15 Full-Day Tours in Chiang Mai to Build a Day Around

1.Full Day Thai Cooking at Farm (Chiang Mai)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,127 reviews · from $39Our pick

Start with hotel pickup and a local market visit, then choose dishes and cook at Smile Organic Farm near Chiang Mai. Instructors such as Natalie, Lili, Anya, and Nina teach curry, pad Thai, soups, salads, desserts, and more. Your food, recipe book, photos, and return transfer are included.

“If you’re really enjoying the yummy food of Thailand, this course is a great jumpstart to learn how to make authentic recipes at home. With Natalie’s great coaching, I now feel comfortable to work with a wok, make curries, and start turninRead more”

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2.Care Pride Elephants: Full-Day Tour Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 658 reviews · from $91

Spend about eight hours at Elephant Pride Sanctuary south of Chiang Mai, meeting the family who cares for the elephants. Guides such as Koko, Kiki, Coco, Dodo, and Cherry lead feeding, forest walks, a mud bath, river rinsing, and a Thai lunch. Hotel pickup and return are included.

“Amazing experience with genuine, caring, fun, safe and welcoming people. It was a pleasure to be able to visit, we were incredibly well looked after from the moment we were collected. A day we will never forget!”

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3.Doi Inthanon National Park Eco-Friendly Full Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 248 reviews · from $43

Travel from Chiang Mai to Thailand’s highest point with an English-speaking guide such as Poon, Nuttaya, Nana, or Koi. Expect a comfortable van, forest walks, Wachirathan Falls, royal pagodas, a local coffee stop, and a village visit. Bring money for entrance fees and lunch.

“Thanks to our guide Banana for his great stories and making good mood during whole trip. We saw lot of interesting places and take great memories with us.”

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4.Full-Day Kerchor Elephant Eco Park Tour & Trek

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 224 reviews · 8 hours · from $57

Meet elephants at Kerchor Elephant Eco Park without riding them. Feed bananas and sugar cane, make herbal medicine balls, watch bathing, hike to a waterfall, and raft a river. English and Chinese guides are available, with pickup from Chiang Mai or a meeting point at McDonald’s Tha Phae.

“I loved this excursion, because our guide Rocky was very nice. That is a place is a ecological park and they really take care of the elephants. We don't ride the Elephant, we do something really nicer and fun that we bring food and take shower and play with them. Amazing !”

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5.No.1 Full-Day Chiang Mai Caving & Jungle Kayaking: Chiang Dao

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 206 reviews · from $81

Spend seven to eight hours with Chiang Mai Mountain Biking & Kayaks, exploring Chiang Dao Cave with a local guide, eating lunch beside the cave, and paddling the Mae Ping River. Guides such as Jane, Golf, and Tony provide instruction, headlamps, water, and river support for beginners.

“The day of the trip, my wife got her periods and we asked to reschedule, they called and told me it was fine and there would be an additional 500THB fee, which we agreed to, now on the day of the reschedule no one on their side picked up the call, if you have any issues or emergencies this is not the tour group you wanna go with, very unprofessional,”

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6.White, Red/Black and Blue Temples Full Day Trip From Chiang Mai

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 201 reviews · from $32Best value

Travel from Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai by air-conditioned minivan for the White Temple, Blue Temple, Baan Dam Museum, hot spring, and optional Karen village. Lunch, water, fruit, guide, insurance, and hotel-area pickup are included. Expect a 13 to 14-hour day with plenty of road time.

“The guide was very kind and the whole trip was very well organised. We loved the white temple, very impressive!”

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7.Full Day Car Hire with an English Speaking Driver in Chiang Mai

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 166 reviews

Hire a private English-speaking driver for about nine hours in Chiang Mai. Build your own day around Wat Doi Suthep, city temples, an elephant sanctuary, waterfalls, or Doi Inthanon. Drivers such as Anan, Jen, Otto, and Arrin are praised for safe driving, useful suggestions, and flexible timing.

“We used the private car for 3 days. Anan was our driver for all 3 days. We told him what we already had planned and he came up with an itinerary that added beauty, history, and fun to our adventures. Couldn’t have asked for a better experience. He was very engaging and wanted to make sure we did everything we wanted. I highly recommend this way of seeing Chiang Mai and vicinity!”

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8.Doi Inthanon Full day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 150 reviews · from $45

Spend 9 to 10 hours exploring Doi Inthanon from Chiang Mai with an English-speaking guide such as Tik, Jane, or Kungnang. See two waterfalls, Thailand’s highest point, royal pagodas, Ang Ka Nature Trail, and a Karen village. Small-group transport, park fees, lunch, and clothing advice all matter here.

