Thai cookery lessons every day at our Thai Cookery School. Learn how to make Green curry, Pad Thai and Papaya salad as well as many other popular Thai dishes.

Hilltribe Explorer - CMT1B

Discover the hilltribes to the North of Chiang Mai, on this trek, which requires minimal walking. A perfect chance to see a wide range of hilltribes without having to walk long distances. Elephant riding and bamboo rafting before you arrive at the hilltribe villages.

Itinerary : Pick up from your hotel at 8.30am. Drive approx. 1 hr.to the north of Chiang Mai. Arrive at the elephant camp and ride the elephants for approx. 1 hr., then travel down the river by bamboo rafts for approx. 1 hr. Drive on for another hour to a Karen village. Have a packed lunch at the Karen village. Then explore around the Karen village and walk for half an hour to a Lisu village. Walk another 15 mins. to an Akha village and from there continue by vehicle to a Palong village. An opportunity to visit with the different tribes and hear about their lifestyle and culture. Then drive back to Chiang Mai. (L)

Highlights - visiting the different hilltribes as well as elephant riding & rafting. Minimal walking , very easy.

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Chiang Mai Two Day Trek - Hilltribe Overnight Stay - CMT2D

Our popular 2 day trek to the area north of Chiang Mai. This is a fairly easy trek and the route can be altered to make it a very easy trek if travelling with children or older people not used to hiking.

Day 1  Start of our two day trek. Drive north of Chiang Mai towards Chiang Dao, taking approx 1 ½ hours. First visit the Chiang Dao Caves, a cave complex used as a Buddhist temple for hundreds of years, and then have lunch. After exploring the caves drive half an hour further to an Akha village and start our trek. Walk for 3 hrs in the afternoon until we reach a Palong village. We can choose either a harder 3hr hike or an easy 2 ½ hour lowland hike, depending on group fitness. We spend the night in the Palong village. (L,D)

Day 2  Ride the elephants out of the Palong village for approx. 1hr. Walk for a further 30mins, then meet our transport and drive to the start of the rafting trip. After lunch board the rafts for a 1hr trip down the Ping River. Drive back to Chiang Mai.(B,L)

Highlights = elephant riding, rafting & Chiang Dao Caves, as well as hiking in the hills around Chiang Dao and meeting the Palong tribe. A good trek for anyone who is not fit, and as it's a private trek you can stop as often as you need.

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Lisu Homestay - CMT2F

Staying in a remote Lisu village; as well as elephant riding, rafting and hiking. This is a trip staying in an authentic unvisited Lisu village as guests of the family. Its combines sightseeing, easy hiking and staying in an authentic Lisu village off the tourist track.

Day 1  Drive north of Chiang Mai for approx 1hr and visit the Chiang Dao Elephant Camp. We see the elephants there demonstrating their skills and taking a morning bath. Then we ride on the elephants for approx. 1 1/2hrs. After lunch we take a bamboo rafting trip for approx 1 hr. We are picked up after the rafting trip by our transport and drive north of Chiang Dao for about 1 hr. We are dropped off and then hike for approx. 45mins to the Lisu village. We are made welcome by our Lisu hosts and take a tour of the village. In the evening we make ourselves at home in the hosts' house where we will be spending the night. We have dinner in the house with our hosts and spend the night there. (L,D)

Day 2  After breakfast in the village and saying goodbye to our hosts, we trek through the surrounding hills to a Karen village, where our transport will pick us up. The morning's hiking is approx 2 1/2hrs and fairly easy. The drive back is along a scenic route and we will stop at a small town on the way back for lunch.
We arrive back in Chiang Mai approx 4pm. The drive takes about 2hrs total. (B,L)

Highlights - staying with a Lisu hilltribe family in their home, elephant riding & rafting, as well as an easy hike in a remote area.

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 Three Day Trekking with Rafting - Lanna Trail - CMT3C

Our popular 3 day trek into the hills of Chiang Dao to visit mainly the Palong and Karen tribes. A good trek of moderate difficulty with many trail options for harder and easier hikes.

Day 1    Pick up from your hotel.  Drive north of Chiang Mai for approx. 2hrs, stopping for lunch along the way. In the afternoon drive up to the Lahu hilltribe village, where we start trekking. Walk mostly uphill for approx. 3hrs. to a Karen village. It's a fairly hard hike but you can stop as often as you wish. Overnight at the Karen village. Learn about the fascinating Karen tribe and stay in their village, which has tremendous views over the surrounding area. (L,D)

Day 2   Walk for approx. 2½hrs. and stop for lunch at a Lahu village. In the afternoon, take a ride on the elephants for approx. 2hrs, arriving at a Palong village. Overnight at the Palong village. See the Palong tribe who only recently came to settle in Thailand from Burma; they dress in distinctive , mostly red costumes with decorative hoops around the waist. . (B,L,D)

Day 3   Walk for approx. 2½hrs. to the Ping River and stop for lunch. The morning's walk is mostly an easy hike and nice and relaxing. We then meet our transport and drive the short distance to the rafting point. After lunch, board the bamboo rafts and cruise down the river for approx. 1½-2hrs. Then drive back to Chiang Mai (approx. 2hrs).

Highlights - elephant riding and rafting, visiting the Karen and Palong tribes.

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 Chiang Dao Adventure Trail - CMT3E

Our popular 3 day trek into the hills of Chiang Dao to visit  the Palong and Karen tribes. A good trek of moderate difficulty with many trail options for harder and easier hikes. This itinerary includes a visit to the Padong "long neck" tribe village near Chiang Dao.

Day 1    Pick up from your hotel.  Drive north of Chiang Mai for approx. 2hrs, stopping for lunch along the way. In the afternoon drive up to the Lahu village, where we start trekking. Walk mostly uphill for approx. 3hrs. to a Karen village.Overnight at the Karen village. Learn about the fascinating Karen tribe and stay in their village, which has tremendous views over the surrounding area. (L,D)
Day 2 Walk for approx. 2½hrs. and stop for lunch at a Lahu village. In the afternoon, take a ride on the elephants for approx. 2hrs, arriving at a Palong village. Overnight at the Palong village. See the Palong tribe who only recently came to settle in Thailand from Burma . (B,L,D)
Day 3 Walk for approx. 2½hrs. to the Ping River and stop for lunch. Then board the bamboo rafts and cruise down the river for approx. 1½-2hrs. Pick up from the rafting end point and drive approx 20mins to a Padong ("long neck") village. Short hike into the village and stay in the village to explore around and meet this tribe that came as refugees from Burma. Then drive back to Chiang Mai (approx. 2hrs).

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Tours in a hot air balloon over Chiang Mai countryside at dawn. (October-February)

One Day Trek - Taste of Trekking

One Day Trek - Hilltribe Explorer

One Day Trek - Northern Thailand Adventure Trail

Two Day Trek - Chiang Dao Explorer

Three Day Trek - Rural Siam

Three Day Trek - Doi Inthanon Trekking Adventure