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The ones worth your time.
The 15 chiang mai tours travellers book most, with what each one includes, who runs it, and what you pay.
Spend 9 hours with rescued elephants near Chiang Mai, cool off at Mae Wang Waterfalls, and end with bamboo rafting on the Mae Wang River.
“The interaction with the elephants was absolutely incredible!”
A 9-hour Chiang Mai day trip to Doi Inthanon’s highest peak, twin pagodas, a hill-tribe coffee stop, and Wachirathan Waterfall.
“Excellent full day, very well organised and delivered by our friendly and knowledgeable guide Jin and very professional driver Tonic.”
Ethical elephant care in Chiang Mai plus a jungle hike to Mae Wang Waterfall, with river bathing, great lunch, and a smooth group day.
“The whole experience was amazing, one of best ones I've had in Chiang Mai. Beer, our tour guide, was great. I totally recommend 😄👍”
Chiang Rai temples plus hot springs, a Karen long-neck village, and Huay Pla Kang pagoda—an 11-hour day trip with major photo stops.
“Chiang Rai day trip was excellent. We were given adequate time in all the places of interest. K Wan was our tour guide. She gave a background about every place. She told us how to make the best use of our time at every stop. Our first stop was hot springs where we dipped our…”
Chiang Mai market and herb garden tour with a hands-on cooking class. Grind curry paste, cook Thai dishes, and eat in an organic garden.
“Everything was well organised, the market tour was great and Balloon, our guide and cook is great and fun”
Chiang Mai market and organic farm with a hands-on Thai cooking class. Make curry paste and Khao Soi; full day adds coconut milk.
“This experience was amazing. Our guide, Best, was awesome and made the class very fun. Food was absolute delicious and the portions were great. Overall 10/10”
A half-day elephant sanctuary feeding visit near Chiang Mai: safe, non-forced interactions, guided nature walks, and river bathing in an ethical setting.
“We loved seeing the elephants! Thank you for making our dreams come true!”
Cook Thai classics at Chiang Mai’s organic farm, pick fresh ingredients and eggs, then make curry paste and more in small groups with hotel pickup.
“I loved everything. The experience it's amazing. Kiki was beyond of my expectations, she was totally patient and calm with us turning the experience super relaxed and comfortable. She show us the farm with total enthusiasm explain what they have there and it's literally from earth to our plate. She wanted to us have the…”
Chiang Mai market-to-kitchen cooking class with Thai herbs, curry paste by hand, and a garden meal plus PDF recipes, with easy hotel pickup.
“This was such a great experience cooking cultural thai dishes and learning about herbs! Our guide, Flook, was the best and kept the class fun as well as explained everything very nicely. Highly recommend 10/10 and glad that I booked this for brunch, highlight for my Chiang Mai visit. Thank you!! 😊🙏🏾”
Chiang Mai in one day: a private elephant sanctuary with caretaker tasks, Long Neck Village, Thai lunch, and Buatong Sticky Waterfall.
“I have nothing negative to say! This was an excellent tour… The beautiful Amy🤣 was great! The bus left promptly, Amy was very knowledgeable with each section of the tour. She was very friendly and knew everyone wanted the typical photos! She knew the drill and was ready, she also took them on her phone…”
Chiang Rai day tour from Chiang Mai with the White and Blue Temples, Mae Kajan hot springs, lunch, and Baan Dam or Red Temple options.
“The guide is very nice, the white temple is worth the visit and the black house is very peculiar, they contrast a lot. The blue temple is nothing special in my opinion, but it’s made by a student of the artist of the white one. I forgot my backpack and they brought it back in…”
Join a Chiang Mai elephant sanctuary day with feeding, mud-bath play, and Thai lunch, plus ethical care and baby-elephant time.
“This was absolutely amazing, a real bucket list experience. The people there (tour guides) absolutely made the trip too. Definitely recommend.”
Full-day Chiang Rai tour from Chiang Mai for $39: White Temple, Black House, Blue Temple, hot springs, lunch, and round-trip transport included.
“I had an amazing time seeing all the different temples. The drive was a little scary but we got there safely.”
Sunset-to-night Chiang Mai views plus Wat Umong tunnels and a Doi Suthep monks ceremony on a 5-hour small-group tour.
“Banana was a great guide! Full of humour and took the time to get to know us all. loved learning more about Thai culture, Buddhism, monks, and the temples. Thanks for providing glass water bottles vs plastic.”
Small-group ethical elephant sanctuary near Chiang Mai: feed rescued elephants, mud bath and river wash, plus homemade vegetarian lunch.
“This tour was fantastic. Very small group, as much one on one time with the elephants as you wanted. Staff were all friendly and engaging. Their passion and love for the animals was remarkable.”
