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Traditional Northern Home Cooking Experience with Raunkaew Yanon Family
Chiang Mai, Thailand
4 hours
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What You Will Do
Join the homely cooking session with the local family. Experience a warm and family-like cooking class, this is just for you. This unique session is not only about food. You will gain knowledge and understanding of local culture, the way of living and even about local herbs.
Spend a part of your day in this local un-touristy neighborhood learning about the local and get to know your host family. Be amazed by their beautiful traditional wooden house and rice barn brimming with history and interesting facts. You will be picking up ingredients for your cooking class right from the backyard garden.
Be prepared to cook and taste the authentic local recipe with the real flavors of Northern Thailand that you can’t find in any commercial cooking class. It is your choice to choose between Lunch and Dinner.
Spend a part of your day in this local un-touristy neighborhood learning about the local and get to know your host family. Be amazed by their beautiful traditional wooden house and rice barn brimming with history and interesting facts. You will be picking up ingredients for your cooking class right from the backyard garden.
Be prepared to cook and taste the authentic local recipe with the real flavors of Northern Thailand that you can’t find in any commercial cooking class. It is your choice to choose between Lunch and Dinner.
What's Included?
- Meal as per session (Lunch/Dinner)
- Professional guide
- Local Insurance
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Hotel/port pickup and drop-off
What's Not Included?
- Gratuities
- All private expenses
- Services not mentioned in the itinerary
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Itinerary
Meeting Point
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Chiang Mai Home Host by Raunkaew-Yanon Family
4 hours
After the hotel pick-up, we head south out of Chiangmai city to Bandoo in Hangdong district. Receive a warm welcome with flowers and drinks, and the host will bring you around the house and explain the local culture. The home you will be visiting belongs to the Raunkaew-Yanon family, who arrived in the area possibly by elephant-back almost 150 years ago. A Lanna family who preserves the traditions passed down since the beginning. They build their homes from teak wood and maintain the natural surroundings traditionally, which is now rarely seen in Chiangmai. Experience the Lanna way of life and take a walk in the family-owned orchard with many types of fruit such as banana, mango, coconut, also the garden is filled with herbs for cooking. You will also have the opportunity to join the cooking session with the local family and dine together with them. The family will serve the dinner on the second-floor terrace of the home of Raunkaew- Yanon family from where you will enjoy the panoramic view of this Lanna village. Discover the real experience and understand Lanna’s way of life. Understand how their tradition, culture, nature, religions, and ancestors are interconnected.
Additional Information
This tour is independently operated by a third-party provider: Idaytrip.
Itineraries, descriptions, promotional content, and historic information are solely the responsibility of the tour operator and do not represent the views or positions of Marriott International, Inc.
Itineraries, descriptions, promotional content, and historic information are solely the responsibility of the tour operator and do not represent the views or positions of Marriott International, Inc.
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
Guide Options
- Guide - German
- Guide - English
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