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Doi Inthanon Day Trip: Twin Pagodas & Coffee Plantation
Doi Inthanon Day Trip: Twin Pagodas & Coffee Plantation★★★★★★★★★★ 4.40 (25)11hYou're picked up from your Chiang Mai accommodation and driven two hours to Thailand's highest mountain. Your day includes the twin King and Queen Pagodas, a gentle hike through wildflower trails and bird habitat, a visit to a Karen village where locals sell handmade goods, a major waterfall, and a refilled lunch. The guide handles all stops and timing, and you return to Chiang Mai in the evening.Is it for me?Book this if you want to see Doi Inthanon's main highlights — pagodas, waterfalls, village, and trails — without arranging transport, timing stops, or navigating the mountain yourself. The small group size and fixed itinerary mean you move at a steady pace and don't waste time figuring out what comes next.Free cancellationfromUS$ 43View ›
Chiang Mai City Temples Tour with Doi Suthep & Hotel Pickup
Chiang Mai City Temples Tour with Doi Suthep & Hotel Pickup★★★★★★★★★★ 4.71 (24)4hYou’ll walk through centuries-old temples, climb up to mountain shrines with sweeping city views, and discover quiet corners most visitors miss—all with stories from a local guide who knows every shortcut and hidden detail.Free cancellationInfants freefromUS$ 40View ›
Chiang Mai: Zipline, Sticky Waterfall & Long Neck Village
Chiang Mai: Zipline, Sticky Waterfall & Long Neck Village★★★★★★★★★★ 5.00 (23)8hYou zipline across 24 platforms through jungle canopy near Chiang Mai, then visit a Karen Long Neck village and swim at a mineral-rich waterfall. The tour is private, includes all equipment and lunch, and runs the full day with hotel pickup. Book ahead if you're going on a Tuesday — the zipline switches to a jungle coaster that day.Is it for me?Book this if you want a full day of action without arranging transport, park tickets, or timing the stops yourself — the private format and fixed itinerary mean you show up and the guide handles the rest.Free cancellationfromUS$ 120View ›
Chiang Mai: Doi Inthanon Private Tour with Karen Guide & Lunch
Chiang Mai: Doi Inthanon Private Tour with Karen Guide & Lunch★★★★★★★★★★ 4.83 (23)8hYou’ll hike misty trails in Doi Inthanon National Park with a Karen hill-tribe guide, visit the Royal Twin Pagodas surrounded by mountain views, and share lunch in a local village. Expect cool air, waterfalls you can feel on your skin, and stories you’ll remember long after leaving Chiang Mai.Free cancellationfromUS$ 115View ›
Chiang Mai: Sticky Waterfall & Mae Ngat Boat Tour
Chiang Mai: Sticky Waterfall & Mae Ngat Boat Tour★★★★★★★★★★ 5.00 (22)8hYou visit a renovated Buddhist temple complex, take a boat across a peaceful reservoir surrounded by jungle hills, climb the mineral-rich Sticky Waterfalls where the rocks grip your feet, and walk through a working local market where tourists are rare. Hotel pickup and an English-speaking guide are included, and the tour runs rain or shine—tropical showers usually pass quickly, so bring a light rain jacket if you're going during wet season.Is it for me?Book this if you want to see the rural Chiang Mai that most day trips skip—temples, water, and a working market—without arranging transport, finding the sites yourself, or timing the stops. The fixed itinerary and guide handle all of that, and the pickup from your hotel means you don't negotiate getting out of the city.Free cancellationfromUS$ 60View ›
Chiang Mai Michelin Street Food Tasting: 3 Bib Gourmand Dishes
