"Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things you did not do than by the things you did do. So, throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." - Mark Twain
Similar to the Elephant Jungle Trek & River Rafting, this experience offers a further insight to the traditional culture and lifestyles of the hill tribes living around Chiang Mai.
Experience Includes
Pick-up and drop-off from Chiang Mai Hotels
Visit to the Chiang Dao Elephant Camp
90 minute Elephant Trek
Bamboo raft trip on the River Ping
Visit to the hill tribe villages of Chiang Dao
Air-conditioned coach transportation
Services of an English-speaking guide
Lunch at a local restaurant
Overview
This experience encompasses many aspects of local Chiang Mai life – Elephants, the river and the traditional tribes that call this area home. Your day starts with a visit to the fascinating Chiang Dao Elephant Camp. Found in a scenic setting on the banks of the River Ping around 40 miles from Chiang Mai, the Elephant camp is home to large numbers of these amazing animals. Watch the elephants take their daily bath and perform amazing feats of skill and strength on the command of their carer or ‘mahouts’. Then follows an exciting 90 minute elephant trek passing through bamboo trees and hanging creepers on an upward journey to a remote Lisu hill tribe village where the tour stops for a traditional lunch. From here, the tour heads back to the River Ping for a relaxing hour-long bamboo rafting trip followed by visits to the hill tribe villages of Chiang Dao, including the fascinating long-necked Karen tribe who’s erect posture is due to the heavy brass rings worn around their necks from an early age. No one quite knows the reason or the origins of the custom but it has been an accepted practice and tradition for many centuries. If time permits, you may also visit other nearby hill tribe villages like, Akha and Lahu, before visiting a fascinating orchid farm at Mae Sa on your return to Chiang Mai.
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