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Basil Cookery School Chiang Mai | Tours & Activities Booking

Overview: 🧑‍🍳Want to learn how to cook authentic Thai dishes yourself?; Basil Cooking School is one of the most popular local cooking classes.

In a relaxed setting, you can enjoy an immersive Thai food experience, from a market tour to a hands-on cooking class.; 🥘 Cooking Menu (Choose Your Own); On the day of the class, choose one dish from each category below and make a total of 7 dishes.

🔸 Curry paste (green/red/Panang)
🔸 Curry dish (chicken/pork/seafood, etc.)
🔸 Stir-fried dish (Pad Thai, Pad See Ew, etc.)
🔸 Salad (Som Tam, Yam Woon Sen, etc.)
🔸 Soup (Tom Yum Goong, Tom Kha Gai, etc.)
🔸 Dessert (mango sticky rice, etc.)
🔸 Fried rice or another Thai rice dish

※ The menu may change depending on on-site circumstances. 메뉴 상세; 💡 Highlights; ✔️ Experience a local market and cooking class in one activity!
✔️ Prepare the dishes you choose yourself.
✔️ The class is conducted in English, but the explanations are easy to follow.
✔️ A great activity for couples, friends, and families.

Schedule

Hotel Pick-up: Pick-up time will be provided individually.

09:00 Visit to a Traditional Market🧺: Before the class, visit a local market to discover and explore Thailand’s spices and vegetables up close. It’s a great opportunity to experience the lively atmosphere and warm, welcoming charm of a local market.

10:00 Cooking Class 🧑‍🍳: The instructor explains each step clearly, making the class easy for even complete beginners to follow.
Each participant cooks at their own workstation, ensuring a hygienic learning environment.
After the class, enjoy the dishes you’ve prepared as a meal.

14:00 Return to the hotel: ※ Arrival times and the itinerary may change depending on the day’s tour conditions.

15:30 Hotel Pick-up: Pick-up time will be provided individually.

16:00 Visit to a Traditional Market 🧺: Before the class, visit a local traditional market to discover and explore Thailand’s spices and vegetables firsthand. It’s a wonderful opportunity to experience the vibrant energy and warm, welcoming atmosphere of a local market.

17:00 Cooking Class 🧑‍🍳: The instructor provides clear, friendly guidance that even beginners can easily follow.
Each participant cooks at an individual workstation, allowing you to enjoy the class in a clean and hygienic environment.
After the class, enjoy the dishes you’ve prepared as a meal.

20:30 Return to the hotel: ※ Arrival times and itineraries may change depending on the day’s tour conditions.

What's Included / Not Included

What’s included

Ingredients
English recipe
Round-trip Pick-up service

What’s not included

Personal expenses
Tipping Etiquette

Child policy: Children under 9 years old cannot participate.

Additional Information & Notes: 💡 Important Booking Information; Please let us know at the time of booking if you have any allergies or follow a vegetarian diet.; This tour departs when a minimum of 2 participants has been reached. If the minimum number is not met by the day before departure, the tour may be canceled.

If the tour cannot operate, we will contact you individually regarding any changes or cancellation.; 🚐 Pick-up Information; Hotel Pick-up is included.

Pick-up may be delayed by approximately 15–20 minutes depending on the schedule of the group before you.; Please check your voucher for the exact time and cost.; ⚠️ Pick-up Information; For a smooth Pick-up, please wait in the hotel lobby at the designated time.

If the hotel has multiple lobbies, please wait in the main lobby. For villas, pool villas, and condominiums (villa complexes), please meet at the main entrance or security office.

If you are running late for the Meeting Point time, please contact us in advance. However, we cannot wait due to other Join(shared tour) guests.

Late arrivals will be considered a No-Show and are not eligible for changes, cancellations, or refunds. Please arrive early and be on time.; 📝 Pick-up requests from areas outside the city center may be subject to an additional fee.; Free Pick-up is available from city-center hotels. For hotels outside the city center, an additional Pick-up fee may apply, or Pick-up may not be available.

Please enter the exact name and address of your accommodation in the request field. We will check with the tour operator and let you know whether Pick-up is available and if any additional fee applies.; ❗ Important Information; We are not responsible for injuries caused by your own negligence.; We recommend storing any valuables at your hotel.

Please take extra care of your valuables, cash, and personal safety. Regardless of the circumstances, we cannot accept responsibility for lost valuables.; 👣 If you’d like to head straight there, please check the location and directions.; Please make your own way to the location shown in the link by the time indicated in the itinerary. (구글지도 바로가기); ☔ Weather Information; The tour will proceed even in light rain.
If you choose not to join the tour based on your own assessment of the weather conditions, a full refund will not be available.; 🔸 Additional Information; Times and schedules may change depending on circumstances on the day of the tour.; If you do not follow the staff’s instructions or guidance, the tour may be terminated without a refund.; Observers are welcome, but an additional fee of 500 baht per person applies.; Luggage can be stored at the cooking school, but cannot be loaded into the vehicle when using the Pick-up service.