Best Organic Farm Visits — Our Top 15

1.Half-Day Thai Cooking Class at Organic Farm in Chiang Mai

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 19,087 reviews · from $29Our pick

Travel from your Chiang Mai hotel to a local market and Smile Organic Farm Cooking School. Choose dishes, learn about Thai herbs, make curry paste, curry, stir-fry, soup, and spring rolls, then eat what you cook. Guides such as Lilli, Luna, K, Cici, and Love lead small groups of up to 12.

“We were paired with Love, he's a great instructor. We had a lot of fun and the food was very tasty. Highly recommended!”

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2.Balinese Cooking Class at an Organic Farm

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,786 reviews · 330 minutes - 8 hours · from $32

Meet your guide in Ubud, visit a morning market when available, then head to an organic farm for breakfast, ingredient picking, and a hands-on class. You’ll prepare six Balinese dishes, including spice paste, curry, satay, vegetables, and dessert. English and Indonesian instruction, shared stations, and return transport are included.

“Just outstanding!! It is a must .. I love it everything about it and especially guide!! This man deserves all good words and I could type and type but seriously it’s just very very very nice. My best if ubud for sure in terms of atmosphere etc.”

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3.Cooking Class with Organic Farm at Mama Noi

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 1,151 reviews · 4 hours · from $32

Mama Noi Cookery School takes you from a local market to an organic garden and your own cooking station. With an English-speaking chef such as Nook, Tida, Pam, or Blue, you prepare five Thai dishes, including selected soup, stir-fry, curry, mango sticky rice, and Thai milk tea. Hotel pickup, a recipe book, and a certificate are included.

“it was very good, we cook 4 meals from 3:30 till 8 pm it was really nice”

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4.Cooking Class with Organic Farm in Chiang Mai at Mama Noi

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 502 reviews · from $32

Meet a local guide such as Nook, Tida, Pam, or Fern for a four-hour Thai cooking class. Visit a market, tour Mama Noi’s organic garden, prepare several dishes at your own station, and take home a recipe book. Morning and evening sessions are available, with vegetarian choices and Chiang Mai hotel transfers.

“Such a great experience! We had the best afternoon - the farm was beautiful and we loved preparing and cooking the multiple dishes! I loved the vegetarian options too. Highly recommend if you’re in Chiang Mai!”

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5.Evening Cooking Class in Organic Farm with Local Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 394 reviews · from $29

Start with a 3:30 pm pickup and a visit to Somphet Market, where chef Perm introduces the herbs and produce used in class. Then head to an organic farm for your own cooking station, curry-paste lesson, six dishes, and a shared meal. Groups are capped at 10.

“Chef very nice! Very funny! Delicious recipes! We leave full and super happy! Very nice group!Auto-translated”

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6.ATV to Macao Beach and Water Cave with Organic Farm

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 219 reviews · from $48

Drive your own ATV on rough roads through tropical gardens to an organic farm, where you taste coffee, chocolate, tobacco, and rum products. Then swim or watch at the 25-foot Los Hoyos del Salado water cave before relaxing at Macao Beach. Guides such as Vladimir, Gary, and Regina keep the group together.

“Amazing experience! Vladimir and Gary made sure our entire group made it there and back safely. Be prepared to get extremely muddy but it’s so worth the experience. Highly recommend.”

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7.Morning Cooking Class in Organic Farm with Local Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 157 reviews · from $29

Start with a 30-minute tour of Somphet Market, then head 13 kilometers outside Chiang Mai to an open-air organic farm. A Thai chef guides you through seasonal ingredients, garden herbs, fire cooking, and several traditional dishes. You get your own station, utensils, recipe cards, hotel pickup, and a small-group setting capped at 10 people.

“Excellent experience, got some great tips in cooking and food prep as well. Definitely exceeded our expectations.”

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8.Buggy Tour with Organic Farm, Macao Beach Visit from Punta Cana

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 142 reviews · from $41

Drive your own buggy in a small caravan from Punta Cana to an organic farm, a 25-foot water cave, and Macao Beach. Guides including Mr. Panda, Alexis, Alex, and Pablo lead the route, explain safety, and keep the group together. Expect rough roads, mud, swimming, local tastings, and about four hours of active fun.

