5 Day Tuk Tuk Tour of Northern Thailand
Roads Less Travelled
Tuk Tuks, Mountains, Hill Tribes, Elephants - the perfect 5 day adventure in Northern Thailand
5 Day Tuk Tuk Tour of Northern Thailand
Five days on roads unlike anything you’ve ever seen before. You’ll take in stunning mountain passes, tranquil country roads, and lanes and byways so far off the beaten track that some of the locals don’t know they’re there! There's much more to it than travelling in a 'luxury' Tuk Tuk though! You’ll visit a Temple to get a blessing for your trip, stay in the secluded Mae Wang valley, visit Hill Tribes, bathe elephants and spend a couple of days exploring the untouched jungles and pristine waterfalls around Doi Inthanon National Park. So if you want to get off the beaten track in Northern Thailand, we might just be able to help.
What do you get?
- One of our superb customised Tuk Tuks and a professional driver
- The very best local guides and support team with you the whole way
- Fantastic, double / twin accommodation throughout the trip
- Pick up and drop off in Chiang Mai City
- A Temple blessing, meeting beautiful elephants, Hill Tribe community experiences and a jungle trek in Doi Inthanon National Park
- All meals - 4 breakfasts, 4 lunches and 4 dinners
- A support vehicle to carry all your gear, so you don’t have to worry about it
- The best 5 day adventure in Northern Thailand
Available Dates
2025
- 1st October 2025 - FULL
- 8th October 2025 - FULL
- 15th October 2025 - FULL
- 22nd October 2025 - FULL
- 5th November 2025 - FULL
- 12th November 2025 - FULL
- 19th November 2025 - FULL
- 26th November 2025 - FULL
- 3rd December 2025 - FULL
- 10th December 2025 - FULL
- 17th December 2025 - FULL
- 31st December 2025 - FULL
2026
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From £575 Per Person
(reserve your place for a deposit of just £150pp)
Where you'll go
Mae Wang
You'll spend the first two days in the pretty valley of Mae Wang around an hour outside of Chiang Mai city. This is where you'll start your adventure exploring the tiny country backroads and small rural communities throughout the valley. You'll also get to meet some wonderful elephants and enjoy some relaxing bamboo rafting in the valley.
Doi Inthanon National Park
Days 3 and 4 are spent travelling up to and exploring all around Doi Inthanon National Park and the surrounding communities. This part of Thailand is truly spectacular with incredible winding mountain roads, small Hill Tribe communities and breath-taking views. The best way to really soak up the experience of Northern Thailand
Where you'll go
MOUNTAIN HILL TRIBE COMMUNITY
When exploring the area around Doi Inthanon you'll be best in a stunning small Karen village high in the mountains. Surrounded by deep forest and overlooking rice terraces, the village gives you a great sense of Northern Thailand iife and is a fantastic place to relax after a great day of adventuring
Itinerary
Day 1: Tuk Tuks , Tiny Roads And A Temple Blessing
We’ll pick you up at 10:00am from the Chiang Mai Gate in Chiang Mai City and transfer you to our training base for the adventure ahead.
On arrival you’ll check into the charming rural hotel you’ll be staying in for the next couple of nights and then be introduced to your Tuk Tuk with it’s extra leg room, extra head room, rool back roof and ice box – essential for those cool drinks for the adventure.
After a tasty Thai lunch it’s then time to get out in your Tuk Tuk convoy heading along tiny rural backroads and through picturesque villages to a remote mountain Temple where you’ll receive a blessing for the adventure ahead.
In the evening it’s time to relax and enjoy another delicious Thai meal at one of the best local restaurants in the area. A great atmosphere, fantastic food and a wonderful end to your first day of adventure.
What's included?
- Transfer from the Chiang Mai Gate Hotel to our ‘base camp’
- Specially built Tuk Tuks perfect for the mountain roads
- A blessing for the adventure ahead at a local Temple
- Lunch and Dinner
- Superb guide, driver and support team
- Twin / double share accommodation in a lovely small resort in Mae Wang – air-conditioning, en-suite rooms, wi-fi etc (single rooms can be requested with a surcharge)
- For more information about all the accommodation on your adventure please click here!
Day 2: More Tuk Tuks, Tiny Villages, Elephants And Bamboo Rafting
After breakfast you’re back into your Tuk Tuk and heading along more fascinating rural backroads, exploring rural communities and taking in the stunning views all around, including from the top of a rarely visited Temple!
