Lanna Kingdom Chiang Mai Food Tour with 15+ Tastings
Highlights
- 15+ Northern Thai tastings
- Private songthaew truck
- Small group capped at 8
- TripAdvisor's Badge of Excellence
- Bottled water and local soft drinks included
Vegetarian, pescatarian and no-pork diets do not fit this Chiang Mai street-food circuit, per the operator’s own itinerary notes — nor do shellfish or peanut allergies, or severe gluten intolerance (soy sauce carries gluten traces). Lactose intolerance and no-beef diets are fine, the same notes confirm. Anyone with a restricted diet should weigh that list before booking rather than assume a food tour can improvise around it.
For everyone else, four hours cover more than 15 tastings by private songthaew truck across Chiang Mai’s markets and back-lane vendors: khao soi curry noodles, sai oua herb sausage, som tum papaya salad, charcoal-grilled chicken, and a run of northern dishes rarely plated for tourists in the Old City. The route starts at Wat Lok Moli near the northern moat and ends in the Nimmanhaemin district, a short walk from most central hotels.
The group cap is tight — 8 guests per departure — and bottled water plus local soft drinks are included, though alcohol and hotel transfers are not; guests make their own way to the temple meeting point. Guiding runs in English only, with no other language listed. The operator states it has run this tour for more than 2,000 guests and holds Tripadvisor’s Badge of Excellence, a credential worth weighing alongside the current review count rather than taking as a standalone guarantee.
At 91 reviews and a full 5.0 rating, the score is as clean as review scores get in this collection — for a tour narrow enough in scope, and upfront enough about its dietary limits, that it plausibly earns it.
- Duration: 4 hours
- Price: From $59
- Group size: Up to 8, private songthaew
- Meeting point: Wat Lok Moli temple, northern moat (guide wears an “A Chef’s Tour” t-shirt)
- Included: 15+ tastings, bottled water, local soft drinks
- Excluded: Alcohol, hotel pickup/drop-off
Safety Tip: The operator rules this tour out for vegetarian, pescatarian, no-pork, shellfish/peanut-allergy, and severe gluten-intolerance diets — soy sauce alone carries gluten traces. Lactose intolerance and no-beef diets are fine.
Itinerary
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!
Most don't know that Thai cuisine is highly regional. The hilly North is less green curry and pad Thai and more jungle herbs and barbecued meats. Board our private songtheaw truck and get whisked away to some of the best street eats and markets in the city. We don't want to spoil the surprise, but prepare to drool over ladles of creamy khao soi curry with crispy noodles, chilli jam and pickled greens, spatchcocked chickens sizzling over hot charcoal and served with zingy som tum papaya salads and sticky rice, and lemongrass-stuffed sai oua sausages among more than a dozen tastings you'd struggle to find alone.
The tour concludes in the trendy Nimmanhaemin district not far from the central hotels in the city. 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.
Included
- Led by professional foodie guides on board our private songtheaw truck
- 4 hours of feasting around the streets and fresh markets of Chiang Mai
- Bottled water and local soft drinks included
- 15+ food tastings included, more than any other Chiang Mai food tour
- Awarded Tripadvisor's Badge of Excellence with over 2000 happy guests
- Maximum of 8 exclusive guests on each tour
Not Included
- Alcoholic drinks excluded
- Pick up and drop off from your hotel excluded
Meeting point & area
View larger map →Meeting point: Meet your guide at Wat Lok Moli temple located along the northern part of Chiang Mai's central moat close to most hotels. Walk into the ground's entrance and you will find your guide waiting with A Chef's Tour t-shirt.
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Cancellation
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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