ADVENTURE TRAVEL
The adventures worth booking.
The 13 most popular half-day 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.
Half-day elephant sanctuary tour near Chiang Mai with guided feeding, herbal treat making, forest walks, and river bathing when elephants choose.
Most Popular“So much fun! Got to splash with and feed the elephants at 4 different spots, and knowledgeable tour guides. The elephants live in a great place too”
Hands-on Thai cooking at a Chiang Mai farm: market prep, cook pad thai and tom yum, then eat your meals with pickup.
“Brilliant more than exceeded our expectations, teachers were excellent with great sense of humours”
A half-day ethical Chiang Mai elephant sanctuary. Feed and walk with elephants in their jungle habitat, plus Thai lunch and village time.
“This was a great trip and overall experience. The driving was safe and professional. The elephants were wonderful and the pace of the day chilled. It was my favourite trip. The sanctuary needs more support so get involved elephant lovers!”
Tube Mae Taeng River, pass elephant-filled areas, then hand-feed rescued elephants ethically at Sunshine for Elephants near Chiang Mai.
“I thought this was great! The tubing was fun, relaxing and beautiful (with elephants grazing on either side of the river), the waterfall was adventurous (for those that went on it - we couldn't because of our daughters injury), and feeding watermelon to the elephants topped it all of food us! It felt a bit…”
Half-day Old Town Chiang Mai cycling tour with Warorot market, quiet temples, blacksmith community, snacks, lunch, and photos.
“Very nice tour, our guide Kom was great! He took us around the town sharing his local knowledge and very friendly. Highly recommended this tour to view Chiang Mai!”
A half-day Chiang Mai tour to Wat Phra That Doi Suthep and a Hmong village, with scenic views, comfort transport, and skip-the-line access.
“Bellissima esperienza! Ovviamente c’è molta gente ma è da mettere in conto. Esperienza carina al villaggio con le possibilità di visitare la cascata con 20 bath a testa e sorseggiare un caffè prodotto da loro, immersi nella natura!”
Tube the Mae Taeng River past Elephant Nature Park, then slide into jungle pools at Saa Gee Falls on a Chiang Mai eco-adventure.
“Great time tubing down the river seeing the Elephants and the hills of Chiang Mai. Our guide Jack was brilliant with plenty of information on hand!”
4 boutique wineries in Central Otago plus a Carrick platter lunch, small-group electric-car comfort, with jet boat or golf upgrade.
“Craig was a magnificent and informative guide. Beautiful wineries visited. Brilliant being a Kiwi, being a tourist in our own country and thee beauty not driving.”
Half-day guided tour from Kathmandu to UNESCO Bhaktapur Durbar Square, with temples, Newari culture, and standout architecture like Naytpola.
“Disappointing tour. What was advertised as a four hour tour was actually less than an hour and a half in Bhaktapur, not helped by the fact that the driver arrived to pick us up half an hour late. On arrival in Bhaktapur we were handed over to a local guide who was very pleasant, but…”
Observe Chiang Mai elephants freely at Big Boy Sanctuary, help prepare and feed them, then cook Pad Thai in the hills near Doi Inthanon.
“Big Boy Sanctuary is wonderful! The morning was very well organised with nice tasks of preparing a meal for the elephants and then delivering their meal. You can get close the elephants but the sanctuary is very ethical and you cannot touch them. This was so reassuring. I cannot recommend this trip enough!”
Mild half-day rafting in Moab’s Castle Valley on the Colorado River, with scenic spires, class II rapids, and expert guides.
“It was a very nice time My family liked it! Safe with good instructions. Jake was kind and thoughtful to my grandkids and made them feel good about their first rafting trip. The lead guide ( forgot his name) had fun facts and funny words that remain with the kids today. Over all a very…”
A 4-hour Arches National Park 4x4 backcountry tour from Moab with expert guide stops at Marching Men, Tower Arch, and Eye of the Whale.
“Very knowledgeable guide. I really appreciated the tour.”
Private tuk tuk tour of Chiang Mai’s gates, temples, Three Kings Square, Lanna arts center, and Warorot Market in 3 hours.
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