Northern Flavours Chiang Mai Food Tour with 15+ Tastings
Reviewed Jul 2026
Highlights
- 15+ Northern Thai tastings
- Sample sai oua sausage and nam ngiaw noodles
- Small group capped at 8
- Private red songthaew truck
- TripAdvisor Badge of Excellence
This 4-hour food tour rides a private red songthaew truck around Chiang Mai for more than 15 tastings of Northern Thai dishes — from $59 per person, rated 4.9 from 568 reviews, with a TripAdvisor Badge of Excellence and over 2,000 past guests.
The guide meets you at Wat Lok Moli temple’s north gate, under the gold four-headed statue by the big tree, before the group boards a classic rod daeng truck for four hours of eating around street stalls and indoor markets — skipping the pad thai and green curry served to first-time visitors in favor of northern specialties like sai oua (grilled lemongrass sausage), nam ngiaw noodle soup, larb salads and nam prik relishes. The tour wraps at Wararot Market on the Ping River.
Groups are capped at eight, which keeps the pace unhurried at each stop. Bottled water and local soft drinks are included in the price; alcohol and hotel transfers are not, so plan your own way to the meeting point. Because the tour eats where it’s actually local, it can’t accommodate every diet: it doesn’t work for vegetarians, pescatarians, no-pork diets, or shellfish, peanut and severe gluten allergies (soy sauce carries gluten traces), but it does cover lactose intolerance and no-beef requests.
Insider Tip: Read the dietary list before booking, not after — this isn’t a tour that can substitute dishes on the fly, since much of it depends on what a given street stall happens to be cooking that day.
This suits travelers who’ve already had their fill of central Thai standards and want to taste what’s specific to the old Lanna Kingdom; anyone with a restricted diet outside the list above should look for a different food tour instead.
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!
Don’t follow the herd. Forget green curry and pad Thai, that's central Thai fare. Hop on board our private songthaew truck for four hours of feasting. Hit up the street eats and fresh markets across the city gorging on 15+ Northern Thai tastings. Many are unaware that this used to be the Lanna Kingdom well before it was part of Thailand and its food influences come from neighbouring Myanmar, China and beyond. We don't want to spoil the surprise, but some drool-worthy highlights include the zingy nam ngiaw noodles, the meaty larb salads, the sizzling lemongrass sai oua sausages and piquant nam prik relishes among many more lip-smackingly good tastings at places you'd struggle to find alone.
The tour concludes at the local Wararot Market along the Ping River. 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
- 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: The meeting point is at the Wat Lok Moli temple, by the north gate of the city. It's easy to reach from most hotels. When you enter the temple grounds, look to the left and your guide will meet you in front of the gold 4-headed statue, under the big tree.
Good to know
Cancellation
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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