Northern Flavours Chiang Mai Food Tour with 15+ Tastings
Overview
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.
Inclusions
- 15+ food tastings included, more than any other Chiang Mai food tour
- Awarded Tripadvisor's Badge of Excellence with over 2000 happy guests
- 4 hours of feasting around the streets and fresh markets of Chiang Mai
- Maximum of 8 exclusive guests on each tour
- Bottled water and local soft drinks included
What to expect
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Chiang Mai, 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!
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Chiang Mai, 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.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai
The tour concludes at the local Wararot Market along the Ping River. Enjoy local hospitality and meet new friends along the way. End the tour armed with the knowledge you'll need to continue eating street food across Thailand.
Duration: 1 hour
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Chiang Mai, 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!
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Chiang Mai, 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.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai
The tour concludes at the local Wararot Market along the Ping River. Enjoy local hospitality and meet new friends along the way. End the tour armed with the knowledge you'll need to continue eating street food across Thailand.
Duration: 1 hour
Additional information
- Not wheelchair accessible
- 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
- Stroller accessible
- 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
- Service animals allowed
- 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
- Near public transportation
- Most travelers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Ticket delivery
You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
Cancellation
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
YI1983
April 2023
This is a great tour to get to know the local cuisine. We tried more than 20 dishes, including some that are extraordinary for western people..and that was both delicious and interesting. Muai, our guide, was friendly, enthusiastic and knowledgable, and we enjoyed her guidance very much!
This is a great tour to get to know the local cuisine. We tried more than 20 dishes, including some that are extraordinary for western people..and that was both delicious and interesting. Muai, our guide, was friendly, enthusiastic and knowledgable, and we enjoyed her guidance very much!816julk
April 2023
Really insightful tour with over 15 tastings including dishes from various communities living in northern Thailand. Well organised with the songthaew as we covered quite a lot of ground and the tour guide told us more about the cuisine while travelling. Also great way to meet solo travellers inte...
Really insightful tour with over 15 tastings including dishes from various communities living in northern Thailand. Well organised with the songthaew as we covered quite a lot of ground and the tour guide told us more about the cuisine while travelling. Also great way to meet solo travellers interested in food. Would recommend!winechocoeat
April 2023
Fun and delicious night food tour with Moui. We tried so many delicious dishes. Some favorites were the pork and rice from the Cowboy hat lady, the crispy pork cooked in urns with the best home made salsas from a friendly street food vendor, salt fish on the grill, the sausage from a lady who’s ...
Fun and delicious night food tour with Moui. We tried so many delicious dishes. Some favorites were the pork and rice from the Cowboy hat lady, the crispy pork cooked in urns with the best home made salsas from a friendly street food vendor, salt fish on the grill, the sausage from a lady who’s been making it for 40 years and the tea leaf salad ( which is Burmese). Moui had us try fresh durian and to our surprise, it wasn’t bad! Moui was a wonderful guide, happy to share the history of Chiang Mai, both it’s people and it’s food plus answer any questions we had. Enjoyed meeting all the gracious vendors. If your planning a trip add this to your itinerary, you’ll be glad you did. Go hungry! Thank you for a fun and informative evening, Moui.hjolai
April 2023
Knowledgeable and well prepared guide, well organized tour & great food selection with great variety of samples. Do come hungry :)
Knowledgeable and well prepared guide, well organized tour & great food selection with great variety of samples. Do come hungry :)puaaris
April 2022
Courteous, helpful, and knowledgeable guide. I’m from Bangkok, so some of the dishes were too exotic for me, but anyone who wants to learn about spices and ingredients native to this region would enjoy it. Would recommend to foodies out there.
Courteous, helpful, and knowledgeable guide. I’m from Bangkok, so some of the dishes were too exotic for me, but anyone who wants to learn about spices and ingredients native to this region would enjoy it. Would recommend to foodies out there.TravelingKims
April 2022
Excellent tour! We enjoyed the Bangkok tours so much we decided to book in Chiang Mai also. Moui, our tour guide, shared so many new food experiences at a market, restaurant and food stalls. I loved that she showed us ingredients in their raw form at the market before we ate them in dishes later...
Excellent tour! We enjoyed the Bangkok tours so much we decided to book in Chiang Mai also. Moui, our tour guide, shared so many new food experiences at a market, restaurant and food stalls. I loved that she showed us ingredients in their raw form at the market before we ate them in dishes later on. We also enjoyed foods from restaurants we never would have found on our own. A Chef’s Tour provides a unique and well planned experience that is a great overview to the foods in an area. Try to book for your first day in town.