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Thailand’s best days out.
The 15 most popular chiang mai tours in Thailand. What each trip actually includes, what it costs and who runs it - the standouts worth building a day around.
Cook Thai dishes from scratch at Chiang Mai’s organic farm, with a market stop, round-trip transfers, and vegan options.
Most Popular“Highly recommend! Dont come hungry and dont eat yourself full on the first course as you are gonna want to have room for the 2 additional meals”
A 9-hour Chiang Mai day with ethical elephant time at Pon Elephant, a Mae Wang waterfall swim, and bamboo rafting on the river.
“Had a perfect day with our Guide named Nop. saw a lot of elephants and rafting was really nice!”
Small-group eco tour from Chiang Mai to Doi Inthanon: waterfalls, twin pagodas, hill-tribe village and a short nature trail. From $46.
“The Guide Peter was very friendly and got a lot local Informations. Very good Guide and great organized.”
Ethical elephant sanctuary in Chiang Mai with river bathing, forage time, and a Mae Wang waterfall hike plus Thai lunch.
“Many thanks to my guide Oum for a wonderful morning. She was so nice and attentive. An unforgettable experience with the elefants in a beautiful setting.”
One day from Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai hot springs, Karen long-neck village, White and Blue Temples, plus Huay Pla Kang pagoda.
“The trip was full with events and very well organized. It was really hot but we’ve had time to check the temples, to eat delicious ice cream and to soak feet in the hot spring. The road was bumpy and long, but its worth going to see these beautiful temples. The guide lady was super…”
Chiang Mai market, Thai herb garden, and a hands-on cooking class where you make curry paste from scratch and dine in an organic kitchen garden.
“This was an excellent activity. Flook was a super host and we made delicious food in a friendly and warm environment.”
Chiang Mai market and farm plus hands-on Thai cooking class at Grandma’s Home Cooking School. Learn Khao Soi. From $34.
“Great evening learning the ingredients used in thai dishes. The class was easy to follow, and our host was lovely and helpful. Was great value for money and now I have the confidence to recreate the delicious meals!”
Half-day elephant sanctuary in Chiang Mai: feed gentle elephants, learn herbal treats, and swim when the elephants choose. $27 value.
“Great day out. So good to see the elephants. Keepers were so caring to the elephants - and the guests! Thank you all. Recommended!”
A small-group Thai and Akha cooking class in Chiang Mai with a market stop, hands-on stations, and a full-color cookbook.
“Excellent experience. Very well organized. It was a little long for us but still enjoyable. We would recommend.”
Chiang Mai farm-to-fork Thai cooking class with a market walk, curry paste, and fresh dishes in small groups at Grandma’s.
“this was amazing from start to finish. the transportation was prompt and on time. the market visit was very informative and then we had time to roam around. but the best part was the actual cooking. it was made simple for us, and they work as a well run team. Tay our instructor was fantastic…”
Full-day Chiang Rai temples: White Temple, Blue Temple, and Temple of Light with guided stops, AC van, and hotel pickup from Chiang Mai.
“We really liked this tour but were a bit nervous about the travel time. They did split it up with a break outbound and the last temple on the inbound being an hour from Chiang Rai meant that we were never in the car for more than 2 hrs. Very friendly guide and driver, and…”
Chiang Mai cooking class with market shopping and Thai herb garden. Cook curry paste, Pad Thai, mango sticky rice, then eat outdoors.
“We did an afternoon/ evening class and it was absolutely amazing. Flook was a cheerful instructor and made the experience even more fun. If you’re reading the reviews and wondering if you should do the cooking class, answer is definitely yes!”
Chiang Mai day trip with an elephant sanctuary caretaker role, river bathing, Long Neck village, Thai lunch, and Buatong sticky waterfalls.
“This was an absolutely awesome trip that I highly recommend if you’re visiting Chiang Mai. Everything was handled for us - food, transportation, water. The sticky waterfall & elephant sanctuary is an amazing experience. Our tour guide was Fluke and he was such a great guide. He made it a great experience for us being…”
Day trip from Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai: White, Blue and Red/Black temples, Mae Kachan hot springs, buffet lunch, guide and transfers.
“This was a long day but so worth it! The White and Blue temples are a marvel and if you have a day to burn go see them! Lunch was amazing, The stop at the hot springs and the hillfolk village were very interesting. I personally could do without the the painter/sculpture campus but it…”
An ethical elephant day in Mae Tang: feed rescued elephants, make elephant treats, enjoy mud-bath play, then eat a Thai vegetarian buffet.
“It was an extraordinary experience, the elephants were rescued to be taken out of work. We can see that the people here care about them. The activities were really nice, we feed them, walk with them (but they are free, we follow them and not the other way around), do some mud treatments and then…”
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