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Thai Waterfall Tours: Our Top 15

38 trips  ·  from $13 a head

The Sticky Waterfall north of Chiang Mai can be walked straight up; Erawan in Kanchanaburi is seven tiers with fish in the pools. The 15 below give the driving, the park fees and the months the water is worth it.

Chiang Mai: Elephant Sanctuary, Waterfall & Bamboo Rafting - Cooling off at Mae Wang Waterfalls
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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

Travel from Chiang Mai to Pon Elephant Thailand for a guided day with rescued elephants. Feed bananas, walk through the forest, prepare elephant food, and bathe with them in the river. Add a waterfall swim, Thai lunch, and a gentle bamboo raft ride. Guides such as Nop, Paul, Yaya, and Sunny are often praised for their care and humor.

“Amazing!! Paul was our tour guide and was so helpful all day and explained the lay out of the day. So informative and a lovely guide and sanctuary, included photos which were then sent to us. Would highly recommend!”

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Chiang Mai: Elephant Sanctuary & Waterfall Group Tour - Meeting the elephants at Pon Elephant Thailand
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Chiang Mai: Elephant Sanctuary & Waterfall Group Tour

2.Elephant Sanctuary & Waterfall Group Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 5,780 reviews · 7 hours · from $50

Travel about 80 minutes from Chiang Mai to Pon Elephant Thailand for a respectful, no-riding encounter with rescued elephants. Feed them, walk beside them, watch them forage, and help cool them in the river. After Thai lunch, hike to Mae Wang Waterfall. Guides such as Beer, Yaya, Nop, and Amy are praised for clear explanations and warm care.

“Excelent tour to Po Elephant Sanctuary ! We had a great time feeding peting washing and observe the elephants in their natural habitat ! Highly Recommended ! 🙏🤗🩷🐘🐘🐘🇹🇭”

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Chiang Mai: Elephant Sanctuary, Long Neck & Sticky Waterfall - Meeting the elephants as a caretaker
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Chiang Mai: Elephant Sanctuary, Long Neck & Sticky Waterfall

3.Elephant Sanctuary, Long Neck & Sticky Waterfall

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 2,262 reviews · 9 hours · from $63

Spend nine hours outside Chiang Mai feeding and bathing elephants, visiting a Karen Long Neck village, eating a Thai lunch, and climbing Buatong Sticky Waterfall. Guides such as Fluke, Amy, Tiger, and Paul are praised for clear English and smart timing. Bring swimwear, expect a full day, and allow for heat and road travel.

“It was the best trip I have done in my life! And Fluke was the greatest guide ever!”

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Doi Inthanon Waterfall and Royal Project Chiang Mai - Wachiratharn Falls brings the drama
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Doi Inthanon Waterfall and Royal Project Chiang Mai

4.Doi Inthanon Waterfall and Royal Project Chiang Mai

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,735 reviews · from $50Top rated

Spend 8 to 9 hours exploring Doi Inthanon from Chiang Mai. You’ll visit Wachiratharn Falls, a Karen village, a Hmong market, Ang Ka Nature Trail, Thailand’s highest point, and the Twin Royal Stupas. Guides such as Ice, Mumu, and Sherri are praised for friendly local insight, but guide quality can vary. Lunch, water, transport, and pickup are included.

“Our tour to Doi Inthanon National Park was a great experience. The trekking through the rainforest with our very knowledgeable local guide “Uncle” was a wonderful experience. Lunch in hill village was delicious and the visit to twin pagodas at the mountain summit was wonderful. We travelled in a super comfy van with a great and friendly driver. Our tour was enhanced by our guide Puoy. She is a super knowledgeable, attentive and friendly lady who has a great sense of humour. Thank you Puoy you made great day brilliant!”

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Chiang Mai: Sticky Waterfall & Angel Waterfall Park Day Tour - The day begins with a hotel pickup and an easy ride north
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Chiang Mai: Sticky Waterfall & Angel Waterfall Park Day Tour

5.Sticky Waterfall & Angel Waterfall Park Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 1,371 reviews · 6 - 8 hours · from $41

Spend 6 to 8 hours visiting Chiang Mai’s dreamlike Dan Tewada Land of Angels Waterfall Park and the natural Bua Thong Sticky Waterfall. You’ll walk misty garden paths, feed rabbits and goats, then climb mineral-coated limestone without slipping. Guides such as Avi, Nine, Lily, and Amy are praised for safety help, photos, humor, and care.

