Chiang Mai · EVENING EXPERIENCES
34 reviewed
The city is at its best once the heat drops, the lanterns light and the food carts roll out. Ranked here are the best evening tours and night-market experiences in Chiang Mai, from street-food crawls to the Sunday Walking Street to a khantoke dinner and dance, with prices, meeting points, and how much food each one includes.
A 5-hour evening Chiang Mai tour with Wat Umong’s tunnels, Doi Suthep sunset and city lights, plus monks at the Golden Pagoda.
“A brilliant trip, throughly enjoy it. Our guide was so knowledgeable, very friendly & funny. Also very helpful with our insurance forms that we hadn’t filled in! Would recommend this trip.”
Small-group Chiang Mai evening street food tour with hotel pickup, night markets, Thai ordering help, and included tastings plus water.
“Jay did an excellent job guiding us through various street food markets. We tried multiple dishes that were all delicious. He also provided us with a handout containing key phrases and dishes that we could use during the tour but also on other days. So thoughtful and handy!”
Chiang Mai evening cooking class with hotel pickup, market and organic garden shopping, then you cook and eat Thai classics for $28.
“I had a great time learning to cook some of my favourite regional dishes i’ve found. New was an awesome instructor, very kind! She made the evening really fun.”
A 150-minute small-group Chiang Mai night market tour with Thai ordering help, two street-food stops, and plenty of northern favorites plus desserts.
“We have never had so much delicious food on a food tour as we did in Chiang Mai. Mr Goal, our guide was excellent, his knowledge, kindness and hospitality would be hard to beat. This has been the best value for money of our holiday so far.”
Watch six Muay Thai bouts at Chiang Mai’s Kalare Night Bazaar stadium, including the wai khru ritual, for about $19.
“the fights were real and you could hear the hits .. is was good experience...this was my first time seeing hand to hand combat...”
Chiang Mai by night: Wat Umong tunnels and Doi Suthep’s lit pagoda with city views. Small-group tour with hotel pickup.
“Very well organised , extremely good tour guide . Dpi Suthep looks wonderful at night fully lit , don’t mind going back again”
Chiang Mai organic-farm cooking class with hotel pickup, a Somphet Market tour, hands-on Thai dishes, and the meal you make.
“Ride was punctual and our guide/cook was amazing. There were jokes and laughs non stop. Everyone that was there with us trueky enjoyed themselves”
Chiang Mai Old City bike tour by morning or night: Tha Phae Gate, Wat Chedi Luang, Three Kings Monument, and market snacks.
“Excellent from start to finish. Our guide Mai was funny, friendly and so knowledgeable. Really recommend this as a great way to see the city with a few hidden surprises!”
Ride Chiang Mai’s Old City by bike with an English guide, helmet, snacks, and temple stops. Mostly flat lanes, day or night market.
“Amazing bike tour of the best sites in Chiang Mai's city center. Our tour guide "Boy" was very knowledgeable, and guided us safely through city traffic.”
Ride a tuk-tuk through lit-up Chiang Mai temples, snack on street food, then end at the Night Bazaar for easy night wandering.
“This was a great tour. We love seeing cities by night and temples were glowing and so beautiful in the evening. Tuk tuks are by far the most efficient way to move about Chiang Mai and Jane was a wonderful guide. She was very knowledgeabRead more”
Evening cooking class in Chiang Mai with a local market and organic garden, then cook 6 dishes (including curry paste) and eat them.
“We were picked up from the main square and taken to the local market first where the different ingredients, fruits, rice etc were explained to us. Then taken to the venue and a 4 course meal was explained and cooked and eaten. There was Read more”
Chiang Mai evening Thai cooking class with market ingredients, Galangal Studio lessons, dinner, and a 40-page recipe PDF.
“Great fun cooking class just outside historic Chiang Mai, very well organised, delicious recipes and a great teacher.”
Night kayak on Chiang Mai’s Ping River: 6 km with gentle current, glowing skyline, colored bridges, Mai Yai trees, and easy gear.
“Great experience, amazing how peaceful the river is out of town.”
Private night bike tour through Chiang Mai’s Old City, with temple stops, illuminated sights, and a local market snack break included.
“Had an amazing experience exploring the city. Our guide was extremely informative, friendly, and taught us a lot about the history of Chiang Mai. 10 out of 10.”
Chiang Mai Night Safari with transfer: tram ride through night zones, tiger and predator shows, plus pickup and drop-off for $54.
“Had a really great time the safaris are really fun and pretty interactive with the animals, tiger show is great, we did the 5pm pickup which gave us plenty of time to be able to see all shows ect, great experience and recommend, the driver Lek was prompt and on time, easy to talk to and knew his way around the traffic, recommend Lek”
