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Chiang Mai Family-friendly activities

Our most recommended Chiang Mai Family-friendly activities

Chiang Mai: Grand Canyon Water Park Ticket

1. Chiang Mai: Grand Canyon Water Park Ticket

Spend the day exploring the only outdoor water park in northern Chiang Mai with an area of over 35 acres. The park offers various outdoor activities including giant sliders over 10 meters in length. Experience canoeing and kayaking and marvel at the panoramic view of Grand Canyon Water Park. Enjoy the zip line that has 2 lines, over 400 meters in length, which cross over the Grand Canyon water. Experience the only wakeboarding in Chiang Mai and the Northern part of Thailand. The park ensures safety and convenience with life jackets for all swimmers, as well as certified and well-trained lifeguards on site. 

Chiang Mai: Authentic Thai Cooking Class and Farm Visit

2. Chiang Mai: Authentic Thai Cooking Class and Farm Visit

Learn how to make authentic Thai dishes with this fun, small-group cooking class in Chiang Mai as you prepare classic dishes using ingredients from a local market. Choose between a half-day class during the morning or the evening and cook five dishes, or go for the full-day class to cook an extra two courses! Get picked up at your hotel within Chiang Mai, then meet up with the rest of your group and choose what you want to cook from the menu. Visit a local market and buy the necessary ingredients, and tour an organic farm filled with fresh fruits and vegetables. Once you're done, head to the classroom and prepare your individual cooking stations for the lesson. Follow the instructions of your professional English-speaking guide as you cook a variety of authentic Thai dishes such as mango sticky rice, pad thai, and curry, and make curry paste with your own two hands! Enjoy the fruits of your labor by sharing a meal with your group. Exchange stories as you sample each others' cooking before you head back to your accommodation.

Chiang Mai: Ethical Elephant Sanctuary Interactive Tour

3. Chiang Mai: Ethical Elephant Sanctuary Interactive Tour

Discover the magic of elephants on this guided visit to the Chiang Mai Elephant Wildlife Sanctuary. Experience the elephant's daily routine by feeding and bathing them and immerse yourself in their joyful play. Start your day with a pickup from your accommodation in an open-air pickup truck. Go on a scenic drive through beautiful scenery to reach the Elephant Sanctuary, where you will meet your English-speaking guide. As you arrive at the sanctuary, learn some fascinating facts about the elephants from your guide. Then, head into the sanctuary, gather some bananas and cane sugar, and stroll through the park. Marvel at the majestic elephants roaming through the park in a safe, sustainable, and ethical environment. Your guide will tell you about each elephant's story as you touch, feed, photograph, and interact with the elephants at your leisure. After you've met all the elephants, accompany them to a nearby mud spa. Get muddy with the elephants as you apply a restorative cosmetic mud treatment to their skin. Next, stroll with the elephants to a nearby river and join them in the water for a refreshing bath. Take a swim and help bathe and brush the elephants while they wade through and play in the water. Once the elephants are clean, you can take some final photos with them, and then it will be time to part ways with your new friend and change into some dry clothes. Finally, enjoy some snacks and seasonal fresh fruits before heading back to your hotel.

Chiang Mai 3-Hour ATV & White-Water Rafting Adventure

4. Chiang Mai 3-Hour ATV & White-Water Rafting Adventure

Before starting your activity, a safety orientation and state-of-the-art helmets and life vests are provided. The first 3-hour ATV (all-terrain vehicle) trip is set up for beginner to intermediate-level drivers. It covers roughly 40-kilometers in distance and is a mix of road and off-road jungle terrain. It’s well-suited for those that would like to explore the local countryside and see it a different way. After the ATV, the 10-kilometer white-water rafting will begin. It's broken into 3 sections. The first section is a great warm-up where you learn skills practising with the guides and getting used to the boat. This section has one class III and is probably the most beautiful section of the river with the encroaching jungle offering lots of shade. The second section is action-packed with rapids and is probably the best white water in Thailand. Most of this section is class III and IV rapids. The third section lets up in the beginning giving you some time to relax before entering a great class III rapid, leading into a short continuous section of rapids that goes almost all the way to the take out where the camp is. Towels and shower facilities will be provided when you finish before heading home. Make sure you bring a second set of dry clothes so you can ride home comfortablly.

Chiang Mai: Art in Paradise Illusion Museum Entry Ticket

5. Chiang Mai: Art in Paradise Illusion Museum Entry Ticket

Explore your creative side at the unique Art in Paradise illusion museum in Chiang Mai. Interact with the art in amusing ways. Discover the special painting techniques used to create 3D images on flat surfaces. Bring the whole family along for a unique and exciting experience.  Pose for unusual selfies in front of more than 130 paintings inside the museum. Discover the many different zones, including the underwater-world zone, which depicts various marine species including mermaids, the wildlife zone, which includes paintings themed after various animals, and the classic art zone, which contains pieces from world-class painters.  There are also zones based on well-known destinations which provide the illusion of really being there. The East zone consists of paintings of Korean, Thai, and Khmer architecture, while the Ancient Egypt zone situates visitors within desert atmospheres or in the Pharaoh's Tomb.

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What people are saying about Chiang Mai

What an amazing day learning about Thai cuisine and the balance of different flavours. Joy was an incredible instructor and made me laugh so much! And of course, the dishes were so tasty and the process made extremely simple to execute. Highly recommend.

Gorgeous place and gardens. It's a perfect environment for an evening cooking class. Of course the food is delicious and the cook very nice. I am not interested in cooking, and would still recommend it.

Amazing day, pick up was on time, experience super cool. For a European definitely crazy and exotic day.

Beautiful setting, excellent instruction, delicious food!!! Thank you grammas cooking school!

Be open to learned something new and meeting people from all over the world.