Itinerary
- Day 1
Chiang Rai
After breakfast at your hotel, a driver picks you up at 10am for a longtail boat ride heading up the Kok river. You'll stop at a Karen village and elephant camp, where the trekking starts through rice fields, plantations, and bamboo forest on your way to Yafu village. That night you're staying in a traditional bamboo house with a Lahu family, which gives you a real sense of how people live out here.
- Meals
- Lunch (Lunch in Karen village), Dinner (Dinner prepared in Yafu village)
Included Activities
- Longtail boat ride up Kok river (approximately 50 minutes)
- Visit Karen village
- Trekking through scenic locations including rice fields, mountainous plantations, bamboo forest, and viewpoint
- Visit to Yafu village and Lahu Hill Tribe
- Stay with Lahu family in bamboo house
Optional Activities
- Explore Karen village
- Elephant ride (½ hour)
Landmarks/POIs Kok River Karen Village Yafu Village - Day 2
Camping Area
Breakfast is at 8:30am, then you're trekking through mountain rice fields and plantations to reach Huay Mae Sai waterfall. You'll swim there and have a picnic lunch by the water. From there, continue walking through bamboo forests while learning about the Akha hill tribe. Back at Yafu village you get a chance to shower, and then it's a 20-minute hike to a camping area where you'll spend the night under canvas.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Breakfast at 8:30 AM), Lunch (Picnic lunch at Huay Mae Sai waterfall), Dinner (Dinner cooked traditionally on bamboo with views of Chiang Rai)
Included Activities
- Trekking through mountain rice fields and plantations
- Visit to Huay Mae Sai waterfall
- Swimming at waterfall
- Trekking through Akha hill tribe bamboo forests
- Camping overnight
Landmarks/POIs Huay Mae Sai Waterfall - Day 3
Camping Area to Chiang Rai
This morning involves trekking for about 2 and a half hours back to Karen village, where lunch is at a local restaurant. After eating, you head to nearby hot springs for a soak and some relaxation. Next is a visit to a Chinese-style temple that has an impressive large Guan Yin statue inside. Your driver then takes you back to the hotel by 2pm.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Breakfast), Lunch (Lunch at local restaurant in Karen village)
Included Activities
- Trekking to Karen village (approximately 2½ hours)
- Visit to hot springs
- Visit to Chinese-style temple with largest Guan Yin image
Optional Activities
- Closer look at temple details with guide
Landmarks/POIs Guan Yin Temple