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9.Authentic Bali Farm Cooking School & Organic Farm

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 122 reviews · from $38

Spend about five and a half hours learning Balinese cooking at an 8,000-square-meter organic farm in Taro Village. Morning sessions add a traditional market visit. You will harvest ingredients, prepare six or more dishes, eat the meal, and take home printed and PDF recipes. Shuttle transport is available from Ubud Central Parking.

“The two women who looked after our tour and cooking class on May 15th were great! We started off in the local markets, then to the farm to pick our own vegetables, and then finally the cooking. The dishes were very tasty and we wiRead more”

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10.Farm To table Experience on an organic hilltop estate in Tuscany

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 99 reviews · 7 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $193

Meet Francesco at Florence Santa Maria Novella, take the 40-minute train to San Miniato, and spend the day at Tenuta Chiudendone. You’ll gather seasonal ingredients, prepare a traditional three-course Tuscan lunch, taste estate wines and olive oil, then relax by the salted-water infinity pool or walk to a nearby church.

“This was the HIGHLIGHT of our European trip! Francesco and his famiIy were wonderful and sent us very specific details about meeting place and getting to the villa. It was a beautiful location, meeting and talking with Francesco about his life in Tuscany was unforgettable. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!!”

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11.Half Day Cooking Class at Organic Farm

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

Spend five hours learning Thai cooking with an English-speaking instructor at a city garden, yard garden, or farm outside Chiang Mai. Visit a local market, taste garden herbs, prepare curry paste, curry, stir-fry, soup, spring rolls, and possibly dessert, then eat what you make. Vegetarian, vegan, mild, and spicy options are available.

“Our tour guide aryun was the kindest and most thoughtful. Very experienced and knowledgeable. Had a great time”

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12.Rural Hoi An Cycling, Cooking Class at Organic Farm

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 72 reviews · from $32

Ride quiet roads with a small group of up to 10, visit Ba Le Market, paddle a 40-minute coconut basket boat, harvest herbs, and cook lunch at an organic garden. Guides such as Tom, Nhat, Kun, June, Trang, and Shanti have led this experience, with plenty of local stories along the way.

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13.Organic cooking class with a sommelier in an Olive and wine farm

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 69 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $143

Meet Alina at Fontanaro Organic Farm near Paciano for coffee, olive oil and wine tasting, then make pasta, sauces, and tiramisu by hand. The three-hour class ends with a buffet lunch and wine. Gluten-free and children’s options are available by request, with a maximum of 12 people.

“One of the highlights of our trip. Not only is the cooking class super informative and fun and fast paced, but the setting is unbelievable. It’s a gorgeous working farm that makes award winning olive oil and delicious Sangiovese, both of which you’ll get to sample during the class. Perfect activity for adults and kids alike.”

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14.Rural Cycle, Market Tour, Basket Boat & Organic Farm Cooking

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 64 reviews · 4 hours · from $34

Start near Hoi An Post Office with a short 3 km cycle through rice fields and villages. Shop for unusual fruit, ride a quiet basket boat through the water coconut forest, help an organic farm, then cook lunch from garden produce. Guides such as Kun, Khieu, Trang, and Nguyen are praised for friendly, clear English. Dietary needs are welcome.

“Today we had a great experience with our guide Kun. She has to much positive energy! She had an answer for all of our questions regarding the vegetables, greens, food and vietnamese life. In additional she took care that we learn some basics about vietnamese language. At cooking class we made a fish in banana leaf, eggplant and mushrooms in a clay pot and ban xeo. We can fully recommend this tour!”

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15.Cooking Class Hoi An – Organic Garden – Farming Tour-Handicrafts

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 56 reviews · from $33

Spend 3 to 4 hours at Caman Village in Hoi An, where local cooks guide you through an organic garden, herbal drink making, rice paper preparation, and 3 to 4 Vietnamese dishes. You’ll harvest herbs, play folk games, wear a chef’s hat and apron, and return home with a cookbook and participation certificate.

“I've done a lot of cooking classes around SE Asia, this one stood out because of the rice paper making and the location. The garden and facilities are very cute. I've never made rice paper in a cooking class, that was particularly interesting. I also liked the herbal drink making a lot, and enjoyed learning about different plants around the garden.”

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