Top 15 Bamboo Rafting in Thailand

1.Elephant Sanctuary, Waterfall & Bamboo Rafting

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 9,160 reviews · 9 hours · from $60Our pick

Spend a full day near Chiang Mai feeding rescued elephants, swimming at a waterfall, eating Thai lunch, and rafting the Mae Wang River.

“Meeting point was close to my hotel. Everyone was friendly and welcoming from the start. Mr Suriya was our guide. We had an action packed day. It was such a humbling experience to feed and bathe with the elephants. Lunch was good with watermelon afterwards. Yummy 🤤 All the staff at the sanctuary were really happy so it shows they truly love the elephants. I did a lot of research before I booked this tour as wanted to visit an ethical place. After lunch and the elephants we learnt how to make their “protein” balls and we fed them those too. We then did the rafting and that was another…”

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2.Chiang Mai Elephant Sanctuary, Bamboo Rafting and Waterfall Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 870 reviews · from $58Top rated

Review of Chiang Mai’s Bua Tong Waterfall, ethical elephant sanctuary, and bamboo rafting day tour, with practical tips on price, pace, and what to expect.

“Paul was very good guide, he was funny and helpful. I would specifically ask for him again in the future.”

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3.Khao Sok Bamboo Rafting and Elephant Bathing Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 719 reviews · 7 hours · from $79

Review of Khao Lak’s Khao Sok day trip with elephant bathing, bamboo rafting, Thai lunch, market shopping, and monkey temple visit.

“Absolutely best tour of the 3 we did in Khao Lak. Monkey temple was beautiful and the monkeys were an unexpected bonus. Bamboo rafting was absolutely idyllic and just stunning views all around. Elephants were amazing an experience not to miss. This tour visits Khao Sok Sanctuary which felt open and had free roaming Elephants. Tour guide was incredibly informative and took amazing pictures for everyone ensuring that we all had memories to last forever. Fab tour, so pleased we booked this!”

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4.Khaolak: Bamboo Rafting, Waterfalls, and Turtle Conservation

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 622 reviews · 3 hours · from $48

Review of Khao Lak bamboo rafting, turtle conservation, and waterfall swimming, with practical tips, costs, timing, and honest advice.

“Our guide Winnie was brilliant, very friendly, helpful and informative. The whole trip was amazing from swimming at the waterfalls to all the gorgeous turtles. The bamboo rafting was an awesome experience, with another opportunity to swim. Topped off with a visit to Phuket old town. Quaint streets , bars and shops. Stunning! 10/10”

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5.Khao Sok: Elephant Rescue Center with Lunch & Bamboo Rafting

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 306 reviews · 8 hours · from $84

Review of Khao Sok’s elephant rescue, Thai cooking, lunch, bamboo rafting, viewpoints, practical tips, value, and who should book.

“Everything about the trip was fantastic, Dee Dee our guide was lovely and really helpful, the highlight was of course the elephant sanctuary, the elephants were all happy and well looked after. Dee Dee took lots of great pictures for us. The rest of the day was brilliant too with a fantastic lunch at a restaurant in the mountains. It was really memorable day.”

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6.Bamboo Rafting & Sea Turtle Conservation Center

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 282 reviews · from $42Best value

Review of Khao Lak bamboo rafting, turtle conservation, and waterfall tour, with honest advice on value, timing, comfort, and what to expect.

“I had limited expectations for this excursion. We arrived at the bamboo rafting area and it was all very rushed. I was hoping that the guides would be pointing out wildlife or give us some information about anything, but it felt like our guide in particular was either a bit hungover or just didn't want to be there. Stopped the raft to take phone calls etc it was bizarre. The turtle sanctuary was decent. Learned some things on the tour from the guide. Waterfall was a bit of a waste of time to be honest. In summer when water levels are low. It seems pointless to take people there.”

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7.Sok River: Bamboo Raft Ride, Monkey Temple & View Point Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 257 reviews · 4 hours - 270 minutes · from $61

Review of Khao Sok’s bamboo raft, monkey temple, and viewpoint tour from Khao Lak, with honest advice on scenery, value, timing, and comfort.

