Between ฿1,500 and ฿4,500 per rider, depending on how long you ride. A 1 hour ride is around ฿1,500 to ฿1,800 a 2 hour jungle and waterfall tour is ฿2,200 to ฿2,800 and a full 4 hour tour with lunch is around ฿4,500. See our price guide for the full breakdown. Checked July 2026.
Several operators share the lowest entry price of about ฿1,500 for a 1 hour ride, including Green Mountain, Orange Wave and Samui X-Treme. Wild Action matches that starting price but is temporarily closed until August 2026. You can line up every operator by price on our comparison page.
You pay the operator on the day of the tour, usually in cash. Some accept cards, and one or two add a small card fee. Booking direct means you pay the operator's own rate, with no hotel desk or agency commission on top.
Most operators allow free cancellation up to 24 hours before the ride. Inside 24 hours you usually pay in full. If the forecast looks bad you can hold your slot and decide the day before at no cost.
In high season, from December to March, book two to three days ahead, especially for double quads and buggies, which every park has fewer of. From April to November a day ahead is usually enough and same-day booking often works. Morning slots fill up first.
Yes, for most people, when you ride with an established operator, wear the helmet provided and follow your guide. Every tour starts with a safety briefing and a practice ride, and the guides set the pace to the group. Our safety guide covers this in detail.
No. The tours run on private jungle and mountain trails, not public roads, so no car or motorbike licence is needed. The quads are automatic too. See our licence guide for the full explanation.
No. The quads are fully automatic, with no gears, and every tour begins with a briefing and a short practice ride at the base. Tell your guide if it is your first time so they can keep the pace comfortable.
Every operator provides a helmet and a safety briefing as standard, along with basic accident insurance. Wear closed shoes you do not mind getting dirty, and some parks also provide a raincoat in the wet season.
Riding is not recommended if you are pregnant, or if you have back, neck or heart problems or another serious medical condition, whether you drive or ride as a passenger. Alcohol before or during the tour is not allowed.
It is 12 at most operators, and 11 at X-Quad for a confident child who passes the practice ride. Orange Wave is the exception at 18. The full breakdown is in our age limits guide.
Yes, as passengers seated behind an adult driver. Jungle Quad, Trail Blazers and Samui X-Treme take passengers from age 4, Green Mountain from 6 and Orange Wave from 8. Wild Action is the only operator that does not take passengers.
It depends on the operator. Green Mountain, Samui Quad Motor and Samui X-Treme charge a small passenger add-on, from around ฿900. Jungle Quad, X-Quad, Trail Blazers and Orange Wave price a two-seat quad instead, so a driver plus passenger runs ฿3,200 to ฿3,800 for 2 hours.
No. Older riders are welcome as long as they are in reasonable health and comfortable with the controls.
From 1 to 4 hours. A 1 hour ride is a short taste of the trails, 2 hours adds a viewpoint and usually a waterfall, and the 3 to 4 hour tours go deeper with a waterfall swim, a temple and lunch. Not every operator runs every length.
Jungle and mountain trails in the island's interior, viewpoints over the coast, and on the longer tours a jungle waterfall and a temple. The exact stops vary by operator and by which side of the island they ride from.
Only on the longest tours. Water or a soft drink comes with every tour, and a Thai lunch, usually at a jungle viewpoint restaurant, is included on the 3 or 4 hour tours at Jungle Quad, Green Mountain, X-Quad and Orange Wave. Trail Blazers and Wild Action do not serve a meal.
Fully automatic, with no gears, at every operator. That is why no licence or riding experience is needed.
Yes, at some operators. X-Quad runs CFMOTO side-by-side buggies and bigger twin machines, and Orange Wave offers a two-seat buggy on every program. Most first timers are perfectly happy on the standard automatic quad.
Yes. Every operator includes free hotel pickup and drop-off anywhere on Koh Samui, and you can also arrive at the base yourself if you have your own transport. Pickups usually start 30 to 60 minutes before the tour time.
A t-shirt, shorts and closed shoes you do not mind getting dirty. Bring swimwear for the waterfall, plus sunscreen, sunglasses and a change of clothes for after. See our what to wear guide.
Probably, and that is part of the fun. Trails are dusty in the dry season and muddy after rain. Wear old clothes and bring a change for the ride back.
You can ride all year. February to April has the driest trails, while September to December brings full waterfalls and muddy jungle riding. A morning start is best in any month. See our best time guide.
Most are around Maenam on the north coast. Jungle Quad and Green Mountain are on the Nathon and Ang Thong side, and Samui X-Treme is the only camp on the Lamai side. All of them offer island-wide hotel pickup.