part of the day. It suits beginners, couples, families and solo travellers; the school keeps classes to around 3 to 12 people, and anyone who would rather watch can come as a visitor and share the food.

Pickup is between 12:00 and 12:30 from your accommodation, then straight to a local market, where your instructor shows you the herbs, vegetables and spices Thai cooking depends on and you pick the ingredients for your dishes. A short drive brings you to the lakeside kitchen, where you look round the school's small organic herb garden and then cook at your own station. The seven dishes cover an appetizer, a stir-fry, a soup, a curry paste pounded by hand and the curry made from it, a Thai drink and a dessert. Each person chooses their own options, so a table of four can cook four different curries. You eat as you go and take home what you cannot finish.

After the last dish there is free access to the lake: swim, kayak, float around or just sit with the view. Life jackets are provided and there are towels and changing areas. You are back at your accommodation around 17:30, with an e-recipe book to keep. Transport is included within 5 km of the Old City. Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and allergy-friendly versions of every dish are available if you tell us when booking.

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Bookings open up to 150 days ahead; the latest date you can book is Sun 28 Feb 2027.

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