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The 15 Best Workshops & Classes in Phuket

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Every trip has one free day too few. These 15 workshops & classes justify the slot, priced and timed so you can decide in minutes and get back to the fun part.

Phuket Thai Cooking Class with Market Tour Option - Pound curry paste the traditional way
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Phuket Thai Cooking Class with Market Tour Option

1.Phuket Thai Cooking Class with Market Tour Option

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2,665 reviews · from $65Our pick

Cook classic Thai dishes with Chef VJ, Gigi, Nid, and their team during a hands-on Phuket class. Choose a market visit with fruit tasting or learn about market ingredients in class. You will make curry paste with a mortar and pestle, cook at your own station, eat what you prepare, and take home recipes.

“All I can say is don’t hesitate and go. If you love Thai cooking this is the class. Amazing teachers and hands on experience with loads of yummy food”

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Hands-on Thai Cooking Class Phuket with Market Tour Option! - What you may cook during the three-hour class
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Hands-on Thai Cooking Class Phuket with Market Tour Option!

2.Hands-on Thai Cooking Class Phuket with Market Tour Option!

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 808 reviews · from $75

At Kata Thai Cooking Class in Phuket, Chef Jim and Sally guide you through Thai ingredients, preparation, and cooking at your own station. Choose a morning or afternoon session, add a market tour if available, and prepare dishes such as pad Thai, tom yum, papaya salad, and mango sticky rice.

“Jim is so much fun and I learnt so much. It's great I'm just sad as I forgot my notes. The food was delicious and Jim catered for my shellfish allergy which was great no epipen required. Funniest was Jim and the pad thai scoop back forward scoop move move move. We all were to scared to stop but was absolutely beautiful and well worth the effort.”

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Thai Cooking Class in Phuket - Starting at Mae Somchit Kata Fresh Market
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Thai Cooking Class in Phuket

3.Thai Cooking Class in Phuket

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 375 reviews · from $65

Join Chef VJ and the English-speaking team for a three-hour Phuket cooking class with market shopping, fruit tasting, fresh ingredients, and hands-on preparation. Make curry paste with a mortar and pestle, cook several Thai dishes, eat your meal, and take home recipes. Pickup is offered from selected beaches.

“It was amazing despite the transportation being late 30 mins. The staff was nice and receptive. Recipes were great. Lots of food don’t eat before showing up to this event.”

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Half day Thai cooking Class + Market tour+Garden tour - Woody Kitchen in Kata: garden, preparation, and cooking
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Half day Thai cooking Class + Market tour+Garden tour

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

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

Join Woody and his team for a 4.5-hour Phuket cooking experience with hotel pickup, a fresh-market visit, a tropical garden tour, and hands-on Thai cooking at Woody Kitchen. Menus change by day, with morning and afternoon classes, recipes, rice, ingredients, and a meal included.

“This is authentic at its best! The market was amazing to see and Wooddys garden was impressive. My partner and I are both great cooks but we learned some really good tips that we will take home and apply. Wooddy was communicative aRead more”

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Thai Cooking Class in Phuket - Starting at Mae Somchit Kata Fresh Market
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Thai Cooking Class in Phuket

5.Thai Cooking Class in Phuket

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 234 reviews · from $65

Join Chef VJ’s Phuket Thai Cooking Class for about three hours of market tasting, ingredient lessons, handmade curry paste, and a meal you cook yourself. English-speaking chefs guide every step, with hotel pickup, drinks, recipes, and a maximum of 20 people.

“Did not find the class location and posted phone #not a viable/working number per operator. Walked blocks in 100 degree heat & asked other businesses in area if they knew of the cooking school, none did. Scam!”

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Patong: Muay Thai Boxing Class at Rachai Muay Thai Gym - How Personal Is the Coaching?
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Patong: Muay Thai Boxing Class at Rachai Muay Thai Gym

6.Muay Thai Boxing Class at Rachai Muay Thai Gym

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 197 reviews · 1 - 2 hours · from $16

At RC Rachai Muay Thai Gym in Patong, you’ll learn punches, kicks, elbows, defense, and ring basics in a one to two-hour class. English and Thai-speaking coaches, including Anon and Nick, adapt the workout to your level. Gloves, wraps, equipment, showers, and changing rooms are included.

“an awesome workout! Thanks so much. everyone was very welcoming and friendly.”

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Choose Your Own Dishes: Half-Day Thai Cooking Class in Phuket - The Market Visit Before the Cooking Begins
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Choose Your Own Dishes: Half-Day Thai Cooking Class in Phuket

7.Choose Your Own Dishes: Half-Day Thai Cooking Class in Phuket

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 108 reviews · from $71

Spend 3.5 hours learning Thai cooking at Phuket Thai Cooking Academy in Kathu. Choose four dishes, visit a local market, cook at your own station, and eat what you make. Morning and afternoon sessions, hotel pickup from select hotels, vegetarian options, and English or Chinese-speaking instruction are available.

“Nil was fantastic! We really enjoyed the whole experience, from the market tour to the cooking class. Nil also helped us pick out items we wanted to purchase from the market separately, and it was great to have her help us talk with the vendors in Thai. Her cooking instructions were very clear, and the teaching class makes the prep easy. Fun activity to do with your group.”

