Day Trips in Northern Thailand

Venture into Thailand's far north and discover the Golden Triangle - the meeting point of Thailand, Myanmar, and Laos - on this full-day tour from Chiang Mai. Marvel at the magnificent White Temple (Wat Rong Khun) in Chiang Rai, visit a Kayan hill-tribe village, and see the Golden Triangle, then take a long-tail boat cruise along the Mae Khong River to Don Sao Market in Laos.

Discover a 13th-century Lanna capital and a magnificent Buddhist temple on a full-day, private tour from Chiang Mai to Wiang Kum Kan and Wat Phra That Doi Suthep. Enjoy the flexibility of a personal driver/guide as you visit excavated ruins and chedi in a small village, then get perfect views of the countryside from a Buddhist temple set high on a hill. This 8-hour, private tour from Chiang Mai includes hotel pickup and drop-off, lunch, entrance fees, and guided visits at each site.

The original founding of the temple remains a legend and there are a few varied versions. The temple is said to have been founded in 1383 when the first stupa was built.

Historically the Golden Triangle has been an area well-known for the growing of opium, and the name comes from a US State Department memo on the practice.Visit Wite Temple or Wat Rong KhungVisit Black House or Baan Si DumVisit Golden TriangleVisit Hot Spring

Take a day trip to Chiang Rai and the Golden Triangle to see where the borders of Thailand, Burma and Laos converge. With a knowledgeable guide, you'll drive through scenic countryside, visit local hill tribe villages and soak at the Mae Ka Chan hot springs. Marvel at the White Temple (Wat Rong Khun) and enjoy views over the Mekong River as you learn about this region, notorious for its opium trade. Lunch and round-trip hotel transport from Chiang Mai are included.

Take a day trip to Chiang Rai and see the modern architectural marvel of Wat Rong Khun (White Temple). Explore the ancient royal city of Chiang Saen and take a long-tail boat ride on the Khong River. Your full-day itinerary includes a restaurant lunch plus round-trip hotel transport from Chiang Mai. Numbers are limited to a maximum of nine people to ensure a small-group experience with your professional guide.

Explore Chiang Rai temples and art on a full-day tour from Chiang Mai to Wat Rong Khun, Wat Rong Sear Tean, and Baan Dam Museum. Combining three destinations is a great way to make the most of your travel time while discovering Chiang Mai's distinctive architecture, and the tour includes door-to-door transport, all entrance fees, and lunch for a convenient, inclusive day.

Chiang Rai is home to some of the most beautiful and fascinating temples  (wats) in Thailand.  Go on an exciting trip to the highest mountain in Thailand. Explore the traditions and history of the Karen tribe. Spectacular waterfalls and landscapes.

Visit Doi Inthanon National Park for the day on a small-group tour from Chiang Mai. See Wachirathan waterfall, visit a hill tribe village, and explore the Kew Mae Pan Nature Trail. You'll come across lush forest, giant rhododendrons, waterfalls and streams, and sweeping mountain views on this tour, which includes lunch, guide, entrance fees, and hotel pickup and drop-off.

Experience the stunning scenery and fascinating hill tribes of Thailand's Golden Triangle during this full-day private excursion. Enjoy an up-close encounter with the residents of Akha, Lisu, and Yao hill tribe villages and stop at the northern-most point on the Thai-Myanmar border.

Visit several cultural and religious sites around Chiang Mai on this 8- to 9-hour tour that includes lunch at a local restaurant. You'll see Wat Phra That Doi Suthep, one of the most sacred temples in the area, as well as Wat Umong, Wat Suan Dok, and Wat Phra That Doi Kham (Temple of the Golden Mountain).

Take this tour for a unique experience of Chiang Mai - although hundreds of thousands of people visit Northern Thailand each year, relatively few take the time to get to know the culture of Thailand's hill tribes. On this tour visit a village inhabited by Karen people, one of Thailand's seven ethnic hill tribes, and enjoy a glimpse into their daily life.

Visit Doi Inthanon National Park, home to Thailand's highest mountain, on this day trip from Chiang Mai. You'll stop for photo ops at the peak, check out Angkha Nature Trail to enjoy the area's lush landscape, visit the Twin Stupas and a Hmong market, see a rice terrace, visit Vachiratharn Waterfall, and more. Lunch, entrance fees, and hotel transport are included.

This is a small group tour you will spend more time at each place and guide will assist and give information to you through out the trip.

Encounter northern Thailand's extraordinary cultures on a full-day river cruise to the hill tribe villages in the ancient Mon kingdom. Visit a community of Hmong-speakers as you drive the scenic roads to Thaton, dine at a village restaurant and travel the Mae Kok River to Baan Mai. Explore villages that are home to Akha, Palong and Karen peoples, whose diverse costumes, languages and traditions are among Thailand's most vivid cultural heritage. Climb to the hilltop temple of Wat Thaton, and gaze at panoramic views of the densely forested mountain landscape.