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“everything was perfect. thank you Lek ans Jacky, thank you mahouts and elephants !”
Hands-on Thai cooking at a Chiang Mai farm: market prep, cook pad thai and tom yum, then eat your meals with pickup.
“It was even better than expected! Katie and Gobby explained everything perfectly and made every dish really fun! The food tasted great. We were picked up by car and started at a local market which my friend and I later even went back to ourselves, to do some good quality produce shopping. Katie was the…”
A half-day ethical Chiang Mai elephant sanctuary. Feed and walk with elephants in their jungle habitat, plus Thai lunch and village time.
“We had a remarkable experience riding up to the village where the elephants are. We rode with the owner and he was extremely friendly and knowledgeable. We fed the elephants buckets of all kinds of food, walked next to them and up close. We enjoyed a delicious meal on site hosted by the owner!! Highly…”
Tube Mae Taeng River, pass elephant-filled areas, then hand-feed rescued elephants ethically at Sunshine for Elephants near Chiang Mai.
“Great service. We’ve had fun and we felt most welcome.”
Half-day Old Town Chiang Mai cycling tour with Warorot market, quiet temples, blacksmith community, snacks, lunch, and photos.
“Nice to see how the local area work in a day to environment and it gets you in the middle of it all with a gentle cycle from place to place”
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.
“il aurait été intéressant de stopper un instant à un view point”
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.
“This was an amazing day out !! Great Wineries, our lunch was delicious and our guide Donna made the day even better - so friendly and knowledgeable !! A wonderful trip ! 10/10 Would totally recommend !”
Half-day guided tour from Kathmandu to UNESCO Bhaktapur Durbar Square, with temples, Newari culture, and standout architecture like Naytpola.
“Guide was knowledgeable, entertaining, lively, interesting, and I had little problem understanding him (spoke with a Nepali accent, but English accent was good). Transportation was excellent: expert, on time, clean, comfortable, friendly service. Only concern: the guide took me to several shops where the owners provided great information, yet they all clearly had an expectation…”
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.
“Well prepared and very safe. Enjoyed it very much.”
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.
“Ian was an excellent guide.”
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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