“Such a fun experience and Lily made the trip even better, such a fun tour guide!!”

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Chiang Mai: Bua Thong Sticky Waterfall & Huge Cave & Buffet - Starting with Bua Tong Cave and its local legend
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Chiang Mai: Bua Thong Sticky Waterfall & Huge Cave & Buffet

6.Bua Thong Sticky Waterfall & Huge Cave & Buffet

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 1,049 reviews · from $30

Travel by air-conditioned van from Chiang Mai to Bua Tong Cave, Sticky Waterfall and Nam Phu Chet Si, the Seven-Color Spring. Guides such as Kim, Tono and John lead the climbs, explain local stories, help on slippery sections and take photos. Lunch, fruit and water are included.

“We loved it. The guide was very nice and supportive. He took our phones at the waterfalls and took pictures. We loved it”

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Chiang Mai Elephant Sanctuary, Bamboo Rafting and Waterfall Tour - Three hours at New Elephant Home
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Chiang Mai Elephant Sanctuary, Bamboo Rafting and Waterfall Tour

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

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

Spend about eight hours outside Chiang Mai with a guide such as Paul, Fluke, or Mr. Poppy. Climb Bua Tong’s grippy limestone waterfall, visit New Elephant Home, then raft through forested hills. The elephant program avoids riding and focuses on care, observation, feeding, and time near the animals.

“Awesome experience. Really enjoyed it. Everything was on time and Fluke was an awesome tour guide. Very knowledgeable and helpful throughout. Highly recommend!”

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Floating and Railway Market (Optional Waterfall): Private Tour - Riding into Maeklong Railway Market
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Floating and Railway Market (Optional Waterfall): Private Tour

8.Floating and Railway Market (Optional Waterfall): Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 827 reviews · from $127

Travel from central Bangkok in a private air-conditioned vehicle with an English-speaking guide. Ride a long-tail boat through Damnoen Saduak, board a local train into Maeklong Railway Market, and visit a coconut sugar farm and salt fields. Add Erawan Falls and the Bridge over the River Kwai for a much longer day.

“Our guide was on time, informative, personable and professional. It was a private full day of guided exposure to Bangkok and Thailand people's sites and history. Brilliant!”

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Bangkok: Elephant Sanctuary & Erawan Waterfall Tour - The early road from Bangkok to Kanchanaburi
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Bangkok: Elephant Sanctuary & Erawan Waterfall Tour

9.Elephant Sanctuary & Erawan Waterfall Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 820 reviews · 12 hours · from $181

Leave Bangkok early for ElephantsWorld in Kanchanaburi, where sanctuary staff guide you through food preparation, feeding, a mud bath, and river washing with elephants. After lunch, hike Erawan National Park’s falls. A professional driver such as Siri, Krit, or Artit handles the long road journey, but no dedicated tour guide is included.

“We had the most amazing 12 hours here from Bangkok up to Kanchanaburi. We were picked up from our condo at 6 am and drove up to the Elephant Sanctuary with our guide. My 2 girls and I loved learning about the sanctuary before we arrived by our guide. The Hamout were wonderful and taught us about the elephants. We got to bathe, mud, wash and feed the babies all the way up to the 81 years old grandma elephant. We had a yummy lunch then were driven to the Erewan Falls hike. We hiked all the way up to level 7 and back with incredible photo ops. This was…”

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Samui Zipline FLY & Fun Tree Bridge Jungle Cafe & Waterfall

10.Samui Zipline FLY & Fun Tree Bridge Jungle Cafe & Waterfall

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 686 reviews · 3 hours · from $61

Ride a hotel transfer into Koh Samui’s hills for a two-hour Tree Bridge zipline course above the rainforest. Expect roughly eight to ten lines, mountain and ocean views, friendly English-speaking guides, safety gear, and phone videos if you wish. Then visit Tan Rua Waterfall and cool down with a complimentary soft drink at the jungle cafe.

