Signature Night Experience
Private Night Kayak.
- Evenings · 6–9 pm
- Ping River · Chiang Mai
- 6 km gentle paddle
- No experience needed
- Private departures
The Experience
Chiang Mai, seen the way the river sees it.
As evening settles, you enter the Ping River six kilometres upstream of the old city. The water is calm, the pace unhurried — a short briefing, your gear, and the river is yours.
Then Chiang Mai begins to light up around you. Riverside houses, temples, and bridges rise out of the dusk one by one — the Nawarat Bridge trailing its colours across the water — as you drift toward the centre. It is a view of the city that exists only from the river.
Two hours later, you step ashore in the heart of Chiang Mai, where the riverside restaurants are just coming alive. From there the evening is yours — we arrange your ride back, or a table waiting a few steps from the water.
Impressions
Scenes from the evening
The Evening
How it unfolds
01
Evening Welcome
A 6 pm pickup from your hotel. Briefing, full outfitting, and a short transfer to the water’s edge.
02
Onto the Water
By 6:45 you are on the river, six kilometres upstream of the city — gentle water, easy paddling, single or double kayaks.
03
The City by Water
Drift past riverside life as Chiang Mai’s lights rise around you — bridges, temples, and skyline reflected on the water.
04
Arrival
Around 8:45 you land in the city centre. A ride back to your hotel, or onward to dinner — arranged either way.
Included
Every detail, handled
Suitable for all levels. Children from five may join on a double kayak with an adult; from thirteen, their own.
— Private expert guides
Your party only, escorted by Chiang Mai’s most experienced night-water guides.
— Full outfitting
Single and double kayaks, lighting, life vests, and dry bags — all prepared before you arrive.
— Seamless transfers
Hotel pickup at 6 pm, and a ride home — or onward to your evening — once you land.
— Flexible enhancements
Add a private photographer, curated dinner, or hotel transfers — see Enhancements.