Farm visits · ORGANIC FARM TOURS IN THAILAND
Good organic farm tours in Thailand fill up weeks ahead and the great ones go first. Below: the 9 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Visit a local market and Smile Organic Farm, then cook curry paste, curry, stir-fry, soup, and spring rolls with guides such as Lily, Love, K, or Cici. You choose dishes and spice levels, work at your own station, and eat what you make.
“Great experience with Lily- learning about thai cuisine, fun cooking, visiting organic farm and communal eating! Highly recommended!”
Spend four hours with an English-speaking chef such as Nook, Pam, Tida, Mai, or Blue, visiting a local market, touring Mama Noi’s organic garden, and cooking your choice of Thai dishes. You will eat what you make and take home a recipe book and class certificate.
“The best cooking class i have been yet. The class was very organized and we had the opportunity to cook several dishes. Totally recommend this class!”
Meet your guide at your Chiang Mai hotel, visit a local market, tour Mama Noi’s organic garden, then cook a full Thai meal at your own station. Instructors such as Nook, Tida, Pam, and Fern guide you through several dishes, Thai tea, and mango sticky rice. Vegetarian options are available.
“One of my favorite days in Thailand so far! You get to stop at the market first briefly before and then have a tour of their beautiful garden and get to try lots of the ingredients that you get you cook with and get to adjust the dishes to your tatse. The chef was very energetic and enthusiastic:) and to top it all off you get to bring home a little cook book and take home whatever you can't eat. Their team was very friendly, organized and efficient with the way they ran things as well.”
Start with hotel pickup and a Somphet Market visit, then head to an organic farm for hands-on Thai cooking. Chef Perm and the teaching team guide you through curry paste, six dishes, papaya salad, and mango sticky rice before you eat your own meal.
“They picked me up from my hotel and then our group was driven to a market outside of Chiang Mai. It was a market for locals and very authentic. Our chef (Perm) showed us the different ingredients we would be using and had us smell various herbs/plants. He was so funRead more”
Start at 8:30 a.m. with hotel pickup and a 30-minute visit to Somphet Market, then head 13 kilometers outside Chiang Mai. At an open-air organic farm, a Thai chef guides you through several dishes using fresh herbs, spices, your own wok, and a personal cooking station.
“We booked this tour and were picked up from our hotel, taken on a tour of the local market and got to try lots of tit bits and also were given info on what different types of food were. Then we were taken to a lovely farm with an undercover but open air cooking area whicRead more”
Spend five hours learning Thai cooking with an English-speaking instructor such as Wave, Anya, Toy, or Balloon. Visit a local market, tour an organic garden or farm, prepare several dishes at your own station, and take home the recipes. Choose a city or farm setting, with vegetarian and vegan options available.
“Amazing experience, definitely worth the money! Our instructor was so knowledgeable and kind and helped us cook the most delicious dishes. Located in such a pretty cafe run by her & with help from the other team members who were also so kind and helpful! If you want an authentic cooking class this is the best one!”
Spend five to six hours touring Phuket’s southern viewpoints with guide James Bond or another CC’s Hideaway guide. See Karon, Black Rock, Windmill, and Promthep viewpoints, pause at Yanui Beach, visit a hilltop temple, and finish with a Thai lunch at Green Heart Garden.
“James Bond works really hard to engage his clients and give as much information as possible. Well done James and the photos you took for all of us are terrific. There were opportunities to swim and snorkel with all equipment supplied. A good tour for all ages.”
Start at Tha Phae Gate at 9:00 am, visit a countryside market, then cook six Thai dishes at a 1.6-acre organic farm. Instructors including Gayle and Lily guide you through fresh herbs, curry pastes, stir-fries, soups, salads, and desserts before returning you to Chiang Mai.
“Gayle was so fun and her Student was so lovely. It was her First Time and she did such an amazing job”
Spend 8 hours learning Thai cooking with an English-speaking local chef, beginning at a Chiang Mai market and continuing at an organic farm. You will prepare 5 to 6 dishes, including pad Thai, green curry, and mango sticky rice, then eat what you cook. Luna and Netty have led recent classes.
Pick a crop, an animal or a kitchen.
