6-Hour Akha Tribe Culture and Cooking Class in Chiang Mai
Overview
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6 hours
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Part of the rich culture of Thailand is ingrained in all its delicious traditional dishes. In this activity, join a fun and informative tour that will take you on a local market trip where you'll source all your ingredients for your scheduled cooking class! Choose either a morning or evening course and embark on a journey that will introduce you to the Akha people - a community that immigrated to Thailand in the 1900's - as well as their traditions and a combination of both Thai and Akha cuisine. In the cooking course, you'll create 10 delicious dishes that you will get to eat after the session. During your meal, stuff yourself silly with the soup, spring rolls, stir fry dishes, and more, straight from your kitchen station.
Additional Info
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Public transportation options are available nearby
The activity is able to accommodate special dietary requirements (allergies, gluten intolerance, vegetarian diets, or other dietary needs)
Appetizers: Papaya Salad, Spring Roll
Desserts: Mango with Sticky Rice, Pumpkin in Coconut Milk
Akha dishes: Sapi Thong (tomato dipping sauce), Akha Salad, Akha Soup
Stir fry: Sweet & Sour Vegetables, Cashew Nut with Chicken, Chicken with Hot Basil, Pad Thai
Soup: Chicken in Coconut Milk, Hot & Sour Prawn Soup, Clear Soup with Egg Tofu
Curry Paste and Curry: Chicken Green Curry, Chicken Red Curry, Panaeng Curry, Massaman Curry
In any case, if your booking isn't matched with reality when you show upfront (such as child's age, child's height, the number of people and etc.), you are responsible to pay the additional charge upfront for the show/tour.
On the rare occasion that we should be required to cancel a tour, we will inform you in advance and offer a different tour date, an alternative tour or provide a full refund.
What To Expect
Besides learning how to cook Thai Food and Akha Food, you will learn and experience the different culture of Thai and Akha, also learn the history of Thailand through food. In our Morning Class we will take you to the Local Market to see the real lifestyle of local people where you can all the same produce, at all different prices. We call this “same same, but different”! At the Local Market, you will be treated like a local person, no special treatment to gain profit for tourists here! Thai markets are very different from western markets, so get ready for some interesting experiences. Why choose the Evening Cooking Class? Fits around a busy day schedule. First home cooked Thai dinner in Thailand. No need to worry or plan where or what do eat for dinner just come and cook! It’s cooler in the evening, actually a much better time to be cooking. The kitchen is an outdoor set up with a mix of Thai-Akha culture atmosphere. The dining room with air-conditioning. Relaxing and easy chill-out place.
Sample Menu
main
Appetizers
Papaya Salad, Spring Roll
dessert
Desserts
Mango with Sticky Rice, Pumpkin in Coconut Milk
main
Akha dishes
Sapi Thong (tomato dipping sauce), Akha Salad, Akha Soup
main
Stir fry
Sweet & Sour Vegetables, Cashew Nut with Chicken, Chicken with Hot Basil, Pad Thai
main
Soup
Chicken in Coconut Milk, Hot & Sour Prawn Soup, Clear Soup with Egg Tofu
main
Curry Paste and Curry
Chicken Green Curry, Chicken Red Curry, Panaeng Curry, Massaman Curry
Options
Evening Cooking Class
Description: No need to worry or plan where or what do eat for dinner just come and cook, actually a much better time to be cooking Duration: 5 hours Departure Time: 05:00pm Pick up Time: 04:30pm - 05:00pm Pickup included
Morning Cooking Class
Description : Take you on a local market trip where you will taste and collect all the ingredients for your cooking class Duration: 6 hours Departure time : 09:00am Pick up Time: 08:30am - 09:00am Pickup included
What‘s Included
Pick up and drop at your hotel
Local market tour (Morning Cooking Class)
Free CookBook + Extra Gift
All ingredients for cooking
Vegatarian/Vegan meal option
Wi-Fi internet
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Reviews
3 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
On was an amazing teacher...
Stephanie C,Sep 30, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00On was an amazing teacher and made the class so fun. Come hungry because it is a ton of food! Easy recipes and nice to have the recipe book.
An Unforgettable Culinary Adventure - Rain and All!
farrahmelanie,Jul 31, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00What an incredible day this turned out to be! My husband evening cooking class and I can honestly say it exceeded every expectation. We made 10 different dishes, and let me tell you, keeping track was like counting 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... 11 if you include the amazing welcome drink they started us with. The spring rolls, the stir fry, that incredible soup - each dish was better than the last. Here's where it gets interesting - halfway through our cooking session, we got hit with a sudden flash flood! Water was rushing down the street, and we were all laughing and scrambling about. But honestly? It just made the whole experience more memorable. The staff handled it like absolute pros and we just kept cooking and having a blast. By the time we sat down to eat everything we'd made, we were absolutely stuffed. I mean STUFFED. The food was phenomenal - that perfect blend of Thai and Akha flavors that you just can't get anywhere else. We could barely move afterward but couldn't stop talking about how amazing everything tasted. Even with Mother Nature throwing us a curveball, this was hands down one of the highlights of our trip to Thailand. The culture, the food, the laughs, the unexpected adventure - it all came together perfectly. Highly recommend!
Excellent
Climber07665248209,Jan 4, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Excellent and useful cooking class, easy to understand for those of us who are not experts in the kitchen and the chef clearly explains the various dishes.
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