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About this activity

Prepare for morning pickup at your Chiang Mai hotel, and drive around 1.5 hours to reach the rafting and ATV base camp. When you arrive, get a safety orientation and gear up with state-of-the-art helmets and life vests. The camp provides all the amenities you need to stay comfortable, including lockers, changing rooms with showers, and a minimart to pick up any last-minute snacks or supplies before launching onto your tour.

The river course features three different sections, beginning with a relatively calm stretch that winds through a lush, shady jungle and contains one class III rapid to warm up your paddling skills. Next, prepare to get wet on an adrenaline-pumping section peppered with class III and IV rapids that count among some of Thailand’s best whitewater. Finally, relax and soak up the scenery during a period of calm before finishing up the 6-mile (10-km) course with a thrilling patch of near-continuous rapids.

Rafters under the age of 15 or those who are less experienced can opt to skip the more challenging sections of the course by hopping out of the river and riding in a van along a road for about 1.2 miles (2 km), then rejoining the group after the most difficult stretch. Please note that river conditions can change depending on water levels. During high water times, total time on the river will be about 2 hours, while lower levels generally result in a 2.5-hour trip.

Use of showers, lockers and lunch are all included within the price. Vegetarian options are also available if requested in advance. Relax on the return ride to Chiang Mai, where the adventure concludes with hotel drop-off in the afternoon.

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Included

Lunch
Bottled water
Professional guides
Free tea and coffee
Free WIFI
Use of helmets and life jacket
Hotel pickup and drop-off with in Chiang Mai City limits by an air-conditioned minivan
All taxes, fees and handling charges
3-hour ATV ride
Coffee and/or Tea

Not included

Hotel pickup and drop-off outside of Chiang Mai city can be arranged at an additional fee
Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
Personal expenses

Additional

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Bring sunglasses
Bring sunscreen and bug spray
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Bring a second dry set of clothes for your ride back to your hotel
Bring a copy or photo of your passport on your phone for registration
Please Provide Hotel Details in Chiang Mai City
Minimum age is 5 years
Rafters under the age of 15 or those who are less experienced can opt to skip the more challenging sections of the course by hopping out of the river and riding in a van along a road for about 1.2 miles (2 km), then rejoining the group after the most difficult stretch.
Please note that river conditions can change depending on water levels. During high water times, total time on the river will be about 2 hours, while lower levels generally result in a 2.5-hour trip.
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers

Features

Adrenaline

90%

Sport

70%

Original

65%

Tourism

55%

Reviews

5.0

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Henry P S

5 | 2018-02-09

My tour was with the company 8Adventures. They seem to be the only company with specific safety certifications and are certainly not the least expensive. That being said, IT WAS WORTH EVERY PENNY! I cannot say enough about every single member of the staff. We had both some children as well as some people who clearly don't get outside much and the staff was able to make them feel secure enough to participate in some things that they would clearly not have tackled without some really good support. I was picked up at my hotel and taken to their facility in an air-conditioned van while being shown introductory and safety videos for both the ATV and rafting portions of the day. Upon arrival, we were given lockers to store our things and then given a safety orientation for the ATV's, followed by some practice riding on a small course within their facility N.B. the practice course is tougher than anything we encountered on the tour. The tour itself took us both into the jungle and up on of a nearby hill, with a stop overlooking a river where a mama elephant was playing with her babies in the river. I have driven motorcycles and lots of power equipment but ATVs were new to me and I appreciated the opportunity to get comfortable before heading out. We returned to the facility for a really good lunch and then headed 10 kilometers up the river to board our rafts. Prior to setting out in the rafts we were given an intensive safety lecture and some education on how to respond to the the captain's commands in extreme situations. We were issued top quality safety helmets and life jackets and then proceeded to tackle some Class 4 rapids with drops of up to 5-6 feet. Because these folks take safety seriously, and because some of the stretches on the river were potentially very dangerous, there was a safety team that would jump ahead on the river and station themselves on the banks and in the river itself with safety lines and rescue equipment, as well as two safety kayaks following us through the rapids. WEe saw some other groups without this support who happened to hit the rapids at the same time, clearly taking advantage of our superior safety support. Thier guides and their equipment was subpar compared to 8Adventures'. I have done a lot of canoeing but I would not liked to have done this river in a canoe. Our captains were skilled and patient and did a great job. Our raft did not flip but some of the others did no injuries or problems. When we made it back to the facility we had a chance to shower and grab a snack before being taken back to our hotels. A GREAT DAY!

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