Chiang Mai
Doi Luang Chiang Dao
Thailand's third-highest peak: a limestone spire above the clouds, with plants found nowhere else.
Challenging2–3 daysSummits · Sea of mist
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Chiang Mai (Omkoi)
Doi Mon Jong
Golden grass ridgelines, a chance of wild goral at dawn, and a night under the stars.
Moderately fit2 daysSummits · Wildlife
Chiang Mai (Fang)
Doi Pha Hom Pok
Thailand's second-highest summit, a sea of mist at sunrise and Fang hot springs on the way down.
Beginner-friendly2 daysSea of mist · Summits
Chiang Mai
Doi Inthanon & Karen villages
Village trails through cloud forest, waterfalls, lunch on banana leaves and a Karen homestay.
Easy for anyone1–2 daysCulture · Sea of mist
Aug–Oct
Chiang Mai (Mae Chaem)
Pa Bong Piang rice terraces
Terraced paddies that glow green in the rains and gold at harvest; sleep in a village home.
Easy for anyone2 daysCulture · Wildflowers
Nov–Feb
Chiang Mai
Huay Kub Kab
A Karen village among pines: bamboo rafting, home cooking and a slower night.
Beginner-friendly2 daysCulture · Sea of mist
Oct–Dec
Chiang Mai – Mae Hong Son
Doi Muea Ka Do
Quiet high grassland ridges with layer after layer of mountains — few people, big views.
Challenging3 daysSummits · Sea of mist
Sep–Nov
Mae Hong Son
Gloselo sea of mist
Mae Hong Son's thickest end-of-rains mist — wake up with the clouds below your tent.
Moderately fit2–3 daysSea of mist
Chiang Rai
Langka Noi – Langka Luang
Chiang Rai's rocky ridges and cliffs — a proper challenge with open views all round.
Challenging3 daysSummits
Aug–Dec
Nan
Nam Wa white-water rafting
120 km of rapids through Nan's jungle, camping on river beaches between runs.
Moderately fit3 daysAdventure
Uttaradit
Phu Soi Dao
A pine plateau carpeted with purple flowers and a sea of mist on the Thai–Lao border.
Moderately fit2–3 daysWildflowers · Sea of mist
Nov–Feb
Phayao
Doi Luang – Doi Nok
A lesser-known summit pair with Kwan Phayao lake far below the ridge.
Moderately fit2 daysSummits
Oct–Dec
Tak (Umphang)
Pre To Lo Su & Doi Sam Muen
A deep-jungle waterfall you can only walk to, then the Doi Sam Muen ridge — the most-viewed trek.
Challenging3 daysWaterfalls · Summits
Tak (Umphang)
Thi Lo Su waterfall
Thailand's largest waterfall, reached by rafting past Rainbow Falls — easy on the legs.
Beginner-friendly2–3 daysWaterfalls · Adventure
Oct–Jan
Tak
Doi Luang Tak
Bald grassy summits and the famous lone pine, with sunrise over rows of mountains.
Moderately fit2 daysSummits · Sea of mist
Oct–Dec
Tak (Umphang)
Mon Khluy – Jawale – Tule
Three border summits, endless mist and Karen villages along the trail.
Moderately fit3 daysSummits · Sea of mist
Oct–Jan
Tak (Umphang)
Lerkwadoh
A mountain sacred to the Karen: short walk, wide views, a rewarding weekend.
Moderately fit2 daysSummits · Culture
Kanchanaburi
Khao Chang Phueak
A knife-edge 'dragon's back' ridge with drops on both sides — a must for strong hikers.
Challenging2 daysSummits · Adventure
Kanchanaburi
San Nok Wua
Grassy ridges above Khao Laem lake that turn gold at sunset.
Moderately fit2 daysSummits
Kanchanaburi
Thung Yai Naresuan
World Heritage wilderness with open grasslands and wildlife — for those who want it wild.
Challenging3 daysWildlife · Adventure
Nov–Apr
Phetchaburi (Kaeng Krachan)
Pong Luek – Bang Kloi
Bamboo rafting in Kaeng Krachan and a 4×4 ride to the village — close to Bangkok, easy pace.
Easy for anyone2 daysCulture · Adventure
Sukhothai
Khao Luang Sukhothai
Four summits in one trip and mist over old Sukhothai — the best-value summit trek.
Moderately fit2 daysSummits · Sea of mist
Phitsanulok
Phu Hin Rong Kla
Tiered jungle waterfalls, with dragon's-tongue flowers on the rock terraces in the rains.
Beginner-friendly2 daysWaterfalls · Wildflowers
Nov–Feb
Phitsanulok
Thung Non Son
Open meadows among pines that feel far from Thailand — gentle walking and starry camping.
Beginner-friendly2 daysWildflowers · Sea of mist
Loei
Phu Kradueng
Climb 9 km to a plateau in the sky: sunrise at Pha Nok Aen, sunset at Pha Mak Duk.
Moderately fit3 daysSummits · Sea of mist
Bueng Kan
Phu Wua
Wide rock terraces and forest waterfalls — a side of Isan few people see.
Beginner-friendly2 daysWaterfalls
Nov–Mar
Bueng Kan
Naka Cave & Three Whale Rock
Serpent-scale rock in the forest and Three Whale Rock overlooking the Mekong.
Beginner-friendly2 daysCulture
Phang Nga
Surin Islands
The Andaman's clearest water: snorkel with coral and turtles, sleep in a beach tent.
Easy for anyone3 daysSea & islands · Wildlife
Trang
Ko Kradan & Emerald Cave
Swim through Emerald Cave to a hidden beach and snorkel Trang's quieter islands.
Easy for anyone2–3 daysSea & islands
Nakhon Si Thammarat
Khao Luang Nakhon
The South's highest peak: mossy rainforest and a flowering summit after the rains.
Challenging3 daysSummits · Wildflowers
Surat Thani
Ang Thong Marine Park
Kayak between limestone islands and climb to the inland sea lagoon viewpoint.
Easy for anyone2–3 daysSea & islands
Yala (Betong)
Betong – Aiyerweng
Mist at Thailand's southern tip, a skywalk over the forest and real Cantonese-Thai food.
Easy for anyone3 daysSea of mist · Culture