For me food is a special part of every trip, in particular when traveling in distant countries! Is that similar to you? Enjoying typical dishes and special preparation methods and of course having the meals together you learn more about the culture of a country. Today we would like to introduce to you Take Me Tour, a platform offering culinary excursions in Thailand.
Special about Take Me Tour is that locals and travelers are brought together uncomplicated. Locals can register with their tour on the website and create a second earning pillar. It is also an exchange between guide and traveler in which the guide can improve his knowledge of English and gets to know more about the travelers. The participants receive an unusual guidance, a lot of interesting information about the Thai life, food and the Thai culture. They get to know places which they never would have seen and enjoy the tasty, home-baked Thai kitchen!
Visit Lampang’s bio-vegetable gardens with Yo
Sure, there are also tours in the more known touristic hot spots. However, we prefer to introduce you to three tours within less traveled regions, e.g., the tour with Yo in Lampang. The region is known for its horse carriages which serve as transportation vehicles instead of cars. Yo takes you with him to his home village: You get insights into the biological cultivation and Yo shares millennial-old knowledge of the agriculture and introduces you to local art craft. You also enjoy a tasty lunch from self tilled vegetables. In the evening a true highlight waits for you: a cooking course! Egg plant salad, herbal curry and vegetables with Nam Prik Ta Daeng (chilli dip) are on the menu.
Discover with Trin the markets of Samut Songkram
The region of Samut Songkram borders Bangkok and is probably already known to one or other because of its special markets: the Amphawa Floating Market and the Maeklong Railway Market. Here your guide is Trin telling you a lot of exciting insider’s information about the markets. Besides a visit of Ban Bang Phlap Community is also part of the plan – including a tasty, house-cooked dish with sour soup and banana stems, crunchy coconut mussel curry and the typical dessert comprising of banana flour. Afterwards you can explore the location and many fruit plantations by bike.
Culture and nature with Souwalak in Nakhon Si Thammarat
We have already reported about Nakhon Si Thammarat on this blog more in detail. Souwalak takes you to Wat Phra Mahathat and to Ban Nang Talung the museum run by the shadow theatre artist’s Suchart Subsin. At noon you enjoy tasty typical dishes, e.g., with beans and horseshoe crabs. And best: While you enjoy your food, you can experience one of the famous shadow theatre performances! While your next visit of the Kiriwong Villages you should breathe deeply as here you find the cleanest air of Thailand!
You may find further information and many other tours at Take Me Tours.
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How would you like to dine with a Thai family in their own home, enjoying traditional dishes the locals cook? A new initiative from the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and award-winning TakeMeTour has seen the launch of the LocalTable gastronomy tourism campaign. LocalTable invites Thai and international travellers to dine at local homes and restaurants, combining gastronomy tourism with the sharing economy. While classic Thai dishes like
Sounds interesting! What a great initiative 🙂