1 Day itinerary in Thailand, Asia
Tuk Tuk Adventure in Chiang Mai Self-drive
The perfect one day adventure from Chiang Mai, the heart of Northern Thailand. Combining driving your very own Tuk Tuk, yes that’s right, driving your very own Tuk Tuk!, experiencing real rural life, visiting remote hillside Temples, spending time with elephants and then floating gently downstream o... Read More
By Bruce
Overview
Physical Difficulty
Light
Recommended Age
Everyone
Operated in
English
GUIDANCE
Tour Leader, Tour Guide
starting point
Chiang Mai
trip type
Private
trip attributes
Meet local people
Historic & cultural landmarks
Beach & Sea
Outdoors & Nature
Start/End
Night
Highlights
Learn to drive your very own Tuk Tuk!
Explore remote Temples and small rural communities
Meet a small family of elephants
Enjoy some bamboo rafting on the local river
Learn to drive your very own Tuk Tuk!
Explore remote Temples and small rural communities
Meet a small family of elephants
Enjoy some bamboo rafting on the local river
Itinerary
Adult
Accommodation Categories
Day 1
The best one day adventure in Chiang Mai!
07:45 - 08:30 PICK UP Our team will pick you up from our hotel / guest house in Chiang Mai - the exact time will be confirmed when we know where you're staying! 09:30 - 10:30 DRIVER TRAINING On arrival in Mae Wang our team will introduce you to your Tuk Tuks and begin your driver training. If you don’t want to drive a Tuk Tuk, don’t worry, you will still have a superb day and you can enjoy the joys of nature’s air-conditioning from the breeze in in the very comfortable back seats. The training itself takes places off-road and leas you gently through all the controls of the Tuk Tuks and gives you plenty of time to get used to these wonderful vehicles under the watchful eye of our training team! 10:30 AND OFF WE GO Once you've completed the training we'll head in Tuk Tuk convoy (our guide always leads the way) along tiny country lanes to a mountainside Temple. 12:30 LUNCH AND ELEPHANTS By 12:30 we'll arrive at a small, private elephant home where you'll have lunch and learn about the elephants. After lunch you'll have the chance to help the mahouts feed the elephants and then walk with them through the countryside to the local river where the elephants enjoy their daily bath 2:30 / 3:00 BAMBOO RAFTING It's now time for a change of pace as you enjoy a spot of bamboo rafting floating gently downstream seeing the local area from a totally different perspective 4:00 FINAL TUK TUK DRIVE Jump back into your Tuk Tuk for your final drive back to base through the Mae Wang valley, Enjoy the winding curves and the great scenery as you navigate your iconic three wheeler through the countryside of Northern Thailand 4:30 TRANSFER BACK TO CHIANG MAI Once you are back to the Tuk Tuk base you'll then transfer by private minivan back to your hotel, arriving around 5:30pm, just in time for a refreshing drink as the sun starts to go down!
Guide: Included for the day
Meals: Lunch
What’s Included
Meals
- Lunch (1)
Transport
- Minivan transfer from and back to Chiang Mai city
- Specially built Tuk Tuk during the adventure
Activities
- Learn to drive your very own Tuk Tuk
- Visit remote mountainside Temple and rural villages
- Meet and learn about elephants in the Mae Wang valley
- Bamboo rafting
Not Included
- Snacks / drinks (other than water)
About Bruce
TEAM LEAD
Baboo Certified
5 (13 reviews)
Meet local people
Historic & cultural landmarks
Indigenous culture
Visit markets
Outdoors & Nature
Beach & Sea
I've been lucky enough to work and travel all over the world and am now in the super privileged position of living in Northern Thailand and spending my days out exploring every road and route possible to make sure we can offer amazing experiences
Travel that Makes a Difference
By choosing to travel with us, you support local communities, wildlife, and the environment. We are dedicated to positively impacting the world through every journey we offer.
Let’s regenerate the planet together
We overcompensate your entire journey’s carbon footprint including flights - for free.
$152.00 USD