Chiang Rai Province - Adventure

Adventure

Trekking An extensive network of trails mainly used by hill tribe villagers covers the mountain areas of Mae Suai, Mae Salong, Doi Chaang and the banks along the Mae Kok River.

Rock Climbing Limestone karst hills are located mostly in the north and western parts of the province. Some have straight-up sides - potentially great for climbing, though often vine covered and, as yet, unexplored. The only designated rock climbing park in Chiang Rai is Boomerang Park, with cleared routes for top rope climbing for all skill levels.

Mountain Biking Chiang Rai has incredible mountain biking because of the extensive network of paved roads with little traffic and dirt roads in the mountains. A nice day ride is to start in the city, go out to the elephant village and continue on past it until you find a small single track suspension bridge. Cross it and turn left, back towards Chiang Rai. On the way you will pass two hot springs and eventually end up back in the city.

Caving 1 km up the Mae Kok river, west of Chiang Rai town, is 'Crouching Lion Hill.' It parallels the Mae Kok river and has a Buddha cave on its west end, and an easy-access cave near its east end. The eastern cave is actually a 3-chambered cave, each with a natural skylight at its apex, the largest chamber is as big as a giant sequoia tree. Trekkers can use it to walk through the entire hill. The hill also hosts the largest red fig tree in Thailand, halfway down its riverside walkway.

Zip Lines and Asia's Largest Swing Called 'Pie in the Sky,' it has an arc of 45 meters, coming down from steep limestone cliff and soaring over trees and hillside 55 meters below. Located 3 Km nw of downtown Chiang Rai town, at Boomerang Adventure Park