Rafting the Pai River, 3 days package tour

Rafting trip overview

Our rafting expeditions on the Pai River will take you through the main Wildlife Sanctuary of Mae Hong Son province. Being the only access to this area, the Pai River guarantee an unforgettable wilderness trip. Beside experiencing the thrill of the rapids, you might have the chance to watch monkeys and birds playing along the river side and shower in sparkling waterfalls. The overnight in our “jungle camp” is definitely one of the highlight of the trip!

Itinerary

Day 1: Chiang Mai to – Pai by road

09h00. From Chiang Mai, transfer by air conditioned vehicle on mountain roads to Pai valley, passing through spectacular scenery. Stop at the mountain view point. Reach finally the Pai valley for overnight in a peaceful resort. Afternoon is free for you to discover this charming small town. Dinner and overnight in Pai at your hotel.
(Hotel/Resorts is Ban Krating or Belle Villa)
[Meals: Dinner]

Day 2: Full day river rafting

Breakfast at hotel. At 09h00 our team meet you at your hotel and drive you to our office in Pai, the starting point of your rafting adventure. Equipment preparation, basic introduction on safety and paddling techniques, followed by a vehicle transfer to the river starting point (1 hour’s drive). We board the rafts and paddle down river, making a stop for lunch and a swim on the river banks. After lunch we pass few larger rapids and the river cuts through beautiful scenery as we paddle to our jungle camp, where you will spend the night. Dinner at the camp is prepared by your guides.
Quiet overnight in the jungle camp, sleeping on elevated bamboo platform, under a mosquito net.
[Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner]

Day 3: Rafting down to Mae Hong Son, where the trip end

After a filling breakfast, we board the rafts for the second day of our expedition. We paddle through sets of rapids through stunning jungle scenery. We stop for a pack lunch on the river bank. Mid-afternoon (depending on water level) we pull out to the river bank where the rafting trips come to an end. Transfer by vehicle to Mae Hong Son airport, city, or transfer back to Pai with our support vehicle (covered pick-up truck “songtaew”).
[Meals: Breakfast, Lunch]

When being dropped off in Mae Hong Son airport on that day you can take a short flight back to Chiangmai (price not included, see below)
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Pricing

(Single room supplement is compulsory when booking alone)

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General Information

River Rafting Season on the Pai river: we operate from begin of June until end of January. (Subject to water levels)

This trip is an overnight expedition and participants must be ready for a real adventure. Our experienced raft captains will handle all aspects of your trip. As they are locals to the area, they are familiar with the river and the jungle. They will be happy to answer any question you may have and share with you their knowledge of nature and traditions of the Mae Hong Son province.

While on the rafts, we need to keep the weight down. We require participants to carry a minimum, approximately the size of a standard plastic carrier bag. To help you make a choice, we recommend you limit yourself to the packing list which we provide. All your remaining personal items will be safely kept at our Pai office and transferred to the arrival point on the following day.

Notes: Personal effects and belongings will travel in dry bags and watertight containers. We recommend participants not to travel with, or wear any jewelry items. Cameras and binoculars will be safely stored in watertight containers, and readily available at any time on the river.

Participants are required to wear a life jacket and helmet whenever traveling on the rafts.
We have prepared some general information about rafting, which we encourage you to read before joining our trips. The fact sheet will be sent to you with the trip confirmation. We use strong self-bailing paddle rafts and canoes. All international standard equipment (EEC standards), as life-jackets, helmets, Carlisle paddles and hypalon “Aqua-Design” rafts (the same brand used for the World White Water rafting Championship).

End of the trip options
The flight back to Chiangmai is operated now by Nok Air / Nok mini. Thai Airways has stopped their flights between Chiangmai and Mae Hong Son. Currently the most convenient flight is NokAir DD8209 departing Mae Hong Son Airport at 16:10, and arriving to Chiangmai airport at 16:45. Please check with our office or the schedule on NokAir website at http://www.nokair.com for latest updates.

ActiveThailand is not responsible of flight delays or eventual cancellation from this airline. We usually recommend to spend a night in Pai or Mae Hong Son, after the rafting trip.

Notes on flights Mae Hong Son to Chiangmai

Thai Airways has unfortunately discontinued Chiangmai – Mae Hong Son route. At present only the company NokAir (www.nokair.com) operates this route.
Nok Air is a “low cost airline” from Thai Airways, their aircraft and their logistic is of similar standard than Thai Airways. However, Nok Air is not always reliable on flight schedule! They are also known to sometime cancel the flights without notice.

Participants can book themselves directly online on Nok Air website (only two months maximum in advance).
For short notice reservation, our office can help you to book the flight. Currently, a one way flight is approximately 2,000 Thai Baht.

We like to recommend to stay overnight in Mae Hong Son or Pai the day the rafting trip ends.

More information on places to visit under our Mae Hong Son loop pages.
A great and well recommended itinerary is the entire Mae Hong Son loop, including the Pai River rafting descent! Definitely a thrilling adventure in this remote north western Thailand area. Send us a request with dates, number of persons traveling, and we can help you organize this trip of a lifetime.

Notes: there are no direct flight from/to Bangkok and Mae Hong Son at the moment. All flights transit via Chiangmai.

Send us a tour request and our online reservation staff should reply within 24 hours!

Places related to this tour: Pai, Mae Hong Son