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
497 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Fantastic culinary experience
Cecilia L,,Jan 16, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Highly recommend this experience. Our guide was very knowledgeable and shared not only about the foods we were about to taste but also about the history of Chiangmai and Thailand. We would highly recommend this tour!!
Great experience!
Edisen K,,Jan 15, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00We had a very knowledgeable tour guide. Easy to talk to and answer our questions with detailed explanation.
Great food, great stories
pamelaw623,,Jan 14, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00AIM gave us a great tour, the food was delicious! She had a lot of knowledge to share. We really liked the lab and chicken!.
Expand your mind and try it all! :)
suzettel,,Jan 14, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Our guide was really great (name began with ‘M’) extremely knowledgeable and gave lots of interesting information about the different food influences in the north of Thailand and also the history of the food vendors as well as other fascinating facts. I was honestly so full by the end, so feel that the last couple of vendors I didn’t appreciate as much! Pace yourself with the dishes though, the food is plentiful 😊.
Great value tour
Milesaus,,Jan 14, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great small group tour. Very good with my 9yr old daughter and took us to places we would not have found ourselves.
Fanatic
326keesd,,Jan 12, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This was a great experience! Tree was a wonderful and passionate host. We learned and ate a lot. Tasted food I would missed out om otherwise.
Tree was the guide for...
Alvin Y,,Jan 10, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Tree was the guide for the tour. His experience of having grown up in Chiang Mai adds a lot of credibility to the information he shared. He helped navigate and offer local insight. There was good selection of food. Spiciness of the food can be adjusted, and therefore very approachable. I would recommend skipping lunch and snacks and come hungry for this tour.
Fantastic
kees d,,Jan 10, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Was a fantastic afternoon. Tree was a very passionate host. Learned a lot and especially ate a lot. Dishes I probably never would have tasted otherwise. Highly recommended
Experiencing Chiang Mai like a local foodie!
juliancR488YQ,,Jan 9, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00What a fabulous experience! Our tour guide was named Aim, and she was an absolute delight. We not only learned about some of the history of Thailand and its connection to food, but also we experienced some of the modern local stories. This made it feel like a tour not only suited for foreigners but also for locals wanting to know the best secret foodie spots of their own city. Of course each meal was delicious, and there so much food to try! My only advice is to not each too much beforehand, because you will want to leave room for everything! And I hope that when you do this tour you also are lucky enough to get Aim as your tour guide.
Cool food tour!
PelleFB,,Jan 9, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Myai was excellent! So much history embedded in food stories! We were well taken care off and had wonderful food served!
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