The 8 Best Waterfall Hikes in Chiang Mai

1.2-Days Jungle Trek, Waterfalls and Karen Village

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 103 reviews · 2 days · from $96Our pick

A practical review of Chiang Mai’s two-day Mae Win trek, with waterfalls, Karen village life, jungle hikes, meals, costs, and packing advice.

“It was perfect. Our guide Bo Bo and the other one were super friendly, funny and well spoken! They shared so much knowledge and showed us how to play the jungle instruments. I wanted to give them even more money but they just jumped out the van and left 💔 5 / 5 would do again 2 day hike. The guides were the BEST!!!!”

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2.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 tips, pricing, transport advice, and who should book.

“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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3.Chiang Mai Untouched Elephant: Nature Walk & Waterfall Trek

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 77 reviews · 5 hours · from $51Best value

Meet rescued elephants, walk to a jungle waterfall, share a local meal, and spend five hours in Chiang Mai’s rural hill country.

“Good experience , need to let clients know it will be a 2 hr drive from Chiang Mai in the back of an open air truck. Also, it was a 7 hrs experience not 4, which caused us to miss another function. Bring towels, bathing suit, change of clothes.( not listed on website “ to bring “ list. Actual experience with elephants fulfilled a dream though.”

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4.Whitewater Rafting and Waterfall Trekking Tour

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

Review of Chiang Mai’s 10-hour rafting and waterfall trek, with safety details, route advice, price value, fitness needs, and booking tips.

“I loved both of them! They were both so much fun and I felt safe with my guides.”

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5.Chiang Mai Adventure: Trekking, Tubing & Waterfall Slide

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 20 reviews · 7 - 10 hours · from $70

Review of Chiang Mai’s jungle trek, Mae Taeng tubing, waterfall slide, lunch, elephant option, transport, value, and practical tips.

“Great day out. I did the hike to the waterfall, the waterfall is ok but the jungle scenery is lovely. The tubing is great, just chilling in the sun, floating down past the various elephant sanctuaries. While they say sittings are not guaranteed they’re about 99% guaranteed, I must have seen about 15. Finally there was a short walk to a waterfall which you can slide down into the pool at the bottom (it’s about 5m drop) The Center for the activity is where lunch etc happens and is very clean with showers, (towel provided) western style toilets and places to relax. All in all a great day out”

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6.Elephant Sanctuary & Jungle Trek w/ Waterfall

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 18 reviews · 1 day · from $61

Feed elephants, trek to a waterfall, raft the Mae Wang River, and enjoy Shan village lunch on a small-group Chiang Mai day tour.

“Elephant feeding and bathing was the highlight of our trip, would d highly recommend this tour, tour guides were excellent and made the trip fun”

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7.Mae Ya Waterfall & Pha Dok Siew Trail Trek

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 13 reviews · 9h 30m · from $80Top rated

Explore Chiang Mai’s waterfalls, forest trails, Karen village, rice fields, local coffee, and lunch on a full-day Doi Inthanon outing.

“A sofőrünk és egyben az jdegenvezetőnk nagyon kedves volt és nagyon szépen és érthetően beszélt angolul. Az ebéd nagyon bőséges és finom volt! :)”

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8.Guided Jungle and Waterfall Trek with Transfer

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 8 reviews · 6 hours · from $64

Trek Chiang Mai’s jungle to a 10-meter waterfall with a local guide, lunch, hotel transfers, swimming, and practical tips for a gentle adventure.

“Vraiment très belle excursion on longe la rivière tout le long jusqu’à terminé par la cascade qui est a coupé le souffle. Convient à tous les niveaux, je ne regrette pas ce choix”

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