Best Thailand Garden Tours — Our Top 15

1.Cooking Class, Market & Thai Herbs Garden Tour

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

Spend 210 minutes cooking with a Thai instructor such as Wave, Flook, Tu, or Balloon. Visit a local market, explore an herb garden, choose your dishes, pound curry paste by hand, then eat what you make. Hotel pickup is included within 3 km of Chiang Mai Old Town, with vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal, and allergy-friendly options available.

“The food was delicious. Wave was very informative and a fun guide.”

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2.Pattaya: Nong Nooch Tropical Garden Ticket for Foreigners

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 417 reviews · 1 day · from $12Best value

Spend a full day at Nong Nooch Tropical Garden in Chonburi, a 500-acre park with French-style gardens, bonsai, bromeliads, flamingos, cycads, cultural shows, and animal displays. Add a sightseeing bus, Thai or Indian buffet lunch, or other options when booking. The park is open daily from 8 AM to 6 PM.

“Nong Nooch Tropical Garden was an excellent day out. The amount of work and maintenance that goes into maintaining the area was spectacular. We spent 5 hours here and didnt even do any of the extra activities. Would have hired bikes instead of using the shuttle bus if we knew before we bought our tickets. Highly recommend this activity if in Pattaya.”

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3.We Cook Thai Home Garden Cooking School

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

Spend up to five hours with Mam at We Cook Thai Home Garden Cooking School. Visit a local market, learn about Thai herbs and spices, then cook a choice of dishes in your own wok at her home garden kitchen. Vegetarian options, hotel pickup within 3 km, a cookbook, and a certificate are included.

“Was fascinating being shown around the market - Mam was super friendly and very knowledgeable. The cooking lesson was fantastic and the resulting food was delicious! We ended up with loads of food but Mam even provided boxes to take leftovers away with us.”

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4.Thai Cooking Class with Market & Garden Tour

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

Chef Wooddy leads a hands-on Thai cooking class near Kata village, beginning with a local market visit and a walk through his herb garden. Choose three dishes, cook at your own station, then eat what you make. Hotel transfers from Patong, Karon, and Kata, recipes, videos, a certificate, and accident insurance are included.

“Mr Wooddy has a warm and easy demeanor he was a wonderful host we learned many things. My family celebrated our US Thanksgiving holiday making new memories. It was a wonderful experience. Each person makes their own food to their own taste. Definitely would recommend. I would absolutely come back and chose more dishes to make. If you cannot finish the food you make, they will pack it up for you to take with you. Great value. Thank you Mr Wooddy for a great excursion”

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

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

This Krabi class combines a Thai herbs garden visit, hands-on curry-paste making, and several cooked dishes in a traditional family-style kitchen. Guides including New, Annie, Gatai, and others tailor meals for vegetarian, vegan, halal, gluten-free, and allergy needs. Hotel pickup, ingredients, water, and PDF recipes are included.

“We had a fabulous time making 5 meals, all which we got to individually choose! The meals were made with fresh ingredients, the kitchen was clean and the food was delicious. Our host, Gretai, was SO funny, attentive and personable. I would recommend this cooking class, especially for a group!”

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

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

Join chef Woody and his team for a 4.5-hour Thai cooking class near Kata. Shop for ingredients at Mae Somchit Fresh Market, tour a tropical garden, prepare several dishes, and eat what you cook. Morning and afternoon sessions are available, with pickup from Patong, Kata, Karon, and Chalong.

“The friendliness and professionalism of the chef and staff made for a very enjoyable experience. Not only were we shown what to cook we were able to partake in preparation and cooking. The highlight was being able to eat a delicious meal.”

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

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

Spend about 4.5 hours with Siam Garden Cooking School, visiting a local market and organic garden before cooking six Thai dishes. Choose your own appetizer, curry paste, curry, stir-fry, soup, and dessert. Gift, Cream, and the team provide step-by-step help, dietary choices, an individual wok, lunch, and a digital recipe book.

“Absolutely loved this experience! Getting to see the different ingredients, plants and market . The girls are all so knowledgeable and funny , it was a really fun day. Thank you!”

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

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

Start with hotel pickup in Chiang Mai Old Town, then visit a local market and Siam Garden’s organic herb garden with instructors such as Gift and Fon. Cook six dishes, including curry paste, soup, stir-fry, and mango sticky rice. Choose your menu and spice level, then eat in an air-conditioned dining room or Thai pavilion.

