Day 1 |
Chiang Mai – Karen Hill Tribe Village (-/L/D) |
08h00 |
Head towards the North of Chiang Mai after breakfast by 4x4 WD. |
08h30 |
Stop at the beautiful Orchid Nursery and Butterfly Farm on the way. |
09h00 |
Continue driving to Mae Tang district for Mae Taman Elephant Camp; seeing the |
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Elephant shows by bathing, responding to the commands of the mahouts, a |
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demonstration of dragging and pushing logs. In Thailand’s history, the Elephants |
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have been revered for many centuries. Famous as the strongest beasts of burden, |
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they were also important in battle, with kings mounted on Elephants fighting the |
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Burmese to defend Thailand on many occasions. They have also been noted for |
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their intelligence, memory and pleasant nature. A Thai legend has it that a |
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marriage is like an Elephant-- the husband is the front legs, that choose the |
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direction, the wife the back legs, providing the power. |
10h45 |
Experience an Elephant ride through the jungle for 30-40 minutes, then the Ox-Cart |
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ride for 15 minutes back to the camp. |
12h15 |
Lunch at the camp. |
13h00 |
Exhilarate a Bamboo rafting along Mae Tang River for an hour seeing lush and |
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green plantations of Lychee and Longan fruits. |
14h00 |
Drive along wildly and bumpy road up to Karen Hill tribe village at Baan Mae Jok. |
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The majority of the Karen people live in Myanmar, and yet they also form by the |
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largest of the major tribes of Northern Thailand. There are as many as 280,000 |
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Karen living in Thailand who can be found living both in the mountains and on the |
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plains but also in Central Thailand. The Karen are very peaceful and cooperative, |
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who likes the other tribes, reserves their highest veneration for their ancestors and |
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living elders. |
17h00 |
Arrive the village. Relax by seeing the simple life, unique customs and chitchat with |
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the hill tribe people. |
18h30 |
Dinner at the village (normally Thai food cooked by the guide). Overnight at |
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the village (sleep in the Bamboo cottage & dormitory room). |
Day 2 |
Karen Hill Tribe Village - Mae Hong Sorn (B/L/D) |
07h30 |
Breakfast at the village. |
08h30 |
Leave from Karen village by 4x4 WD to Mae Hong Sorn. |
11h30 |
Visit the biggest Cave in Mae Hong Sorn called “Tam Lord” or Tam Nam Lord, is a |
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400 m deep cave with a wide stream running through it, formed by a small stream |
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running through a crack in the limestone surface. This cave is home to many |
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wonderful stalactites & stalagmites. In addition, Tam Lord is also the site of |
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numerous archaeological finds. Take a short Bamboo raft to see the ancient inside |
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the cave. |
12h30 |
Lunch at the local restaurant in front of the cave. |
13h30 |
Transfer to Lahu hill tribe village, Baan Mae Lana. Then, continue to Fish Cave |
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National Park (Tam Plaa in Thai). The name is a bit misleading because there's no |
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cave that you can really go into but there’s a small stream emerges from the rock |
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face of a hill which’s surrounded the park. However, there are definitely fishes, Big |
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brook carps of a kind found only in a very few places in Thailand. The fish grows up |
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to a meter (three feet) long and appear deep blue in color. |
15h30 |
Drive to Mae Hong Sorn. |
16h30 |
Arrive Mae Hong Sorn, Thailand’s northern border province, hiding itself in |
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between the towering mountains with densely forested slopes, stretching to the |
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Myammese border. Mae Hong Sorn is known for its charm of scenery and culture. |
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The people of Mae Hong Sorn consists of the Shan who live in the city and the hill |
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tribe people who live in the remote villages on mountain tops where elements of |
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lifestyle have changed little in hundreds of years. Transfer to Fern Resort or similar |
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hotel (Twin Deluxe). |
18h30 |
Barbecue Dinner will be served at the resort. |