Hilltribe Experience & Culture

Trip code : THF00220
Destination : Thailand (Chiang Mai)
Price : Upon Request
Duration : 4 Days
Hilltribe Experience & Culture

Trip Description
Enjoy the nature while trekking in the jungle. Experience the hilltribe culture when staying at Lahu Village and explore the worldful world with our newest product-Lanna Farm.
Itinerary
Day 1 CHIANG MAI – LAHU VILLAGEPick up from hotel in Chiang Mai by local truck with guide for 1.5 hours drive to the area of Pha Mieng, then walk through orchards and down a steep jungle path to the waterfall and pool of Pha Mieng. Swim in the large pool, then walk (15 min) to the Lahu Village. Walk along jungle trails to the remote village of Hmong Pha Mieng (1.5 hrs). Meet the inhabitants of this small hilltribe in a jungle clearing, then enjoy a picnic lunch. Walk to the top of the mountain (1.5 hrs), where the Red Lahu Village of Pha Daeng is located. Visit the Lahu temple and enjoy a cup of Chinese tea with a village family. Walk along a mountain ridge to the Lahu Village of Kup Kap (1 hr). The views from thes village are spectacular, looking south to the valley far below or west to the mountain peaks stretching towards Burma. Enjoy the friendly attention of the curious Lahu villagers.
Overnight : at homestay
Meal : L/D
Hilltribe Experience & Culture
Day 2 LAHU VILLAGE – LISU LODGEAfter breakfast at Lahu Outpost, take a one and a half hour walk downhill to Huay Satern waterfall, then ride an elephant for a 1 hr downhill to Mae Taeng Elephant Camp. A picnic lunch by the river, then a white water rafting ride of 1 hr down the river (grade 1 to 2), arriving at the Thai village of Muang Gurt. Then walk for approx. 45 minutes to the Akha of Huay Pong, where you will enjoy a cup of tea and a chat with the Shaman (doctor). Then, downhill (mainly) for another 40 minutes to the award winning Lisu Lodge, arriving late afternoon. In the evening, enjoy dinner and a display of Lisu culture with music and dancing.
Overnight : at Lisu Lodge or similar
Meal : B/L/D
Hilltribe Experience & Culture
Day 3 LISU LODGE – LANNA FARMBreakfast at Lisu Lodge. Take a cultural tour of the village with one of the Lisu elders, with your guide as a translator. See the shrine of the village’s guardian spirit and other aspect sof Lisu culture. Take a 1.5 hr. ox-cart ride through farmland and forest to the large country village of Baan Pang Mai Daeng. Lunch at local restaurant in Chiang Dao. Afternoon, drive to visit a more primitive Palong hilltribe village before starting with a 2 hr trekking from Karen to Lahu village, then 30 minutes transfer to the Lanna Farm for dinner.
Overnight : at Lanna Farm or similar
Meal : B/L/D
Hilltribe Experience & Culture
Day 4 LANNA FARM – CHIANG MAIBreakfast at Lanna Farm. Easy biking around the beautiful rural country for agro-tour, talking with growers of produce such as rice, corn, chilli, soybean and other vegetables. Stop for a visit to a huge reclining Buddha image at Wat Tham Dork Kum. Lunch at Lanna Farm, then transfer back to Chiang Mai.
Meal : B/L
Hilltribe Experience & Culture
Meals : B = Breakfast / L = Lunch / D = Dinner
Departure Date
Daily
Trip Price
  • Upon Request
Inclusion
– All transportation and tours with admission fees as mentioned
– English-speaking guide
– Accommodation and meals plan as mentioned
– VAT 7%
Exclusion
– Personal expenses
– Airfare & Airport tax
– Other services not mentioned in the program

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