Things to do in  Chiang Rai

Multi stop itinerary with a knowledgable guide. A highly recommended tour. The best way to see some of Chiang Rai’s highlights in a single day.

Saw all the sites in Chiang Rai in one day. Great tour!! Great driver and tour guide. Just exactly what you would want to see in Chiang Rai.

Full day tour by private car. Our guide Gap spoke good English and provided informed insight at all places we visited. The day was quite busy but the weather cooperated and we enjoyed all stops. These included wonderful gardens around Doi Tung royal villa, breathtaking views in the mountains where a tasty lunch was served, far flung outposts at the Thai-Myanmar border, shopping at border town of Mae Sai (border crossing is closed), Golden Triangle viewpoint with adjacent opium museum and ancient temples at Chiang Saen. We even had time for watching the sunset at Chiang Saen Lake and a brief visit to one of the local night markets back in Chiang Rai. I would highly recommend this tour.

This tour is not for the faint-hearted or unfit! You are walking though the jungle/mountains for at least 10km, through dense vegetation, muddy areas and unstable footing with steep drops. I consider myself fairly fit and it was a challenge, especially in the heat & I did slip over a few times. Our tour guide Aryu made this an amazing experience, being from the hill tribes himself and also speaking English very well. He was funny and gave us so much interesting information. At the start of the trek he made all of us crowns/headwear from leaves, and then also bamboo cups and chopsticks as keepsakes and to also use for lunch. These little touches made the experience even better. Lunch itself was amazing, getting to watch omelettes, soup and rice be cooked in bamboo over a fire. It tasted delicious and was one of the best meals we have had in Thailand (or maybe we were just super hungry after the trek, ha ha!). Swimming in the waterfall was fun, but it is very shallow so you can’t ‘swim’ as such. Was nice to cool down after a lot of walking. We got to walk through some villages without any ‘shopping’ being imposed on us which was a nice change. To end the day, we got to spend some time at the hot springs in a couple of small baths (2-3 people in each one). There is a larger pool but it was closed for cleaning. Still enjoyed it thoroughly as a way to soak our sore muscles from the trek! The starting point was only 30-45mins from Chiang Rai so not a lot of travel either side of the day. The only criticism was that we underestimated how much water we would need to take for the trek and didn’t have enough. Water needs to be supplied during lunch as a top-up, or at least let travellers know to take a min of 2L each. It’s a very hot and sweaty day and easy to get dehydrated. The overheads for this tour would be low apart from insurance and fuel, so our concern is that the guide gets paid very little out of what we get charged, when they are essentially ‘the tour’ and make the day! Thank you Aryu for an experience we will never forget :)

Great opportunity to see all the highlights in Chiang Rai. Our guide was very friendly and the lunch was good.

The perfect tour to see everything in Chiang Rai in one day! Vam was an amazing guide, and Sam was the perfect driver. We never felt rushed, Vam told us all the interesting facts of each place, and everything was organized perfectly. Vam even told us about a flower festival and offered to drop us off there at the end! What an incredible day. I would 100% recommend this tour.

Very nice full day tour. I strongly recommend to pick this tour from Chiang Rai rather then some other suggested from Chiang Mai where you will spend most of the time on the bus. Chiang Rai is quite little but it's perfect for one night stop. The night bazar is very nice for having food or, for a romantic dinner, there are many nice restaurants on the river side. In the tour we visited many different spots with a brief introduction for all of them and then a 30/40 mins time to visit the site by your self.

We had an amazing time with our guides Kai and Wee! The tour started early and we saw so much in one day. Amazing way to see most of Chiang Rai’s highlights including temples, Karen tribes, tea plantations and the golden triangle. Both guides were incredibly knowledgeable and with great sense of humour. The lunch at a roadside restaurant was also excellent! Really recommend this tour!