Trek hill tribes and elephants 3d / 2n
Hills people and relax with the elephants
Go to meet the hill tribes and spend a moment in harmony with their way of life and nature. Go down a river on a bamboo raft. Walk in lush nature, cool off in the waters of a magnificent waterfall, meet and learn about elephants. A refreshing and exotic program. Three days to relax and rejuvenate!
Route
Jour 1
Chiang Mai
Meet Karen tribe, waterfalls and wild track
Meals
You will pass by a green countryside and amazing rice fields.
It is a colorful and exotic local market, where the local population and the hill tribes meet and negotiate their products, mainly fruits, vegetables and flowers,
Mok Fa Waterfall is a part of the Doi Suthep Pui National Park. It is a one-level cascade standing over 60 meters tall, it is impressive even in the late dry season, and is a great place for a swim and to cool off.
Transfer in a local vehicle to the Karen village.
Our guide will show his cooking skills by preparing lunch for the group.
The 180 square-kilometer national park in Mae Taeng district, blessed with mountainous terrains and verdant forest, is the favorite destination for cool-weather and photography lovers during the winter time.
Exploration of the village, activities and ideas sharing with the local population, while discovering the tasks of their daily life. This trek to Baan Mae Chok in Thailand will delight you by allowing you to chat with local artisans who offer their products in the village markets. You will be able to meet Karens, one of the largest populations in Southeast Asia.
There is usually a campfire with entertainment (jokes, games, funny stories) led by the guide after dinner.
The comfort is rather basic, the mattresses are not very thick, placed on the floor, the shower is traditional: a large was filled with cold water and a plastic pan, cold water obviously. This is how the Karen live in a beautiful environment.
Extra charge of THB 800 per person at the hotel ''Buraphat Resort'' in Chiangdao. 3 stars hotel with A/C, wifi and hot shower
Jour 2
Chiang Mai
Karen tribe meeting and activities with elephants
Meals
Breakfast at the Karen village.
Which is quite impressive, as you will walk in a lush nature.
Visit a Karen village and discover the daily life of hill tribes.
Our guide will show his cooking skills by preparing lunch for the group.
First approach of the elephants.
Learn how to feed them, get to know them, be at them side.
Swimming and brushing the elephants in the river.
You will walk in a luxuriant and beautifull nature.
There is usually a campfire with entertainment (jokes, games, funny stories) led by the guide after dinner.
The comfort is rather basic, the mattresses are not very thick, placed on the floor, the shower is traditional: a large was filled with cold water and a plastic pan, cold water obviously. This is how the Karen live in a beautiful environment.
Extra charge of THB 800 per person at the hotel ''Buraphat Resort'' in Chiangdao. 3 stars hotel with A/C, wifi and hot shower
Jour 3
Chiang Mai
Refreshing bamboo rafting and ethnic encounters
Meals
Breakfast at the Karen village.
On a bamboo raft along the Mae Taeng River, cross many rapids for 2.5 hours (depending on the water level) to Shan Village, Ban Sop Kai.
The Lahu and Akha are Tibetan-Burmese-speaking ethnolinguistic groups settled in Thailand since the early nineteenth century.
The Shan etnic group, as all Tai groups, are originated from what is now Southeast China. They were undoubtedly formerly little distinguishable from Tai Dam, Lao and so on, because of a millennium of relative isolation on Burma’s Shan Plateau has led to their cultural distinctiveness. Two differing ethnologists views have says that the Shan either migrating westwards over the last thousand or so years from a common Tai staging post in Vietnam’s Dien Bien Phu region, or migrating directly southwards along the Salween Valley from today’s Yunnan province.
Return to your hotel in Chiang Mai. About 2 hours drive.
Safarine transfers from Chiang Mai to the city of your choice in Thailand, either at the end of the tour or the day of your choice. Safarine offers a wide choice of direct or staged transfers. For any information do not hesitate to contact us.
Prices and terms
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Special prices for children under 1,20 m
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