Tour Overview :

Go deep into Thailand’s Northern hills and meet hill tribes in their villages to learn more about the lives of these fascinating people.

Highlight :

Hike to a hill tribe village and learn the traditions and customs of its inhabitants

Learn about mahout (elephant keeping) skills and ride your elephant through a bamboo forest

Take a bamboo raft journey along the river to visit the Shan hill tribe

Departure Date :

All year - Daily 

Tour Inclusion :

Accommodation with daily breakfast at selected hotels

Private tours, transfers and all services as mentioned in the itinerary

Services of a private driver and air-conditioned vehicles

Service of English speaking guides in every location

Entrance fees for all mentioned sights visited

Meals as mentioned in the itinerary

Tour Exclusion :

Domestic & international flights

Departure taxes if applicable

Meals other than those mentioned in the itinerary

Early check-in and late check-out at hotels.

Personal expenses (such as laundry, telephone, drinks, etc.)

Tips for guides and drivers

Personal travel insurance

Visa fees (contact us for further information)

Day by Day Itinerary :

Date 1 : Chiang Mai - MAE JOK

Transfer by private vehicle from your hotel in Chiang Mai to the mountains north of the city. We’ll take a stop to join the locals at Mae Malai market: don’t forget to haggle!

Date 2 : MAE JOK - PA KHAOLAM

Breakfast will be served in the early morning, after which we’ll walk beneath the jungle canopy to the Karen elephant camp. The Karen are famous for their mahout, or elephant keeping heritage and their history together reaches back for hundreds of years.

Date 3 : PA KHAOLAM - CHIANG MAI

After breakfast, board a bamboo raft and glide along with the current to the Shan village of Sop Kai. The Shan get their name from the Shan plateau of Myanmar which they are believed to have inhabited as far back as the 10^th century. We’ll pass other hill tribe villages as our raft floats downstream past the riverbanks.