MEAL CODE (Lunch, Tea, Dinner)

2 Days & 1 Night

Degree of difficulty: Easy

Departure dates: On request

Tour ref. SA202A & B

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Itinerary:

Day One:

Meal Code : (L,Tea, D)

Departing Chiang Mai by vehicle, you travel north to the Mae Tamman valley for an oxcart ride, followed by an elephant safari, and then a short bamboo float trip. Visit Chiang Dao caves and take lunch in a local restaurant.After lunch the drive takes you along rural back roads to a forest temple and on to a rare Paulong hill tribe village. Continue to Ban Thaton and check into the Maekok River Village Resort; Take dinner and then relax around the campfire (lit nightly if the weather is cool enough).

Day Two:

Tour ref. SA202A - Meal Code Day Two: (B, L, Tea)

Tour ref. SA202B - Meal Code Day Two: (B,L )

Depart the Resort for a visit to several ethnic minority villages including Shan, Akha, and Jin Haw. Explore the exotic market of Ban Mae Salong. Take lunch in a local restaurant then drive across mountain roads over Doi Toong & Doi Pa Mi that afford stunning views of the valley below. Stop at the Thai-Burma border town of Mae Sai, then visit the Golden Triangle. Afternoon tea is taken overlooking the infamous Maekong river, before the drive back to Chiang Rai.

Then:

• Those on tour SA202B leave the tour here for either the airport or for their chosen hotel in Chiang Rai.

• Those on tour SA202A travel back to Chiang Mai with a tea / coffee stop en route.