“Very engaging guide, making fun out of the total experience. As EHS professional these guide are keeping people in their group always safe, always a line connected connected. Great experience and a lot of fun.”

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Khaolak: Bamboo Rafting, Waterfalls, and Turtle Conservation - Wang Kiang Koo Waterfall and the 50-minute raft ride
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Khaolak: Bamboo Rafting, Waterfalls, and Turtle Conservation

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

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

Travel from Khao Lak by air-conditioned van for a calm 50-minute bamboo raft ride, wildlife spotting, a visit to the Sea Turtle Conservation Center, and a swim at Ton Pling Waterfall. Guides such as Winnie, Dee Dee, Kob, and Shane add local detail and help with photos. Bring water shoes, sunscreen, and dry clothes.

“Excellent morning with the waterfall, then the bamboo rafting and finishing off at the turtles”

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Chiang Mai: Doi Inthanon, Waterfalls, & Tribal Villages Tour - The morning ride from Chiang Mai to the mountain
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Chiang Mai: Doi Inthanon, Waterfalls, & Tribal Villages Tour

12.Doi Inthanon, Waterfalls, & Tribal Villages Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 484 reviews · 10 hours · from $36

Travel from Chiang Mai to Doi Inthanon, Thailand’s highest point, with an English or Thai guide. Expect waterfalls, forest walks, the King and Queen Pagodas, a set-menu lunch, and visits to Karen and Hmong communities. Guides such as Bobo, Choo, PJ, and Nammy have earned praise for making the long day friendly and informative.

“Our guide was extremely helpful and fun. It was wonderful learning about one of the villages in the area.”

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Chiang Mai: Ethical Half Day Elephant Sanctuary & Waterfall - The long ride from Chiang Mai to Mae Wang
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Chiang Mai: Ethical Half Day Elephant Sanctuary & Waterfall

13.Ethical Half Day Elephant Sanctuary & Waterfall

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 450 reviews · 7 hours · from $54

Spend seven hours with Joy Elephant Sanctuary in Mae Wang, including round-trip pickup, feeding elephants, watching them forage, and walking beside the herd without riding, touching, or bathing them. Cool off at a waterfall, enjoy Pad Thai and herbal tea, then make a Thai herbal inhaler. An English-speaking guide leads the program.

“Don’t be put off by the travelling, this was an unforgettable experience.”

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Khao Lak: Little Amazon Canoe Ride & Tam Nang Waterfall Tour - Riding through the Little Amazon
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Khao Lak: Little Amazon Canoe Ride & Tam Nang Waterfall Tour

14.Khao Lak: Little Amazon Canoe Ride & Tam Nang Waterfall Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 442 reviews · 4h 30m · from $61

Travel north from Khao Lak with an English-speaking guide, then ride a locally rowed canoe through banyan and mangrove forest. Look for snakes, monitor lizards, monkeys, and birds before walking 800 meters to Tam Nang Waterfall for a swim. The tour lasts 4.5 hours, costs $61, and takes up to 10 people.

“Great trip. Laura was a wonderful host who made us laugh most of the time we were in her company. The guide on the canoe was knowledgeable and friendly. The Little Amazon trip was very enjoyable. We saw a monitor lizard, kingfishers, snakes and monkeys. Lovely walk through the trees to a beautiful waterfall. We swam with the fish! Most enjoyable morning.”

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Chiang Mai: Doi Suthep Temple and Waterfall by Songtaew Trio - Huay Kaew Waterfall: an easy first stop
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Chiang Mai: Doi Suthep Temple and Waterfall by Songtaew Trio

15.Doi Suthep Temple and Waterfall by Songtaew Trio

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 429 reviews · from $13Best value

Ride a red songthaew from Chiang Mai to Huay Kaew Waterfall, forested Wat Pha Lat, and 14th-century Doi Suthep. You explore independently while an English-speaking driver handles the winding roads. Small groups are common, and quiet time slots may become private trips. Mr Dang is one frequently assigned driver.

“Excellent value for money. Guide was great. Highly recommend!”

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