Tube Trek Water Park Chiang Mai: Pools, Slides and a Space-Age Setting

Tube Trek’s robots, water guns and bright slide towers create a space-themed playground in San Kamphaeng, east of Chiang Mai. A shallow children’s pool, an artificial-wave pool and a lazy river provide the gentler side of the day; the larger slide area includes a four-person funnel ride. The three pool zones provide enough variety for a swimming-focused half-day.

Opening days and tickets

For the remainder of October 2026, Tube Trek opens Friday–Monday, 11:00–18:00. For later visits, use the park’s official announcements for the relevant month’s calendar. Opening days follow a monthly programme, so reserve transport for a confirmed operating date.

Ticket2Attraction offers Happy admission from 175 baht per person for the lazy river, children’s pool and wave pool. Extreme starts at 385 baht and adds the main slides and Tornado. These are advance-ticket starting prices; the selected date determines the offer. Meals, drinks, cabanas, towels, lockers and hotel transfers are extra. Same-day purchases must be paid at least one hour before arrival. If the operator cancels for bad weather, this seller offers rescheduling or a full refund.

For a day centred on younger children playing in Space Fortress, Happy covers the relevant pool areas.

Klook’s Happy ticket allows free entry for children 90 cm or shorter; KKday’s admission offer uses under 90 cm and requires free-entry children to be included in the booking remarks. Klook offers a full refund for cancellation at least 24 hours before the activity date, using Thailand’s local time.

Why the park looks like a space station

Tube Trek opened on 25 March 2017, after construction began in 2015. Its developers had been active in property and changed direction as the housing market, particularly condominiums, became crowded. The project was intended to create another reason to visit Chiang Mai in both high and low seasons.

The theme was planned across the whole complex: rooflines, ticket buildings, shops, refreshment kiosks and staff clothing were designed to suggest spacecraft. Three robot characters, Pipe, E-ject and Vortex, gave the park recognisable personalities.

The developers also conceived Tube Trek as an events venue. A stage beside the wave pool allowed concerts and DJ performances to use the water as part of the audience space. This explains a feature that can otherwise seem unusual in a daytime swimming park: the pool and stage were designed to work together.

A circuit through the four zones

Space Fortress is the children’s water-play structure. Its pool is 30 cm deep, with slides of different heights, water sprays and a large tipping bucket. The bucket fills overhead and releases a sudden sheet of water; children who dislike the splash can use other parts of the play area.

Wave Rafting is the lazy river. Its current carries swimmers and floating tubes around a circuit, making it a slower interval between climbing slide towers. High Tide is the wave pool, where the water moves in artificial waves rather than remaining still. These are separate areas from the shallow children’s pool.

Splash Pool Phase is the main slide area. Its four-person Wormhole ride, sold as Tornado in ticket packages, carries a shared tube through an enclosed section into a broad funnel. The tube swings across the funnel’s sides before exiting into the landing pool.

The slide towers involve repeated stair climbs. A pool-focused visit can stay with the three Happy zones. Allow around three to four hours inside, plus changing and your journey.

Changing, food and extra costs

The park has changing facilities, showers and toilets. Swimwear is required in the pools. Bring your own towel and dry clothes for the return journey; towels, lockers and shaded cabanas are also rented on site.

Rings and life jackets are available for hire. Klook’s Happy package separately lists life rings, slide boards and life vests as included. For that booking, those items form part of the package rather than the general rental budget.

KKday’s admission offer lists locker rental at 50 baht plus a 50-baht deposit, payable on site in cash.

Food outlets serve Thai and other meals, snacks and drinks. Outside food and drinks are prohibited.

Children need a designated adult watching them in the water, including when lifeguards are present. The wave pool and river involve moving water; use a properly fitted life jacket for weak swimmers and follow lifeguards’ instructions. Leave the water during thunder or lightning.

Getting there and back

Tube Trek is at 55/5 Moo 10, Ton Pao, San Kamphaeng, off Bo Sang Road, Soi 10. It is roughly a half-hour drive east from central Chiang Mai, depending on traffic. The official website’s map identifies the entrance.

A taxi, private car or hired songthaew, the local passenger truck, can make the journey. Book a return collection when arranging the outward trip. For a small family wanting a priced transport option, My Chiang Mai Tour advertises a round-trip car at 1,400 baht, with a sedan for one to three passengers; admission and meals are separate. Reserve the date and hotel pickup directly with that agency.