Chiang Mai Michelin Street Food Tasting: 3 Bib Gourmand Dishes★★★★★★★★★★ 5.00 (22)2hA 2-hour street food tasting in Chiang Mai led by a local guide, featuring three Michelin Bib Gourmand dishes from the city's most celebrated stalls. You taste Thana Ocha's Hakka-style pink noodle, Thai fried dough from Warorot Market, and steamed rice skin dumplings from Lung Khajohn Wat Ket—all included—and meet the vendors behind them. The group stays small, the pace unhurried, and the guide speaks English. Lunch and dinner options are available; private tours can include hotel transfer on the dinner option.Is it for me?Book the lunch small group if you want to meet other travelers and keep the cost down; choose the dinner private tour if you prefer to move at your own pace and want hotel pickup included.Free cancellationKids −21%fromUS$ 29View ›
Chiang Mai Night Temples Tour & Hotel Pickup
Chiang Mai Night Temples Tour & Hotel Pickup★★★★★★★★★★ 4.55 (20)4hStep into Chiang Mai’s evening calm as you explore Wat Umong’s ancient tunnels and climb Doi Suthep’s naga staircase by moonlight—with a local guide sharing stories along the way. Enjoy city views without daytime crowds and hotel pickup included for an easy start to a night you’ll remember long after you leave.Free cancellationTravelers' pickInfants freefromUS$ 24View ›
Chiang Mai: Half-Day Thai Cooking Class & Pad Thai
Chiang Mai: Half-Day Thai Cooking Class & Pad Thai★★★★★★★★★★ 5.00 (20)4h 30mYou'll learn to make Pad Thai hands-on in a small group with an English-speaking instructor, using organic ingredients from the school's farm. The class customizes spice levels and accommodates vegetarians and allergies. Pickup from your hotel, water, snacks, and tea are included, and you're finished by early afternoon.Is it for me?Book this if you want to actually cook something in Thailand rather than just watch, and you'd rather not hunt down a cooking school, arrange transport, or figure out which ingredients to buy — the school handles all of that, and you leave knowing how to make the dish at home.Free cancellationfromUS$ 34View ›
Doi Inthanon Trek from Chiang Mai: King's & Queen's Pagodas
Doi Inthanon Trek from Chiang Mai: King's & Queen's Pagodas★★★★★★★★★★ 4.70 (20)9h 30mA full-day guided trek from Chiang Mai into Doi Inthanon National Park combines a forest walk on the Pha Dok Siew Nature Trail, visits to the King's and Queen's Pagodas, lunch at the Hmong Market, and time in a Karen Hill Tribe Village. Hotel pickup is included, along with an English-speaking guide, all entrance fees, bottled water and fresh local Thai lunch; the day runs 9.5 hours and ends with coffee at Baan Mae Klang Luang before return to your hotel.Is it for me?Book this tour if you're staying in Chiang Mai without a rental car — pickup from your hotel means the day starts on time and you skip the logistics of finding Doi Inthanon yourself. The fixed itinerary holds all five major stops (summit, pagodas, market, trail, village) inside a single afternoon, so the route and timing are already planned.Free cancellationfromUS$ 62View ›
Chiang Mai: Doi Suthep Temple & Hmong Village Morning Tour
Chiang Mai: Doi Suthep Temple & Hmong Village Morning Tour★★★★★★★★★★ 4.53 (19)4hYou’ll ride up winding roads from Chiang Mai with a local guide, climb (or cable-car) to Doi Suthep temple’s golden pagoda, and soak in city views from above. Later, meet Hmong villagers in their hillside home — maybe even try on traditional clothes or sample something sweet from a market stall. It’s half a day but sticks with you much longer.Free cancellationTravelers' pickKids −50%fromUS$ 22View ›
Chiang Mai Mae Ping River Cruise and Farmer House Visit
Chiang Mai Mae Ping River Cruise and Farmer House Visit★★★★★★★★★★ 4.33 (18)2h 30mA Mae Ping River cruise departing from Wat Chai Mongkol jetty in Chiang Mai, with hotel pickup included, that drifts past local riverbanks and ends at a working Thai farmer's house where you explore gardens and eat fresh fruit or a bowl of Khao Soi. Choose between a one-way trip to the farm, a two-hour round-trip cruise, or the same cruise with a creamy curry noodle soup lunch included.Is it for me?Book the two-hour round-trip cruise if you want to stay on the water and soak in the river views without a meal commitment. Add the Khao Soi option if you'd rather eat lunch at the farm and have a fuller sense of how the place works—the noodles are served there, not on the boat, and you get time to walk the gardens before heading back.Free cancellationTravelers' pick-10%fromUS$ 18.01View ›
