Chiang Mai Cooking Class: Schedule and Packing List

At a glance

• Duration: About 6.5 hours
• Format: Small-group cooking class
• Area: Organic farm near San Kamphaeng, Chiang Mai
• Pickup: Hotel pickup in Chiang Mai, about 8:00-8:30 am (morning class) or 3:00-3:30 pm (evening class)
• Best for: food lovers, first-time cooks and vegetarians who want to learn Thai cooking where the ingredients grow
• Price: From $30 per person
• Payment: Book on WhatsApp

The day in order

The standard sequence of the Thai Cooking Class at an Organic Farm in Chiang Mai; timing shifts with your hotel area, traffic, weather and group size. What happens at each stage is described in the travel guide.

What to bring and how to prepare

Bring comfortable clothes and shoes, mosquito repellent, sunscreen, your phone or camera and a note of any food allergies.

• Hotel pickup covers hotels within about 3 km of the Old City; tell us your hotel when you book, and ask us first if it is further out.
• There are two sessions: morning (pickup about 8:00-8:30 am, back about 2:30 pm) and evening (pickup about 3:00-3:30 pm, back about 9:30 pm). Tell us which one you want.
• All dishes are available as vegetarian or vegan. Tell us about food allergies when you book.
• Dessert is not part of the half-day class; the school's full-day course adds salad, dessert and a herbal drink. Ask us if you prefer the full day.
• Guests aged 9 and over cook at their own station; children aged 4-8 come as visitors and do not cook. Ask us about child prices.
• A friend who does not want to cook can come as a visitor but cannot join the cooking. Ask us for the visitor price.
• Bring mosquito repellent and sunscreen, and wear comfortable clothes and shoes.
• The farm is in the countryside about 45 minutes from the Old City, so the day starts early; we confirm your pickup time the day before.
• We confirm the date, pickup time and total on WhatsApp before you pay; how and when to pay for this tour is agreed with your booking.

What shifts by season

Chiang Mai has a cool, dry season from about November to February, when the mountains are clear and the top of Doi Inthanon can be cold; the hot season follows from March to May, often with haze, and the rains from about June to October turn the forest green and the waterfalls full.

Booking and confirmation — what to send

To confirm the Thai Cooking Class at an Organic Farm in Chiang Mai, send the date, your hotel name and area, and the group size on WhatsApp — that is what sets the pickup time, the vehicle and the slot. We confirm the date, pickup time and total on WhatsApp before you pay; how and when to pay for this tour is agreed with your booking.

What the price covers is in why book it.

Questions and answers

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