Best Cooking Classes with a Garden Visit: Our Top 15

1.Cooking Class, Market & Thai Herbs Garden Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 4,824 reviews · 3h 30m · from $31Our pick

Cook Thai dishes in Chiang Mai with a local market visit, herb garden, curry paste workshop, hotel transfers, and a digital recipe book.

“Thoroughly enjoyed our cookery class from start to finish . Pick up was efficient & well communicated . Quick trip around the local market before main event at the cookery school . Tu was amazing , she was very knowledgeable , organised & good fun .. really enjoyed learning about & making 3 different dishes .. 5* - highly recommended 😊”

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2.We Cook Thai Home Garden Cooking School

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 378 reviews · 270 minutes - 5 hours · from $32

Cook six Thai dishes with Mam, shop a Chiang Mai market, and eat the results at her welcoming home garden school for $32.

“Amazing morning spent cooking sooooo much food. First we went to the market and bought the ingredients while learning about the different origins and tastes each ingredient provides. Then we made 5 different dishes all absolutely delicious. There are lots of options to choose from. Personally I chose pad Thai, papaya salad, khao soy, Tom yum and mango sticky rice. Mam was an excellent teacher and super friendly giving me advice on how to replicate this back home. Unfortunately I couldn’t quite finish it all, but no worries I could take some of it home with me!! The garden kitchen was pretty with lots of fish in the pond that…”

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3.Anggrek Putih Lombok Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 253 reviews · from $30Top rated

Learn Indonesian cooking in Lombok with a garden tour, seed planting, hands-on recipes, lunch, hotel pickup, and vegetarian options.

“Fun class. Enjoyed the beautiful organic garden tour. Their was a feast for eating at the end. They accommodated for vegetarians and allergies.”

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4.Thai Cooking Class with Market & Garden Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 249 reviews · 270 minutes - 5 hours · from $73

Cook three Thai dishes, shop a local market, tour a tropical garden, and enjoy hotel transfers with Chef Wooddy near Phuket.

“Amazing. Woody was great. Learnt heaps and ate beautiful food at the end. Recommend”

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5.Ella : Cooking class with amazing Spice Garden Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 239 reviews · 4 hours · from $32

Tour Ella’s largest spice garden, cook seven Sri Lankan dishes over a traditional fireplace, then enjoy your meal on banana leaves.

“Very nice spice gardeb tour and interactive cooking workshop.”

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6.Krabi: Authentic Thai Cooking Class+Thai Herbs Garden Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 237 reviews · from $37

Learn Thai cooking in Krabi with a local chef, herb garden, fresh ingredients, curry paste, hotel transfers, and recipes for $37.

“My partner and I had an amazing time with this cooking class! Staff were super friendly and helpful, even catering to my gluten-free needs. Highly recommend!!”

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7.Half day Thai cooking Class + Market tour+Garden tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 237 reviews · from $67

Learn Thai cooking in Phuket with a market visit, tropical garden tour, hotel pickup, hands-on recipes, and a delicious homemade meal.

“My sister and I absolutely loved this experience. The Wooddy Kitchen is a great place to learn about Thai food and the food we had was absolutely wonderful (some of the best we’d tasted in Thailand). What was also a big plus was they weRead more”

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8.Cooking Morning Class Chiang Mai Visit Organic Garden and Market

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 211 reviews · from $13Best value

Cook six Thai dishes, visit a local market and organic garden, and enjoy hotel pickup in this practical Chiang Mai cooking class.

“There were so many options for cooking classes in Chiang Mai, but this one still had availability when we decided to book just a couple days before. Siam Garden was easy to communicate with and quick to respond, organized, and efficient. They really have a great system going! Despite the very large group, their instructions were clear and easy to follow. I loved that we were able to cook so many different courses and that we were able to choose between a number of options for each course. This ended up being a highlight of our family trip, we'd highly recommend!”

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9.Shared Cooking Class with Fresh Garden Ingredients in Sorrento

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 194 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $145

Learn pasta and tiramisu with a Sorrento family, tour their garden, walk to a marina kitchen, and enjoy wine, views, and lunch.

“Incredible evening together as a family learning how to make noodles, sauce, and tiramasu. Highly recommend this cooking class, fresh ingredients, kind family, and delicious recipes. Thank you for opening your kitchen to my family of 6~”

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10.Cooking Evening Class Chiang Mai Visit Organic Garden and Market

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 187 reviews · from $13

Cook six Thai dishes, visit a local market and organic garden, and enjoy a practical Chiang Mai evening class for $13.04.

“This cooking class was surprisingly fun! Gift was extremely patient, friendly, and knowledgeable about the different herbs used in each thai dish we cooked. Fonnie was hilarious and a little sassy, which made the class even more fun. I would definitely recommend attending this family-run class to anyone!”

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11.Organic Moroccan Cooking Class At Secret Berber Garden CT

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 147 reviews · from $69

Review of Chef Tarik’s organic Moroccan cooking class near Marrakech, with garden produce, tagines, mint tea, lunch, and hotel pickup.

“Magnifique rencontre avec le chef Youssef et Sihame qui vous accueillent dans un lieu magique et luxuriant au milieu d'un paysage désertique à 25 km de Marrakech. Pédagogie de l'enseignement de la cuisine marocaine. On touche, on sent, oRead more”

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12.Athens Cooking Class and Lunch in our beautiful garden in Greece

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 130 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $119

Learn family Greek recipes, shop a Tuesday market, and enjoy a garden lunch in Athens with Mama’s Roots, capped at eight people.

“We had a wonderful afternoon/evening with the chef and other participants in a lovely rustic room learning how to cook authenic greek recipes. It was very relaxed and friendly and the chef was very convivial, knowledgeable and patient with us. The whole experience was delightful. We all had a go cqrrying out tasks, we learnt a lot about Greek cooking, had a lovely time with friendly people and then ate the results in the beautiful courtyard - we were so plessed we booked the cookery course. We would definitely recommend it to others”

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13.Athens Market Tour and Cooking Class in a Beautiful Garden

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 122 reviews · 4 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $95

Review of Athens’ market tour and garden cooking class, with Greek recipes, unlimited wine, practical tips, value, and honest drawbacks.

“Such a wonderful way to spend a few hours in Athens. Cooking lesson with what felt like a group of old friends. We learned how to cook authentic Greek food then sat and tasted some of the most delicious food we ever had”

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14.Cooking Class in a Typical Sorrento Garden

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 100 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $133

Review of Sorrento’s garden cooking class, with seasonal produce, handmade pasta, local hospitality, pricing, menu, and booking tips.

“The cooking class was amazing, we had a great time cooking together and chatting. It was very kids friendly as well, before the class I was a bit worried that my 5 years old wouldn’t enjoy it but turns out she was the one who had the greatest time!”

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15.Half Day Cooking Class at Organic Farm

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 96 reviews · 5 hours · from $31

Cook Thai dishes, visit a Chiang Mai market, and tour an organic garden in this affordable five-hour class with small groups and hotel pickup.

“We did the cooking course with Thai. Not only did he do a great job of explaining all the cooking steps, he was also funny and super understanding of all the vegetarians in the group and our non-spicy-loving European stomachs. Many thanks for the great experience!”

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