Then it’s time to head North up the valley to a very small elephant home that is leading the way in taking elephants away from a life of trekking and instead creating an environment where people can learn about and spend time with elephants on their terms, not ours!
At the elephant home you’ll learn about the history of the elephants, what the team at the elephant home are doing and then, after a great lunch at the home, it’s time to enjoy the company of these wonderful animals. You’ll be able to feed them, get to know them and then walk with them to the local river where you’ll bathe them.
Next you’ll hop onto some bamboo rafts and enjoy a gentle float through the valley before then a final spot of driving back to your hotel, in time to freshen up and enjoy another great local Thai feast this evening.
What's included?
- More Tuk Tuk'ing along wonderful country lanes
- Specially built Tuk Tuks perfect for the mountain roads
- Time with a small group of wonderful elephants
- Bamboo rafting
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Superb guide, driver and support team
- Twin / double share accommodation in a lovely small resort in Mae Wang – air-conditioning, en-suite rooms, wi-fi etc (single rooms can be requested with a surcharge)
- For more information about all the accommodation on your adventure please click here!
Day 3: The Road To Doi Inthanon
After breakfast you’re heading high up into the mountains and along some of the most beautiful roads anywhere in Thailand.
As always you’ll be in convoy with a support truck following carrying your luggage, water and all sorts of goodies meaning you can focus on the simply incredible scenery and villages we pass through. With switchback bends, spectacular views, tiny Hill Tribe settlements and deep forest today’s drive is truly memorable and there will be plenty of stops along the way to take everything in, enjoy a mountain coffee and just go ‘wow’!
But that’s not all. You’ll arrive in the village of Mae Khlang Luang by early afternoon, enjoy a spot of lunch and then head (by mountain taxi rather than Tuk Tuk) to explore the highest point of Thailand at over 2,500 metres!
And in the evening it’s time for a traditional Thai BBQ overlooking the rice fields. What a spectacular day!
What's included?
- Tuk Tuks and support vehicle
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Visit to Doi Inthanon including entry fees
- Superb guide, driver and support team
- Twin / double shared accommodation in Doi Inthanon – this is the most basic of the accommodation but intentionally so to ensure you’re located in the most stunning area and perfectly located for the trek tomorrow. Whilst 'simple' the rooms are clean, have en-suite facilities and each has a lovely terrace overlooking the rice fields.
- For more information about all the accommodation on your adventure please click here!
Day 4: Hiking and Waterfalls
You’re Tuk Tuk gets a well deserved rest today as you head out on foot, with a local trekking expert, to explore the forest, rice terraces and waterfalls around the village. Don’t worry, this hike is suitable for all at around 6km long and the majority is either flat or slightly downhill and you take it at a gentle pace so you can enjoy the wonderful surroundings.
Lunch is a picnic in a clearing in the forest and, when you back into the village there’s time to experience a traditional mountin coffee, direct from the forest all around.
You’ll arrive back at ‘base’ by mid afternoon giving you time to relax and soak up the atmosphere before yet another Northern Thailand mountain feast in the village this evening.
Lunch is provided on the trek and your trekking guide is a mine of information on both the people and wildlife of the surrounding areas. The more questions you have, they happier they’ll be!.
We’ll arrive back at the accommodation around mid – late afternoon, just in time to rest up, relax and then enjoy a great countryside Thai feast.
What's included?
- A trek through the forest to incredible waterfalls with a local expert
- A stop at a traditional mountain coffee house
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Superb guide and support team
- Twin / double shared accommodation in Doi Inthanon – this is the most basic of the accommodation but intentionally so to ensure you’re located in the most stunning area and perfectly located for the trek tomorrow. Whilst 'simple' the rooms are clean, have en-suite facilities and each has a lovely terrace overlooking the rice fields.
- For more information about all the accommodation on your adventure please click here!
Day 5: Time to say goodbye to your trusty Tuk Tuk
Your Tuk Tuk Adventure comes to an end today when you transfer back to Chiang Mai city by private minivan after breakfast. You’ll arrive back in the city by around 11:30 now a fully fledged member of The Tuk Tuk Club!
What's included?
- Breakfast
- Transfer back to The Chiang Mai Gate Hotel in Chiang Mai city
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