ADVENTURE TRAVEL
The adventures worth booking.
The 15 most popular guided adventures worldwide, from white-water rafting and glacier walks to jungle treks, gondola rides and nights under the northern lights.
Spend 9 hours in Doi Inthanon’s cloud forests from Chiang Mai with waterfalls, royal pagodas, and hill-tribe coffee on a GSTC tour.
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Ethical elephant care at Pon Elephant Thailand, then a jungle hike to Mae Wang Waterfall with lunch and river bathing in 7 hours.
Half-day elephant sanctuary tour near Chiang Mai with guided feeding, herbal treat making, forest walks, and river bathing when elephants choose.
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.
“Amazing experience in Chian Rai! I have no words to describe the amazing temples that we saw and how the amazing guide explained everything for us. Even the transportation was super comfortable even though it was 3h trip from Chiang Mai. I recomend this excursion 5000%.”
Chiang Mai cooking class with a market herb walk and organic garden meal. Make curry paste, Thai curries, and mango sticky rice.
“Such a fun activity!!! The food was amazing, Balloon our guide/chef was very sweet, funny, and spicy! 😂 Great value for money, and would do this again in a heartbeat!”
Tromsø Northern Lights tour with cozy bonfire, photo coaching, and a free professional aurora portrait delivered next day.
“Our journey was nothing short of extraordinary! Witnessing the Northern Lights was a breathtaking experience.”
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.
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.
Sunrise at Doi Suthep, then Wat Pha Lat and Wat Umong tunnels. Small-group, low-impact tour with hotel pickup for $32.
A 5-hour small-group Arctic circuit from Tromsø’s Magic Ice Bar, with warm gear, scenic stops on Kvaløya, and free web photo delivery.
“Michael was an excellent and friendly guide. We saw beautiful fjords around Tromsø and were lucky to see reindeer and eagle.”
One day in Chiang Mai packed with Doi Inthanon waterfalls, royal pagodas, and an ethical elephant sanctuary experience.
Small-group Mendoza tour with 3 Maipú wineries and an olive oil factory. Bilingual guides, tastings included, 2–8 p.m. pickup.
Chase the aurora from Reykjavik on a 3–4 hour coach hunt, with expert guidance, Wi‑Fi, and a free return if the lights vanish.
“Tour was great. Our guide was Alex and the driver was Bartik. Alex was very nice and knowledgeable. He also sang an Icelandic song for us on the bus. This night we saw the one of the best northern lights Alex has seen in his time working as a guide! the lights danced and moved…”
Kerchor Eco Elephant Park tour from Chiang Mai: feed baby elephants, mud bath and river bathing, Thai lunch, and eco education.
3-hour Chiang Mai Old City walk: Wat Chiang Man, Phra Singh, Phan Tao teak hall, Chedi Luang. Small group guide for $21.
From the Rockies to the rainforest to the Arctic, every kind of adventure and where to find it.
