Hill Tribe Trekking & Thai Lanna Experience
3 Days / 2 Night
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Trek to a remote hill tribe village on a mountain top and learn about the Akha culture. Then, enjoy a local experience of Thai cooking classes, a leisure biking tour and a fresh market visit, including an accommodation in a Thai Lanna style lodge set amongst lush garden, rice fields and mountains.
DAY 1 CHIANG MAI - AKHA OUTPOST
08h00: Depart from Chiang Mai by local truck and drive to Araksa Tea Garden. Enjoy a magnificent landscape at this tea garden where you will be led by an experienced guide who will introduce you to the process of growing and harvesting organic tea. Learn how to pluck tea leaves with resident tea pickers and enjoy a cup of fresh roasted tea. After the tour, proceed to the Bua Tong Waterfall where your lunch will be served. The trek starts after lunch with a 3 hour walk along the nature trail up the mountains. Stop at Akha Outpost, sitting on a mountain top with spectacular views of the valley. At leisure until the evening (your tour guide will prepare dinner for you). At Akha Outpost, a simple hut built in Akha traditional style, mat, mattress, pillow, blanket, mosquito net are provided, including two western toilets and one shower for sharing. Overnight at Akha Outpost. DAY 2 AKHA OUTPOST - KHUM LANNA After breakfast, start walking downhill (4 hours). En route stop at an Akha hill tribe village. Learn about the Akha culture and chat with local people. After that, take a local truck to Khum Lanna. Check into your room, get a short briefing and choose your afternoon activity. Relax at leisure until lunch. In the afternoon, enjoy an activity of your choice. Guided biking will be around Khum Lanna. Then, continue biking to Wat Tham Dork Khum to admire religious arts and a big reclining Buddha image, the viewpoint where you can see the entire town. Return to Khum Lanna. Notes: A second additional 1-hour activity can be booked at nominal charge. Alternatively, you are welcome to use our bicycle to explore the surroundings by yourself. We will give you a map for recommended itineraries. At leisure until the Thai cooking class begins. 17h30: For the cooking class, you will learn to prepare and cook 4 Thai dishes and receive a “Khum Lanna Thai Recipe Book” that includes many delicious recipes with an explanation about health benefits of the herbs. Enjoy the fruits of your labors with a full 4-course sit-down Thai dinner with your host and friends. Watch a million star beside a campfire in the garden (arrange during Nov – Feb only). Overnight at Khum Lanna DAY 3 KHUM LANNA 05h30: Coffee/tea will be brought to your room for a wake-up call. Get ready for a sunrise biking trip along a rural country road to visit a local fresh market. With the help of your guide, you may buy local cookies and the flower garland for the temple offering on the way back. Then, visit a farmer’s rice and traditional tools shop. Chat with the owner and listen to stories about the rice legends and the different properties of the varieties of rice. Cycle back to Khum Lanna with a stop at Wat Pa, a Buddhist temple revered by the villagers. On the way back, you will pass a small canal, villagers' houses and rice fields, giving you a glimpse of local lives. Upon return, enjoy breakfast at our restaurant. 10h30: Another cooking class begins. You will learn how to cook sticky rice, prepare Thai barbecue chicken and make green papaya salad. The class also includes an introduction to the history of rice growing in Thailand as well as traditional tools and equipment used in rice cultivation. Take a walk in our organic garden to learn about herbs and vegetables commonly included in Thai cuisine. Lunch will include a country style barbecue, sticky rice and all the delicious dishes to complement. Check out from Khum Lanna about 14h30 and transfer back to Chiang Mai city. |
PRICE:
1 Mar 2022 - 31 Mar 2023: 12,280 Baht/adult NOTE:
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How to Buy Our Tour Packages
To buy our tour package, you will send an inquiry via an Enquiry form or email: info@khumlanna.com. Then, we will reply to you with a proposal about the package and its price. When you agree with the program and the offer price, we will send you a payment link where you will pay for the tour package through your credit card or money transfer.
To buy our tour package, you will send an inquiry via an Enquiry form or email: info@khumlanna.com. Then, we will reply to you with a proposal about the package and its price. When you agree with the program and the offer price, we will send you a payment link where you will pay for the tour package through your credit card or money transfer.