11 Tours in Chiang Rai Worth Booking

1.Chiang Rai: Guided Highlights Guided Tour with Buffet Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 1,532 reviews · 1 day · from $37Our pick

Spend a full day with an English-speaking guide such as Mew or Yok and a careful driver in a small group of up to nine. Visit Chiang Rai’s famous temples, Black House, Long Neck Karen Village, Choui Fong Tea Farm, the Golden Triangle, and House of Opium. Thai buffet lunch, water, transport, and insurance are included.

“The tour guide Mew was lovely. Very helpful and very knowledgeable. The tour went like clockwork and safely, due to good driving by Tom Cruise. A great day out.”

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2.Chiang Rai: Iconic Temples & 7 Major Sites—River View Buffet

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 692 reviews · 10 hours · from $37

Join a small group of up to nine people for a 10-hour Chiang Rai tour with an English-speaking guide such as Mai, Big, or Gap. You’ll visit seven major sights, eat a Thai buffet, taste Oolong tea, and finish at your hotel or the Night Market. Expect a busy but well-paced day in a comfortable air-conditioned van.

“This experience was incredible! It’s a great value for the money. Our guide, Big, was so much fun and funny, his enthusiasm and joyful personality made the trip extra amazing!!”

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3.Chiang Rai: White, Blue, Red Temples, Long Neck Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 652 reviews · from $57

Travel from Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai in a small group of up to 12 people, stopping at Mae Khachan Hot Springs, Long Neck Village, Wat Rong Khun, Wat Rong Suea Ten, and Huay Pla Kang Temple. Guides such as Bee, Goi, Paul, and Toy explain the sights, with lunch, entry fees, water, and air-conditioned transport included.

“Really good day out to see all the temple’s , really lovely guide Paul he was amazing , really long travel times as said in the description. But completely worth it.”

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4.Sightseeing Join Tour Chiang Rai / PICK UP ONLY IN CHIANG RAI

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 398 reviews · from $37

Start in Chiang Rai at 8am for a full-day loop through the region’s signature sights. An English-speaking guide such as Sky, John, Mai, or Benja leads the way, with Thai lunch and air-conditioned transport included. Expect seven stops, long drives, extra entrance fees, and a return around 6pm.

“We saw every major landmark in Chiang Rai. Guide Benja went above and beyond. We had a great day, thank you!”

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5.Chiang Rai Must-See Tour – 7 Icons, Lunch & Small Group(9pp)

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 395 reviews · from $42

Spend a full day exploring Chiang Rai with up to nine people, an English-speaking guide, hotel pickup, Thai lunch, cold towels, and an air-conditioned van. Visit the White Temple, Blue Temple, Black House, Choui Fong Tea Plantation, Golden Triangle, Opium House, and hill-tribe communities. Guides such as Sunny, John, Wat, and Doan are praised for humor and care, though names vary.

“Our guide Shia (Neil the tour guide!) was absolutely incredible. He said it was his first week and it didn’t show at all, he provided historical insights and made lots of very funny jokes, whilst also giving us time by ourselves to explore alone. I had a wonderful day due to him. Even as a solo traveler I didn’t feel alone as he made sure I could get photos taken and knew all the facts. Thank you Shia! -Ellie”

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6.Chiang Rai Guide: Popular 7places 3Colors ,Golden Triangle

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 285 reviews · from $43

Spend a full day with a local English-speaking guide such as Mew, M, Fido, or Gab, visiting seven major Chiang Rai sights. You’ll see three remarkable art sites, meet the Long Neck Karen community, taste northern Thai tea, and reach the Thailand, Laos, and Myanmar border. Hotel pickup, transport, lunch, water, and insurance are included, but several entry tickets cost extra.

“I highly recommend this tour for those who want to see the main attractions in Chiang Rai in a day. While the itinerary includes many attractions, we had enough time at each place to see everything. Our guide, M, was excellent, attentive and I learnt so much from him.”

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7.From Chiang Rai: Famous Temples and Golden Triangle Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 115 reviews · 1 day · from $57

This full-day Chiang Rai tour links the White Temple, Wat Huay Pla Kang, Black House, Blue Temple, Golden Triangle, and Hall of Opium. Hotel pickup, lunch, water, an English-speaking guide, and insurance are included. Private and small-group options are available, with guides such as Bank, Mew, and Day praised for friendly, flexible service.

“The guide was perfect and the spots were worth it. Such an Amazing day !”

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8.1 Day Trekking in Chiang Rai forest (walk only)

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 95 reviews · 1 day · from $57

Spend a full day walking through bamboo forest, farmland, hill-tribe villages, and tea country near Chiang Rai. Guides such as Addy, Thor, June, and Chai lead the route, explain local plants, make bamboo crafts, and help you cook lunch in the forest. Expect about five hours of walking, steep and slippery sections, a waterfall stop, and hotel pickup within Chiang Rai city.

“everything was just so god. our guide Thor really enjoys every part of his work and this is also what you feel. the nature is incredible, bamboo cooking is so interesting and tasty, waterfalls amazing. I really have not a single thing to complain about, thank you it was really a cool experience”

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9.Authentic trek only walk in Chiang Rai jungle

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 90 reviews · 9 hours · from $57Top rated

Join guides James, Wat, or Tee for a nine-hour Chiang Rai trek through Lisu, Chinese, Akkha, and Lahu communities. Walk steep jungle trails, visit tea plantations and a waterfall, then cook Thai food in bamboo. Hotel pickup, lunch, and an English or Thai speaking guide are included. Good fitness and grippy hiking shoes are essential.

“We had an amazing trip! It was hard but worth every sweat. Good food, funny guide, good transportation, amazing views and a good planed route. A wonderful way to explore Thailand.”

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10.Chiang Rai: Half Day Tour – 3 Famous Temples & Lalita Cafe’

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 79 reviews · 5 hours · from $57

Spend five hours visiting Chiang Rai’s White Temple, Blue Temple, and Huay Pla Kang Temple, then cool off at fairytale-like Lalita Cafe. Pickup covers hotels and selected locations within 3 to 4 kilometers of downtown. English-speaking guides such as Bank and Poppy add temple context, local insight, and helpful photos. Choose tour-only or ticket-inclusive pricing.

“Poppy was knowledgeable, kind, and accomodating. I can't think of anything to improve. We came away from the tour with a better understanding and appreciation of the culture, the temples, and history. Overall it was wonderful.”

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11.1 Day trekking : Chiang Rai popular activity,Fun in Nature.

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 18 reviews · 1 day · from $59

Spend a full day walking through Lam Nam Kok National Park with a local English-speaking guide, possibly Kai, on a small group trip limited to eight people. You’ll pass Lisu, Chinese, Akha, and Lahu villages, cook lunch in a bamboo hut over firewood, visit a tea plantation, swim at Huay Kaew waterfall, and finish with a hot spring bath.

“Nous avons passé une super journée en compagnie de notre guide Kaï et étions que tous les deux! Nous sommes passés à travers la jungle luxuriante, avons découvert de nombreuses choses que nous ne connaissions pas et avons apprécié les explications et anecdotes de notre guide! Nous avons pu vivre une expérience lors du déjeuner en cuisinant dans une famille locale! Avec ce guide vous ne passerez pas par des endroits touristiques c’est certain ! Je recommande vivement!”

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