Northern Flavours Chiang Mai Food Tour with 15+ Tastings

Overview

Available languages

English

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‘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

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!

1 hour • Admission Not Applicable

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.

2 hours • Admission Not Applicable

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Northern Flavours Chiang Mai Food Tour with 15+ Tastings

Reviews

4.92

444 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

418

Great for solo travelers
777renskek,
Nov 12, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
A great introduction to Northern cuisine, especially if you don’t know where to start. These tours are especially great for solo travelers, since you get to try many dishes, while alone you might be able to try one. Aim, the guide, was very knowledgeable and was very excited to share her knowledge with us.
Well worth it!
L8090QKcindys,
Nov 11, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Ami our guide was excellent—knowledgeable and friendly. She made the experience a worthwhile one, introducing us to cuisines and locations we would not likely tried on our own.
Knowledgeable and plenty of food
Joseph C,
Nov 11, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
This was a great experience. We did this tour on the 2nd day we arrived so that we could have great places to come back to for more complete meals. Everything was small portions so we could try 20 different foods. Try and pace yourself because you'll be eating sooo much. Highly recommended and the tour guide was great and knowledgeable about a lot of things. There was some light walking but we mostly took a red bus from place to place.
very friendly, sympathetic and skilled guide (Muay)
Safari26391590096,
Nov 11, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
highly recommended culinary tour for anyone who would like to try out thai food beyond pad thai, pad kraw pao, green curry, etc.
Amazing experience - you don't want to miss it :)
joannafilm,
Nov 10, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
They are simply amazing. I did this tour in Bangkok and Chiang Mai - both were absolutely fantastic. Full of flavours, interesting info, delicious food that you'd probably not find out yourself. Recommend to all food lovers!
Food tasting extravaganza
jeffrey k,
Nov 9, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Great guide and tour. Tried various dishes. Plenty of food so bring your appetite. We moved around in a baht bus to 5 different spots including some renown spots.
Entertaining and informative evening out
MikeM272,
Nov 7, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00
Good value for money. Our tour guide was great. She did a fantastic job of explaining what we were going to be experiencing and giving us local history at the same time. There was TONS of food. So don’t eat anything before coming. We really enjoyed most of the offerings.
Excellent Tour for Foodies
Jonahcardiff,
Nov 2, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Excellent tour with some amazing food, covered a variety of Northern Thai cusine. Mia our guide was fantastic, explaining what we were eating and its preparation. The tour was via Red Taxi wagon which was perfect especially as it rained at times. Visit to local market to pick up some samples, if you like to try different things, this is the tour for you. We were a group of 8, all from different countries but amazing to share the experience
A Fantastic Taste of the North
Trumaine M,
Oct 25, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Moui was an excellent tour guide and a wealth of knowledge about the city, culture and food. Every spot we went to for food was great; I had a hard time selecting a favorite dish. If you only have time for one or two tours, you can’t go wrong picking this one.
Great food tour and very delicious food.
N4339PUalexd,
Oct 23, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Good food tour and our guide was very knowledgeable. It was planned meticulously and everything was waiting at each stop. We learnt a lot about Thai cuisine and Chiang Mai’s history and ate some really great food. Everything was done by van - it might have been nice to have had a little bit of walking too.