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Thai Cooking Class: Experience Local Market Tour and Culinary Training in Koh Samui
Immerse yourself in Thai cuisine with our cooking class in Koh Samui. Explore the local market, learn to cook 3 authentic Thai dishes, and enjoy a delicious meal made by yourself.
Immerse yourself in Thai cuisine with our cooking class in Koh Samui. Explore the local market, learn to cook 3 authentic Thai dishes, and enjoy a delicious meal made by yourself.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Bo Put - Your journey begins with a quick transfer from your accommodation in Koh Samui to the Cookery school, with pick up roughly 30-50 minutes before your scheduled start time. All our classes have a max of 6 people for a more personal learning experience. Join us for a 30 min tour at a local Thai market where we will quickly teach you all you…
- Bo Put - Your journey begins with a quick transfer from your accommodation in Koh Samui to the Cookery school, with pick up roughly 30-50 minutes before your scheduled start time. All our classes have a max of 6 people for a more personal learning experience. Join us for a 30 min tour at a local Thai market where we will quickly teach you all you need to know about the herbs, vegetables, and spices used in Thai food. After the lesson in the market, you will be ready to start your 2-hour lesson in our kitchen, which is fully equipped with everything you will need to get started. Learn just how easy it is to cook deliciously authentic Thai food with our certified Thai teacher. Savor a mouthwatering Thai lunch or dinner made by yourself and transfer back to your hotel.
What's Included
- Free Hotel Pickup from Choeng Mon, Chaweng, Chaweng noi
- Certified Thai chefs
- Small classes for more personal experience
- All the Cooking equipment you will need
- Ingredients all included
- Individual working spaces
- Free Hotel Pickup from Choeng Mon, Chaweng, Chaweng noi
- Certified Thai chefs
- Small classes for more personal experience
- All the Cooking equipment you will need
- Ingredients all included
- Individual working spaces
Meal Options
- Appetizers - Spring Roll
- Soup - Tom Yum(Spicy soup), Tom Kah(Coconut milk soup)
- Salad - Som Tam(Papaya salad), Glass Noodle Salad
- Curry - Green Curry, Massaman Curry, Panang Curry
- Stir-Fried Noodles - Pad Thai(Noodles fried), Pad Kee Mao(Noudle fried spicy)
- Stir-Fried - Fried Rice, Pad Ka Pao(Stir-fried with hot basil)
- Dessert - Banana Coconut Milk
- Appetizers - Spring Roll
- Soup - Tom Yum(Spicy soup), Tom Kah(Coconut milk soup)
- Salad - Som Tam(Papaya salad), Glass Noodle Salad
- Curry - Green Curry, Massaman Curry, Panang Curry
- Stir-Fried Noodles - Pad Thai(Noodles fried), Pad Kee Mao(Noudle fried spicy)
- Stir-Fried - Fried Rice, Pad Ka Pao(Stir-fried with hot basil)
- Dessert - Banana Coconut Milk
Additional Information
Enjoy our cooking class and cook 3 dishes of your choice with a 30-minute educational tour at Koh Samui local market to learn the beauty of Thai herbs, spices, and vegetables. We will buy everything fresh at the market for the class. Finally, enjoy a delectable Thai lunch or dinner that you’ve learned how to make yourself. A wonderful way to meet others…
Enjoy our cooking class and cook 3 dishes of your choice with a 30-minute educational tour at Koh Samui local market to learn the beauty of Thai herbs, spices, and vegetables. We will buy everything fresh at the market for the class. Finally, enjoy a delectable Thai lunch or dinner that you’ve learned how to make yourself. A wonderful way to meet others and sharing around the table!
- Learn just how easy it is to cook deliciously authentic 3 dishes Thai food and the delicious banana coconut milk in the dessert with our certified Thai teacher.
- Savor a mouthwatering Thai lunch or dinner made by yourself.
- Each class has a maximum of 6 persons. That way we can really teach you the basics of Thai cooking by giving you the personal attention you need.
- Hotel pick-up and drop off are included.
- Extra charge for followers (not cooking) over 10 years old 800 baht and children under 10 years 500 baht (Payable directly to the driver).
- You will choose 3 dishes before the market tour
- Any dish can be made with chicken, beef, pork, prawn, squid, fish or vegetarian version.
- This activity is not suitable for guests arriving by cruise ship or large boat.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Thierry_k
Jan 16, 2026
The course is delivered by... - The course is taught by an outstanding cook. We first go to the morning market of Lamai which is a real local market. Then we head to his house which is surrounded by a small garden with orchard and vegetable garden. The instructor is very attentive, didactic and professional.
