Tours and transfers in and out of Maekok River Village Resort

TRANSFER OPTIONS INTO Maekok River Village Resort

From /To	Distance	Vehicle	Travel Time	Price in Baht
Chiang Mai	173 kms	Minibus (1-9 seats)	3 hours	2'500.-
Chiang Mai	173 kms	Airport Taxi (1-3 seats)	3 hours	2'200-
Chiang Rai	92 kms	Minibus (1-9 seats)	1.25 hours	2'500.-
Chiang Rai	92 kms	Airport Taxi (1–3 seats)	3 hours	2'000.-

The Maekok River Village Resort is situated on the banks of the Kok river at the half way between Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai. In the space of a day’s drive you can easily visit the Golden Triangle and the border market of Mae Sai, The Royal projects of Doi Toong and Doi Angkhang, and thousands of little visited hill tribe and rural Thai villages. From Lahu fisherman to Karen mahout, from Thai farmer to Lisu hunter, the people are perhaps the friendliest in the kingdom and the scenery is stunning. If as oft claimed, Chiang Mai is the gateway to the north, then this area is without doubt the garden.

We are working with BUDGET car rental and are able to provide car hire with pick up in Chiang Mai – drop off in Chiang Rai or vice-versa. Alternatively, we can arrange for rental with pick up and drop off at Maekok River Village Resort. The latter option includes a modest delivery and collection service fee.

We will also provide excellent maps of the area as well as GPS units and cellular radios on a daily hire basis.

Pick up/drop off options: Delivery within 30 kms of Chiang Mai or Chiang Rai airport,

Note – You can pick up the vehicle in Chiang Mai and drop it off in Chiang Rai or vice versa.

Delivery to, collection from Maekok River Village Resort is charged at Baht 2000.- per vehicle either way.

Rates include: Unlimited kilometres, 3^rd party insurance, free maps & driving instructions.

Rates exclude: Fuel used, optional personal effects insurance (Baht 100.- per day), baby seat rental Baht 100.- per day (max Baht 500.-)

Conditions of hire: Minimum driver age 21 years, Customer places cash or credit card refundable security deposit of Baht 5’500.-

Depart Chiang Mai and travel north for a visit to Chiang Dao caves. Lunch at a local restaurant then a stop at a forest temple followed by a drive along rural back roads through scenic countryside to a rare Paulong hill tribe village. Continue on to Ban Thaton checking into Maekok River Village Resort on the banks of the Kok river.

Full Day – Sightseeing - Wat Doi Suthep, Handicraft Markets, Orchid & Butterfly Farm.

Prior to leaving the Chiang Mai area you visit Wat Doi Suthep, the handicraft markets, and the orchid & butterfly farm. Lunch at a local restaurant is followed by a three hour drive north along a scenic route broken by a stop for afternoon tea in the grounds of a provincial resort. Continue on to Ban Thaton checking into Maekok River Village Resort on the banks of the Kok river.

Full Day – Sightseeing – Wat Doi Suthep, Orchid & Butterfly, Oxcart ride, Elephant Safari, Bamboo Rafting, Paulong Hill Tribe visit.

Visit Wat Doi Suthep and then the orchid & butterfly farm. Travel north to the Mae Tamman valley for an oxcart ride, an elephant safari, and a short bamboo raft trip. Take lunch, then drive scenic rural back roads visiting a forest temple and a rare Paulong hill tribe village. Continue on to Ban Thaton checking into Maekok River Village Resort on the banks of the Kok river.

Full Day Tour – Sightseeing - Forest Temple, Mountain Biking, & Paulong Hill Tribe visit.

Depart Chiang Mai and head north to the Fang valley and the forest temple of Wat Tum Tubtao. Cycle along rural back roads through rolling agricultural landscapes, stopping for lunch at a suitable spot, then on to a rare Paulong hill Tribe village. Re-board the vehicle after your 2-3 hour cycle stage and continue on to Ban Thaton checking into Maekok River Village Resort on the banks of the Kok river.

Full Day Tour – Sightseeing – Elephant safari, tea plantation , visit to a rare Paulong Hill Tribe village and a remote Lahu Shaleh village.

Depart Chiang Mai by vehicle at 0700hrs and travel via the Samoeng Loop road to a remote elephant camp in the mountains outside Chiang Mai and commence an elephant safari through the surrounding jungle that includes visits to one or two waterfalls.

Visit the Queen Sirikit Botanical gardens to explore the wide range of flora that represents much of that indigenous to Thailand.

Take lunch in a local roadside restaurant in the village of Chiang Dao. Continue north along rural back roads to visit a rare Paulong hill tribe village, and one of the few accessible Lahu Shaleh hill tribe villages in the north.

Overnight at Maekok River Village Resort, an adventure tour base on the banks of the Kok river on the outskirts of the Thai -Burma border village of Ban Thaton.

Essentially a sightseeing transfer that takes a round about route through Chiang Saen, the Golden Triangle, Mae Sai, and Mae Salong then on to Ban Thaton. The itinerary is flexible allowing stops where requested and is dictated mainly by your arrival and/or tour start time from Chiang Rai.

Full Day Tour - Chiang Saen, Golden Triangle, Opium Museum, Mae Sai, (Cross border visit to Burma) Mae Salong.

Depart your hotel in Chiang Rai and drive via Chiang Saen with stops at the Golden Triangle and the Opium museum to the Thai-Burma border village of Mae Sai. Lunch then take an (optional) trip into Tachilek Burma (additional at guest expense of app.$5 per person) for a visit to the local market. Next travel along mountain roads via the ex-Kuomingtong stronghold of Ban Mae Salong with its exotic market, down to the Fang valley and Ban Thaton where you check into the Maekok River Village Resort.

Note* Your passport is required but is not stamped on entering or returning from Burma.

Full Day Tour - Remote Kuomingtong village, The Doi Pa Mi to Doi Toong scenic route, Doi Mae Salong , Hill Tribe stops.

Designed primarily for those who have already been to Chiang Rai, or for those who wish to avoid most of the well known tourist attractions. Depart Chiang Rai by vehicle and travel to the Mae Sai area turning off to Doi Pa Mi. Stop in a quaint Kuomingtong village with cobbled streets as you follow the stunningly scenic mountain route to Doi Toong and the Queen Mother’s Royal Garden Project. Stroll the grounds before lunch then travel over the mountain to the ex-Kuomingtong stronghold of Ban Mae Salong for a brief stop at the exotic market before descending to the valley floor and Ban Thaton where you check into the Maekok River Village Resort.


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