“This activity was really good we all really enjoyed it and would definitely do it again. Our guide was a great guy very knowledgeable and funny.”

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8.Bamboo Rafting & ATV Ride (Optional)

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 253 reviews · 10 hours · from $54

Review of Phuket’s bamboo rafting, turtle center, jungle ATV, monkey cave, and waterfall day trip, with honest advice on time and value.

“Everything!!! Driver and transport were great, English speaking guide (Hana) interacting with us at all points and ensuring we saw everything. Sea turtles at the Navy centre 😍. bathing with the elephant 🐘 was a once in a lifetime experience”

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9.Elephant Sanctuary Bamboo Raft & Padthai Cooking

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 245 reviews · 10 hours · from $54

Walk with rescued elephants, cook vegetarian Pad Thai, and bamboo raft through northern Thailand for a thoughtful full-day Chiang Mai outing.

“Me and my husband wanted an ethical adventure and we are so happy that we booked through Living Green Sanctuary. From the pick up to the drop off, we enjoyed the company, jokes from the guide, activities and food! Amazing pad Thai. Would go again!”

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10.Bamboo Rafting, Monkey Cave, and ATV Option

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 129 reviews · 9 hours · from $56

Review of Phuket’s 9-hour bamboo rafting, Monkey Cave, turtle center, Thai lunch, ATV ride, and waterfall trip for $56.

“This was amazing, we had to change schedule due to weather but still managed to do everything as we booked. As we went in May the weather wasn’t the best so we started with bamboo rafting (recommend to bring spare clothes or a towel) before the rain was due to start. The ATVs was good, definitely recommend to pay extra for this option but was very muddy due to the rain. The waterfall wasn’t worth it in my opinion but was a nice space to have lunch and some free time. We then went to see elephants but this wasn’t ethical at all and the staff were visibly hitting the…”

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11.Bamboo Rafting with Hotel Transfers

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 111 reviews · from $46

Review of Chiang Mai bamboo rafting with hotel transfers, elephant sightings, timing, value, comfort, ethics, and practical tips.

“This was a great way to spend a few hours, rafting along was fun and relaxing in equal parts, made all the better for the elephant sightings on route and the ability to spend time watching the elephants at the end of the rafting. Don’t forget swimwear and towel!”

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12.Khao Sok: Elephant Day Care, & Bamboo Rafting Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 109 reviews · 5 hours · from $79

Review of Khao Sok’s elephant care, bamboo rafting, Thai cooking, waterfall, viewpoint, and temple tour, with practical tips and value advice.

“The entire tour was amazing. Excellent guide, who took the time for us. the elephant experience was superb. I would definetely book this tour.”

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13.Chiangmai : A Bamboo Raft Safari , Sticky waterfalls,

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 82 reviews · 8 hours · from $69

Review of Chiang Mai’s bamboo rafting, Dantewada waterfalls, and Bua Thong Sticky Waterfalls tour, with practical tips, costs, and advice.

“It was amazing! The sticky waterfalls were great fun, and we were lucky enough to see many elephants up close during the bamboo rafting. We were also provided with a tasty lunch whilst overlooking the elephants. Our tour guide was so lovely and also very knowledgeable. Her van music playlist was also superb 🤙🏻. I would definitely recommend this trip.”

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14.Bamboo Rafting, Waterfall, lunch, Elephant, and Turtle Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 77 reviews · 7h 30m · from $96

Review of Khao Lak’s bamboo rafting, elephant bathing, turtle center, Thai lunch, and Lampi Waterfall day tour, with practical booking advice.

“We had a lovely day, Peter our guide was amazing, knowledgeable and ensured we had a great experience”

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15.Khao Sok: Private Bamboo Rafting & Jungle Cooking Adventure

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 70 reviews · 4 hours · from $72

Review of Khao Sok’s private bamboo rafting and jungle cooking tour, with cave coffee, monkeys, organic ingredients, practical tips, and value advice.

“We had amazing experience! It’s pure, authentic and small groups/private. The owners use real jungle herbs and are really kind! I would recommend this to everyone”

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