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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.
“The tour was well organised. We had a wonderful time as a family seeing the elephants in a beautiful setting. The elephants are well cared for, and we learned a lot about them. It was a memorable day!”
Samui highlights in 5 hours with hotel pickup: temples, Lad Koh viewpoints, Na Muang waterfall, and an optional no-riding elephant camp.
“Our half day tour was totally amazing Our guide and driver were absolutely amazing kind and polite. Our guide was very knowledgeable and explained everything in great detail. Nothing was too much trouble for him. What a beautiful guide he is 5 star for him all the way I would certainly recommend his tour to…”
Half-day Krabi tour to Ao Nang Elephant Sanctuary: feed and bathe rescued elephants, mud spa, snack balls, and coconut water.
“Just perfect ! An extraordinary team ! We learned a lot ! Thanks to the full team and the wonderful Mahoud !!!”
Half-day longtail boat tour from Koh Phi Phi: Monkey Beach, Viking Cave, Pileh Lagoon snorkeling, Maya Bay, plus sunset options.
“Lovely day out visiting the highlights of Phi Phi island. The snorkeling in the reefs was by far our favorite part of the day.”
Ethical Koh Samui elephant sanctuary half-day: learn to make medicine balls, feed from a 400m skywalk, then watch mud-pit play.
“Amazing experience 🙏 special thanks to Jay and the good explanation 👌”
Bangkok cooking class with a market walk and a 3-hour session making 4 Thai dishes from scratch, plus recipes to take home.
“I had such a great time on the cookery class. Our guide was incredible, really funny and made everyone feel included and at ease. The morning market was an extra lovely touch so would definitely recommend the morning session (market closes by 10am).”
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.
“We had a nice kayak ride among the mangroves, met the monkeys and had a nice lunch. Thank you for a lovely afternoon.”
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.
“Katie was very entertaining, good nature made us laugh . Very attentive to my husband gluten free needs. a must do in Chimag Mai. we made loads of great food, so filling . 5stars all the way”
Half-day rock climbing at Railay Beach with expert guides, gear, and pickup. Learn routes for beginners in 4 hours.
“This was an amazing activity. It was my first time rock climbing. While I was up climbing the instructor gave me lots of good instructions to help me get to the top. He also gave me the ability to take breaks while climbing and after climbing. You get to go at your own pace. I…”
Ethical half-day at Bangkok Elephant Park with transfers: feed elephants, learn conservation, enjoy mud spa and Thai buffet lunch with no riding.
“Feeding, walking & washing the elephants was awesome.”
Ethical half-day elephant sanctuary on Koh Samui with jungle walk, mud spa, elephant bathing, and Thai noodle soup cooking.
“Absolutely incredible, a once in a lifetime experience that was even better than you hoped it might be ❤️”
Ethical Chiang Mai elephant sanctuary half-day with expert guides, jungle walks, feeding, and Thai lunch, plus hotel pickup and entry.
“Very nice tour! Can only recommend others to book here and not with some other company. The Guide owns the elephants but not the land and has to do tours to be able to afford food for the animals. If you support him he can finally get some land to be self-sustainable. He has to…”
Private half-day tour of Bangkok’s Grand Palace and Wat Pho with an English guide, air-conditioned pickup, Emerald Buddha, Reclining Buddha.
“Our tour was beautiful! Susie was a wonderful tour guide. Great English and a deep understanding of her culture and symbolic meanings.”
Ko Lanta Yai half-day ethical elephant sanctuary tour with mud spa, bathing, herbal supplements, and eco-paper from elephant dung.
“It was perfect! Really nice staff, important info, elephants were great to us and they have beautiful nature around them🙏 highly recommend it a thanks a lot for the experience❤️”
Half-day trek in Khao Sok National Park with a wildlife guide and waterfall swims at Bang Hua Raet and Wing Hin for $48.
“June was an excellent guide and took us on a wonderful trek through the jungle. We learnt a lot about animals with her, since we were a group of young people she took us on a bit more challenging hike and the experience was super fun. Highly recommendable!”