“Lovely host Gift, fantastic food. Another amazing experience in Chiang mai. Would definitely recommend, only negative is felt like a long drive there. It would be good if you were told how long transfer is then know what you to expect. But would still do again. Fantastic family experience ❤️”

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9.Temples, Sticky Waterfall, and Orchid Farm

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 52 reviews · 7 - 8 hours · from $80

This full-day Chiang Mai outing combines Wat Pha Lat, Doi Suthep, an orchid and butterfly farm, lunch, and Bua Tong Sticky Waterfall. An English-speaking guide such as Austin, Katy, Bird, or Ray leads the day, with hotel pickup, water, transport, entrance fees, and accident insurance included.

“It was such a great trip! The van was so nice, and our guide was so knowledgeable. Everything was so beautiful!”

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10.Bangkok Floating Market & Boat Ride to an Orchid Farm

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 34 reviews · 5 hours · from $76

Spend five hours with an English-speaking guide such as Ben, Ken, or Gift, traveling by private car and long-tail boat from Bangkok to Khlong Lat Mayom. Eat local Thai dishes, cruise quiet canals, visit Wat Saphan, and see an orchid farm. This private tour suits curious eaters, couples, and families who prefer a less commercial market.

“le guide etait precis et bien informe. il a su rendre le tour attrayant pour un ado et pour moi , sa gran mere”

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11.Flower Market & Floral Art: Multilingual Private Tour [EN/others]

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 33 reviews · from $95

Spend four private hours with a multilingual guide exploring Pak Khlong Talat, folding lotus flowers, making Thai jasmine garlands, visiting Kalayanamitr Temple and Kudi Chin Museum. Guides such as Nina and Nine have led the tour. Morning and afternoon departures are available, with hotel transfer and a private air-conditioned vehicle included.

“The tour starts off at the bottom of the stairs of a BTS stop by the river. You meet up with the guide and walk over to the river taxi spot before hopping on the river taxi to go up river to the stop by the flower markets. The river was breezy and tRead more”

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12.Bangkok Wat Pho and Flower Market Historical Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 28 reviews · from $88

Start near Itsaraphap Station for a Thai costume change and photos at Wat Arun, then eat local breakfast, cross by boat, visit Wat Pho, enjoy lunch and a butterfly pea latte, and ride a tuk-tuk to Pak Khlong Talad. Guides such as Shin and Kiho add cultural context in a small group of no more than seven.

“My tour guide was very knowledgeable of all the areas we visited. We went to several temples and he explained the history for each one and which King it was associated with. For lunch we went to a cozy cafe and he explained all the mRead more”

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13.4Hour Flower Market and Little India Tour Mini Group

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 14 reviews · from $75

Meet at Sathon Pier for a public boat ride to Pak Khlong Talat, then walk through Bangkok’s flower market, Little India, Phahurat textile market, Sampeng Market, and Chinatown. Your English-speaking guide shares local stories, with snacks, water, and all transport fees included. Guide Sunee has also led tours in German.

“The tour was really the best we've ever had! We got an incredible amount of authentic impressions of the flower and vegetable market as well as Little India. There were two of us with Sunee, our tour guide, so we had time and the special opportunity to make our own floral decorations at the market. Sunee showed us a beautiful side of Bangkok that we hadn't yet discovered, including delicious Thai and Indian snacks. We felt completely at home with Sunee. After the tour, she even invited us to a cooking class where we cooked the most delicious (!) Pad Thai and mango sticky rice. I can also highly recommend…”

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14.Doi Suthep, Orchid Farm and Waterfall with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 4 reviews · 1 day

Spend a full day outside Chiang Mai with an English-speaking guide such as Pan. Visit Wat Doi Suthep and quiet Wat Pha Lat, see orchids and butterflies, eat lunch, then climb and swim at Bua Thong Sticky Waterfalls. Hotel pickup, tickets, insurance, water, and towels are included.

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15.Nong Nooch Garden

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 10 hours

You travel from Bangkok to Nong Nooch Tropical Botanical Garden in Chonburi by private, air-conditioned vehicle. A driver handles hotel pickup, tolls, and the return trip, leaving you about six hours to explore on your own. Entry, meals, and a guide are not included, so plan for those extra costs.

“Alles ist super gelaufen , netter Fahrer und super vorab Kontakt mit der Verwaltung so das alles ohne Probleme und weitere Fragen funktioniert hat! Genauso soll es ablaufen ! Nur zu empfehlen”

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