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Phuket: Surf Lesson for Beginner in Kata Beach

8.Surf Lesson for Beginner in Kata Beach

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 57 reviews · 1h 30m · from $38

Start with 15 minutes of beach instruction, then practice paddling, popping up, and balancing in shallow water at Kata Beach. Whale Surf School provides a soft-top board, rash guard, towel, and freshwater rinse. Small groups and one-on-one coaching help first-timers progress quickly.

“Skvělé! Rezervovali jsme si aktivitu na poslední chvíli. Šli jsme ve 4 lidech a každý z nás dostal vlastního instruktora. Za tu cenu mohu jednoznačně doporučit!”

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Phuket Easy Thai Cooking Class and Market Tour - Cooking in an open kitchen near Rawai
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Phuket Easy Thai Cooking Class and Market Tour

9.Phuket Easy Thai Cooking Class and Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 55 reviews · from $69

Start with a guided market visit, then cook Thai favorites in an open-air kitchen with instructors such as Tik or Karn. Classes run morning or afternoon, last about four hours, and limit numbers to 12. Hotel transfers cover several Phuket areas for groups of two or more.

“My husband & I just returned from our trip to Phuket Thailand and we booked the afternoon cooking class ahead of time. Unbeknownst to us, we had a private class! TIK took us to a local market and showed and explained all the differenRead more”

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Blue Elephant Thai Cooking Class with Market Tour in Phuket - 9:30 am at Blue Elephant Phuket Town
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Blue Elephant Thai Cooking Class with Market Tour in Phuket

10.Blue Elephant Thai Cooking Class with Market Tour in Phuket

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 29 reviews · from $149

Start at 9:30 am with tea or herbal drinks at Blue Elephant Phuket, then visit a local market with your chef before preparing four Thai dishes. You cook at your own wok, eat your meal for lunch, and leave with recipes, an apron, certificate, shopping bag, and products.

“It was a very full experience, starting with a visit to the market, then instruction, followed by our own cooking experience, and wrapping up with a delicious meal that each of us prepared. Chef/teacher was affable and thorough. I have a gluten Read more”

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Thai Cooking Class Phuket by Tony - 10:45 a.m. arrival at the cooking kitchen
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Thai Cooking Class Phuket by Tony

11.Thai Cooking Class Phuket by Tony

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 29 reviews · from $81

Tony’s four-hour Phuket cooking class combines a fresh-market visit with hands-on cooking. With Tony and chef Ann guiding a maximum of eight people, you’ll choose an appetizer or dessert, soup, curry, and stir-fry, then eat what you make.

“Tony cancelled on our group as we were waiting for the taxi he had already said he had organised. It was last minute and asked if we could change the date as the market was closed....I call Bull sh#t I think he forgot to book us in and tried to cRead more”

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Private food Tour + Sightseeing +Thai Cooking class - Starting at 10:30 with hotel pickup
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Private food Tour + Sightseeing +Thai Cooking class

12.Private food Tour + Sightseeing +Thai Cooking class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 24 reviews · from $126

Spend about eight hours with guides Woody and Danny exploring Phuket sights, tasting local street food, learning about Buddhism and Thai food culture, then cooking dishes such as pad thai and Panang curry. Pickup is offered, with extra fees for some beach areas.

“Woody and Danny went above and beyond for this experience! We had a great time cooking and learning more about Phuket”

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Thai Cooking Class by Kata Thai Cooking School in Phuket - Arriving with lemongrass tea
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Thai Cooking Class by Kata Thai Cooking School in Phuket

13.Thai Cooking Class by Kata Thai Cooking School in Phuket

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 21 reviews · from $83

Spend about four hours at Kata Thai Cooking School with Sally and Jim. Learn to choose Thai ingredients, cook dishes such as tom yum, green curry, and mango sticky rice, receive a recipe booklet and apron, then eat the meal you prepared.

“Had a wonderful morning from the time Jim picked us up - he is a very friendly and knowledgeable character who can relate well to all age groups and nationalities. Jim walked us through the local markets where he purchased his fresh proRead more”

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Private Muay Thai Workshop at Phuket King Gym - The warm-up sets the pace
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Private Muay Thai Workshop at Phuket King Gym

14.Private Muay Thai Workshop at Phuket King Gym

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 20 reviews · from $13Best value

Meet your Kru at Phuket King Muay Thai in Kathu for a private one-hour lesson built around warm-up drills, Muay Thai techniques, three rounds of pad work, heavy-bag practice, and a cool-down. Gloves and wraps are provided. Tiger and Tom are among the coaches praised for focused, friendly instruction.

“Highly recommend this Muay Thai boxing gym. I brought my family here for a one hour training and it's amazing. We went on almost two hours of full intensive training. Even though we finished the "one hour" lesson, we got to stay on for Read more”

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Bang Tao Beach: Group Or Private Surf Lessons - Learning the board, the paddle, and the wave
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Bang Tao Beach: Group Or Private Surf Lessons

15.Bang Tao Beach: Group Or Private Surf Lessons

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 18 reviews · from $31

Meet Talay Surf at Bang Tao Beach for a 1.5-hour private or small-group lesson. Your English or Thai-speaking instructor, including popular coach Pop, teaches beach safety, board handling, paddling, wave reading, and the basics of catching your first wave.

“We had a wonderful surf lesson with the instructor Pop. It was a lot of fun and we felt very safe. We recommend the activity and would love to come back!”

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