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Anthony_k
Jan 7, 2026
Superb, highly recommended - Superb half day’s introduction to Thai approach to all things food. As a group you pre-choose 3 dishes you want to prepare and beware, whether you come in the morning or afternoon you get to eat each course as you prepare it so a busy morning munching as well as cooking, you can take your food away with you. Pleasant in-garden but under cover kitchen so great activity for those odd rainy days! The owner is a lovely local lady speaking excellent English.
Tip for the wise, the majority of her bookings are for the afternoon sessions so if you want something a little quieter maybe plump for a morning session.
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Chantal_d
Jan 5, 2026
Fantastic experience in Lamai at Lamai Cooking School - What a wonderful afternoon we had at the Lamai Cooking School. The location of the school is beautiful and open air. There is a lot of variety in dishes that can be made. We made 5! They work incredibly clean with fresh ingredients and the explanation is clear and in very good English. You also get the recipes. All compliments to Um and her colleagues. We highly recommend this activity! Ps. Also our compliments for the transfers!
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Nicole_v
Dec 29, 2025
cooking - Was a nice experience to cook at a Thai local. We first walked through the local market and got an explanation about types of dishes and spices. Then we started cooking with all the fresh ingredients and it was deliciousz Super nice experience I recommend everyone to take a look here
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Shri_v
Dec 26, 2025
Authentic Thai cooking experience - We had an absolutely fantastic time at this Thai cooking class. It was a genuinely authentic experience from start to finish. The class began with a visit to a local market, where everything was clearly explained, from unfamiliar produce to everyday staples which really set the context for the dishes we cooked later.
Back at the kitchen, the instructor took time to walk us through every Thai herb and vegetable, explaining not just what they were, but how and why they’re used. Each cooking station was perfectly organised, with ingredients laid out in order, making the process easy to follow and stress-free.
What really stood out were the small hacks and tips shared along the way, the kind of practical knowledge you don’t usually get from a recipe book. If you’re a foodie and love understanding the “why” behind the flavours, this is an experience we’d highly recommend.
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Kimberley_m
Sep 24, 2025
Authentic Thai cooking experience with June from Samui Good Herb - This authentic and well organised cooking class with June from Samui Good Herb was excellent. I especially liked that it took place in June’s home in Lamai and ended with a local fresh food market tour. The tour gave me the confidence to visit other food markets and know what to buy.
June was a great teacher. She gave us a briefing on typical Thai ingredients and recipes before we started cooking which was useful. The recipes were presented in easy to follow steps with ingredients partially prepped. June made sure to help when necessary but was careful not to take over which I appreciated. She also reminded us to take photos of the ingredients and various steps of recipes we chose to cook so it would be easier to replicate when we got back home.
Thanks June, it was a great experience. Highly recommended.
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613kimberleym
Sep 11, 2025
Authentic and enjoyable Thai Cooking Experience - I had a terrific, authentic Thai cooking experience with June from Samui Good Herb at her home in Lamai. As well as being our cooking teacher, June also picked up and dropped participants at our accomodation which was great.
To commence, June gave us interesting background information on traditional Thai ingredients & dishes to set the context. On the job, she was very organised and had all of our cooking stations setup with recipe cards and some of the prep work already done, so her instructions were particularly clear and easy to follow. She was generous with her cooking tips and the results, especially my Penang Curry (Thai favourite) were delicious!
Her whole setup was authentic, clean and very well thought out.
The market tour afterwards was also a great learning experience and very enjoyable.
Thank you June! I would give your experience more than 5 stars if I could.
Kim (Western Australia)
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Jeff_c
Aug 28, 2025
Cooking with Love - I learned so much & I don’t cook. I love Thai food & am empowered to try on my own. True chef teaching from her home. She’s incredibly knowledgeable & makes you feel happy!
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Gemma_b
Aug 13, 2025
Excellent experience - Thank you for a lovely afternoon. We enjoyed learning so much about local produce and how to cook a variety of tasty Thai dishes. It was a privilege to have the lesson in the chef’s house, and as she said it is a real ‘local’ experience. Would highly recommend it.
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Eh4hwvd
Apr 23, 2025
Cooking at 'Samui Good Herb' - you must have made! - The cooking class was a great experience for us. We were picked up directly at the hotel in Bophut and taken to Lamai. There we bought some ingredients at the market and took a short tour, then we went to 'Samui Good Herb' in Lamai for cooking. The cooking class took place on a beautiful veranda in the garden, everything was perfectly prepared down to the last detail. The cooking was great fun, all dishes were explained very well and we learned a lot. Finally, there was also a short tour of the vegetable garden! We can absolutely recommend this cooking class!
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