Things to do in Jing Jai Market Chiang Mai

If you're visiting Chiang Mai, you should definitely try a Muay Thai class! It's a truly unique and exhilarating experience! I booked a group class on Klook a day in advance, thinking it would be less awkward with more people, but I still ended up making a fool of myself. The class started at 9 AM and finished at 10:30 AM, lasting a total of one and a half hours. For the first ten minutes or so, the head coach, Mark, led us through stretching, warm-ups, and jogging around the ring. The Thai coach spoke English, and everyone understood him. Since I was the only Chinese person there, my reactions were a bit slower than others, but I managed to get through the class despite some fumbling. After the warm-up, the head coach started wrapping our hands. After he wrapped one hand, he asked me how it felt. I said it was too tight, so he loosened it for me. But after he wrapped the other hand, I still felt it was too tight. He smiled helplessly and had to loosen that one too. I thought maybe the hand wraps for Muay Thai needed to be tight to protect the hands! But after the class, my hands were covered in marks, haha. Luckily, I didn't get injured. After wrapping our hands, the head coach had us put on gloves and started teaching us basic moves. After each move, he'd have us practice in pairs, repeating until we mastered the basics. My training partner was the assistant coach, "Ice." I often made mistakes because I was too nervous, like punching with my left hand and forgetting to guard with my right. He would tell me that if I didn't guard, someone would "bang" and hit me. Although the assistant coach also told me not to be nervous and just enjoy it, I always had that "good student" mindset, wanting to do my best, which just made me more flustered. In the end, I made the assistant coach laugh. He even started guarding when he should have been punching and punching when he should have been guarding. Seeing how nervous I was, he even jokingly threatened to hit me hard. I quickly waved my hands, "Nonono! You will hurt me! No!" He saw me frowning in fear and burst out laughing. Then we couldn't continue training; we were both bent over laughing. I guess that's my secret weapon in a fight! Making my opponent laugh until they're exhausted, and then winning without a fight. After a 90-minute trial class, I was completely exhausted. My hands hurt from the wraps, and my feet hurt from kicking. Even though I was hitting people, punching sandbags, and kicking tires, I was sore as if I had been beaten up. But it was so much fun and exhilarating! Life experience +1

It was incredibly fun. You could tell that the tour guides were very knowledgeable about the animals, and safety was also a top priority. The group size was just right, not too big. Everything was explained very well, and all our questions were answered. The price-performance ratio was also excellent. A truly unique experience that everyone should try at least once.

We chose Teacher Beauty, and we highly recommend her! Plus, definitely choose the air-conditioned option (since we really hate the heat 😆). I truly recommend this tour! I already loved Thai food to begin with, but the process of chopping and cooking everything ourselves was so interesting and fun. Also, after cooking it yourself, it feels especially delicious XD The cooking school picked us up in a songthaew, which was a great way to experience it! The itinerary is very packed! From going to the market to learn about various Thai seasonings, spices, vegetables, etc., to the cooking school where they also introduce the vegetables they grow (all of which are used in our cooking). Teacher Beauty explained things very clearly; we could both look and smell. I don't know how to describe those aromas, but I thought they all smelled quite nice. Just learning about varieties we don't have in Taiwan felt so special. I was especially impressed by the ugly lime~~ a lime with a wrinkled skin XD I really recommend everyone to come and try this experience~~ the whole chopping and cooking process keeps you very busy, haha! The instructor is very professional! She pays attention to whether everyone is keeping up with the steps, which is super impressive. During the stir-fry dishes, she would remind us, "Hurry up, hurry up, or it'll burn 🤣." Next time I go, I'd want to experience it again and choose different dishes! (I've been back for almost a month now and still can't stop thinking about it 😆).

My wife booked the one with Photographer and tuktuk so I booked this. Baan Orjao exceeded my expectations and we enjoyed it. The photos are beautiful. They let us choose the clothes. They assisted us and the photographer suggested a lot of poses for us.

Wolfe was the perfect guide! I had a great time and we went to places I wouldn’t have known about otherwise. Great way to meet people & I’d definitely do it again.

The portion size was too large; one person definitely couldn't finish it, it was enough for two! The curry and pad kra pao were delicious, and the fried pork skin was also good, with a nostalgic flavor. The performance was very unique, and at the end, they even set off fireworks outside! P.S. The dancers were so beautiful~~~

I recommend booking the herbal tea and Thai yadom inhaler just for the novelty, culture and information you will get to learn from it. instructor: I had 2 instructors Mali & Erick and they were both very knowledgeable and enthusiastic about their practices also very friendly!!

🐘 "Everything moves slowly, but my heart feels warm." The most healing elephant accompaniment experience! I never thought I would have the opportunity to walk through the forest with elephants at such close range. This experience was truly magical and unforgettable! ✨ Elephant Dream Project is a park that is not overly commercialized and even retains a somewhat raw, natural atmosphere. Here, you can deeply feel the staff's careful and attentive care for the elephant herd. The elephants look immensely relaxed and leisurely. Watching them eat slowly and walk slowly... everything is so unhurried. "No disturbing, no bathing, no hugging." We simply quietly accompany, feed, and observe these gentle giants. This is truly the best and most respectful way to interact with them. I sincerely and highly recommend this to anyone looking to experience a different side of Chiang Mai! ❤️

Teacher Jumpee was extremely warm and took great care of us along the way. We were able to harvest fresh vegetables like basil and lemongrass directly from the farm to cook with. We chose to make curry soup, and amazingly, we started by grinding the curry paste from scratch, which was a truly novel experience. The Tom Yum soup was also simply delicious; using the teacher's special seasoning recipe, it tasted exacty like the ones served in restaurants.