Doi Inthanon trek & hill tribe coffee: Local guide, pickup
Doi Inthanon trek & hill tribe coffee: Local guide, pickup★★★★★★★★★★ 4.39 (18)11hYou’ll hike through Doi Inthanon’s cloud forests with a local guide, stand at Thailand’s highest point, sip fresh coffee in a Karen hill tribe village, and feel the spray of Wachiratharn waterfall on your face. Expect muddy shoes, honest laughter, and moments that stick with you long after you’re back in Chiang Mai.Free cancellationKids −26%fromUS$ 48View ›
Chiang Mai temples tour: Three sacred sites with pickup
Chiang Mai temples tour: Three sacred sites with pickup★★★★★★★★★★ 4.56 (18)3h 30mA half-day guided tour of Chiang Mai's three most significant temples—Wat Phra That Doi Suthep, Wat Suan Dok and Wat Chedi Luang—with hotel pickup, entrance fees and an English or Thai-speaking guide. The tour covers 3.5 hours of travel and temple time, moving between sites in air-conditioned comfort. Minimum two people required; children under 11 must be accompanied by a paying adult.Is it for me?Book the morning departure if you want to see three major temples in a half-day window and prefer a guided route that keeps your afternoon free.Free cancellationKids −50%fromUS$ 43View ›
Doi Suthep Temple & Street Food Tour Chiang Mai Sunset Tastings
Doi Suthep Temple & Street Food Tour Chiang Mai Sunset Tastings★★★★★★★★★★ 5.00 (18)4hA four-hour evening tour of Chiang Mai combines a visit to Wat Phra That Doi Suthep temple at sunset with tastings at two street food markets, where you sample roughly 11–15 local dishes. The guide speaks English and Thai, transport is private, and the temple fee and all food are included. Allergen accommodations are available if you notify the operator when booking.Is it for me?The tour includes pickup from your hotel, so you don't need a car or a way to reach Doi Suthep on your own—the guide handles the route, the timing at sunset, and the navigation through the night markets, leaving you free to focus on the food and the guide's explanations of what you're tasting.Free cancellationTravelers' pickKids −50%fromUS$ 49View ›
Chiang Rai Day Trip: White Temple & Golden Triangle Tour
Chiang Rai Day Trip: White Temple & Golden Triangle Tour★★★★★★★★★★ 4.81 (16)12h–14hA full-day guided tour from Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai visits the White Temple (Wat Rong Khun), the Golden Triangle at the Laos-Myanmar-Thailand border, and the 7th-century ruins of Chiang Saen, with hotel pickup, lunch and an English or Thai-speaking guide in a group of nine or fewer. The tour departs at 7am and returns by 8pm or 9pm the same day.Is it for me?Groups of nine or fewer work best for this tour, since the small size means your guide can answer questions and adjust the pace without rushing through stops. The fixed schedule and included pickup make it ideal if you want to see three major sites in one day without organizing a rental car or navigating the roads yourself.Free cancellationKids −19%fromUS$ 119View ›
Chiang Rai Day Trip: White & Blue Temples, Golden Triangle
