JW
James W.United Kingdom · January 2026
★★★★★
“No hidden extras. The price we agreed in November was the price we paid, entrance fees and all. Rare enough to mention.”
Private tour
Doi Inthanon Cloud Forest Day
Thailand's highest mountain in a day: cloud forest, the twin royal chedis, Wachirathan waterfall and a hill-tribe market.
A private full-day trip from Chiang Mai to Doi Inthanon, Thailand's highest mountain, from $95 per person. It covers the summit, the twin royal chedis, a waterfall and a Karen coffee village, and it is 15°C colder than the city.
Duration1 days / 0 nights
From$95 pp
GroupPrivate · 2–6 travellers
StylePrivate tour
Thailand's highest mountain in a day: cloud forest, the twin royal chedis, Wachirathan waterfall and a hill-tribe market.
Best for: A cool day out of Chiang Mai. The route runs Chiang Mai. Everything below is a starting point: hotels can be upgraded or simplified, days can be added, and any element can be removed.
Doi Inthanon is the only place in Thailand where you can stand in cloud forest at 2,565 metres, and the drive from Chiang Mai takes two hours of genuinely good mountain road. The day is built around the two royal chedis and the summit boardwalk, which most day tours compress into twenty minutes.
The route also stops at Wachirathan Falls, a Karen hill-tribe market and a coffee village on the way down, which is where the local economy actually is. In November and January the summit is often above a sea of cloud at dawn, which is the reason to leave at 5am rather than 8am.
What happens
- Summit at 2,565m
- Twin chedis and the royal gardens
- Kew Mae Pan nature trail (Nov–May)
- Wachirathan waterfall
7am depart, summit and chedis, Kew Mae Pan trail, waterfall, back by 5pm.
How the days are paced
Nine hours door to door, including four hours of driving. The summit gets 90 minutes, the chedis 45, and the waterfall 30.
What changes the price
$95 per person is based on private · 2–6 travellers sharing a room for 1 days, with mid-range four-star hotels as standard. Nothing is added locally: the entrance fees, boats and guiding are already in the number.
Deposit is 20% to confirm, balance 30 days before arrival. Free changes up to 45 days out.
What’s included
Included
- Private car and guide
- Park fees
- Lunch
- Hotel pickup
Not included
- Drinks
- Tips
- Warm clothing
Good to know
From $95 per person, based on private · 2–6 travellers, 1 days. The quote includes the hotels, guiding and transport listed under “What’s included”; international flights and travel insurance are not included.
Yes. Every itinerary on this site is a starting point. Days can be added or removed, hotels upgraded or simplified, and the route reordered around your dates — we re-cost it as many times as you need before you commit.
Not included: drinks, tips. Everything else listed under “What’s included” is in the quote, and we do not add local payments on arrival.
Three to six months ahead for the best hotels, and by September for travel over Christmas and New Year. Green-season trips can usually be arranged with six weeks’ notice.
5–12°C at dawn from November to January. Bring a jacket — this is not a marketing exaggeration.
Yes, but you lose the cloud sea and arrive with the coaches. The 5am departure is the whole point.
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