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2 Day Hilltribe Adventure - ex Chiang Mai

From $270 USD

(Approx. $434.46 AUD)

Trip Information
Starts In: Chiang Mai
Ends In: Chiang Mai
Duration: 2 Days.
Departs: Daily
Group Size: small group
Transport: Land Rover (4WD) with English-speaking guide
Accommodation: Twin share in non-airconditioned room
Activity: Adventure Tour
Ages: 18+
Tour Code: CNXHL2
Operator Code: ASIANTRL

Countries Visited
Thailand
Trip Highlights
  • Visit the hilltribe museum at Mae Rim
  • Watch the elephants take daily baths in stream before hauling timber
  • Visit an orchid farm
  • BBQ dinner
  • Hmong’s cultural shows and dances
  • visit the handicraft workshops at Baan Tawai
  • Meals as per itinerary
  • Overnight at Hmong Hilltribe Lodge
Full Itinerary
The 40-room Hmong Hilltribe Lodge located in the hills north of Chiang Mai offers visitors a unique chance to experience exotic hilltribe life in relative comfort. Overnight stay at the lodge features BBQ dinner and cultural presentations by the Hmong people in this 2-day/1-night Hilltribe Adventure.

Day 1 - Chiang Mai—Hmong Hilltribe Lodge

08:30 After pick up passengers from hotel in Chiang Mai, leave Chiang Mai by Land Rover or similar to visit the hilltribe museum at Mae Rim. Then continue to the elephant camp, watch the elephants take daily baths in stream before hauling timber. You will be amazed by their strength and strategic teamwork. Also visit an orchid farm.

12:00 Lunch at local restaurant.

13:00 Proceed to Ban Nong Hoi Mai and Ban Meo Mae Ki to visit Hmong Hilltribe villages.
A brief stop is made at the Royal Project where it teaches the hill people to grow vegetables and flowers. Continue to Hmong Hilltribe Lodge.

19:00 BBQ dinner at the lodge followed by Hmong’s cultural shows and dances.
Accommodation at HMONG HILLTRIBE LODGE.

Overnight : HMONG HILLTRIBE LODGE
Meal : L/D

Day 2 - Hmong Hilltribe Lodge—Chiang Mai

07:00 Breakfast

08:00 Time at leisure, you can take a walk to the local village nearby or trekking to a small waterfall where the lodge gets its water supply.

11:00 Leave Lodge and drive uphill on the way to Hang Dong en route Samoeng. Lunch at a resort on the way.
After lunch proceed to visit the handicraft workshops at Baan Tawai. Get insider's view of Chiang Mai craftspeople at work.

16:00 Return to Chiang Mai with transfers to hotel.

Meal : B/L

Meal : B = Breakfast / L = lunch / D = Dinner

Single Supplement: US$30
 
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