CHIANG RAI TREKKING TOURS
Good chiang rai trekking tours fill up weeks ahead and the great ones go first. Below: the 15 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Trek through Chiang Rai jungle, hill villages and rice fields, cook lunch in bamboo, swim at a waterfall, and soak in hot springs.
“Fantastic day, excellent food creatively produced with the bamboo and open fire. The guide was friendly, informative and showed true enthusiasm for his people and land. Trek was challenging but manageable - all up a great day!”
Review of Chiang Rai’s one-day forest trek, with hill villages, waterfalls, tea plantations, and a hands-on bamboo lunch.
“Addy was a great guide. He's highly skilled and very informative. Very fun”
Trek Chiang Rai’s jungle, hill-tribe villages, tea fields, waterfalls, and bamboo-cooked lunch on a demanding nine-hour Thai adventure.
“The tour guide Wat and driver James were fantastic! Both were very funny and made the day so enjoyable. I think that the tour companies take a big cut of the money while the actual guides and drivers will not get a decent cut, so I am confused as to why this is so expensive…. I’d be interested to know how much they actually get paid lol Regarding the car that we were transported in, the smell of diesel was so bad and made lots of us feel sick. So be prepared 😂 I highly recommend this trip, but ensure that you have good fitness as there’s hiking involved. Make…”
Review of Chiang Rai’s $96 river, forest, waterfall, tea plantation, and hill-tribe tour, with practical advice on hiking, lunch, and value.
“Fabulous day out with wonderful guide and his family . Careful and considerate guides . Lovely lunch great day out highly recommend . We were the older part of the group and felt well looked after without compromise .”
Trek Chiang Rai’s jungle trails, hill villages, waterfall, hot spring, and bamboo-cooked lunch on a friendly small-group day tour.
“Best trekking experience we have done . A great adventure , food was very tasty and very authentic. James , Watt and Sam were very hospitable and fun. The only thing I would say to be aware of if you are nervous of dogs that there are a lot on the trek. However, they were not interested in the you just the other dogs .”
Trek through Chiang Rai’s hill-tribe villages, cook lunch over a wood fire, swim at a waterfall, visit tea fields, and soak in hot springs.
“Nous avons passé une super journée en compagnie de notre guide Kaï et étions que tous les deux! Nous sommes passés à travers la jungle luxuriante, avons découvert de nombreuses choses que nous ne connaissions pas et avons apprécié les explications et anecdotes de notre guide! Nous avons pu vivre une expérience lors du déjeuner en cuisinant dans une famille locale! Avec ce guide vous ne passerez pas par des endroits touristiques c’est certain ! Je recommande vivement!”
Trek through Akha and Lahu villages near Chiang Rai, cook lunch in bamboo, visit a waterfall, and explore jungle life in one day.
“Challenging trekking in some sections, shame about the view which wasn't exactly on the valleys”
Review of Chiang Rai’s 2-day jungle trek with village homestay, bamboo cooking, waterfall swimming, tea fields, and hot springs.
“een fantastische ervaring met mooie landschappen, kleine dorpjes en een zeer ervaren gids die ons heel veel geleerd heeft over het leven van de hilltribes”
Trek Chiang Rai’s jungle, bamboo forests, villages, tea plantation, waterfall, and hot spring, with a bamboo-cooked lunch and small group.
“This was an amazing experience! Aryu was a wonderful guide. The hike went through the jungle, tea plantation. Bamboo forest, villages, and an incredible waterfall. Aryu is a local from the area and knows the forest well. The trek was beautiful Read more”
Review of Chiang Rai’s small-group hilltribe trek, with four villages, bamboo cooking, tea fields, waterfall swim, hot spring, and practical tips.
“Excellent guide who cares about his customers, the trekking activity, discovering tribes and tea growers. Beautiful walk in the jungle and countryside northwest of Chaing Rai. I recommend it...”
Review of Chiang Rai’s jungle trek, bamboo-cooked lunch, hill villages, waterfall swim, hot spring, and long-tail boat ride.
“What a fantastic trip!!! we did this with our 2 children (age 9 and 11) and we were initially unsure if it would be too difficult for them. I would say that it wasn't an easy walk but it was manageable (weather was quite dry (but very humid) but i can imagine it is quite difficult in bad weather. The guide (Arju) totally made the experience. He kept the children (and parents) entertained all the way, making hats, bamboo toys and cups etc, while sharing some of his knowledge about what we saw. We even got to try fruits/plants that we found. We especially loved that we were alone in…”
Trek Chiang Rai’s forest trails, hill villages, waterfall, and hot spring while learning bamboo cooking on this full-day mountain tour.
“Día de buena naturaleza, buena gente. Una esperiemcia para recordar. No se porqué hay que hacer 100 caracteres.”
Trek Chiang Rai’s jungle, rice fields, and hill villages, then cook bamboo lunch and swim at a waterfall with a local guide.
“As I’m generally quite critical of organized excursions, I was very pleasantly surprised. The route was fascinating, the jungle was stunning, and the guides and drivers were highly professional. Everything was perfect. I highly recommend it, provided you are in good physical condition, as the terrain can be quite rugged at times.”
Review of Chiang Rai’s 8-hour jungle trek with hill villages, bamboo cooking, waterfall swimming, tea fields, and Pasoet hot springs.
“fantastic experience, the guide is kind, funny and full of attentions. he knows the local flora like his poket and always has funny stuff to tell about everything you can see. the food was great and the time worth every single bath we spent! would do again 100%”
Review of Chiang Rai’s bamboo cooking trek, hill villages, tea plantations, waterfall, hot spring, costs, difficulty, and practical tips.
“NO ES EN ESPAÑOL Pros: la actividad está bien, los guías son estupendos y la cocina con bambú ha sido exótica, curiosa y rica. Durante el trekking hay paisajes muy bonitos. Contras: no es un trekking para principiantes, se vende mas sencillo de lo que es, hay tramos muy resbaladizos y peligrosos. Y en la actividad pone baño en cascada y termas pero nosotros no hemos hecho nada de eso… y hemos cargado con bañador y toalla todo el camino para nada. Como opinión personal, creo que no es adecuado para niños, tampoco personas con dolencias físicas ni que no estén acostumbradas a la montaña.”
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