Activities : trekking/hiking, elephant riding, bamboo rafting, caving, village life & hilltribes visiting, boat cruise, interesting temples etc.

Mae Hong Son, originally the isolated, mist-covered province, has become a wonderful place for those who love wandering off the beaten track. Hiking to visit local people and hilltribes from one village and one ethnic group to another is a once in a lifetime experience. There are many tribal ethnic groups living in Mae Hong Son such as Karen, Hmong, Lahu, Lisu, Lawa, etc.  They share animist beliefs and honor numerous forest and guardian spirits.  Each tribe has distinctive ceremonial attire, courtship rituals, games, dances, agricultural customs, dialects, aesthetic values and hygienic habits.

Itinerary

Day 1:    Chiang Mai – Pong Duad Hotspring – Pai (L,D)

Morning:    Pick up from hotel in Chiang Mai. Travel over the mountain road to Pai. Enroute visit local   market at Ban Mae Malai for your snack and drink. Continue drive to one of the largest  geyser in Thailand at “Pong Duad”. Take short nature trail to visit a beautiful forest and geyser.

Lunch:        At local Thai restaurant.

Afternoon:  Arrival Pai. Before getting into the town center, stopover at Pai Memorial bridge to take beautiful pictures of mountain, rice field and the Pai River . Afterwards, check in at Baan Krating Resort. Or Pai Come Hideaway.

Evening:    Dinner at Chinese cultural center.

Day 2:  Pai – Lisu village – Lod Cave – Overnight Black Lahu homestay (B,L,D)

Morning:   Breakfast at your hotel then check out and depart by van to visit Lahu village. Visit and see   traditional Lisu village in Pang Mapha area. Afterwards, drive to Lod Cave . Exploring one of  the largest caves in the north of Thailand ; take a bamboo raft in darkness to discover the prehistoric coffin cave.

Lunch:     at local Thai restaurant

Afternoon:  Trekking start from spot near by Lod Cave to Ban Jabo. About 3 hours trek to Ban Jabo. Upon arrival meet the host family and check into your homestay.

Evening:   Participating with your host to cook Lahu food for dinner. Afterwards, enjoy your overnight in the Lahu homestay.

Day 3:   Trekking from Black Lahu – Shan village at Ban Mae Lana (B,L,D)

Morning:  Breakfast serve at your homestay; prepare to continue your trek to Shan village. On the way enjoy beautiful forest and cultivation area. Exploring Coral cave and learn how people live with beautiful nature

Lunch:   Jungle lunch style

Afternoon:  Arrive Ban Mae Lana, pack up and transfer to Mae Hong Son by van. On the way stop to visit fish cave and then transfer to Fern Resort.

Evening:  Enjoy dinner in town and visit night market

Day 4:   Soft adventure and Beautiful Burmese style temple (B,L,D)

Morning:  After breakfast then depart to boat landing. Take long-tail boat trip to visit the exotic Padong village or Longneck Karen village. Afterwards, return by boat to the elephant camp for bumpy riding about 1 hour through beautiful jungle.

Lunch:  at Fern Restaurant in town.

Afternoon: Visit a beautiful hill-top temple at Wat Phrathat Doi Kong Moo where you can see the beautiful valley and town of Mae Hong Son . Afterwards, visit the temple by the lake at Wat   Jong Kum Jong Klang. This temple presents its beautiful Burmese architecture and a small  antiques museum. Return to Fern Resort.

Evening:  Enjoy your dinner at Fern Resort restaurant.

Day 5:    Mae Hong Son – Chiang Mai (B,L)

Morning:  Breakfast at resort /late morning return to Chiang Mai by road

Lunch:  On the way

Afternoon:  Arrive in Chiang Ma, transfer to your hotel or airport.
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