| khaosanroad.com
is delighted to have teamed up with Chiang Dao Nest Tours
& Trekking to offer you a special 3 day 2 night Chiang
Mai trekking experience, departing from Chiang Mai, Northern
Thailand |
Chiang Dao Nest Tours & Trekking
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Days 2 Nights Chiang
Mai Trekking |
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is the quite stunning view of Doi Luang Chiang
Dao from the Lisu hilltribe village where we stay overnight
on the second night of these treks. |
Highlights
- Experience life in hilltribe villages
- Visit a number of different ethnic groups
- Nice Elephant ride
- Peaceful bamboo rafting
- Enjoy great hospitality
- Stunning mountain views
- Explore two remote caves
- Nature walks
- Demanding Trekking
- Visit a beautiful waterfall
- Clean, comfortable accommodation
- Very few visitors go to the villages we sleep in on both
nights and visit on the second and third day. |
Availability:
- available all year.
- departs every Tuesday and every
Thursday from Chiang Mai, all year 'round
- departs daily from 18th December
until the 3rd January |
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Group Treks Only - maximum 8 people |
| Departs
from: Chiang Mai |
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Reasonable levels of fitness/ agility are required. |
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Elephant
in Thai is "Chang"
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Chiang
Mai Trekking Itinerary:
Trekking Day 1
Itinerary:
7.30am - 8.00am
Get collected from your Chiang Mai Hotel / Guesthouse. (only
applies to trekkers departing from Chiang Mai)
9.30am
Breakfast at Chiang Dao Nest (only included for trekkers departing
from Chiang Mai)
10am
Leave Chiang Dao Nest.
The first day day is probably more of a fun day tour than
a trek but you get to do a variety of activities (elephant
ride and bamboo rafting) and you get an idea of the diversity
of peoples in the area (5 different groups in a small-ish
area).
During the course of this day you will visit hilltribe villages
of five different ethnic groups, Akha, Lisu, Lahu, Karen and
Palaung. Highlight of the day will be a 60 min adventurous
elephant ride through the forest and gentle, relaxing bamboo
rafting (about 1 hour) down the Ping river. during the day.
Lunch will be in one of the villages.
3.30pm you will be transported for about an hour uphill into
the Chiang Dao National Park, to the top of a track that leads
to a Lisu village.
Walk down the track to the village, where you will have an
evening meal and sleep overnight. Accommodation basic, but
clean, dormitory style bamboo huts. There is be about an hour
and a half of hiking during this day.
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is a village scene from one of Lisu hilltribe villages which
we visit on this trek. |
Trekking
Day 2
After
breakfast on the second day walk to an extensive cave, about
30 mins from the village (please note that this cave is
for the adventurous only! If you suffer from claustrophobia
it may not be suitable. Only very short sections of the
cave are small). Explore inside the cave for about 1 hour.
Return to the village for lunch.
In the afternoon walk through the nearby forest along a
stream , to a beautiful waterfall (not the world's biggest
waterfall it has a nice location and it is an adventurous
route in places ).
After
the waterfall trek from this village about 1 hour to another
Lisu village where we will have a meal and sleep for the
night. Stunning location and friendly (if occasionally drunken)
hosts.
At night have a special "mountain view" meal and
maybe a few(!) drinks.
Accommodation again basic, but clean, dormitory style
bamboo huts. There is about four hours of trekking / hiking
during this day.
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Alema
(and baby), Alema, a Lisu lady, is normally the host on
the second night of this trek.
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Trekking
Day 3
On the third day undertake a lengthy and demanding trek from
the Lisu village, via another Lisu village to a Karen village,
stopping to explore another cave enroute .
3.30pm A good uphill hike to the road, from where a car should
be waiting to take you back to Chiang Dao Nest, stop briefly
before heading back to Chiang Mai (for those returning to
Chiang Mai)
This day is about five hours of trekking /hiking . |
Things
to bring
Warm, weatherproof clothing (particulatly Dec / Jan / Feb).
Sun Screen
Hat
Sandals (Teva-style is good) / Flip flops (for walking through
the river)
Sturdy weatherproof footwear with good grips.
Torch (+ extra batteries)
Insect Repellant
Raincoat |
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Price
of Trekking from Chiang Mai (Small group treks
only)
4445 baht each
(Minimum 2 people for being able to provide transport from
Chiang Mai)
Minimum 2 - Maximum 8 People on the trek
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Price
Includes
- 45 Baht per person which is donated to the villages
we visit.
- pick-up and return to your Chiang Mai Hotel / Guesthouse
- breakfast on Day 1 at Chiang Dao Nest 2 - Homemade Bread
Roll, 2 x eggs (scrambled), Jam, + Unlimited fresh Hilltribe
Coffee, and English Tea
- Guides / assistants / carriers
- Transport to and from Chiang Dao / Chiang Mai.
- All Meals (Lunch x3, Evening Meal x2, Breakfast x2)
- 200 baht per person National Park entry fee.
Price does not include
- Insurance - please make sure that you are adequately
covered.
- Any drinks at any of the villages (except water).
- Anything else you might buy at the villages.
- Tips for the guides.
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