The 15 Best Rafting and Waterfall Days in Chiang Mai

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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3.4 in 1 Elephants Long Neck Rafting and Sticky Waterfall Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 126 reviews · from $88

Review of Chiang Mai’s 4-in-1 tour with Sticky Waterfall, ethical elephants, Karen village, and white water or bamboo rafting.

“This was easily the best tour I have taken in more than 10 years travelling through South East Asia. Absolutely fantastic guide (Mr K), a small group and really fun activities. The elephant sanctuary was great and the elephants treated very well. The rafting was a blast, as was the Sticky Waterfall. I would highly recommend this tour, especially with Mr. K. 🙂”

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4.Chiang Mai ATV & White Water Rafting & Trekking to Waterfall

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 84 reviews · 1 day

Review of Chiang Mai’s ATV, rafting, and waterfall trek, with itinerary details, safety advice, value notes, and practical booking tips.

“Tata was a very kind and forthcoming guide. We enjoyed the activities and had a lot of fun! Be aware that you need sneakers for the hike because the trail gets adventurous as you need to climb some passages :)”

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5.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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6.ATV, White Water Raft, & Sticky Waterfall Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 76 reviews · 1 day

Review of Chiang Mai’s ATV, rafting, and Sticky Waterfall day tour, with itinerary, value, safety, timing, and practical booking advice.

“Brilliant day and such lovely and welcoming guide. Well worth it for a full day with 3 activities and he accommodated our big group of 19 people!”

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7.Sticky Waterfall and Rafting Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 61 reviews · 1 day · from $83

Review of Chiang Mai’s Sticky Waterfall, whitewater and bamboo rafting day trip, with itinerary, value, tips, and who should book.

“B was amazing! So nice and kind, everyone in the staff was really kind! The food was great and also the activities. I got hurt and they took amazing care of me. Highly recommended!! Thank you much!!❤️🫶🏻🙏🏻”

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8.Whitewater Rafting and Waterfall Trekking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 58 reviews · 10 hours · from $112

Review of Chiang Mai rafting and waterfall trek, with rapids, jungle trails, safety details, price value, and practical tips.

“So amazing! Such attentive and friendly guides. The hike was so lovely (even in the rain). We were taught a lot about how to make crafts with nature and educated on the local places. Lunch was also delicious and overall experience well informed and enjoyable. Thank you so much! Will definitely return.”

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9.7 Hour Sticky Waterfall and Double Rafting Adventure

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 33 reviews · from $84

Review of Chiang Mai’s Sticky Waterfall and Double Rafting Adventure, with whitewater thrills, bamboo rafting, lunch, transport, value, and practical tips.

“Really good organisation, the guide was really nice as well to explain the program, some history during the travel to the location etc”

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10.Secret Waterfall and Bamboo Rafting from Chiang Mai

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 30 reviews · from $32Best value

Review of Chiang Mai’s secret waterfall and bamboo rafting tour, with waterfall tea, river rafting, lunch, transport, value, and practical tips.

“Very good tour. Pik our tour guide made sure we were well looked after. The waterfall, rafting and lunch was great. Very helpful having the hotel pick up as well.”

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11.Elephant Sanctuary + Waterfall + Bamboo Rafting One Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 22 reviews · from $59

Review of Chiang Mai’s Mae Wang elephant sanctuary, waterfall, and bamboo rafting day trip, with practical tips on value, timing, and what to pack.

“Ethical sanctuary. Very friendly guide and driver. Van was clean. Would have liked more facts about elephants, seemed rushed.”

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12.Chiang Mai 1 Day: Elephant Sanctuary, Waterfall & Bamboo Rafting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 19 reviews · from $77

Review of a Chiang Mai day trip with an ethical elephant sanctuary, Mae Saphok Waterfall, Thai lunch, and bamboo rafting.

“Great experience seeing elephants in natural habitat. Looked well looked after and cared for. Waterfall was amazing due to previous rain and bamboo rafting was relaxing”

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13.Chiang Mai Adventure ATV Secret Waterfall and Bamboo Rafting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 16 reviews · from $64

Review of Chiang Mai’s ATV, secret waterfall, and bamboo rafting tour, with practical details on price, safety, timing, and who should book.

“Fun day good group xthanks Pik great staff really enkoyed the experience linch on arrival all good saw elephants too x👍”

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14.Sticky waterfalls- Elephants- Bamboo or White water rafting.

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · 7h 30m · from $112

Combine Chiang Mai rafting, elephant care, lunch, and Bua Thong Sticky Waterfalls on a full day of active northern Thai adventure.

“This was a 10/10. We loved every minute of it from start to finish. We were picked up from our hotel dead on time, the drive was very relaxing, taking in the sites as we drove to sticky waterfalls. Tom our guide for the day was brilliant and helped us along the route to climb the waterfall. We then drove to do the bamboo rafting which was so scenic and relaxing. We saw many elephants along the route. Then we headed for a local lunch which was delicious. After lunch was the highlight hanging out with the elephants for the afternoon. We got to feed them and bath them. We…”

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15.Full Day Chiang Mai Zipline Adventure, Rafting, ATV-ing, and Sticky Waterfall

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 9 reviews · from $163

Review of Chiang Mai’s full-day zipline, rafting, ATV, and Sticky Waterfall tour, with practical advice on value, comfort, safety, and timing.

“Great day, packed with fun activities and sightseeing. Although we are tourists doing tourist activities there was a sense of authencity in every where we went. The activities are fun and well ran. Nothing too hard or extreme. A very pleasant day, to make you experience the north of Chiang Mai in a different way.”

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