Be it indoor and adventure sports activities or going out with friends at night, Thailand has places for it all.
Thailand has everything right from thrilling adventure sports, museums and historical places, cultural events and shows, restaurants and bars, clubs and parties and so much more.
If you are planning to visit Thailand you must consider adventure sports in Thailand in your itinerary. If you are the kind of person who and to keep moving and loves to keep pumping adrenaline then this is definitely a couple of activities and places that you would want to know about.
5 Thrilling adventure sports in Thailand
#1 Mountain biking
Let’s start out slow. Mountain biking is a great and quite popular outdoor activity in Thailand. The rides can go on for a couple of hours up to even a day. Riding during the day or night, whichever you please, it can be done. A very well-known place for mountain biking in Chiang Mai. With its vast variety of trails and offerings, it is one of the hot spots for all biking ready travelers.
#2 Waterfall abseiling
If you like rock climbing then you must surely be willing to take up the challenge of being thwarted by water while you are at it. Waterfall abseiling is definitely not for the faint of heart. Feel the gushing force of the waterfall near you as you climb slippery stones and make your way to the end. Thailand has multiple places for this sport. Song Pee Nong Waterfall, Namtok Song Sawan, Two heavens waterfall and many more.
#3 Motocross dirt biking
Motocross dirt biking, another thrilling sport, is all about the need for speed. All those who know the rush of riding a bike, imagine doing the same on a bumpy dirt track at full speed with your heart pumping. Phuket in Thailand is a hub for most things and that includes a number of adventure sports as well. Chalong in Phuket town has locations with closed circuits specifically for motorbiking so get ready to leave a trail of dust behind you.
#4 Wakeboarding
Thailand has a number of places for this sport. If you are all about high velocities and the wind whipping through your hair then wakeboarding may be a great idea. Standing on board, the person is connected to a speedboat by a cable and is pulled along at high speeds along the rising waves. Feeling the cool sea spray of the waters of Thailand can’t do you much harm. Some of the locations to do this sport are Lake Taco, Phuket wake park in Kathu, Wake up wake-boarding in Koh Phangan and Thai Wake Park near Bangkok.
#5 White water rafting
Southern Thailand’s Phang Na province provides you with perfect rushing waters for this thrilling sport. Chian Mai in the Mae Taeng River is another location for white water rafting. It is a relatively new sport in Thailand but it is quickly coming up with many places to take part in this activity.
Besides these five activities mentioned above, Thailand has a vast range of other adventure sports. Adrenaline junkies can definitely look at other activities as well such as surfing, scuba diving, sky diving, snorkelling, ATV riding, zip-lining, kayaking, bungee jumping, windsurfing, kite surfing and jet skiing. Keeping aside the extreme adventure sports, there are many other adventures to have in Thailand. Jungle trekking and caving are some other fun activities to take up by people who are interested in exploring the undergrounds and the forests. If you feel like exploring the waters of the earth are more to your liking then sailing would be a good way to go. The list is never-ending with all the new frequently upcoming adventures, so all thrill-seekers can take that as a challenge.
Now that you have seen a part of the adventure in Thailand check out some of our other articles to find out about other places and things to do here. See what you like and find out what you want to do on your trip to this beautiful country.
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