Mae Taeng River: Ethical Tubing Adventure
5.0
37 Ratings
Tambon Kuet Chang

Discover Chiangmai’s beauty: tube down Mae Taeng River, connect with elephants, savor local cuisine, and enjoy seamless logistics. Book your half-day adventure now.

Duration: 7 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Tubing Chiang Mai - Adventure Itinerary
    Pick-up & Journey (11:30 AM - 12:00 PM)
    Get picked up from Chiang Mai and enjoy a picturesque 1.5-hour drive.
    Base Camp & Preparation
    Arrive at Huay Kub Kab Base Camp. Participate in a safety briefing and access lockers. Waterproof cases and eyeglass straps are available for loan. Lunch can be…
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What's Included
  • Bottled water
  • Snacks
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Tea and coffee
What's Not Included
  • Lunch at Huay Kub Kab the Villa (available for purchase)
  • Alcoholic beverages (60 THB per can, 18+ only)
  • Personal expenses
  • Gratuities (optional)
Additional Information

Drift along the serene Mae Taeng River, enveloped by lush greenery and stunning mountain vistas. This tranquil tubing adventure provides an ideal retreat into nature. As you journey, you’ll pass by three elephant sanctuaries, where these majestic creatures roam freely. Observe them from a respectful distance—no feeding or interaction—ensuring their…

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Location
Huay Kub Kab the Villa
No need for PickUp? Please arrive at the base camp at 01:15 pm
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Spicypan
Nov 12, 2024
Just wow! - This is the type of experience that you will never forget and it will stay with you for the rest of your life. It was memorable, adventurous, fun, cool, everything! The organization was really good, you got picked up at the hotel and go straight to do the tubing with friends then continued with the magical waterfall experience and you can alsoslide down. Usually, you only see this in the movie, but you get to experience it in real life. For me, it was again, magical! Then top it up with the elephant feeding, it was so cool to hear the story about the elephant and get to give them some bananas. She was very happy! The staff are super friendly, everything felt safe and well organized. I would definitely highly recommend it to everyone who come to Chiang Mai. If I come to Chiang Mai again, I will definitely come back with different people all the time
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Laran594
Sep 26, 2024
10/10 tour would highly recommend! - 10/10 trip!! My partner and I were the only two, so it felt like our own private tour and we got super lucky with the weather as the sun was shining all day. Bang was great, collecting us from our hotel and chatting all the way to his home in his village (which is beautiful by the way). The tubing was so much fun and we got to swim and see the elephants bathing. But the highlight was definitely sliding down the waterfall as it’s such a unique experience! Delicious lunch was provided as well as showers so overall we had a great experience and would highly recommend.
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104pierrettec
Jul 11, 2024
Fantastic tour - kid 8+ friendly - It was a great experience from beginning to end! Our 2 daughters (9&11years) also had a great time, floating on the tubes while seeing eleplants play in the river and a flock of water buffalo’s crossing the river 10 meters from us. Just incredible! After that we went to the waterfall where a natural slide was waiting for us! We had a hard time getting the kids to stop sliding! 🤩 Bang and the other guides think of everything: from a beer on the tubes upto towels for the showers! Great organisation, I highly recommend this tour!
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Wjw130702
Jul 4, 2024
Amazing experience - Honestly everything is taken care of, no tips needed! Our pickup from the hotel in Chiang Mai was smooth and the journey to the base camp was quite scenic as well. We started at the water slide which was very cool and the tubing after was even better! It’s the ultimate combination of relaxing in water with a great temperature and flowing downstream. You could enjoy the scenery and drink a beer while you’re there if you want to. I’ve seen many things in Asia by now but this was definitely one of the best organized and relaxed tours I’ve attended!
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I3973uocharlottea
Jul 4, 2024
Highly recommend! - Such a great and relaxing trip tubing down the river to see the elephants and water buffalo. The trek to the waterfall was very easy and waterfall slide was great fun for everyone! Bang was a great guide and played music (which we could request) and provided water and soft drinks for us to enjoy whilst tubing. He also took videos of our experience and sent them to us! Finally, communication was great throughout the whole process! Would highly recommend! Thanks Bang!
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Climber67979062923
Jul 3, 2024
Great experience - It was a great afternoon ! The guides were really friendly and the tubing itself is so chill. Especially for us because we just came from Bangkok which was very busy. It was an amazing experience to tube along the elephants and other animals. The guides take care so no one gets too close and disturbes them.
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937herbertt
Jun 30, 2024
Oasis adventure - An amazing experience that takes the stress away from life. Really cool people that embody the meaning of living life. The waterfall experience was the highlight where you feel like you're own private place.
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Vanessasr8300mi
Jun 25, 2024
Perfect day out with tween kids - Awesome day out - couldn’t recommend more. I took my 10 and 11 year old kids and it was perfect for them. Safe but exciting, a real buzz to see the buffalo so close up and spot elephants everywhere. The walk through the jungle to the waterfall was perfectly doable for the kids - maybe 5 mins or so on a formed track that was only slightly slippery but not prohibitively dangerous. Highly recommend if your kids are maybe 8+.
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Gabrielsa2615zy
Jun 24, 2024
10/10 experience - 10/10 experience. The tubing was so much fun! It was so cool to see the water buffalos cross the river right in front of you and to see elephants up close. The water slide by the waterfall is so much fun definitely go down it! Bang was such a awesome guide and made the day amazing.
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877tl
Jul 18, 2024
Fun, easy day on the river - Bang was a great guide. It was hot but sunny no rain! Tubing is very low key and slow moving so it was exciting when an elephant entered into the river and then started walking toward us and we had to get out of the elephant’s river and move the tubing until the elephant ambled back to the sanctuary. After the waterfall and tubing we were able to take a hot shower (we passed on feeding the elephants). We were offered watermelon, water, hot tea and cookies. Then the driver who picked us up, then took us home.
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