Price of a car with driver in Chiang Mai in 2025

Hi, I’d been told it was between 2,000 and 2,500 THB per day. 3,000 THB for Doi Inthanon... The driver I found gave me different prices depending on my destinations: 5,000 THB for the waterfalls in Doi Inthanon National Park, which I negotiated down to 4,000. Then 2,000 for Lamphun, 3,000 for another day, and two times 3,500 for two other itineraries I showed him. In total, 16,000 THB, which I negotiated down to 14,000. I’m wondering if I overpaid... Since I’m planning two more outings, I’d like to have a solid baseline for negotiating...

I’m right in the middle of peak season, and everything’s gone up considerably in Thailand. So I don’t want to put my foot in it by pointing out he might’ve overcharged me if that’s not the case... Thanks

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I’m wondering if I got ripped off on this rate...

Yeah, you got ripped off—the other guy saw you coming and took advantage. But that’s been the case from the start (20 days in C.Mai, 20 days of prepaid hotel bookings in the same place), 20 days in Thailand’s most visited city when you prefer places with fewer tourists... I guess you like it that way. You asked tons of questions, but despite all the answers, you insisted on sticking to your wrong ideas. So it’s understandable you ended up here—oh well, your loss.

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Hello,

If I may, you can't really throw that stone at someone visiting the country for the first time.

Afterward, we learn from our experiences, pick up a few useful words, and then we might try to venture into the delicate and unknown. This time, Jean-Marie hesitated quite a bit, weighed the pros and cons, and then changed his mind. That’s already better than those who don’t think things through at all.

I suppose he’ll at least let us know in a few weeks what he got out of it—his ups and downs, his satisfactions and regrets. Since he goes into detail about his feelings and adventures, his report will certainly be very useful for other beginners.

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