One of the popular activities for tourists in Chiang Mai is to go on a trek — aka hiking, camping, and generating kickbacks for your guide.
We went on a short one night, two day trek. Although it had a slow start (poor food and zoo-like exposure to Karen hill tribes), the Trek ended strong with a hiking, an elephant ride, and river rafting on the second. It’s a reasonable thing to do if you’re on a short schedule, but if you have time I’d recommend going deeper into the activities you’re interested in (there’s plenty of rock climbing, rafting, and other activities in the area).
Some photos from both days (more photos):
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I’m going to go to Chiang Mai on a one year exchange soon. It looks like a great place to be. The photos are beautiful!