🌴 Koh Yao Yai Native Touch & Thai Cooking Class
Combine a Thai cooking class with a journey into local life on Koh Yao Yai. Discover island communities, countryside scenery and traditional crafts, cook your own lunch, and enjoy nature along the way.
✨ Tour Highlights
🍳 Thai Cooking Class: Prepare your lunch from one of three menu sets.
🎨 Batik Painting: Create a souvenir to take home for your family.
🎣 Local Island Life: Visit Leam Larn fisherman village and learn traditional trap-making.
🐐 Hands-On Activities: Feed goats and learn how to open a coconut.
🏝️ Countryside & Beach: Explore island plantations and Ao Sai Beach, with distant views of Phi Phi Island.
🕒 Itinerary Timeline
🚐 09:00–09:30 AM | Hotel Pickup
Pickup from your hotel on Koh Yao Yai by local transportation. The pickup time varies according to your hotel’s location.
🌿 After Pickup | Countryside Sightseeing
Travel along countryside roads lined with rubber, coconut and palm trees—the island’s economic plants.
🎨 Next | Batik Painting Workshop
Visit a local workshop and try Batik painting to create a souvenir for your family.
🎣 Next | Leam Larn Fisherman Village
Discover the local community’s lifestyle and occupations while enjoying mountain and sea scenery. Receive a brief tour overview from your local guide.
🍳 Before Lunch | Thai Cooking Class
Cook your own lunch by choosing one menu set from the options below.
🍽️ Lunchtime | Lunch at the Fisherman Village
Enjoy the meal you have prepared in the village.
🐐 After Lunch | Goat Farm & Coconut Experience
Visit a goat farm and feed the goats—a fun activity for children. Learn how to open a coconut and drink fresh coconut milk in the local style.
🏝️ Next | Jungle Walk & Ao Sai Beach
Stroll along a jungle path to Ao Sai Beach, known for its soft sand and spectacular views of Phi Phi Island in the distance. Enjoy free time to relax and take photos.
🪤 Next | Traditional Trap-Making
Learn how local fishermen make a fish trap or squid trap.
🌳 Before Returning | Rubber Plantation & Souvenir Collection
Visit a rubber tree plantation, then stop at the Batik workshop on the way back to collect your souvenir.
🚐 03:00–03:30 PM | Return Transfer
Transfer back to your hotel on Koh Yao or to the pier.
🍳 Lunch Menu Options
Choose 1 Set for Your Cooking Class & Lunch
| Menu Set | Dishes |
|---|---|
| Set 1 | Tomyam kung; mixed vegetable; stuffed omelet; Sugar Dumplings with coconut |
| Set 2 | 3 sources fish; chicken with coconut soup (Tom Ka khai); Liang leaves fried egg; floating lotus (Bauloy) |
| Set 3 | fried squid with garlic pepper; Masman chicken; Sweet and Sour fried with; small season cake made of flour boiled in coconut milk |
✅ Inclusions
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Hotel transfers | Round-trip hotel transfers by local transportation, subject to the transfer zones below. |
| Guide | Local English-speaking guide. |
| Refreshments | Soft drinks and refreshments. |
| Lunch | Thai-style lunch during the tour. |
| Insurance | Accident insurance. |
🚐 Transfer Zones & Additional Charges
| Area | Transfer Charge |
|---|---|
| Loh Jark Beach, Loh Pared Beach & Ao Boley Beach | Free hotel transfer |
| Ao Mamuang, Hin Kong & Chong Lard Pier | 800 THB / car additional transfer charge |
💰 Transfer Supplement: 800 THB per Car
Applies to transfers from Ao Mamuang, Hin Kong and Chong Lard Pier.
🎒 What to Bring
📷 Camera
🧴 Sunblock lotion
🕶️ Sunglasses
👟 Suitable shoes
🧢 Hat or cap
💵 Some spending money
ℹ️ Essential Travel Information
👨👩👧 Child Pricing Policy
| Age | Policy |
|---|---|
| 12 years and older | Adult price applies |
| Under 3 years old | Free of charge |
🌦️ Important Note
The itinerary is subject to change depending on weather and tide levels.
