Chiang Mai · WALKING TOURS
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Below are the 15 best walking tours in Chiang Mai right now, what each one costs, how long it runs, and the kind of traveller it suits. Start at number one; it’s top for a reason.
A 3-hour walk through Chiang Mai’s Old City temples with an English guide, Lanna details, and a low-impact GSTC approach.
“Loved it a lot! Our guide was very positive and willing to answer any questions we had lingering.”
3-hour Chiang Mai old town temple walk: Wat Chiang Man to Wat Chedi Luang, Lanna architecture, small group, water included.
“Easy pace and started early so it wasn’t too hot. Our guide Jen was very sweet and knowledgeable. Recommended small group tour”
Chiang Mai’s morning temple walk visits Wat Chedi Luang, Wat Pan Tao, and Wat Phra Singh, with a guide for $15.
“Fantastic and informative. Son is a great guide who is willing to answer any and all questions. I highly recommend this for those who wish to learn more detailed history in Chiang Mai!”
Chiang Mai markets walking food tour with Hakka noodles, mango sticky rice, pa tong go, and flower market sights. GSTC low-impact.
“We did this on our first day in Chiang Mai and it was a great experience since we had no knowledge of local specialities. Our guide (Koi) was really friendly and flexible with our moody, picky 5 year old. She went above and beyond the call of food guide for us. The only thing I would change is to have the food included in the tour price. Everything was a great price, but it was inconvenient to take out my wallet at every stop.”
Meet rescued elephants as a mahout for a day in Chiang Mai, with hands-on care, a mud spa, and a Mae Wang waterfall walk.
“The whole tour and Jimmy were brilliant. A great day”
Walk Chiang Mai’s old city with a small English group, touring Wat Phra Singh and Wat Chedi Luang with guide-led culture talks.
“Guide was very knowledgeable and friendly. We were able to visit everything as planned and she gave us the perfect introduction to Chiang Mai. I highly recommend to start your visit here.”
A 3-hour guided walk through Chiang Mai’s Old City temples, covering Wat Chedi Luang, Wat Phan Tao, and Wat Phra Singh with great local stories.
“This tour is a great way to explore the temples, and to understand the history of Chiang Mai. Booncharoen, our guide, was great: knowledgeable, open to questions and clearly loves this city.”
Walk Chiang Mai’s key Lanna temples with a former monk guide. Learn Buddhist meaning at each stop on a light 3.5-hour route.
“This is a really lovely way to see a few of the temples in Chiang Mai. Nothing is very far apart, so the walking is light. Our guide Cartoon, a former monk, gives a different point of view when seeing the temples. He's happy to introduce you to sRead more”
3-hour Chiang Mai walking food tour from Three Kings Monument to Wat Lok Moli, sampling khao soi, satay, larb and more.
“Our guide was very lovely and friendly and knowledgeable. She adjusted well to having just two of us on the tour. She shared lots of information about the area, Northern Food, and living in Chiang Mai. We tasted many delicious local dishes in 5 different venues. Highly recommended.”
Small-group 2.5-hour old town walk in Chiang Mai, linking King Mangrai’s roots to Wat Phra Singh and Wat Chedi Luang.
“My Guide was Khun Bim. She is a Thai person who speaks excellent English. I have followed a Japanese form of Buddhism for over 34 years and yet I still learned something new about Thai (Theravada) Buddhism. We were able to disRead more”
A structured Chiang Mai street-food walk with local flavor, Pa tong go and Hakka noodles, plus a guide to explain the why behind the bites.
“Koi was a wonderful tour guide and we tried so much interesting food! A great walking tour that I highly recommend for anymore who loves food and wants to learn more.”
Walk Chiang Mai’s classic temples with an ex-monk guide, free admissions, and Lanna stories that make Buddhism click in 3.5 hours.
“We were a group of 2adults and 3children and Katoon was amazing. Explained everything we wanted to know and more, answered and even encouraged questions. He taught us how ‘pray’ (although it’s not a prayer Buddhism) and we even mRead more”
3-hour twilight walk in Chiang Mai Old City to Wat Phra Singh, Wat Chedi Luang, and Three Kings Monument, guided and low-impact, from $18.
“Very nice trip, absolutely perfect timing and Bam (guide guy) is extremely nice with good knowledge, cool side stories and funny jokes”
Walk with Chiang Mai monks at dawn, help with alms, pass through a real market, then chat Buddhism with an ex monk guide.
“The tour was great! Learning about Monks morning routine and walking through the market is a special and enlightening experience”
Watch Chiang Mai’s Old City glow at twilight on a guided walk through Wat Phra Singh, Wat Chedi Luang, and Three Kings Monument.
“Very good tour with excellent guide! Very knowledgeable and friendly. Dropped us off in China town at end of tour. Would definitely recommend this to anyone!”
