Excellent tour. We visited 4 temples, each with its own history and culture. The best guide of all, Tong. He knows about the history of the temples, provides excellent service, and is very willing to ensure we make the most of the tour.

Excellent! Lode Tong was our guide, he was very knowledgeable, funny and made the trip interesting. Great local food and must see spots. Highly recommended.

Wonderful experience with guide, Tong and driver, Song. We decided to drop the visit to the Market for the grand temple in the region of Chiang Mai. Thank you for being so flexible!

M was a fantastic tour guide! He was very professional, friendly and knowledgeable throughout our full day tour to Chiang Rai. Would highly recommend.

Tong is a very thoutful and competent guide who took us to the places we asked for and gave us useful information. We were impressed by his historical knowledge and his friendly way. Song, his driver was very good and always toook good care of our stuff

really nice locations and even better guide!!! It was a wonderful day trip to several nice locations. tx to Tong and Song our guides.

We booked a trip from our hotel in Chiang Mai to visit temples in Chiang Rai. We were picked up at 7:00am by our most capable driver and tour guide, Tong. Tong was a charming, witty, jokester who put us at easy with his accommodating style and his English was very good. He provided us with drinks and snacks as we began our trek. Our first stop along the way was at a geothermal geyser where you could soak your feet in the warm pools. Tong went out of his way and provided plastic matador us to sit on so we wouldn’t get wet. We then visited a local temple called Wat Sant Kaew Photiyan. We had to take a slight walking detour which Tong assisted us with. We passed through a beautiful fern and stream garden on our way to the temple. Magnificent! Next we visited the White Temple. Tong was always insisting on using our camera to get magnificent photos of the two of us in front of great views of the temple. Tong treated us to lunch and made sure we had enough to eat. We had two more temples planned but since it rained and had rained earlier in the week, the China Temple was flooded and we couldn’t access. We finished our tour at the Blue Temple. Tong was extremely knowledgeable about every stop on the tour. We arrived at at our hotel around 6:30pm. Tong was one of our best tour directors ever!!! Great trip!

Our excursion to Chiang Rai was great. Despite a mostly rainy day and areas of flooding, our tour guide Tong was great. He had a wonderful attitude, with interesting facts and conversation. His English was really good and he always made sure we were doing well. He brought us some homemade snacks from his village as well as water and soft drinks, should we want them. We first visited a local temple Wat Sanf Kaew Photiyan - unknown to me which was beautiful and unique. Rain made for challenging moments but Tong was prepared with umbrellas and wipes. This Temple was under renovation but worth the effort as well as the beautiful lush gardens. Our next stop was the White Temple, a truly impressive site and a very good reason for any tourists to visit Chiang Rai. Tong explained much about the building of it, the traditions and ensured we were proper in our attire and attitude, so we didn’t offend anyone. Everything is very proper. Despite wearing a skirt Ting suggested I bring a large scarf to cover my legs. (Note: Larry’s shorts ended above the knees so it’s always interesting what women wear being a possible issue.). We had a good lunch and shared life stories. Tong is a good listener. We felt we had known him for years. After we tried to get to the Big Buddha and the Chinese Temple there was nothing to do because of the flooding. No way in. So with disappointment we had to skip it, viewing big Buddha from a distance. And next visited the Blue Temple. While this was also still under renovation, it was worth the visit. Tong is a great photographer and we had more pictures than ever. I’ve had other excursions with Expedia, trip advisor and viator but a guide like Tong is a rare delight. When my battery pack failed and my phone had low power, Tong offered to charge it in the car. So glad! Thank you Tong for making a possibly difficult day much better and sharing so much of your knowledge with us.

Super day out with Em. Saw all 4 temples, went to the long neck village, this was not on our itinerary but Em was happy to take us there. Great local lunch and safe driver. It was nice to see the countryside around Chiang Rai

Tong was the best tour guide. He was funny and took so many great pictures of me and my fiancé around the temples. I appreciated all the time he took explaining the history behind each location. I had the best day.

Our guide Tong was a 6 out of 5. I can honestly say this was my best day so far in Chiang Mai because of his tour. Tong took the time to explain to us the historical significance of every temple, while also providing jokes along the way. The tour was great, we got some amazing photos thanks to Tong, ate some delicious food and learned a lot about Thailand. Would definitely recommend!

Mr Tong is worth 10 stars. Our original tour was not possible due to road flooding to Chiang Rai, so we were treated to a custom tour in Chiang Mai. Mr Tong took us to unique temples, gave us an inside view of his time as a soldier and a Monk, treated us to a local Thai lunch, the botanic gardens, and a tour through the University of Chiang Mai, where he went to school. This was a day that we had no way of getting except for the road closure. And it was serendipitous. And we felt so honored to have a dedicated, compassionate, and funny tour guide like Mr Tong. We recommend without hesitation.

Me. Tong was an extremely knowledgeable and friendly tour guide with a great sense of humor. He made the tour enjoyable from start to finish, providing insightful information and keeping us entertained throughout. I had a fantastic time and can’t wait to book another tour with him. Highly recommend!

This was an absolutely amazing experience! Due to flooded roads, we were unable to go to Chiang Rai. But our guide Tong, designed an experience around Chiang Mai that I think was even better. Being flexible really pays off. We learned a lot about everyday life in Chiang Mai, visited some beautiful lesser-known temples with fewer tourists, saw the botanic gardens, and had an a great lunch. Tong was very patient with our endless questions. He has very varied background, so he knows something about everything we threw at him. And he has a great sense of humor. It was sad to say goodbye. If I return to Chiang Mai, I would ask to book tours with him again.

A great experience with my guide M. Highly recommend doing this tour! The views of the temples were spectacular and M was highly knowledgeable on the history and culture