Chiang Rai Day Trip: White & Blue Temples, Golden Triangle★★★★★★★★★★ 5.00 (16)12hA private day trip from Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai with a local English-speaking guide, air-conditioned vehicle, hotel pickup and all entrance tickets included. The itinerary covers the White Temple (Wat Rong Khun) with its white façade and glass mosaics, the Blue Temple (Wat Rong Suea Ten) with its sapphire interior and giant Buddha, the Choui Fong Tea Plantation where you walk terraced fields and taste fresh brews, and the Golden Triangle where Thailand, Laos and Myanmar meet along the Mekong River. The day runs 12 hours and includes a local lunch and a stop at Mae Kachan Hot Spring.Is it for me?Choose this private tour if you're based in Chiang Mai and want a guide driving you between Chiang Rai's temples and the Golden Triangle in one day, rather than joining a shared group or arranging your own transport.Free cancellationTravelers' pickfromUS$ 232View ›
Chiang Rai: 3 Temples, Golden Triangle & Tea Plantation Tour
Chiang Rai: 3 Temples, Golden Triangle & Tea Plantation Tour★★★★★★★★★★ 4.94 (16)10hA ten-hour group tour from Chiang Rai visits seven major sites: the White Temple, Blue Temple, Black House, Golden Triangle, Hall of Opium Museum, Long Neck Hilltribe village and Chui Fong Tea Plantation. Hotel pickup, an English-speaking guide, lunch and all entry tickets are included. The tour departs and returns to Chiang Rai the same day.Is it for me?This is a shared group tour with a set itinerary and fixed schedule, which means the day is organized for you—transport, timing and all entry fees are arranged so you move through seven sites without building the route yourself. Choose it if you want to see the major temples and the Golden Triangle in one day without handling logistics.Free cancellationTravelers' pickfromUS$ 79View ›
Chiang Mai Monk Trail Hike: Wat Palad, Doi Suthep & Lunch
Chiang Mai Monk Trail Hike: Wat Palad, Doi Suthep & Lunch★★★★★★★★★★ 4.87 (15)3hYou’ll hike Chiang Mai’s Monk Trail with a local guide, passing through cool forest to reach peaceful Wat Pa Lat and then historic Wat Doi Suthep. Expect quiet moments among monks, stories from your guide, a vegetarian lunch at altitude, and views over the city that linger long after you return.Free cancellationfromUS$ 62View ›
Doi Inthanon Trek & Waterfall Tour: Kew Mae Pan Trail
Doi Inthanon Trek & Waterfall Tour: Kew Mae Pan Trail★★★★★★★★★★ 5.00 (14)9h–10hThis full-day tour from Chiang Mai climbs Doi Inthanon National Park with stops at Wachirathan Waterfall, a Hmong hill tribe village and market, a two-hour trek on the Kew Mae Pan Nature Trail across the country's highest peak, and twin pagodas. The tour runs 9 to 10 hours and includes an English-speaking guide, private transport, lunch and travel insurance. From August to November, the route passes terraced rice fields in their season.Is it for me?Book this tour if you want a full day of trekking and sightseeing with a guide handling all the logistics—the fixed route and timing mean you walk the highest peak, see the waterfall, visit the market and make it back without building the day yourself.Free cancellationKids −23%fromUS$ 154View ›
Wat Pha Lat & Doi Suthep temples: Morning tour from Chiang Mai
Wat Pha Lat & Doi Suthep temples: Morning tour from Chiang Mai★★★★★★★★★★ 4.92 (13)4hA morning temple tour in Chiang Mai visits Wat Pha Lat, a hidden sanctuary tucked into a mountain jungle setting where Thai and Burmese architecture blend, then climbs to Wat Phra That Doi Suthep, northern Thailand's most sacred temple, whose 14th-century gold pagoda sits 306 steps above the city. Hotel pickup and an English-speaking guide are included; the tour runs four hours and covers entrance fees.Is it for me?Choose the Small Group With Hotel Pickup if you're staying in Chiang Mai and want to skip arranging your own transport to the temples. The Private Group option works best if you're traveling with family or friends and prefer a dedicated guide and vehicle for the morning. The Small Group Without Pickup suits travelers staying near the city center who don't mind meeting at a central point.Free cancellationTravelers' pickfromUS$ 23View ›
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