The 7 Chiang Mai Garden Tours That Earn Their Ticket

1.Doi Inthanon Park with Kew Mae Pan Hike Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 841 reviews · 11 hours · from $62Our pick

Spend a full day in Doi Inthanon National Park with guides such as Mo, James, Paul, or Yoong. Visit Thailand’s highest point, the Twin Pagodas, a Hmong village, and Wachirathan Waterfall, then hike the 2.78-kilometer Kew Mae Pan Trail, open November through May.

“We loved this day out. Our guide James was great. He was fun, friendly and looked out for us all. Pick up and drop off to/from our hotel was smooth and communication from the guide beforehand was good. The national park is beautiful, we particularly enjoyed the hike. Would recommend this if you want a good day out when in Chiang Mai.”

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2.We Cook Thai Home Garden Cooking School

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 378 reviews · 270 minutes - 5 hours · from $32

Join Mam at We Cook Thai Home Garden Cooking School for a market visit and hands-on Thai cooking class. Choose dishes across six categories, cook at your own wok, then eat in the garden. Vegetarian options, recipes, a certificate, and downtown pickup within 3 km are included.

“Mam is the cutest and best cook we could have wished for !! Everything was just amazing.”

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3.Cooking Morning Class Chiang Mai Visit Organic Garden and Market

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 211 reviews · from $13Best value

Start with pickup from select Chiang Mai hotels, then visit a local market and Siam Garden’s organic garden. With instructors Gift and Cream, you choose six dishes, make curry paste by hand, cook at your own wok, and eat what you prepare.

“Overall it was amazing. We learned a lot and everything was very well organised. We went to a local market where we learned about fruits and food then we went to the cooking school. We got to see spices in the school garden.”

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4.Cooking Evening Class Chiang Mai Visit Organic Garden and Market

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 187 reviews · from $13

Start with hotel pickup, then visit a Chiang Mai market and Siam Garden’s organic garden before cooking six Thai dishes. Choose your own appetizer, curry, stir-fry, soup, and dessert. Gift, Fonnie, Tukta, and the team guide the class, with vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, and mild options available.

“This cooking class was surprisingly fun! Gift was extremely patient, friendly, and knowledgeable about the different herbs used in each thai dish we cooked. Fonnie was hilarious and a little sassy, which made the class even more fun. I would definitely recommend attending this family-run class to anyone!”

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5.Doi Inthanon Park Tour & Kew Mae Pan Trail Hike

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 125 reviews · 1 day

Travel from Chiang Mai to Doi Inthanon with an English-speaking guide, then hike the two-hour Kew Mae Pan Nature Trail with a local hill-tribe guide. You’ll see Wachirathan Waterfall, Thailand’s highest point, the King and Queen Pagodas, and Hmong and Karen community markets. Guide Nina has earned praise for her professional, friendly approach.

“My wife and I had a great time with this day tour. Our guide, Nina, was also very approachable and professional. The twin pagodas were very serene while the Kew Mae Pan trail was undulating nad scenic! I’d recommend this for anyone who is visiting Doi Inthanon for the first time!”

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6.Cooking class in organic garden and local market tour ThaiCottage

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 105 reviews · from $35

Thai Cottage Home Cookery School combines a local market visit with a four-hour cooking class in an organic herb garden. You choose your dishes, make curry paste and mango sticky rice, then eat what you prepare. Instructors such as Toey, Kat, Mac, and Gataii are praised for patient, lively teaching.

“Location and cooking tools could use improvement but people and recipes were amazing- ended up hanging with some of the other members at the night market for a couple hours after. Tory was our instructor and impressed everyone by keeping the dishes on track.”

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7.Half Day Cooking Class at Organic Farm

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 96 reviews · 5 hours · from $31

Spend five hours learning Thai cooking with an English-speaking guide such as Anya, Wave, Toy, or Balloon. Visit a local market, choose dishes, cook at your own station, tour a garden, and eat what you make. Select a city garden, city yard, or farm setting.

“It was very intime, we could talk with the prestator, it was awesome! Fresh products, beautiful people and beautiful setting! One of our highlight of Chiang Mai! 200% would recommend!”

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