Best White Water Rafting in Chiang Mai - Our Top 10

1.Half Day Visit and Whitewater Rafting Adventure

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

Spend 6.5 hours with Smile Elephant Chiang Mai, learning about elephant care, feeding and bathing the animals, making a herbal ball, eating Thai food and seasonal fruit, then rafting 5km on the Mae Taeng River. Hotel pickup in Chiang Mai city is offered.

“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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2.Whitewater Rafting Adventure

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 205 reviews · from $97

Join 8Adventures for a six-hour rafting day from Chiang Mai, with hotel pickup, safety gear, lockers, showers, lunch, and a 10-kilometer jungle route. Guides such as Lo lead you through class III and IV rapids, while younger or less experienced rafters can skip the hardest section by van.

“Excellent communication from the terrific team of experts. Everything well explained. Good kit and always felt safe. Great fun and the pictures are great and good value too. Would recommend.”

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3.Whitewater Rafting and ATV Adventure

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 181 reviews · from $192

Spend a full day at 8Adventures Camp riding an ATV through the Mae Taeng Valley and rafting Class III-IV rapids. You get safety training, helmets, life jackets, lunch, drinks, towels, showers, and pickup within 3 kilometers of central Chiang Mai. Captain Oo is one of the rafting guides.

“Everything was truly perfect. The views on the trail…seeing the elephants. The excitement rafting. Both were a very thrilling but the staff was REALLY knowledgeable so I felt totally safe and cared for. It was the perfect day-long activity. Would 10/10 recommend and do again!”

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4.Chiang Mai ATV & White Water Rafting & Trekking to Waterfall

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 84 reviews · 1 day

Spend a full day outside Chiang Mai with a one-hour ATV ride, five-kilometer rafting trip on the Maetang River, and a two-hour jungle trek to a waterfall. English-speaking guides such as Tony and Tata lead the day, with lunch, equipment, insurance, and minivan transfers included.

“the atv and the rafting was a very amazing experience, the view to the waterfall is breathtaking. we really recommend to do this trip.”

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5.ATV, White Water Raft, & Sticky Waterfall Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 76 reviews · 1 day

You will visit Sticky Waterfall, eat a Thai lunch, raft 5 kilometers on the Maetang River, and drive a 200cc ATV. An English-speaking guide, transfers, equipment, and drinking water are included. Expect a lively, active day with some time spent on the road.

“Brilliant day and such lovely and welcoming guide. Well worth it for a full day with 3 activities and he accommodated our big group of 19 people!”

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6.Ethical Elephant Visit and White Water Rafting in Chiang Mai

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 73 reviews · from $58

Spend six hours from Chiang Mai with E-co Adventure Camp, feeding and walking beside rescued elephants without riding or chains, then rafting the Mae Taeng River and eating at a family-run Thai restaurant. Pickup is offered, groups are capped at 12, and vegetarian meals are available.

“This was an amazing experience! Pickup from our hotel 5 minutes after 8, and made one stop on our way to Eco Adventure camp. It was about 1.5 hours to get there. Once we arrived we changed into the elephant garb. And we fed thRead more”

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7.Mae Taeng River White Water Rafting

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 67 reviews · from $96

Ride 10 kilometers of the Mae Taeng River with certified guides, safety gear, lunch, and hotel transfers. Expect jungle scenery, Class III and IV rapids, calmer stretches, and changing water levels. Guides such as Deer, O, and John are praised for their humor, care, and local knowledge.

“O was so friendly and helpful. Really enjoyed the activity even though it wasn’t a full river with big rapids. There were times to relax and also for the adrenaline to pump”

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8.Chiang Mai 3-Hour ATV & White-Water Rafting Adventure

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 64 reviews · 10 hours · from $189

Spend a full day outside Chiang Mai with 8Adventures, combining an ATV ride through countryside and mountain villages with 10 kilometers of Mae Taeng River rafting. Expect safety training, English-speaking guides, lunch, hotel transport, towels, and a small group of up to 12.

“Great experience! Very well organized adventure with numerous safety precautions in place to help participants feel safe. During the ATV ride, we were taken up to a remote village on top of a mountain, a place that one would never think of visiting alone!”

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9.Safety whitewater rafting in Chiangmai by Khampan Rafting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 62 reviews · from $55Best value

Khampan Rafting takes you 6 km down Chiang Mai’s Maetaeng River, with about an hour on the water and grade 2 to 4 rapids. Hotel pickup is offered, vegetarian pad Thai and fruit are included, and you may pass elephants bathing, eating, or resting by the river. Yu handled one pickup warmly and clearly.

“This was a lot of fun, got picked up from hotel on time by Yu. He was very informative and helpful. Our first time rafting, but the raft guide was a good instructor. We saw several elephants ao our journey, which was exciting and very wet,lol. TRead more”

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10.Whitewater Rafting and Waterfall Trekking Tour

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

Spend 10 hours in Mae Taeng District hiking through orchards and jungle to a 10-meter waterfall, then rafting 10 kilometers of class III and IV rapids. Guides such as Tin, Sack, Sam, and O are known for clear safety help and good humor. Bring dry clothes, sunscreen, and insect repellent.

“The trekking guide (Moss?) was very informative and taught us about the local plants. Rafting rescue guide Tom was very safe and funny, was nice to be able to communicate English very well.”

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