6 Hikes in Chiang Rai to Plan a Trip Around

1.Chiang Rai: Jungle Adventure-Group Trekking & Bamboo Cooking

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 166 reviews · 1 day · from $80Our pick

Spend a full day hiking 10 to 12 kilometers from Pa Soert Hot Spring through bamboo forest, farms, rice fields, and hill villages. Guides such as Wat, James, Mo, and Sammy add humor, local insight, and handmade bamboo tools. Lunch is cooked in bamboo, followed by a waterfall swim and hot spring soak.

“Awesome experience! The guides were incredibly nice, we visited local villages and tribes along the trail in the jungle. The cooking experience with bamboo was great, the food was delicious and we also got to try local liqueur. If you are in Chiang Rai, you should totally try this, it has been a unique experience, totally recommended!”

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2.1 Day Trekking in Chiang Rai forest (walk only)

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 95 reviews · 1 day · from $57Best value

Spend a full day walking from hot springs through bamboo forest, farmland, Lahu and Akha villages, and tea plantations. Guides such as Addie, Thor, June, and Chai lead the trek, explain local plants, and help you cook lunch in bamboo. Expect about five hours of walking, steep patches, a waterfall swim, and hotel pickup in Chiang Rai city.

“everything was just so god. our guide Thor really enjoys every part of his work and this is also what you feel. the nature is incredible, bamboo cooking is so interesting and tasty, waterfalls amazing. I really have not a single thing to complain about, thank you it was really a cool experience”

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3.Authentic trek only walk in Chiang Rai jungle

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 90 reviews · 9 hours · from $57Top rated

Start at 9 a.m. with guides such as James and Wat, then walk through Lisu, Chinese, Akha, and Lahu communities, tea fields, and jungle trails. You’ll cook lunch in bamboo, swim at a waterfall, and return to Chiang Rai after a full day outdoors. Expect steep slopes and rough ground.

“We had a excellent + private tour through the jungle with awesome guides, due to the raining season. The difficult level is surely not for everybody but it's definitely worth trying it. Sammy and James are really funny guys that gave us a really informative and entertaining crazy trip through the jungle and the landscape of the national park. We really enjoyed it, thanks for the wonderful experience. Definitely recommendable!”

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4.Chiang Rai: 1-Day Trekking and Longtail Boat Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 53 reviews · 1 day · from $96

Spend a full day with guides such as Thor, June, Addy, and Mr Tor, riding the Mae Kok River, walking through tea, bamboo, and rubber country, swimming at Huay Kaew Waterfall, and visiting Akha and Lahu villages. A small group, local lunch, hotel pickup, and 3 to 4 hours of walking are included.

“the guys (they were 2) were panctual and funny all along the way, keeping the tour as an endless fun. it was both interesting and fun. we were oreparing an outdoor meal with some basic products. the made all the utensils and cuttlery out of bamboo and banana leafs. cooking on fire in bamboo canes. we visited 2 tribe villages: Aka and Lahoo. went to a magnificent waterfall and had a great ride on the mae kong river. Strongly recommended for fit people.”

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5.1 Day trekking : Chiang Rai popular activity,Fun in Nature.

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 18 reviews · 1 day · from $59

Spend a full day walking through Lam Nam Kok National Park with a local English-speaking guide such as Kai. Visit Lisu, Chinese, Akha, and Lahu villages, help cook lunch over firewood, pass a tea plantation, swim at Huay Kaew waterfall, and finish with a hot spring bath. The hike lasts about five hours.

“Super activité très enrichissante pleins de découverte, dégustation de plantes, fleurs, fruits. Le guide était top petite attention en nous faisant une tasse en bambou, guide très sympathique et joyeux. randonnée dans la bonne humeur, le repas du midi était excellent on a même pu cuisiné au feu de bois et découvrir les spécialités locale. Baignade en cascade au top”

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6.Akha & Lahu village trekking 1 day

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 18 reviews · from $87

Spend one day trekking through jungle, rice fields, and pineapple plantations near Chiang Rai with an Akha guide named Acha, also written as Achra. Cook lunch in bamboo, visit Mae Sai waterfall, learn about local plants, and stop at a Lahu village. This private tour suits curious hikers who want village life rather than a staged cultural show.

“Challenging trekking in some sections, shame about the view which wasn't exactly on the valleys”

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