4 Private Hiking Tours in Thailand to Build a Trip Around

1.Doi Inthanon Private Tour with Trek & Lunch from Chiang Mai

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 622 reviews · from $135Our pick

Spend about nine hours exploring Doi Inthanon with a private guide and climate-controlled vehicle. You’ll visit Wachirathan Falls, the Twin Pagodas, Thailand’s highest point, a Karen village, and Pha Dok Seaw Waterfall. Guides such as Tong, Yut, M, and Ekky are praised for local insight, careful driving, and thoughtful service.

“Wonderful experience and beautiful part of the world. Highly recommend if you are going to visit Chiang Mai.”

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2.Khao Sok: Private Waterfalls and Wildlife Half-Day Trek

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 337 reviews · 4 hours · from $48Best value

Spend four hours trekking Khao Sok National Park with an English-speaking guide such as Aek, June, Diamond, or Big Boy. Look for monkeys, gibbons, snakes, lizards, insects, and plants before cooling off at Bang Hua Raet and Wing Hin waterfalls. Choose a private or small-group outing, with hotel pickup in the Khao Sok area included.

“Absolutely brilliant experience. Big Boy was a brilliant and funny guide who made the experience so good for us all. Easy walking with lots of stops to see everything. Saw four out of the five monkey species about. 5/5 would recommend to anyone. Thank you Big Boy!”

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3.Khao Sok: Private Day Trekking, Jungle Dinner & Night Safari

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 206 reviews · 7 hours

Join an English-speaking guide such as Big Boy, June, Bom, or Pom for a private seven-hour Khao Sok outing. You’ll hike for about two hours, swim at a quiet waterfall, help cook a Thai dinner over a fire using bamboo, then walk through the forest after dark looking for wildlife. Hotel pickup in the Khao Sok area, park fees, food, water, and insurance are included.

“Amazing trip! Our guide, Diamond, was great at spotting wildlife. We saw a purple tarantula, four snakes, monkeys, and many other incredible animals. Cooking with him was also really nice and the food was delicious! A big thank you to our guide once again.”

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4.Chiang Mai: Hike on Monk’s Trail and Doi Suthep Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 22 reviews · 4 hours · from $57

Walk the forested Monk’s Trail with a private English- or Chinese-speaking guide, pause at peaceful Wat Pha Lat, then continue to Wat Phra That Doi Suthep and its golden stupa. Hotel pickup, temple fees, cable car ticket, water, and return transport are included. Guides Pang and Twotwo have received especially strong praise.

“We had a wonderful experience! Twotwo was very knowledgeable and spoke excellent English. The tour felt very private, relaxed, and well-organised from start to finish. We learned a lot and never felt rushed. Highly recommend!”

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