Trekking in Thai

“Trekking” in Thai is เดินป่าdoen-bpàa.

เดินป่า doen-bpàa

to go trekking, to hike (in the forest) verb

doen mid
bpàa low

Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.

Parts: เดินdoen to walk ป่าbpàa forest, jungle

How to use it

เดินป่าdoen-bpàa, "to walk the forest", is any hike through jungle or hills. Treks from Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai and Pai often stay overnight in a hill-tribe village, and some national park trails may only be walked with a ranger or a local guide. In the North a mountain is a ดอยdawy, so a hike up one is ขึ้นดอยkûen dawy.

Other spellings you'll see

There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:

doen pa
dern pa
duen paa

More travel and transport in Thai

All travel and transport

รถ rót Car
แท็กซี่ táek-sîi Taxi
จอด jàwt Stop (a car)
to stop, to park
เลี้ยว líaw Turn
to turn
ซ้าย sáai Left
ขวา kwǎa Right (direction)
right (the direction)

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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
Audio: AI voices, quality-checked for tones