Thai and Akha Cooking Class in Chiang Mai
Overview
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6 hours
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Learn how to cook Thai and Akha dishes during your holiday in Chiang Mai with our master chef, a native Akha people. You will learn some unique cooking style and dishes, plus the history and culture of this ethnicity. Light refreshments, tour to local market (for morning class) and hotel transfer is included.
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Specialized infant seats are available
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Visitor are welcome
Come with empty stomach
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Morning Cooking Class + Market Tour Thai Akha Kitchen will take you to the Local Market to see the real lifestyle of local people + Cooking Thai and Akha foods. Evening cooking class excluding Market tour only cooking. Why choose 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 to eat for dinner just come and cook! It’s cooler in the evening, actually a much better time to be cooking.
Sample Menu
starter
Start by two Appetizers
The class will start by preparing the famous Papaya Salad and the perfect Fried Spring Rolls.
dessert
Making two Desserts
Mango Sticky Rice and Pumpkin in Coconut Milk
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Three Akha Dishes
In Akha traditions, every meal must have a Chilli Sauce (Sapi Thong), one Salad, and one Soup.
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Pick one out of four Curry and Curry Paste
You can choose one of the four most popular Thai curries; Red curry, Green curry, Panang curry, or the Massaman curry.
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Pick one out of three Soup
You can choose between the Chicken & Coconut Milk (Tom Kha Gai), the Hot and Sour Prawn Soup (Tom Yum Gong), or the Clear Soup & Egg Tofu
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Pick one out of four Stir-Fried
You can choose Pad Thai, Chicken with Cashew Nut, Chicken with Hot Basil, or Sweet and Sour Vegetables.
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Everyone can choose their own menu individually
All recipes can be adapted to be cooked: Vegan, Vegetarian, Gluten-Free. Alternative solutions are available for any food allergies.
What‘s Included
Hotel pickup and drop-off (only within 3 km from city area)
Local market tour (only for morning class)
Individual cooking station
Akha Hill Tribe coffee
Full color cook book
Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Options
Thai Akha Morning Class
Thai Akha Kitchen 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.
Pickup: If you need more info about our Pick-Up services please visit: https://www.thaiakhakitchen.com/pickup-info-and-area/ - Thanks
Pickup included
Thai Akha Evening 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.
Pickup: If you need more info about our Pick-Up services please visit: https://www.thaiakhakitchen.com/pickup-info-and-area/ - Thanks
Pickup included
Reviews
4,439 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
A Chiang Mai must do!
370gennah,,Feb 27, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Amazing! We made so many dishes and had so much fun. Amazing tour and company!
Amazing class and teacher!
madisonhH5361PN,,Feb 27, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Incredible class!! Our teacher On was fantastic, funny, and informative. The food was more than enough, and the class was broken up perfectly between breaks to eat and cooking!! I absolutely recommend this class 10/10!!
Best cooking lesson ever!
HighlanderHouse,,Feb 25, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00From all the many previous reviews we knew before we arrived in Chiang Mai that ThaiAkhaKitchen cooking lesson was going to be fabulous...and we were not disappointed. Owner (and our teacher), Niti, has a number of gifted attributes: she is fun, extremely good at what she does and loves cooking Thai Akha dishes. Her passion transfers to her guests and we all had a fun time, lots of laughs...and got to enjoy superb dishes cooked by ourselves under expert instruction. There is a reason ThaiAkhaKichen is best in Chiang Mai and ond of the best in the world!
Wow. What a fantastic cooking school
I7187CPmichaeld,,Feb 24, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I have been to Thailand a number of times and this was the third Thai cooking school I’ve attended. This was hands down the best. Make sure you don’t miss this experience.
Super great cooking class!
888alinaw,,Feb 23, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had a great time at the evening cooking class! The ingredients are very high quality and everything is perfectly organized. It is a great activity for the evening with friends or family. It was very fun and was also very delicious
Great!!!
Catelijnejojo,,Feb 23, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Very nice experience!! I would definitely recommend!
Excellent value for money
Brian U,,Feb 23, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Excellent value for money and super helpful instructor. The food was all fresh from the market which we visited with a teacher who explained all the produce. Very clear cooking instructions for everyone and no washing up
100/10 Thailand must experience
241nickid,,Feb 22, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This was so awesome!! The food was fantastic, tons of education. I wish I had gone my first night in Chaing Mai so I could have gone to the food market again later in my stay. You learn about so many different kinds of food and how to prepare them, and the staff is so awesome! Niti is so sweet, she was a fantastic teacher.
A must in Chiang Mai!
raphaelcU3684FL,,Feb 20, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I had a fantastic cooking class today and I am totally thrilled! 🤩 The teacher was super nice and led us through the recipes with a lot of wit. 🧑⍍🍳 She told us so many useful tips and tricks that I will try immediately. You could tell how much fun she had doing it and it transferred to us. It was really a great experience and I can only recommend it to anyone who likes to cook and wants to learn dishes like Pad Thai or Pad Krapow. There were many dishes to cook, all of which tasted super delicious. In addition, the course is very professionally designed and the team does a great job! P.S. comes hungry;)
Great afternoon class
Tais storm A,,Feb 20, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I did the afternoon class, and really liked the amount of dishes we tried. It was a good mix of us cooking ourselves, and the instructor showing us something in a group.
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