'Tipsy tubing' banned over fears mixing alcohol with fast-flowing rivers is dangerous
Published date: Mon, 06 Mar 2023 16:38:28 +0700
Tourists in Thailand have been banned from drinking while tubing down rivers amid fears that consuming alcohol in fast-flowing waters could dangerous.
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) in Mae Hong Son province has prohibited 'tipsy tubing' - or floating in inflatable tubes on waterways while drunk - after footage spread of revellers overcrowding the Pai river last February.