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Lanta Thai Cookery School

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Lanta Thai Cookery School
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Lanta Thai Cookery School

About this experience

Learn to cook your favourite Thai dishes with Lanta Thai Cookery School set in a tropical garden in a spacious teakwood house. Experience the exotic herbs and spices that makes Thai cuisine so unique in the world of culinary delights.

What to expect

Get a convenient pickup service by songtaew (a passenger vehicle in Thailand) from your hotel on Koh Lanta along the main road between Saladan and Kantiang Bay. Start the course with a welcome drink and get useful cooking instructions from the Thai chef with many years of experience. Learn how to cook healthy and delicious Thai food with a practical hands-on approach to surprise your family and friends at home as a gourmet souvenir from Thailand. Two classes per day are held in a spacious teak-wood house just inland in the south of Phra Ae Beach (also known as Long Beach), and many of the vegetables and spices are sourced from an on-site organic garden. Midday and evening classes last for 4 hours. The group will collaboratively choose 4 dishes from the available selections which change for each course. The menus offer a good mix of salads, soups, stir fries, noodle dishes and curries made from hand-made pastes, plus enjoy a feast of your own making at the end of the class! All dishes can be made vegetarian per request, please let us know upon booking.

    What’s included

    • Cooking book
    • Bring back your left-overs of food to share with friends or family
    • Drinking water, coffee, tea, seasonal fruits & rice
    • Cooking certificate
    • Hotel round-trip transfer

    Not included

    • Gratuities

    Tour & ticket options

    Options may have different inclusions and meeting points. Choose your option when booking on Viator.

    10am: Lunch Course

    Enjoy a midday cooking class which lasts for 4 hours. Choose 4 out of 10 dishes with a good mix of salads, soups, stir fries, noodle dishes and curries made from hand-made pastes. Pickup included

    10am: Thursday Market Tour

    10AM: Thursday Market Tour: Discover the authentic tastes of Thailand with our Thursday Market Tour and Lunch Course. Start your day exploring a nearby local market to gather fresh ingredients for your meal. Then, return to the kitchen to cook a special lunch featuring 4 traditional dishes chosen collaboratively by your group, with the complete freedom to customize your own meat and spice preferences. Pickup included

    4pm: Evening Course

    Enjoy an evening cooking class which lasts for 4 hours. Choose 4 out of 10 dishes with a good mix of salads, soups, stir fries, noodle dishes and curries made from hand-made pastes. Pickup included

    Meeting & pickup

    • Meet at Lanta Thai Cookery School at least 30 minutes before scheduled departure.

    End point

    • Meet at Lanta Thai Cookery School at least 30 minutes before scheduled departure.

    • Let us know the room number after you have checked in at the hotel. • To start the tour you must show the ticket voucher on your mobile phone to the staff of Lanta Thai Cookery School. Hotel pickups commence prior to this time, you must contact the local service provider to verify your exact pickup time.

    Before you go

    • All dishes can be either vegetarian, vegan, non spicy or as spicy as you like
    • Children can choose only 2 dishes

    Cancellation policy

    For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.