Thailand Hiking and Trekking Tours

We have compiled a list of hiking and trekking tours in Thailand. If you are interested in any of these hiking and trekking tours and vacations, please contact the operator directly with any questions for ordering free brochures or booking. The list is updated frequently so visit often.

Thailand is in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is a land great natural beauty and biodiversity. Its wild places vary from high mountain ranges in the North and Northeast, to an alluvial central plain, astonishing rain forest in the south and two coastlines the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand. Thailand is positioned in a biological crossroads where the continent's mountain sweeps down to the plains and sea. It makes the country contained the richest variety of flora and fauna in Asia.

You can find animals & and plants from Malaysia, Indonesia in the south peninsula and from China & Himalayas in the north. So trekking in Thailand is exciting and amazing for all nature lovers. Most of the wilderness areas are in the national parks, which are scattered all over the country. Visitors can choose to trek in different areas and different seasons of Thailand in which you can appreciate the beauty and charm this land has to offer.

Cool Season is the best season for the hiker. The weather is not so hot, cool in high mountain somtimes the temperature is 5°C or below especially at night. The trails are not slippery, fewer leaches and bugs, clear streams, and flowers bloom in some places. Samples of the good places for trekking are : Doi Inthanon, Doi Luang Chiangdao, Doi Lanka, Doi Pui in the north(Mae Hong Son), Phu Kradung, Phu Rua in the Northeast, Khao Luang in The South.

Summer may not be as pleasant as in the cool season but the forest has its own beauty unlike any in other season due to fact that leaves are changing colors and various wild orchids bloom. The popular places in this season such as Tung Yai, Huay Kakeng in the west, Khao Sok, Halabala in the South.

Rainy season the forest is alive again and reveals its true beauty. It is the time that the forest shows itself off at its best. The forest is abundant with bamboo shoots, mushrooms and plants and berries which are edible. Wild flowers in various bright colors appear to the eye of the beholder as if one is walking through a heavenly garden. The diffculties of this season is the rain, slippery and muddy trails, and a lot of insects. The good places such as Doi Intanon, Pu Soi Dao in the North, Pu Woa, Pha Tam in the Northeast, Khao Yai, Pang Sida in the Central part.