Hilltribe Trek & Culture

^{4 Days / 3 Nights}

Itinerary (Chiang Mai-Lahu Village-Lisu Lodge-Lanna Farm-Chiang Mai)

Explore the natural surrounding while trekking in the jungle, experience the hilltribe culture when staying at Lahu Village and enjoy your stay at Lanna Farm.

Program : Departure Every Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday

Day 1 : Chiang Mai - Lahu Village (L, D)
Pick up from the hotel in Chiang Mai by a local truck and take 1.5 hours drive to the area of Pha Mieng. Walk through orchards and down a steep jungle path to the waterfall and pool of Pha Mieng. Enjoy a nice swim in a large pool. Then, walk around 15 minutes to Lahu village and continue along jungle trails to the remote village of Hmong Pha Mieng (1.5 hrs) to meet the inhabitants of this small hilltribe in a jungle. Picnic lunch is served under the trees. In the afternoon, walk to the top of the mountain (1.5 hrs) where the Red Lahu Village of Pha Daeng is located. Enjoy a cup of Chinese tea with a village family and then walk along a mountain ridge to the Lahu village of Kup Kap (1 hr). The view from this village is spectacular when looking southward to the valley below or westward to the mountain peaks stretching towards Burma. Experience the friendly attention of the curious Lahu villagers. Dinner and overnight at Lahu Outpost.

Day 2 : Lahu Village - Lisu Lodge (B, L, D)
After breakfast at Lahu Outpost, walk for 1 hour downhill to Huay Satern Waterfall. Then an hour walk along the stream and nature trail to Mae Taeng Elephant Camp for an hour’s elephant ride. A picnic lunch will be served by the river. After lunch, enjoy white water rafting down the river for 45 mins (grade 1 to 2) to the pretty Thai village of Muang Gurt. Then take a short drive by local truck to the Akha village of Huay Pong where a cup of tea will be served while having a chat with the Shaman (witch doctor). Afterwards continue downhill (mainly) for another 30 minutes to the award winning Lisu Lodge. Arrive at Lisu Lodge in the late afternoon and observe hilltribe activities of Lisu people such as embroidering and organic gardening. Welcome drink - tea or coffee will be provided at the lodge. In the evening, enjoy dinner with Lisu music and dance by Lisu banjo players and village children. Overnight at Lisu Lodge.

Day 3 : Lisu Lodge - Lanna Farm (B, L, D)
Enjoy breakfast at Lisu Lodge and take a cultural tour of the village by one of the Lisu elders with the translation of your guide. See the shrine, which guards the village spirit and other aspects of Lisu culture. Then take a 1.30 hour oxcart ride through the farmland and forest to the large country village of Baan Pang Mae Daeng. Lunch at Lisu Louge. In the afternoon, visit a Palong Hilltribe, a more primitive village before starting 2 hour’s trekking from a Karen to a Lahu village. Continue by local truck on road to Lanna Farm. Here, enjoy your choice of activities around the farm such as weaving, wickerwork (bamboo and rattan), fruit and vegetable carving. Dinner and overnight at Lanna Farm.

Day 4 : Lanna Farm - Chiang Mai (B, L)
After breakfast at Lanna Farm, easy biking around the beautiful rural county and see the abundant agriculture such as rice, corn, chili, peanut, soybean, potato, etc with an enjoyable conversation to the owners. Visit the huge reclining Buddha image at Wat Tham Dork Kum and return to Lanna Farm for lunch. After lunch, transfer back to Chiang Mai.