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Hilltribe Treks The Less Visited
Area of Chiang Mai

Easy to Moderate Route:
Chiang Dao - Prao


Tour code : WT. CNX 021
Duration : 3 days 2 nights,
Type of tour :Private Tour
Start and end : in Chiang Mai
Minimum passengers : 2 persons
Trip Grade: easy to moderate
Activities: hilltribe trek

About the trip

This trekking trip will be operated in areas of Chiang Dao and Prao, in the upper North and Northeast of Chiang Mai. It's the less visited area best suiting for visitors interesting to touch the real life of Hilltribes people .

The first day, we will travel by a pick-up truck to Chiang Dao & Prao with short visits to some interesting places, such as the Young Elephant Training Center for watching elephant show; Chiang Dao Market, where we will buy some food to cook while trekking in remote hilltribe villages.  We will be traveling by a pick-up truck until reaching Lahu Villag e. After that 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 visit total 5 hilltribe groups - Lahu, Karen, Lisu, Akha, and Palaung. It's a real great experience!

We will start trekking from Lahu Village on the first day, and visit some hilltribes on the way and stay overnight in Karen village on the first day and Palong village on the second day. And on the third day, after finishing the trek, we will meet our driver on the main road, and the driver will drive us to a bamboo rafting camp and let us have some fun on a bamboo rafting trip after 2-3 days trekking. We will end the trip in the town of Chiang Mai with happiness.

Itinerary

Day1 Chiang Mai - Chiang Dao - Prao - Lahu Villag e - Karen Village (L,D)
(trek about 2 .30-3 hours)

Day2 Karen Village - two Palaung Villages (B,L,D)
(trek about 3 hours, and elephant trek 2 hours)

Day 3 Pal au ng Village - C hiang Mai (B,L)
(trek about 1.30 hours)

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