Thailand Real Food Adventure

Trip Type: Food

8 Days
1 - 12 People

Starts From:

NZD $2,268.00 /Person

Indulge in the complex flavours, fresh aromas and heavenly spices that make Thai food so addictive. Explore bustling markets and taste tropical fruits and …

Thailand Real Food Adventure

Indulge in the complex flavours, fresh aromas and heavenly spices that make Thai food so addictive. Explore bustling markets and taste tropical fruits and aromatic dishes whipped up in front of your eyes. Learn the trick behind making palm sugar, experience the thrill of cruising through Tha Kha Floating Market by paddleboat, slurp noodles alongside locals in Bangkok, enjoy some home-cooking with a family in Chiang Mai, sit down to a khan tok feast and tour all the must-see sights of Thailand. This is an incredible culinary journey through one of South East Asia’s most addictive food cultures.

Itinerary

Day 1: Bangkok

Day 2: Bangkok

Day 3: Ayutthaya

Day 4: Ayutthaya / Overnight Train

Day 5: Chiang Mai

Day 6: Village Homestay

Day 7: Chiang Mai

Day 8: Chiang Mai

Trip Inclusions

Meals

6 breakfasts and 4 dinners are included

Transport

Private Vehicle, Boat, Overnight Train, Songthaew

Accomodation

Hotel (5 nights), Overnight Sleeper Train (1 night), Homestay (1 nightt)

Included Activities

Bangkok - Welcome Dinner
Samut Songkram - Tha Kha Floating Market tour
Samut Songkram - Palm Sugar Demonstration
Bangkok - Chinatown walking tour
Ayutthaya - Regional Specialties Cooking Class
Ayutthaya - Homemade Dessert Making Lesson
Ayutthaya - Chao Phraya Long Tail Boat Cruise
Ayutthaya - Wat Niwet Thamma Prawat Visit
Ayutthaya - Temple Ruins entrance & guided tour
Ayutthaya - Roti Sai Mai demonstration & tasting
Chiang Mai - Wat Chedi Luang entrance
Chiang Mai - Leader-led Old Quarter orientation walk
Chiang Mai - Coffee stop
Homestay - Khan Tok Cooking Class
Chiang Mai - Doi Suthep Temple Visit

Trip Highlights

Learn how to prepare and present the traditional 11-dish Northern Thai speciality khan tok and experience Thai life from a local's perspective at a village homestay.
See dishes whipped up before your eyes, like kaeng som, spicy fish cakes at a community farm and roti sai mai at a market food stall in Ayutthaya.
Cruise Thaka Samut Songkram's floating market on a paddleboat and sail aboard a longtail boat to an island Buddhist temple in Ayutthaya
Tuck into your favourite iconic Thai dishes and discover new ones along the way: guay-tieo-ruea (boat noodles), roti sai mai, khao soi, som tum, larb and more.
Dine on a plant-based meal at a Chiang Mai restaurant that sources organic, local vegetables for their daily array of delicious meals.