The 6 Rafting Trips with Lunch in Thailand We Would Book Again

1.Khao Sok: Elephant Rescue Center with Lunch & Bamboo Rafting

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 306 reviews · 8 hours · from $84 a head Our pick

From Khao Lak, join a small group of up to 10 for an eight-hour Khao Sok day. Meet rescued elephants, prepare their medicinal food, help with mud bathing and river washing, cook papaya salad, eat a southern Thai lunch, and float down the Sok River. Guides such as Didi, Otto, Winnie, and Dee Dee are known for attentive care and local insight.

“The whole tour was really nice and defenitly worth the money. Really special thanks to our guide Didi, she did a wonderful job and explained us everything we asked during the tour. Thank you for the nice trip! Kop khun ka! Greetings Sebastian & Anna”

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2.White Water Rafting and Jungle Adventure with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 192 reviews · 10 hours · from $49 a head Cheapest seat

You’ll spend a full day in Phang Nga with an English-speaking guide, rafting a 5km jungle route, riding an ATV, ziplining, visiting Monkey Cave, and swimming at a waterfall. Pickup covers Phuket’s main resort areas. Expect a long drive, safety instruction, lunch, and possible extra charges for a longer rafting route or photos.

“amazing. would definitely recoment. it was 2.5 hours drive from our hotel next to maya beach. we went on ATV, it was our first time great experience. we hand fed wild monkeys. the water rafting was the best, the instructors made it so fun. we swam with the small water fall. did a zipline. transport included. food wasn't ok. 100 baht for monkey food. video ATV 200 baht video water rafting and photos 800 baht our photos and vids are great.”

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3.Bamboo Rafting, Waterfall, lunch, Elephant, and Turtle Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 77 reviews · 7h 30m · from $96 a head

Spend 450 minutes exploring Khao Lak by air-conditioned vehicle with an English-speaking guide. Raft Kiang Koo Creek, visit the Sea Turtle Center, eat Thai food by the sea, bathe and feed elephants at a no-riding camp, and swim at Lampi Waterfall. Guides have included Peter, Mong, Parry, and Toto.

“Really enjoyed trip especially bamboo rafting & spending time with elephants bathing & feeding them memories I will never forget ❤ . Turtles lovely too seeing them cared for hopefully to be released back into sea would of liked guide to of spoken more on the rehabilitation programme . Stop off at beach lunch amazing food & view also loved seeing pigs& piglets running around too . Last stop waterfall beautiful you can swim or just walk around and take in view. If travelling from phuket be prepared for 2 hour + journey to get there but definitely recommend doing it .”

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4.Rafting 7KM & ATV visit monkey cave and waterfall with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★3.0 · 41 reviews · from $81 a head

Spend about nine hours outside Phuket combining Wat Suwan Kuha’s Monkey Cave, 7km whitewater rafting, lunch, a 30-minute rainforest ATV ride, ziplining, and a waterfall stop. Hotel pickup is offered from several Phuket areas. The day packs in plenty, but long transfers and rushed stops can affect the experience.

“The activities were quite good but NOT worth sitting in a van for 8 hours. The rafting was great fun and the Monkey Cave was also very good. The waterfall was barely a stream but reasonably pretty. The Zipline was fun but lasts about 7 seconds and the ATV was worthless. We followed a dirt track with no challenge for 30 minutes. Still the activities were very good. But it took us 4 hours from pickup to get there and another 4 hours back all for 3 hours of activity. The guides on the rafting were great. That made the day worthwhile.”

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5.ATV Adventure 2-Hrs,Feeding,Rafting & Lunch Trip

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · from $84 a head Best rated

Leave Chiang Mai for Mae Wang Valley with an English-speaking guide such as Tono or Adam, then ride a 200cc ATV for two hours through jungle, fields, river sand, and hill country. Feed elephants, eat a traditional lunch, and float along the Mae Wang River on a bamboo raft before your return ride.

“A very enjoyable and adventurous activity, with beautiful photos taken during the tour. One of the most enjoyable activities we have participated in.”

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6.One Day ATV Tour & WhiteWater Rafting with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 5 reviews · 1 day · from $138 a head

Leave Chiang Mai around 8:00 to 8:30 am for a small-group day in the Maetang area. You will raft 10 km for about two hours, eat Thai vegetarian food with fresh fruit, then ride a 200cc ATV for one or two hours. Guides provide transport, helmets, life jackets, paddles, water, and photos may be taken during the activities.

“Both activities were a lot of fun. The guides are very attentive and they take great photos! All the facilities, albeit simple, are well thought out and clean.”

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