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Chiang Mai River Rafting
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This is rounded programme including
visits to hill tribes, elephant trekking, river rafting and trekking.
It is 'soft adventure' - we sleep out one night, but all other
accommodation is in comfortable local guesthouses and small resorts. |
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$1,350 per person |
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Day
One: Chiang Mai-Hmong Hilltribe Lodge
Leave Chiang Mai by Land Rover to visit Pong Yaeng elephant camp.
Observe elephants taking timber from forest. Their strength and
strategic teamwork will amaze you. Take one-hour elephant ride into
jungle. Continue with a visit to an orchid farm. Lunch at Mae Saa
Valley Resort.
Proceed by pickup truck to
visit Meo hilltribe village at Nong Hoi Mai and continue to Ban Meo
Mae Ki. The afternoon is free to discover numerous hilltribe village
activities. BBQ Dinner at HMONG HILLTRIBE LODGE followed by
presentation of Meo dances and overnight stay. |
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Day
Two: Hmong
Hilltribe Lodge-Samoeng-Pai
After breakfast at the lodge,
drive via Ban Pok to Samoeng on rarely used dirt roads through typical
Thai countryside. Short stop to visit Luang Mae Saab Cave and continue
over the hills to Ban Meo Mae Tala. Picnic lunch. Then stroll through
hilltribe village, visiting houses and the local school. Continue to
Wat Chan over mountains on dirt roads with sweeping views of
countryside. Take short tour of Wat Chan, visiting village and local
temple. Proceed over rolling terrain to Pai. Check in to local resort
- dinner at the resort. |
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Three: Pai-White
Water Rafting
After an early breakfast, drive about 1 hour 30 minutes to Nam Khong
River. Briefing on security and navigation while inflating the river
rafts. Then we start a 45 minute raft trip. We stop at Nam Lang
junction for a picnic lunch. Continue rafting for about 2 hours to
Suza Waterfall and jungle camp. The afternoon is free for an
opportunity to stroll through the hills. Jungle dinner and overnight
stay in sleeping bag under (double) mosquito net on bamboo mattress. |
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Four: White Water Rafting-Mae
Hong Son
After breakfast, we raft for 1 hour 30 minutes to hot springs. Then
enjoy the rapids on the river (about 15 rapids, depending on season),
plus Pai Gorge and its rapids. Picnic lunch by small waterfall.
Continue rafting for an hour to Nam Tok Mae Surin National Park.
Transfer by Land Rover to
Mae Hong Son. Check in at resort hotel (High-water season possibility
of rafting directly to hotel). Dinner and accommodation at the hotel.
REMARK: During March-June and depending on water levels, raft trip may
have to be replaced by a trekking trip with an overnight stay at a
Jungle Guest House. |
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Day
Five: Mae
Hong Son Drive south
After breakfast to visit the
"Meo Micro Wave" hilltribe village located on a steep
mountainside next to relay station from which village got its name.
Depart to Ban Nai Soi to visit the Khaya (Karen) hilltribe village and
enjoy picnic lunch. Continue by Land Rover to Padong village, home of
the long-necked Padong tribe (Giraffe Women), wearing brass rings
around their elongated necks-an extraordinary sight. Return to Mae
Hong Son for dinner and accommodation. |
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Six: Mae Hong Son-Chiang Mai
Visit the morning market. Drive
uphill to visit Wat Phra Dhat Doi Kong Moo, with its beautiful view of
Mae Hong Son. Return to the resort for breakfast. Later visit
Burmese-style temples, Wat Jong Kham and Wat Jong Klang, located next
to a large pond in the southern part of town. Shan people, who make up
about 50% of the population of Mae Hong Son, built Wat Jong Kham
nearly 200 years ago. Wat Jong Klang houses 100-year-old glass
paintings and woodcarvings from Burma, depicting various lives of the
Buddha. Lunch at resort. After lunch Transfer to the airport and fly
to Chiang Mai late afternoon. Transfer to your hotel.
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4WD& River Rafting, Northern
Thailand By Bicycle |
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