CHIANG MAI
Chiang Mai’s standout days out.
The 15 experiences travellers rate most around Chiang Mai. The temple mornings, sanctuary visits and mountain day trips people still talk about long after the flight home.
Visit an organic Chiang Mai farm, shop spices at a local market, then cook Thai classics from scratch with flexible 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”
Ethical rescued elephant day outside Chiang Mai with waterfall swim, in-river bathing, banana feeding, and bamboo rafting on the Mae Wang.
“Other than my wedding this was one of the best days of my life! Got to cuddle my favourite animal. The sanctuary was so well run. They really care for them and I learnt so many things I didn’t know. Can’t recommend this tour enough ❤️”
Ethical elephant sanctuary plus Mae Wang waterfall hike from Chiang Mai: feed and bathe rescued elephants, then enjoy Thai lunch and jungle trails.
“An excellent trip and beer was an excellent guide .. the entire day was excellent value and beer and the sanctuary workers were all very good would totally recommend”
Shop Chiang Mai’s market, tour Thai herbs, then cook curry paste and a full Thai meal in an organic garden. English class.
Chiang Mai market and organic farm visit plus a hands-on Thai cooking class. Cook your own dishes, then eat Khao Soi and more.
“Amazing! We cooked so many delicious things and i felt it was easy to follow along. Roger was a great guide in our cooking!”
A half-day ethical Chiang Mai elephant sanctuary tour with safe feeding, herbal treats, and river bathing at Pon Elephant Thailand.
“It was amazing! They really care for the elephants so please support this place as much as possible. Loved our guide King Kong 😁”
Chiang Mai Thai and Akha cooking class with a morning market option, hands-on stations, big Thai/Akha menu, and a take-home cookbook for $42.
“We did the Thai and Akha Cooking Class and it was one of the most enjoyable and genuinely informative things we did in Chiang Mai.”
Chiang Rai temples day tour from Chiang Mai: White Temple, Blue Temple, Temple of Light, coffee stop, guided visit, AC transport, water.
“Amazing experience in Chian Rai! I have no words to describe the amazing temples that we saw and how the amazing guide explained everything for us. Even the transportation was super comfortable even though it was 3h trip from Chiang Mai. I recomend this excursion 5000%.”
Full-day Chiang Rai temples from Chiang Mai: White, Blue, Red/Black House, hot springs and lunch. Includes transfer and guide.
“We loved the whole experience. Our tour guide, Pom, was an absolute delight! He gave us so much information and taught us about the history and culture. Thank you so much Pom 🤍”
Chiang Mai elephant sanctuary day: feed rescued elephants, join mud-bath play, make treats, eat Thai lunch, with hotel pickup and English guide.
“Very nice ratio of guests to elephants. It felt very intimate.”
Small-group day trip to Doi Inthanon waterfalls and hilltribe villages, plus Royal Project stops and the Twin Royal Stupas.
“We had an excellent guide, a great small group of 9 people, and a fantastic day out of Chiang Mai. We gradually worked our way up the mountain, stopping numerous times to see places, visit the bathroom or shop at a market, returning from Read more”
Walk Chiang Mai Old City temples in 3 hours with an English guide, see Wat Chedi Luang, Wat Phan Tao, and Wat Phra Singh, and learn Lanna culture.
“Tai was our guide and she was amazing! Cool and informational tour would rather do this then going at them myself.”
Chiang Mai day tour with a barefoot Sticky Waterfall climb and Dan Tewada Land of Angels photo park, plus hotel pickup and bottled water.
“Avi was a great tour guide, so much fun! The sticky waterfalls were great fun, Avi was great for showing us the best way around and the land of angels was incredible, we had a great amount of time to look around! Thank you Avi and Nueng”
Chiang Mai cooking class with market visit and pickup: Thai herbs, hands-on wok cooking, mango sticky rice, plus PDF recipes.
Chiang Mai Muay Thai stadium tickets from $19. Choose standard, ringside or VIP seating for 6–8 fights plus drinks and snacks.
“Great night, the atmosphere is a lot of fun and some great fights!”
The old city, the temple mountains and the valleys around them, and every way to see them.
