Training Add-On Experiences

Alongside training, Chiang Mai has plenty worth experiencing. Every activity below is an optional add-on — pick what suits your interests and your training rhythm.

Ancient Lanna temple in Chiang Mai's Old City

Old City Temple Walk

Half-day

Wander Chiang Mai's Old City — ancient Lanna temples, quiet lanes, and the slow rhythm of a centuries-old Buddhist town. An easy outing, perfect for a recovery day.

  • Walking tour of the Old City's main temples
  • Lanna architecture & Buddhist culture
  • Easy pace — ideal for a recovery day
Temple architecture detail in the Old City
Old City lanes and temples
Sights along the Old City walk
A waterfall near Chiang Mai

Waterfall Recovery

Half-day

Cool off at a waterfall near Chiang Mai and let the mountain water soothe tired legs — a relaxed active-recovery session after hard training.

  • Relax at a nearby waterfall
  • Cold-water soak for tired legs
  • Active recovery after training
Stream and waterfall pool
Dishes from the Thai cooking class

Thai Cooking Class

Half-day

Cook your own Pad Thai, Tom Yum, coconut curry and mango sticky rice with a local chef — and take the flavours of Chiang Mai home.

  • Pad Thai · Tom Yum · coconut curry · mango sticky rice
  • Hands-on with a local chef
  • Cook it, then eat it
Freshly made Thai dishes
Traditional Lanna garden courtyard entrance

Lanna Wellness & Cultural Evening

Evening

Unwind in a traditional Lanna setting — outdoor Thai massage to ease tired legs, pottery and painting workshops to quiet the mind, a candlelit Lanna dinner to refuel, then sword dancing and fire performances under lit trees. End with a soak in a heritage pool. Recovery for body and spirit.

  • Outdoor Thai massage · soothe training fatigue
  • Pottery & painting workshop · sword dance & fire performance
  • Candlelit Lanna dinner · heritage pool night soak
Pottery and painting workshop at Wat Kamphaeng
Traditional Lanna candlelit dinner
Traditional Lanna sword dance performance
Outdoor traditional massage in a garden pavilion
Night soak in a heritage pool
Fire performance and Lanna illuminated forest
Elephant at the sanctuary camp

Elephant Sanctuary

Half-day

Get up close at an elephant camp — feed the elephants, roll herbal nutrition balls, and join the mud-bath and wash. Clothing change and free photos provided on site.

  • Feed elephants · make herbal nutrition balls
  • Mud bath & wash experience
  • Clothing change + free photos
Feeding an elephant up close
Making herbal nutrition balls
Elephant mud-bath experience
Washing an elephant
At the elephant camp
Live-fire shooting at a professional range

Live Shooting Range

Experience

Try live-fire shooting at a professional range — one firearm per person, 30 rounds, with full instructor guidance, safety gear and supervision.

  • One firearm per person · 30 rounds
  • Professional range + instructor
  • Safety gear & supervision
Shooting range session
Forest and mountain scenery on Doi Inthanon

Doi Inthanon Full-Day

Full-day

Spend a full day on Thailand's highest peak — forest trails, a hill-tribe village visit, and a hands-on highland coffee experience. A different side of Chiang Mai.

  • Forest trails on Doi Inthanon
  • Visit a hill-tribe village
  • Highland coffee-making experience
Forest trail on Doi Inthanon
Hill-tribe village
Highland coffee-making experience
Traditional Thai massage

Traditional Thai Massage

Experience

After hard training, treat your body to an authentic Thai massage — stretching, pressure and deep relaxation to ease tired legs and muscles, speed recovery, and get you ready for the next session.

  • Authentic traditional Thai techniques
  • Targeted relief for legs & whole body
  • Relaxation and active recovery after training
Thai massage setting
Traditional Thai massage technique
Relaxing massage experience
Post-training recovery massage
Thai massage detail

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