8 Chiang Rai Tours Between the Moat and the Mountains

1.Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai: 3 Temples & Hot Springs & Pickup

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 22 reviews Our pick

Ride from Chiang Mai in an air-conditioned minibus with an English-speaking guide to Chiang Rai’s White Temple, Blue Temple and Black House, plus Mae Khachan hot springs. A Long Neck Karen village visit is offered, but its 300 THB admission fee is extra. The shared tour includes lunch, drinking water and city-center pickup.

“The food wasn't very good. For the hot springs, the activity takes place in a parking lot with two wells where locals cook their eggs. There are shops all around. It felt like being at a motorway service station. The temples are pretty, but the white one is an attraction with representations of good and evil. Marvels are classified as evil.”

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2.3 Temples & Golden Triangle with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 17 reviews

Travel by air-conditioned minibus from Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai with an English-speaking guide. Visit the White Temple, Blue Temple, Black House and Golden Triangle, with Mae Khachan hot springs along the way. You can add a Karen village visit and boat ride. Thai buffet lunch and city-center pickup are included.

“The pace was very fast, but it was worth it to see everything. The group wasn't very close-knit, I fell behind and no one noticed me. It was a long trip that lasted until almost 8:00 p.m.”

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3.Private Chiang Rai Day Trip with Golden Triangle from Chiang Mai

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 16 reviews · from $208Top rated

Travel from Chiang Mai by private vehicle with a professional guide, stopping at Mae Kachan Hot Spring, the White and Blue Temples, Choui Fong Tea Plantation, and the Golden Triangle. The day lasts about 12 hours and includes hotel pickup, drop-off, entrance tickets, and bottled water. Guides named Mr. Big and Arunee have led the trip.

“It was great. Such an amazing culture rich adventure. Our tour guide Mr. big was very lovely and provided us with plenty interentings facts about visited places and Thai Kingdom overall. We also visited various temples with plenty of time to eRead more”

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4.Chiang Rai Red, White, and Blue Temples day tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 15 reviews · 12 hours · from $40Best value

Ride from Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai for three distinct temple stops: Wat Rong Khun’s white glass mosaics, Wat Rong Suea Ten’s blue-and-gold interior, and Huay Pla Kang’s towering Guan Yin statue. The 12-hour tour includes lunch, water, an English-speaking guide, and an optional Long Neck Karen Village visit.

“Zaczęło się od nie małych problemów. Ponieważ staliśmy 45 minut pod hotelem, czekając na kierowcę. A po prawie godzinie okazało się,że doszło do nie małej pomyłki i dwie inne osoby z naszego hotelu pojechały zamiast nas. Mimo że przewodnik pytał czy to napewno ich wycieczka. Na szczęście udało się to rozwiązać i my pojechaliśmy innym busem i zamieniliśmy się z winowajcami na odpowiedni już transport na stacji paliw”

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5.White Temple, Black House & Blue Temple Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 5 reviews · 10 hours · from $54

Ride from Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai for Wat Rong Khun, Wat Rong Suea Ten, and Baan Dam Museum, with a Thai-style buffet lunch and a brief Mae Kajan Hot Springs stop. Hotel pickup is offered in the Old City and Nimman. The Karen Long-neck village is optional and costs 300 THB extra. Guides speak English or Chinese.

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6.White & Blue Temples, Black House & Hill Tribes

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 5 reviews · 11 - 12 hours · from $48

Travel from Chiang Mai in a small group of up to 12 to Chiang Rai’s White Temple, Blue Temple, and Black House, with a hot spring stop and Thai buffet lunch. Choose whether to include the Long Neck Karen Village entrance. Expect an 11 to 12-hour day, substantial van time, and English commentary whose detail may vary.

“White temple is impressive. Long neck Village really authentic.”

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7.Day Trip Chiang Rai White, Blue, Red Temple

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 13 hours · from $54

Set out from Chiang Mai around 7:00 to visit Chiang Rai’s White Temple, Red Temple, and Blue Temple, with a Thai buffet lunch and an English-speaking guide. The group is limited to 12, and a Longneck Karen Village visit is available on select options. Expect a long drive, about three hours each way.

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8.Chiang Mai> Chiang Rai Temples(White/Red/Blue) Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 3 reviews · 1 day · from $51

Leave Chiang Mai early in a group of up to 12 for Mae Khachan Hot Springs and three Chiang Rai temple stops: Wat Rong Khun, Wat Huai Pla Kang, and Wat Rong Suea Ten. An English-speaking guide, lunch, temple entrance fees, and hotel transfers are included. Goi is one guide associated with the tour.

“Our tour guide named Goi was amazing. She made the hole experience memorable.”

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