“It's enjoyable tour with very easy walks to waterfalls and through short mountain trails. June isn't the best time to expect clear view at twin pagodas, but still it was nice. Our guide Jane was very helpful and friendly. Don't miss out on this amazing tour when you're in Chiang Mai”

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9.Full-Day Guided Tuk Tuk Chiang Mai Adventure and Rafting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 140 reviews · from $193

Spend about 10 hours in Mae Wang driving a specially built tuk tuk, with training before you set off. Visit a remote temple, feed and bathe elephants without riding them, eat Thai lunch, and raft on a bamboo river. Guides such as Bigg, Nam, and Oa are known for warm, hands-on help.

“This was a really fun day driving through remote areas that I would not have seen otherwise. They give you instruction and you practice driving your TukTuk before you head out on the road. You get to feed and bathe the elephants in the rivRead more”

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10.Chiang Dao Cave Trekking Full-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 126 reviews · 8 hours · from $106

Spend eight hours with an English-speaking guide exploring Chiang Dao Cave, sampling local food, and climbing Bua Thong Sticky Waterfall. The cave’s deeper section costs about 300 baht extra, but adds a lantern-led route through tighter passages. Groups are limited to nine, with private trips possible when numbers are low.

“Our guide was wonderful and quite knowledgeable about the caverns and the sticky waterfall. I would highly recommend anyone do this tour as the whole experience was superb.”

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11.Chiang Rai Full Day Tour with Boat Trip and Longneck Village

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 112 reviews · from $55

Spend 13 to 14 hours traveling from Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai by air-conditioned minivan. Visit the White Temple, Black House, Blue Temple, Karen Longneck Village, Mae Khachan Hot Spring, and Golden Triangle, with lunch, a guide, and a short boat ride included.

“The long neck tribe was the most memorable and amazing experience! The temples were interesting, the boat trip also a load of fun! Our tour guide Apple was the best! My only suggestion would be to ditch the black museum to make the day not as long. As nice as it was, I felt it a little unnecessary.”

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12.Doi Inthanon National Park Private Tour – Full Day

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 65 reviews · from $125

Travel from Chiang Mai to Thailand’s highest mountain with a private English-speaking guide such as Jackie, Sasin, Pimpi, Boon, or Tim. See Wachirathan and Sirithan waterfalls, royal pagodas, the Angka Nature Trail, and a Karen community, with hotel pickup and entrance fees included.

“We booked a private tour. Sasin was a lovely, great guide! Her English was very good and she gave lots of information on the Thai culture & history. The driver was very nice as well. The pagoda’s and waterfall were , for us, the best part of the tour. I recommend shoes with a good grip for this tour as the surroundings of the waterfall are very slippery.”

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13.Full-Day Chiang Rai Temples Tour from Chiang Mai with Hot Spring

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 48 reviews · from $52

Travel from Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai for the White Temple, Blue Temple, and Wat Huai Pla Kang, with a short hot spring stop. An experienced guide, hotel pickup, included temple admission, and a maximum group of 12 make this a practical, full-day introduction.

“Excellent , the trip was well organized, the guide was very kind and knowledgeable , the van was comfortable.”

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14.Full-Day Thai Cooking Class with Grandma – Market and Farm Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 48 reviews · from $58

Start with a 9 a.m. market walk, then visit an organic farm and cook seven Thai dishes at your own station. You’ll gather eggs, pick produce, make coconut milk with a wooden grater, and take home digital recipes. Hotel pickup is included within 5 km of central Chiang Mai.

“Hoooo WOW ! Quelle belle journée d’apprentissage , d’attentions et de gentillesse ! Je vous conseille très fortement cette expédition .”

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15.Full-Day Trekking and Sightseeing Tour in Mae Kampong

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 46 reviews · from $81

Travel from Chiang Mai to Mae Kampong with a small group of up to eight. Walk forest trails with guides such as TK, look for cared-for gibbons, learn about useful plants, visit a waterfall, meet village residents, and eat a local lunch. Moderate fitness is needed.

“Fantastic day out in the mountains, so much knowledge was shared about the local fauna and flora. It was amazing to see the local family of gibbons. The guides were amazing and very friendly. Can’t recommend it enough if you like nature and mountains! Also the restaurant we ate for lunch was delicious.”

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