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Hilltribe Treks The Less Visited Area of Chiang Mai

Moderate to Hard Route:
Pang Eak - Sob Gai

Tour code : WT. CNX 022
Duration : 3 days 2 nights,
Type of tour :Private Tour
Start and end : in Chiang Mai
Minimum passengers : 2 persons
Trip Grade: moderate to hard
Activities: hilltribe trek

About the trip

This trekking trip will be operated in areas of Pang Eak and Sob Gai, in the upper North of Chiang Mai. It's the less visited trekking area where we will be pleased to offer to those tourists interesting to touch the real life of Hilltribes in Thailand .

The first day, we will travel by a pick-up truck to Mae Malai Market, where we will buy some food for lunch, and to cook while trekking in remote hilltribe villages. Coninue traveling until reaching Mae Talai Stream. Lunch and take leisure at a small, but nice waterfall, where we will start trekking. We will make an appointment with our driver to pick us up on the third day, and let him drives back home. On this trip we will have a good chance to visit Red Lahu, Shan, Karen, and Black Lahu. It's a real nice experience!

Itinerary

Day1 Chiang Mai - Pang Eak (L,D)

09.30 Pick up at hotel in Chiang Mai or Chiang Mai Airport . Travel by a pick-up truck to a lively Mae Malai Market to buy some food for lunch and for cooking while staying in villages. Then continue traveling to Mae Talai Waterfall, lunch and take leisure.

Pm After lunch, we will start trekking (2-3 hours trek) to Red Lahu (Muser) village. On the way see beautiful view of nature and tea plantation. Stop to observe people workin the coffee field - collect & dry their coffee seed. Sometimes you may see peoplecollect tea tree in stead of collecting coffee as they grow both tea and coffee plantation. Trek further (2-3 hours) to Ban Pang Eak, Thai Yai or Shan village.
Dinner and homestay at Ban Pang Eak.
(trek about 5-6 hours)

Day2 Ban Pang Eak - Karen Village - Black Lahu Village (B,L,D)

09.00 After breakfast, travel by pick-up truck about 40-45 minutes to the place where we will start trekking. Today we will trek about 5-6 hours into the jungle, passing Karen village and observe their way of living until reaching Black Lahu village. Picnic lunch in the jungle.
Dinner and overnight in the Black Lahu village.
(trek about 5-6 hours)

Day3 Black Lahu Village - Sob Gai - Chiang Mai (B,L)

09.00 After breakfast, we will trek into the jungle about 3 hours to the place where our pick-up truck driver waiting. After that travel to the Elephant Camp, and enjoy elephant riding for 1 hour. Then return to the town of Chiang Mai , drop off at your hotel. End of service.
(trek about 3 hours)

Meals: B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner