Northern Flavours Chiang Mai Food Tour with 15+ Tastings

Overview

Available languages

English

4 hours

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Calling all foodies. Want to discover what real Northern Thai cuisine is all about? Forget the tourist markets and hop onboard our daily small-group adventure limited to just 8 exclusive guests. Over 4 hours you'll ride around Chiang Mai in a classic rod daeng truck in search of the best hidden eats in the city from small hole-in-the-wall joints to bustling indoor food markets. While sampling over 15 different tastes of Northern Thai food, your guide will help you understand the region's flavors and the history which has impacted on its dishes. Get stuck into the best sai oua sausage in town, slurp on delicious 'nam ngiaw' noodles and gobble up refreshing tea and tamarind leaf salads not found anywhere else in Chiang Mai.

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Service animals allowed

Public transportation options are available nearby

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

This tour isn't suitable for vegetarians, pescatarians or no pork diets due to street vendors' limited menus. Other dietary restrictions may require some dishes to be missed

Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately and bring an umbrella in rainy season

Children must be accompanied by an adult. Infant meals not included

The tour isn't suitable for shellfish, peanut or severe allergies due to the nature of street food. Other allergies may require some dishes to be missed

Cancellation Policy

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

What‘s 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

Alcoholic drinks excluded

Pick up and drop off from your hotel excluded

What To Expect

Chiang Mai

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!

1 hour • Admission Not Applicable

Chiang Mai

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.

2 hours • Admission Not Applicable

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Northern Flavours Chiang Mai Food Tour with 15+ Tastings

Reviews

4.92

457 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

431

Aim our tour guide was a...
Hellen R,
Nov 28, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Aim our tour guide was a lot of fun and so was our group. It was nice to go around the city together to try new foods that I would normally not know what it is and try it.
Amazing food with a superb guide — Muay
Janette G,
Nov 27, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Muay was an amazing guide! She was very knowledgeable about the history of the food. The different foods we tried were all fantastic! Muay is very knowledgeable regarding the different foods and the history. I can’t recommend this tour more especially Muay!
This food tour covered a...
Bradley H,
Nov 26, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
This food tour covered a nice mix of different locations and food. There is a lot of food tastings, so definitely come hungry. The transport between locations was nice to have as well.
Must do tour for food lovers!
Sheilla V,
Nov 26, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Food was amazing. We tasted close to twenty different dishes covering a wide variety of tastes and ingredients. Our guide was super interesting and very well organized. I highly recommend this tour.
Fantastic Food Tour Experience
Galina T,
Nov 24, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
We had an amazing tasting tour! Our guide Mau was fantastic—very knowledgeable, well prepared, and wonderfully organized. The food choices were excellent, and we loved learning the stories and information behind each dish. Highly recommend!
My favorite Chiang Mai experience!!!
M9687AFtiffanyr,
Nov 23, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
What a fun, interesting experience!!! I loved all of the places went to. They were places I would have never thought to try. I liked most of the dishes and was pushed a little out of my comfort zone which is what I wanted. My guide was very knowledgeable and helpful. Some of the food was so hard to stop eating because it was too good. You definitely have to pace yourself if you want to try everything.
Best tour in Thailand
Joemier P,
Nov 20, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
This is by far the best tour we booked in Thailand! Our guide was really knowledgeable about the food and knew how to engage with tourists. 10/10 would recommend!
Amazing experience
Wanderer09480715319,
Nov 18, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Amazing food in authentic and not too well known places. Learned also a lot about history and culture thanks to the excellent guide.
A really good introduction to northern Thai food.
nickcI8776NH,
Nov 15, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
This was a really good introduction to northern Thai food. Indy was our guide, and made sure that the group did not go home hungry. The whole experience was enjoyable and interesting, and she also took the time to send us a full list the following day of everything we tasted, always helpful when you've had twenty different dishes put in front of you.
Great for solo travelers
777renskek,
Nov 12, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
A great introduction to Northern cuisine, especially if you don’t know where to start. These tours are especially great for solo travelers, since you get to try many dishes, while alone you might be able to try one. Aim, the guide, was very knowledgeable and was very excited to share her knowledge with us.