Northern Flavours Chiang Mai Food Tour with 15+ Tastings
Overview
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4 hours
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Calling all foodies. Want to discover what real Northern Thai cuisine is all about? Forget the tourist markets and hop onboard our daily small-group adventure limited to just 8 exclusive guests. Over 4 hours you'll ride around Chiang Mai in a classic rod daeng truck in search of the best hidden eats in the city from small hole-in-the-wall joints to bustling indoor food markets. While sampling over 15 different tastes of Northern Thai food, your guide will help you understand the region's flavors and the history which has impacted on its dishes. Get stuck into the best sai oua sausage in town, slurp on delicious 'nam ngiaw' noodles and gobble up refreshing tea and tamarind leaf salads not found anywhere else in Chiang Mai.
Additional Info
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
This tour isn't suitable for vegetarians, pescatarians or no pork diets due to street vendors' limited menus. Other dietary restrictions may require some dishes to be missed
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately and bring an umbrella in rainy season
Children must be accompanied by an adult. Infant meals not included
The tour isn't suitable for shellfish, peanut or severe allergies due to the nature of street food. Other allergies may require some dishes to be missed
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Chiang Mai
Our feasting tour of 15+ tastings invites guests on a culinary experience around the Chiang Mai led by our team of professional foodie guides. Our award-winning tour has hosted over 2,000 foodie travellers in groups no bigger than 8 exclusive guests. Before we get started, our tour reflects the local cuisine and the limitations of street food vendors means we unfortunately cannot cater for every dietary restriction. Here's an honest appraisal for the tour so no-one is disappointed ✘ Unsuitable for vegetarians, pescatarians and no-pork diets ✘ Unsuitable for shellfish, peanut and severe allergies. ✘ Unsuitable for severe gluten intolerances, there are traces of gluten in soy sauce. ✔ Suitable for lactose intolerances. ✔ Suitable for no beef diets. If you are feeling adventurous for a foodie journey, read on!
Chiang Mai
Don’t follow the herd. Forget green curry and pad Thai, that's central Thai fare. Hop on board our private songthaew truck for four hours of feasting. Hit up the street eats and fresh markets across the city gorging on 15+ Northern Thai tastings. Many are unaware that this used to be the Lanna Kingdom well before it was part of Thailand and its food influences come from neighbouring Myanmar, China and beyond. We don't want to spoil the surprise, but some drool-worthy highlights include the zingy nam ngiaw noodles, the meaty larb salads, the sizzling lemongrass sai oua sausages and piquant nam prik relishes among many more lip-smackingly good tastings at places you'd struggle to find alone.
What‘s Included
4 hours of feasting around the streets and fresh markets of Chiang Mai
Bottled water and local soft drinks included
15+ food tastings included, more than any other Chiang Mai food tour
Awarded Tripadvisor's Badge of Excellence with over 2000 happy guests
Maximum of 8 exclusive guests on each tour
Alcoholic drinks excluded
Pick up and drop off from your hotel excluded
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Northern Flavours Chiang Mai Food Tour with 15+ Tastings
Reviews
532 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Truly a delicious and fun way to get to know Chiang Mai
5expats,,Feb 13, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00A good variety of samples, tasty and in addition , Indy was a wonderful guide who gave us background an insight to the food and places on the tour. I have been on many food tours and Indy and the food definitely made it one of the best.
Exceptional Tour! Not to be missed.
Discover155039,,Feb 11, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Exceptional!! Our tour could not have been better. Not only did we get to taste an incredible amount of local delicious foods, but also learned a great deal about Thai culture and what has shaped the regional cuisine. Our tour guide Moi, was exceptionally nice and did a fantastic tour. She was a great teacher and her enthusiasm for sharing her knowledge of Thai food and its history made the tour one of the highlights of our Chiang Mai visit.
Authentic northern flavours
Giulia M,,Feb 10, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Our lovely guide Em brought us around the city to eat delicious food and explaining us Thai traditions and simple phrases. We had an amazing night with a lively small group
Must do! So yummy!
Kelly H,,Feb 9, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Muay, our guide, was very informative. This tour was filled with so much delicious food. Loved all of it. Highly recommend!
A trip round Chiang Mai favourite eateries with Indi.
L3727JWbarryf,,Feb 7, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Just got back from a fab 3 hour plus trip with the superb Indi as our hostess. Sampled so many foods to mention and extremely full. Would highly recommend this trip.
An excellent food tour in Chang Mai
OnAir20667087756,,Feb 7, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00An excellent food tour of Chang Mai visiting restaurants, street food stalls and markets. Our guide Moui was very knowledgeable, friendly and enthusiastic. It was really interesting to taste the different culinary influences from Northern Thailand, Central Thailand, Burma and India. We would never have found these venues without Moui’s inside knowledge and passion for Thai cuisine. Thank you Moui for a great evening!
Come adventurous and hungry!
Heidi O,,Feb 5, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great experience learning about the foods of central and north Thailand and the various different influences on the cuisine. Having a guide explain dishes and origin was super interesting. We ate foods I would never have known to order on my own as well as stopping at a variety of places it would have been difficult to navigate on our own. We also did a chefs tour in Bangkok that was equally great! Expand your palate!
Must do!
David W,,Feb 4, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00The tour was a lot of fun. We learned a lot about the food history. We also had a great experience. Our guide, Muoi, was excellent !!
Great food, great history lesson
ericoL85YQ,,Feb 2, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Excellent way to not only taste many tasty traditional foods but also learn the history of culinary changes in Thailand over the years. Tour guide was excellent and food was great! The tour highlighted long standing chefs and local restaurants. I was satisfyingly full and we experienced many parts of the city. Bottled water was also included as needed.
Start the tour hungry!
K8231GKmartinh,,Jan 31, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Indi was a wonderful guide, who not only taught us about the food of Northern Thailand, but also was a wealth of knowledge about the locality, the culture and the history. There were 7 in our group and we quickly became friends whilst sharing everything from tropical fruit and delicious slow roasted meats to vegan pizzas, sticky rice desserts and bugs! This is a ‘must do’ and worth every penny.
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