People of the Golden Triangle: 4‑Day Hilltribe Adventure Through Northern Thailand

Day 1 – Chiang Mai → Lisu Lodge

Visit Wat Phra That Doi Suthep, Chiang Mai’s most famous temple. Continue via Phu Ping Palace and the Chiang Khien
coffee research station before visiting a Hmong village for mountain tea with a local family.
 
Travel along mountain ridges and descend into Mae Sa Valley for lunch. Continue to Pang Mai Daeng and enjoy a 1.5-hour
ox-cart ride to Lisu Lodge.
 
Explore the village with local guides and experience Lisu customs before dinner. Enjoy traditional Lisu music and
dancing performed by villagers.

Overnight: Lisu Lodge or similar

Meals: L / D

Day 2 – Lisu Lodge → Ban Thaton

Transfer by local songtaew to Huay Pong and begin an easy jungle walk to an Akha village. Meet local families and enjoy
refreshments.
 
Continue with an approximately 8 km downhill mountain-bike ride to Mae Taeng Elephant Camp.
 
Enjoy a 1 to 1.5-hour elephant ride through mountain scenery, followed by a picnic lunch beside the Mae Taeng River.
 
Later, experience 1 to 1.5 hours of white-water rafting before transferring north to Ban Thaton.

Overnight:Thaton River View Resort or similar

Meals: B / L

Day 3 – Ban Thaton → Golden Triangle

Travel by 4WD to visit Lisu and Shan villages before boarding a comfortably equipped bamboo raft on the Mae Kok River.
 
Float through scenic countryside and gentle rapids, stopping at riverside hilltribe communities along the route.
 
Lunch is served at a riverside jungle camp. Continue to the Karen village of Ban Ruam Mit before transferring to your
overnight accommodation near the Golden Triangle region.

Overnight:Moe Cherry Traditional Bamboo Cottage or similar

Meals: B / L

Day 4 – Golden Triangle → Chiang Rai

Enjoy a relaxed breakfast and free time around the hotel.
 
Transfer to Chiang Rai Airport, or choose an optional cruise along the Mekong River from the Golden Triangle to Chiang
Khong before continuing to the airport by minibus.

Meals: B