CHIANG MAI
The adventures worth booking.
The 15 most popular chiang mai tours, with the operator, the run time and the price. The standouts worth planning a trip around, and what each one is actually like once you are out there.
Ethical Chiang Mai elephant sanctuary plus Mae Wang waterfall swim and bamboo rafting. Close encounters, Thai lunch, and a full day out.
Most Popular“It was absolutely amazing. If you come to Chiang Mai I highly recommend visiting the elephants.”
Spend 9 hours in Doi Inthanon’s cloud forests from Chiang Mai with waterfalls, royal pagodas, and hill-tribe coffee on a GSTC tour.
“Our guide, Sunny, was amazing. She shared lots of interesting facts about the places we visited and certainly knew her way around. Everything was on time and well organized. It’s not a very adventurous tour, but we’ve learned a lot.”
Ethical elephant care at Pon Elephant Thailand, then a jungle hike to Mae Wang Waterfall with lunch and river bathing in 7 hours.
“Such an amazing day at Pon Elephant Sanctuary from start to finish, our guide was great, the sanctuary was amazing and the elephants are really chilled and are really well looked after by the staff”
From Chiang Mai, visit the White, Blue and Huay Pla Kang temples, Mae Kachan Hot Springs, and the Karen long-neck village.
“the guide was great and the everything in the day was amazing. ride was very bumpy but a lot of roadworks enroute so not much they could do.”
Half-day elephant sanctuary tour near Chiang Mai with guided feeding, herbal treat making, forest walks, and river bathing when elephants choose.
“everything was perfect. thank you Lek ans Jacky, thank you mahouts and elephants !”
Chiang Mai farm-to-table Thai cooking class with a local market visit, curry paste, and optional coconut milk making. Small group.
“The best Thai cooking class!! The place, the guide, the fresh ingredients... 💯”
White Temple, Blue Temple, and Temple of Light in Chiang Rai on a guided day trip from Chiang Mai. A/C van, small groups, photo time.
“Very fun and beautiful performances by the dancers. The food was good and plentiful. we enjoyed our show! It would be nice to have more instructions about were to go for the show, there are 2 restaurants at the complex. We found it as we got there early, the grounds are beautiful.”
Chiang Mai cooking class with a market herb walk and organic garden meal. Make curry paste, Thai curries, and mango sticky rice.
“We had so much fun at the cooking class. The pick up from our accom was easy and they dropped us back. Our guide was great and funny. She showed us around the market first then we went back and cooked our choice of dishes. I chose sweet and sour prawn soup, pad Thai, curry…”
Half-day elephant caretaker time, a river elephant bath, Long Neck Village, and Buatong Sticky Waterfall in one smooth Chiang Mai outing.
“Had an amazing time at the elephant sanctuary and sticky waterfalls. Everything was really well organised, including transport, the day ran very smoothly. The food provided at lunch was very good too! Our guide Paul was great, he was very friendly, knowledgeable, and made the whole tour enjoyable. Highly recommend!✨✨✨”
A hands-on ethical elephant sanctuary day in Chiang Mai: feed rescued elephants, make healthy treats, enjoy a mud bath, and eat a Thai buffet.
“It was an extraordinary experience, the elephants were rescued to be taken out of work. We can see that the people here care about them. The activities were really nice, we feed them, walk with them (but they are free, we follow them and not the other way around), do some mud treatments and then…”
A 3-hour Chiang Mai Old City temple walk with a local English guide, from Wat Chedi Luang’s stupa to Wat Phra Singh mosaics.
“James, our tour guide, was outstanding. He was very knowledgeable and informative. We had a great time and would recommend this tour.”
Sunrise at Doi Suthep, then Wat Pha Lat and Wat Umong tunnels. Small-group, low-impact tour with hotel pickup for $32.
“Me and my 10yo son loved the tour. I already heard great things about James, our tour guide, so I was very excited that we were given him as our guide too 😁 And he did not disappoint. I am Czech, and I speak fluent English, so I can appreciate how good James's English was,…”
Soar over Chiang Mai’s jungle on the Kingkong Smile Zipline, with two course levels, Thai buffet lunch, and hotel transfers in 6 hours.
“What an incredible experience this was!!! Three hours of ziplining for someone who isn’t a big fan of heights. From fear to pure enjoyment!! The staff is excellent and everything is very safe. More than worth it if you’re visiting Chiang Mai.”
One day in Chiang Mai packed with Doi Inthanon waterfalls, royal pagodas, and an ethical elephant sanctuary experience.
“We absolutely loved this tour! Our guide Nop was top notch, so informative and so much fun! The elephants are well cared for and even playful in the water. They were the highlight of our trip. Thank you for the wonderful tour Nop!!!!”
Chiang Mai’s 2-day jungle trek blends Karen village overnight, rescued-elephant sanctuary time, Mae Wang River bamboo rafting, and waterfall swims.
“I really enjoyed the trip, but it didn’t fully match the description. First, we were taken to a local market and simply dropped off without any information or a guide. Then we went to an elephant camp, where we could feed the elephants and bathe with them (everyone can decide for themselves whether they find…”
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