About The Trip:

This is a wonderful trip for cultural exchange & soft adventure lovers. The nature & culture elements are combined for your enjoyable and meaningful trip.

From Chiang Mai we travel about 1 and a half hrs. by air cond-van along the beautiful, local road to the Forestry Rafting Camp in Mae Wang to enjoy bamboo rafting on beautiful Mae Nam Wang for 1 hr. until reaching the Elephant Camp. Then connected with the elephant riding into the jungle, and straight to Hmong village, Ban Huay Nam Rin for 2 hrs. Welcome ceremony will be arranged in Hmong village and home-made lunch will be served. Here we will have time for wandering to visit & chat with Hmong hilltribes after check in the dormitory of Hmong Cultural Center. In the evening, cultural exchange will be managed and Hmong style of dinner, cooked by villagers will be served at the Cultural Center. It is the real exciting night !

On the 2nd day, after breakfast in the village, go hiking for 1 hr. out of the village along the scenic trail to the road, where the bus driver waiting for us. Then take the van to Doi Inthanon National Park (about 1 hr. drive). Check in the Karen Ecolodge, located in the middle of Karen terrace rice field. After that drive up to explore the summit(2,565 m. above the sea level). Nature walk at Ang Ka Nature Trail (45 mins.), and drive down to the level of 2,000 m., hiking along the Kiew Mae Pan Trail for about 3 hrs. The hiking will end at the King & Queen Stupas. Lunch. In the afternoon, Visit Hmong's Fruit & Flower Market on the way before hiking (45 mins.) to visit Karen Mae Klang Luang Village where villagers are happy to show their fruits orchards. Chat with Karen people. Return to the Ecolodge for dinner & overnight in the real romantic atmosphere!

Doi Inthanon, Thailand's highest peak in Chiang Mai Province, is an offshoot in this southern extension of Himalayan Range. This national park's vegetation consists of 8 types (a native pine, lower & upper dry dipterocarp, opened & moist hill evergreen, and sub - alpine etc.). It is a habitat of more than 446 kinds of wildlife particularly 364 kinds of wild birds and there are several famous trails to explore the wonder of nature. Doi Inthanon is therefore one of Thailand's best places for a nature walk and bird watching activities. There are Karen & Hmong tribesmen dwell in isolated villages in this area where visitors can observe their unique lifestyle and culture.

On the third day, village tour in Mae Chaem, the fascinating lifestyle of former Northern Thai Village still remain to be seen here. In village we have ample time to visit a local temple in Lanna Thai style of art - observe home factory of hand-woven clothes - beautiful paddy field in a valley - and we may try our hands on spinning & weaving. Home-made lunch will be served on the local people's house where we will closely observe their way of life. After that continue the trip to Ob Luang with short visit to Thep Phanom Hotspring on route. In Ob Luang, we hike to see the scenic gorge over the Mae Chaem River before returning to the town of Chiang Mai with good memory.

Itinerary :
Day 1 (L,D)
Chiang Mai - By air-cond van to Mae Wang (2 hrs.) - Bamboo Rafting (1 hr.) - Elephant Riding ( 2 hrs.) - Hmong Village - Overnight at the Hmong Cultural Center

Day 2 (B,L,D)
Hmong Village - Hiking (1 hr.) - By van to Doi Inthanon National Park (1 hr.)(nature trails at the summit Ang Ka(45 mins.) and Kiew Mae Pan Trails(3 hrs.), Hmong's Fruit & Flower Market, hiking up (45 mins.)to visit Karen Hilltribes ), Overnight at Navasruang resort in a small town of Mae Chaem.

Day 3 (B,L)
Village tour in Mae Chaem ( village life tour, hand-woven clothes & local temple, home-made lunch) - By van (1 and a half hour) to Thep Phanom Hotspring - By van(15 mins.) to Ob Luang (hiking to the beautiful gorge of Ob Luang) - By van(2 hrs.) return to Chiang Mai

B-Breakfast, L-Lunch, D-Dinner