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EXCURSION
TOURS FROM Maekok River Village Resort
MOUNTAIN
BIKING
Half Day -
Mountain Bike
Degree of
difficulty: Easy.
Tour ref.
MRVR. 000
Meal Code
- (None) Picnic lunch available on request.
Symbol Code:
Itinerary:
Guests are provided
with mountain bikes for this self guided adventure. The resort
provides you with a local area map for this scenic ride, an
excursion through the rich agricultural farmlands of the Fang
valley.
Half Day -
The North Bank - Mountain Bike
Degree of
difficulty: Easy.
Tour ref.
MRVR. 001
Meal Code
- (None) Picnic lunch available on request.
Symbol Code:
Itinerary:
Board
a long tailed boat at the resort jetty and travel 1.5 hours
(30 km) down river to a Lahu Hill tribe village called Ban
Ton Pung. (Bee Tree Village). Cycle back to Ban Thaton through
Lahu, Yao, Karen, Akha and rural Thai villages.
Note*
Most of the route is on level ground and along asphalted rural
roads.
Half Day -
The Southern Bank - Mountain Bike
Degree of
difficulty: Medium.
Tour ref.
MRVR 002
Meal Code
- (None) * Picnic lunch available on request.
Symbol Code:
Itinerary:
Board
a long tailed boat at the resort jetty and travel down river
for 30 minutes to a point just down river from Wat Pratart
Sop Fang. This 1060 year old temple is perched on a solitary
high point in the middle of the Fang river valley.
Follow
a short path to the dirt road that leads you up the steep
hill, to the temple from where you can enjoy the panoramic
views up and down river. Follow rural back roads through typical
Thai villages, namely Ban Mae Nuang Noi, Ban Pok Pa Yang and
Ban Gai.
Turn off
the road onto trails that lead through local farming areas,
up and down some steep slopes and back and forth across the
Fang river on narrow ‘temporary’ bamboo bridges.
Follow the track through farmland as it flattens out and takes
you along the river bank back to the resort.
Full Day -
The Rural Route - Mountain Bike
Tour ref.
MRVR 003
Degree of
difficulty: Medium
Meal Code
- (None) * Picnic lunch available on request.
Symbol Code:
Itinerary:
Travel
by vehicle for 50km to the forest temple of Wat Tum Tubtao.
Cycle along a rural back road that follows the base of the
mountains as it threads its way through rich farm land, (lychee,
garlic, tangerine and ground nut) amongst others, are tended
by colourfully dressed and friendly locals with a ready smile
for the infrequent passer by.
Take lunch
along the way, either a picnic box or at a local roadside
restaurant (at guest expense).Turn off into the foothills
and follow a dirt track to a rare Paulong Hill tribe village
perched on top a hill with excellent views of the surrounding
valley.
Cycle
down a dirt road on the reverse slope of the village to reboard
the vehicle a small village market for the 30 minute journey
back to the resort.
Full Day –
From the Fang bypass through Mae Sao valley
Tour ref.
MRVR 031
Degree of
difficulty: Medium
Meal Code
- (None) * Picnic lunch available on request.
Symbol Code:
Itinerary:
Depart
the resort by vehicle (after lunch or breakfast) and travel
by vehicle to a drop off point on the Fang bypass road. Ride
along back roads through orange plantations, rice paddies,
tree plantations and a brick field.
Go off
road to take a trail along an irrigation canal and then along
some rough tracks over a mountain saddle and into the Mae
Sao valley. You visit the hilltop temple of Wat Phratart Doy
Nam Kang before cycling on to the Mae Sao market for a vehicle
pick up and return to the resort.
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Nov 2006 - 31 October 2007
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