15 Cooking Classes in Krabi to Build a Day Around

1.Traditional Thai Cooking Class with Local Chef

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 537 reviews · 4 hours · from $46Our pick

Spend four hours cooking Thai food with chefs such as Tony, Gataii, New, Ann, and Tu in a clean open-air kitchen. Choose from dishes including pad Thai, spring rolls, soups, curries, and dessert, then eat what you make. Ao Nang pickup, ingredients, drinks, photos, and a PDF cookbook are included.

“We had sucha a good time! Tony is an amazing chief, we had a lot of fun! 100% we recommend this cooking class!”

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2.Cooking Class at Thai Charm Cooking School with Meal

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 430 reviews · 4 hours · from $50

Spend four hours at Thai Charm Cooking School in Krabi with chef Penny, choosing up to five savory dishes and two desserts. Learn curry paste, salads, rice, and Thai cooking basics in a small group of up to 10, with hotel pickup, a recipe book, and a certificate included.

“Couldn’t recommend this activity enough! Penny was amazing, the best host! She made it so much more fun and informative. The food me made was delicious, with easy to follow instructions, I can’t wait to make it all at home. Great value for money, I’d have even paid a bit more to be honest! Definitely a highlight of our holiday so far, thank you penny & team!”

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3.Authentic Thai Local Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 291 reviews · 3h 30m · from $48

Spend three and a half hours cooking Thai food with an English-speaking instructor at Authentic Thai Cooking School. Choose dishes such as spring rolls, tom yum, curry, Pad Thai, and mango sticky rice. You may also visit a local market, make curry paste by hand, and receive hotel transfers plus a digital recipe book.

“We enjoyed everything about the class , there was tons of food and it was a really good !!”

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4.Traditional Thai Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 175 reviews · from $57

Spend 3.5 hours cooking Thai food in a small group of up to eight. Your English-speaking instructor explains herbs, curry pastes, and Thai flavor balance while you prepare four dishes from a rotating menu. Pickup is included from Ao Nang hotels, with extra fees for some nearby areas.

“Course well structured with clear explanations. And the most important : good food.”

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5.Evening Thai Cooking Class at Ya’s Cookery

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 125 reviews · from $48

Spend three evening hours at Ya’s Thai Cookery School in Ao Nang, where Thai instructors such as Ying guide you through fresh ingredients, curry paste made in a stone mortar, and four dishes of your choice. Transfers from Ao Nang and Ao Nam Mao are included, with recipes to take home.

“Fantastic! Highly recommend to anyone visiting Ao Nang. My only critique is I wish that we got to keep the vegetables we chopped rather than pool them together.”

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6.Half-Day Thai Cooking Class Krabi Province

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 124 reviews · 150 minutes - 4 hours · from $41

You’ll cook up to five Thai dishes at Ao Nang Thai Cookery School with a friendly Thai-English-speaking instructor. Choose vegetarian, vegan, spicy, or mild versions, pound curry paste by hand, eat what you make, and take home recipes, a certificate, and often leftovers.

“Great location, walk up next to a Buddha temple. Great instructor, straightforward recipes, and food was excellent!! Also provided solid takeaway containers to share with friends at hotel!!”

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7.Traditional Thai Cooking Class with Smart Cook

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 102 reviews · from $47Top rated

Smart Cook Krabi gives you about four hours in an open-air kitchen, where you choose individual Thai dishes and prepare them with instructors such as Tiwan, Poppy, New, Christina, or Aleaf. Hotel pickup, water, photos, and a recipe e-book are included.

“This was great. The teacher explained very clearly so everyone ended up with amazing food. If you don't like spice leave the chilli out! The teacher said its not that spicy but it was.”

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8.Small-Group Smart Thai Cooking Class in Krabi

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 90 reviews · from $41

Spend about four hours learning Thai cooking at Smart Cook Thai Cookery School in Ao Nang. A Thai chef guides you through curry, soup, noodles, salads, and desserts, with vegetarian options and hotel pickup. Small classes may include instructors such as Pop or Liya, and menus vary.

