Best Temple and Waterfall Tours in Thailand — Our Top 4

1.Doi Suthep Temple and Waterfall by Songtaew Trio

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 429 reviews · from $13Our pick

Ride a red songthaew from Chiang Mai to Huay Kaew Waterfall, Wat Pha Lat, and Wat Phra That Doi Suthep. You explore each site on your own, while an English-speaking driver such as Mr Dang handles the mountain roads and waits nearby.

“I had a fantastic experience visiting Doi Suthep with a songthaew ride! The driver was incredibly professional and made the journey comfortable and enjoyable. I had just the right amount of time to explore the temple and take in the breathtaking views. The driver was also very friendly, making the whole experience smooth and stress-free. Highly recommend this option if you're looking to visit Doi Suthep!”

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2.Elephants, Sticky Waterfalls, Market and Temple

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 227 reviews · 450 - 510 minutes · from $70

Spend a full day beyond Chiang Mai with an English-speaking guide such as Blue, Tu, Non, James, or Tom. Visit a food market, climb Bua Thong Sticky Waterfalls, see colorful Wat Ban Den, eat a local lunch, and feed, walk with, and bathe elephants.

“The tour van was full and we took by a commercial vehicle. It is almost like a special tour for us. Our local guide was very experienced and informed us our every destinantion. Thanks for hospitality and kindness. As for the tour, we did eveything with elephants. Feeding, prepare musquito protector for ourselves, preparing food for elephants, made paper from their poops, bathing. It was very fun and once in a lifetime experience. Temple and waterfall are amazing. We walked around everwhere inside waterfall, climbing back and get wet also. Temple also amazing architechture. You can take lots of photos from there.”

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3.Visit Dantewada(Angel Land), Blue Temple, and Sticky Waterfall

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 120 reviews · from $39Top rated

Spend 7 to 8 hours visiting Dantewada Angel Land, Wat Ban Den, and Bua Tong Sticky Waterfall near Chiang Mai. A guide such as Mongkol or Maddy handles transport, temple context, waterfall safety, and photos. Expect walking, climbing, wet feet, and a group of no more than nine.

“We were lucky to have a relatively small group and to have such an amazing guide. In the angel land, he gave us enough space to roam around freely, in the blue temple gave us in depth knowledge about budhist religion and origin as well about the temple and on the sticky waterfall, he showed us exactly how to move and behave so that we were able to walk them up hands free :D”

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4.Doi Suthep Temple and Bau Thong Waterfalls Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 114 reviews · from $109

Spend 7 to 9 hours with a private guide visiting Wat Phra That Doi Suthep, Bua Thong Waterfalls, a Karen Long Neck village, and Bai Orchid and Butterfly Farm. Guides such as Yut, Mae, Puma, and Cai tailor the pace, with lunch, admission, and hotel pickup included.

“This tour was amazing! Our tour guide was very informative at the temples , and allowed us as much time as we wanted to climb the waterfall which was so refreshing, and not that hard! The long neck village was also pretty interesting. A+++”

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