THAILAND · WHAT TO DO
The ones worth your time.
The 15 half-day tours travellers book most, with what each one includes, who runs it, and what you pay.
A half-day elephant sanctuary feeding visit near Chiang Mai: safe, non-forced interactions, guided nature walks, and river bathing in an ethical setting.
Samui highlights in 5 hours with hotel pickup: temples, Lad Koh viewpoints, Na Muang waterfall, and an optional no-riding elephant camp.
Half-day Krabi tour to Ao Nang Elephant Sanctuary: feed and bathe rescued elephants, mud spa, snack balls, and coconut water.
“I have no words to describe how good this was from pick up to drop off absolutely fantastic the team were amazing and the experience was out of this world!!”
Half-day longtail boat tour from Koh Phi Phi: Monkey Beach, Viking Cave, Pileh Lagoon snorkeling, Maya Bay, plus sunset options.
Ethical Koh Samui elephant sanctuary half-day: learn to make medicine balls, feed from a 400m skywalk, then watch mud-pit play.
Bangkok cooking class with a market walk and a 3-hour session making 4 Thai dishes from scratch, plus recipes to take home.
Kayak Ko Lanta’s Ban Thung Yee Peng mangroves, spot mudskippers and monkeys, then enjoy lunch on a half-day village and fish-farm stop.
Hands-on Thai cooking class at a Chiang Mai farm. You’ll shop a market, cook Tom Yum, Pad Thai, curry and sticky rice, with pickup.
Half-day rock climbing at Railay Beach with expert guides, gear, and pickup. Learn routes for beginners in 4 hours.
Ethical half-day at Bangkok Elephant Park with transfers: feed elephants, learn conservation, enjoy mud spa and Thai buffet lunch with no riding.
“My family and I did this trip last year and we still talk about how special of an experience this was. Lovely guides, delicious food and great memories made.”
Ethical half-day elephant sanctuary on Koh Samui with jungle walk, mud spa, elephant bathing, and Thai noodle soup cooking.
Ethical Chiang Mai elephant sanctuary half-day with expert guides, jungle walks, feeding, and Thai lunch, plus hotel pickup and entry.
Private half-day tour of Bangkok’s Grand Palace and Wat Pho with an English guide, air-conditioned pickup, Emerald Buddha, Reclining Buddha.
Ko Lanta Yai half-day ethical elephant sanctuary tour with mud spa, bathing, herbal supplements, and eco-paper from elephant dung.
Half-day trek in Khao Sok National Park with a wildlife guide and waterfall swims at Bang Hua Raet and Wing Hin for $48.
