Thailand Rafting: 15 Trips, Bamboo and White Water

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Chiang Mai: Elephant Sanctuary, Waterfall & Bamboo Rafting

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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Khao Lak: Rafting, Elephant Bathing & Sea Turtle Center Tour

2.Rafting, Elephant Bathing & Sea Turtle Center Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 2,519 reviews · 5 hours · from $73

Review of Khao Lak’s elephant bathing, bamboo rafting, sea turtle center, waterfall, and Thai lunch tour, with practical tips and value advice.

“We had a fantastic day out, very organised. highly recommend this day out. rafting, waterfall, turtle and best of of all the elephants experience”

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Chiang Mai: 2-Day Jungle Trek with Elephant Farm & Raft Ride

3.2-Day Jungle Trek with Elephant Farm & Raft Ride

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 881 reviews · 2 days · from $97

Review of Chiang Mai’s 2-day jungle trek with Karen village stay, rescued elephants, waterfall swim, bamboo rafting, meals, and practical tips.

“a brilliant trek. Some tough uphill bits but worth it. Lee, our guide, was amazing and showed us a tarantula in its nest. Honestly was cosy and comfy. Food was delicious and I loved the campfire.”

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Chiang Mai Elephant Sanctuary, Bamboo Rafting and Waterfall Tour

4.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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Khao Lak: Khao Sok Bamboo Rafting and Elephant Bathing Trip

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

6.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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From Phuket: Elephant Care Experience with Rafting & Zipline

7.Elephant Care Experience with Rafting & Zipline

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 422 reviews · from $77

Feed and bathe elephants, raft 5 kilometers, and zipline through Phang Nga with hotel transfers, lunch, and a cruelty-free focus.

“Rafting and zipline was nice, first time when I tried. Nice care elephants, the people in-charge are carefully with them, no harm, no hook, no ring on the elephants's foot. The guide full of energy, always prepared.”

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Khao Sok: Elephant Rescue Center with Lunch & Bamboo Rafting

8.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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Half Day Visit and Whitewater Rafting Adventure

9.Half Day Visit and Whitewater Rafting Adventure

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 290 reviews · from $56

Review of Chiang Mai’s elephant care and Mae Taeng River rafting tour, with itinerary, price, fitness needs, group size, and booking advice.

“What a wonderful experience with these elephants! We loved feeding them and bathing them. We learned so much about how they are taken care of. The rafting was pretty fun too despite the water level being a little low.”

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Khao Lak: Raft Expedition & Sea Turtle Conservation Center

10.Raft Expedition & Sea Turtle Conservation Center

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 284 reviews · 4 hours · from $41Best value

Review of Khao Lak bamboo rafting, sea turtle conservation, and Ton Pling Waterfall, with practical tips on price, timing, water levels, and value.

“Very friendly guides and well organized pickup. Rafting was fun, but the waterfall was crowded which ruined the bathing experience. All in all a good expedition.”

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Khao Lak: Bamboo Rafting & Sea Turtle Conservation Center

11.Bamboo Rafting & Sea Turtle Conservation Center

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

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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Khao Lak Ethical Adventure: Rafting, Turtles & Elephants

12.Khao Lak Ethical Adventure: Rafting, Turtles & Elephants

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 260 reviews · 7 hours · from $90

Review of Khao Lak’s ethical day tour with turtles, bamboo rafting, waterfall swimming, temple, tsunami memorial, lunch and elephants.

“This tour is Amazing! We had the BEST guide; Shane. We startet at the temple. WOW! Our guide Shane knew everything about the life of buddist monks/ traditions/ the ceremony of becomming a monk. The waterfall was so beautiful, and nice to bathe in as well. Amazing. The bamboo raft tour was also wonderful - we do recommend bathing clothes for this part, because your shorts gets wet. After the river tour, you get a variety of delicious courses! Shrimps, soup, vegetables, rice, fish and more! The Turtle center was full of small and larger turtles. Again; our guide had an enormous knowledge of both the turtles and the military.…”

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

13.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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Phuket: Bamboo Rafting & ATV Ride (Optional)

14.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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Chiang Mai: Elephant Sanctuary Bamboo Raft & Padthai Cooking

15.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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