Northern Flavours Chiang Mai Food Tour with 15+ Tastings
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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‘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!
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.
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Northern Flavours Chiang Mai Food Tour with 15+ Tastings
Reviews
405 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Beyond Our Wildest Food Imaginations
CARESSA H,
Jul 16, 2025
- Viator
5.00If you're thinking about booking this food tasting excursion, stop thinking and do it! From the moment we met our guide, Lucky, we knew we were in for something special. Her energy, knowledge, and passion for food and people made the entire experience unforgettable. She gave such wonderful insight of dailylife in Phuket. The food...OMG!! The Food!! Every stop was better than the last, showcasing local flavors with creativity, hospitality, and flair. But here’s the thing: don't go hungry- go starving. Seriously. You think you’re ready, but you’re not... buckle up!. There's no amount of stomach stretching to prepare you. There is so much food, more than we could have imagined! We tried everything from savory bites, to spicy noodles, to sweet indulgences, and it just kept coming. AND the hospitality of the Thai people. THE HOSPITALITY!!! You're served in the loving homes of natives, street-side restaurants, a Michelin Star restaurant, and restaurants that should have Michelin stars. This tour is a feast in every sense of the word. It’s like eating at date night 6 times over. Lucky guided us through each dish with insight and humor, making us feel like we were eating with a local friend who knew all the hidden gems. What a special person. Highly recommend this experience. If you dare to venture into this world of food, just be sure to wear your stretchiest pants, pack a back-up stomach, and your walking shoes.
Culture and flavour together
JeffreyJay F,
Jul 16, 2025
- Viator
5.00Our guide Muay was excellent: intelligent, informed, fun, and passionate. All the food was incredibly tasty; the venues were fascinating and slightly off the beaten track. They company also did as much as they could to navigate my coriander leaf dislike (hatred).
Poor experience with guide
Matthew B,
Jun 16, 2025
- Viator
1.00The food was mostly delicious, but the guide made me uncomfortable with her unsolicited comments about me and ruined the experience for me. It’s extremely unprofessional and would recommend using an alternative tour
Do yourself a favor and BOOK THS!
Jess C,
Mar 23, 2025
- Viator
5.00Tree was undoubtedly the BEST TOUR GUIDE! He was so knowledgeable and funny. I really loved this tour! Some times the difficulties of traveling solo is you want to try so many things but don’t want to waste your food. This was a great experience to do that! Actually hit up one of the pork belly spots I had saved on my list so it was a great way to check it out!! 1000000000/10 recommend! Was also able to switch times when I had accidentally made a wrong booking. This company was so accommodating and nice! Riding around town in a red Songthaew was a nice touch.
Outstanding experience
Gavin V,
Mar 16, 2025
- Viator
5.00I had a fantastic time and learned a lot. This was largely thanks to our guide, whose name escapes me (a lovely woman with a name beginning with "M"): she had a great sense of when to speak and when to allow us time to talk among ourselves. When she did speak, she humbly educated us about not only the region's food, but its wider history. The food itself was excellent, especially the water buffalo and the Burmese curry.
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