“Cottage industry- got abit of a shock when we were driven to a home to cook. Lanna Thai Cooking Class was awesome :) It seems that we signed up for this company, but got transferred to another.”

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9.Hands on Half-day Cooking Class by Authentic Thai Cooking

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 71 reviews · from $37Best value

Spend about 3.5 hours cooking Thai food in a small group at a family-style school near Ao Nang. Depending on timing, you may visit a local market before choosing dishes such as Pad Thai, curry, soup, spring rolls, and mango sticky rice. Hotel pickup and return, ingredients, water, and a PDF recipe book are included.

“What an awesome experience! Of course I had the best group of people with me for this amazing experience as well, but the lady called New was just so cool! She has such a fun personality! You will feel like you’re visiting an aunty! It’s so authentic and she’s not just giving you the customer service version of herself. You will be like visiting her home. I’m assuming it’s all her family members helping out and her little son was the cutest. If you’re in a dilemma about who to choose then you should def support her family business! Also! The market tour was GREAT!”

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10.Thai Cooking School in Aonang

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 54 reviews · from $56

Spend about three hours at Sukhothai Cooking School learning Thai herbs, noodles, appetizers, three main dishes, and dessert. Chef King and Jantree teach in English, with classes limited to 10 people. Pickup is offered in Ao Nang and Klong Muang, and you can eat or take home what you cook.

“An excellent experience which was well structured and very well organised. The cooking school organised a hotel pick up and drop off. Everything was well prepared, with ingredients and instructions all available. Chef King was very enthusiastic and helpful in guiding us thrRead more”

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11.The Best Cooking Class at Thai Charm Cooking School in Krabi

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 49 reviews · from $56

At Thai Charm Cooking School near Krabi, Penny guides you through Thai ingredients, curry pastes, soups, stir-fries, salads, and two desserts. Choose up to seven dishes, cook in a small class, eat what you make, and take home recipes, a certificate, and leftovers.

“The most memorable part of the cooking class was the chef Pem amazing person I wish her all the best in her career the class was very valuable and 100% worth it to do defenetly recommend to anyone.”

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12.Half Day Thai Cooking Class in Ao Nang, Krabi

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 43 reviews · from $37

Meet a local Thai cooking team in Ao Nang for a four-hour class covering herbs, spices, curry, and up to five dishes. Choose vegetarian, vegan, spicy, or mild options, eat what you make, and take home a recipe book and certificate. Pickup is included from Ao Nang hotels.

“Best experience l, I vegan and they showed me how to change every meal in to vegan. And it was so delicious 🤤”

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13.Ya’s Cookery Late Afternoon Thai Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 35 reviews · from $48

Spend 3.5 hours at Ya Thai Cookery School in Ao Nang learning to make curry paste, Thai curries, fried noodles, papaya salad, soups, and stir-fries. Choose dishes from the class menu, adjust spice levels, cook with traditional tools, and eat what you prepare. English instruction and hotel pickup are included.

“Heaps of food at the end, all delicious. Great experience would recommend”

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14.Morning/Afternoon Thai Cooking Class at Ya’s Cookery

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 30 reviews · from $53

Chef Ya’s four-hour Thai cooking class takes you from hotel pickup to a meal you prepare yourself. Choose four dishes, gather herbs and ingredients, adjust spice levels, and learn curry, stir-fry, soup, and salad techniques. Ao Nang and Ao Nam Mao transfers are included.

“Great fun learning how to cook Thai food, great teachers, so welcoming and enjoyable. Everyone got to choose their own dishes and level of spiceniness, so it was just to your taste. Would definitely recommend this trip. Food was amazing.”

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15.Hands-On Thai Cooking Class at Railay Beach

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 30 reviews · 3h 30m · from $57

At Railay Thai Cooking School, an English and Thai-speaking chef guides you through appetizers, soup, main courses, and dessert. You chop, stir, and cook your own meal during a private or small-group class lasting about three and a half hours. Morning, afternoon, and dinner sessions are available.

“Interesting insight into Thai cooking. No need for dinner afterwards because you will be able to enjoy full menu prepared by yourself. Clear recommendation 👍”

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