Whitewater rafting Areas
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Chiang Mai
Most of the whitewater rafting takes
place north of Chiang Mai on The Mae Tang River
This is also a popular trekking area so there are
plenty of opportunities to combine whitewater rafting
trips with hill tribe trekking. |
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Pai
The Pai River and its tributary the
Nam Kong River provide the best whitewater rafting
around the Pai and Mae Hong Son areas. Again during
the wet season grade 3-4 rapids are produced. The
raftable lengths of the rivers here are longer than
you will find in the Chiang Mai area and whitewater
rafting trips from 40 to 70km are offered over 1
or 2 days. Again there are options to combine the
rafting with the trekking. |
Whitewater Rafting Seasons
The best whitewater rafting will be
between mid June and early February. The peak and
most raucous rapids will be found in September.
water levels in the river pending it is possible
to raft all year round however do not expect the
rapids to be as big and fierce as they are in the
wet season.
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