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Thailand’s best days out.
The 13 most popular chiang rai tours in Thailand. What each trip actually includes, what it costs and who runs it - the standouts worth building a day around.
From Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai, hit the White and Blue Temples, meet the Long Neck Karen, then cruise the Golden Triangle by long-tail boat.
Most Popular“Our guide Bee was perfect, the white and blue temple are magnificent”
A small-group day tour through Chiang Rai’s White, Blue, and Black temples, plus Karen village, tea tasting, and Golden Triangle.
“Yuk was an excellent tour guide. Very good energy and knowledgeable. Nice smooth driving from Black. Would recommend the tour!”
See Chiang Rai’s top 7 sights in one day with a small-group English tour, Thai buffet lunch, and guided stops at iconic temples and the Golden Triangle.
“Thank you Mr. Big for an awesome tour around Chiang Rai and for all of the information! Highly recommend this tour!”
White, Blue & Red Temple day trip from Chiang Mai with Long Neck Village, hot-spring stop, and lunch. A/C van.
“Really good day out to see all the temple’s , really lovely guide Paul he was amazing , really long travel times as said in the description. But completely worth it.”
Chiang Rai day tour with White and Blue Temples, Black House, Longneck Karen village, tea plantation, Golden Triangle and Opium Museum. $66.
“Wee was absolutely amazing- we had a very fun time and learned a lot about each site.”
Chiang Rai in one day: White Temple, Blue Temple, Black House, Karen village, tea stop, Golden Triangle and House of Opium with pickup.
“Really relaxed day out - both the tour with Sky and the locations. Lots of stops but I felt the time for each stop was adequate with no hanging around. Included buffet lunch to fill up on (vegetarian available) and tea tasting. We were back in Chiang Rai around 6pm”
Chiang Rai in one day: White Temple, Blue Temple, Black House, tea farm, Golden Triangle, hill tribes, plus lunch and pickup.
“Jackie was a very knowledgeable tour guide and very interesting to listen to, gave us lots of information and very helpful! Simon was a great driver too, got us to everywhere very quickly and safely! Thank you”
Chiang Rai full-day highlights: White & Blue Temples, Baan Dam, tea tasting, Karen long-neck stop, Golden Triangle, Thai lunch.
“It was very good way to visiti a lot of places in one day and our guide Sunny made the tour ten times better, he was super nice and answered all of our quedtions and more we were very pleased with the expurience at the end of the day”
Full-day Chiang Rai tour with White Temple, Blue and Black Temples, tea tasting, Karen village, Golden Triangle viewpoints, Opium Museum.
“I highly recommend this tour for those who want to see the main attractions in Chiang Rai in a day. While the itinerary includes many attractions, we had enough time at each place to see everything. Our guide, M, was excellent, attentive and I learnt so much from him.”
Chiang Rai’s top sights in one packed-but-not-rushed day: White Temple, Blue Temple, Black House, tea farm, Golden Triangle, opium museum.
“We really enjoyed the variety of activities. Our tour guide and Vin driver were very kind and always making sure that we had enough water. The buffet lunch was decent. I think that the activity becomes a bit pricey given that you have to spend additional fees to enter other areas. Even though the activity…”
Private Chiang Rai tour with a driver: White and Blue Temples, Guan Yin climb, Black House, Golden Triangle, Karen village. Flexible pace.
“We enjoyed going our own itinerary. Our driver made sure we did everything we wanted to do He did not rush us. We enjoyed his company.”
Chiang Rai jungle trek with hill-tribe villages, bamboo cooking lunch, waterfall swim, and a hot-spring soak for 10–12 km.
“Mo (or as he asked Tom Cruise) was a great guide, both funny and knowledgeable. He also takes a great picture! The treck is definitely not for beginners, I would say moderate to high intensity, but the views are all worth it. Unfortunately we couldn’t do the bamboo cooking due to it being too damp…”
One-day Chiang Rai highlights: White, Blue, Black temples, Golden Triangle, Opium Museum, tea plantation, plus Karen Hilltribe option.
“Very good trip, value for money was excellent. The best way to see 7 site in Chiang Rai. Our guide was called Guitar who was brilliant. His knowledge and English was great he definitely made the trip better. He made a point of remembering everyone’s names and his interaction when needed was great.”
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