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Old Trade Route Soft Adventure Tour (SA 303)
Tour ref. SA303A&B
3 Days & 2 Nights
Degree of difficulty: Easy
Departures: Tuesdays, Fridays, Sundays.
Day One
Meal Code: (A la carte at guest expense)
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.
Day Two
Meal Code: (A la carte at guest expense)
After breakfast, set off on a 4 hour walk through the hills surrounding the river valley. You will visit several hill tribe villages and enjoy spectacular views of the valley below. Commence a 4 hour bamboo raft trip from a boarding point near Ban Thaton down the Kok river to Ban Pha Tai, a Black Lahu village. (opiton)Canoes are carried onboard for those who wish to use them. Stops are made at the Shan village of Ban Mai Mokcham and the old tea loading station at Ban Mae Saluk. Overnight again at the Maekok River Village Resort.
Day Three
Meal Code: (A la carte at guest expense)
After breakfast, enjoy a morning relaxing around the pool, exploring the nearby village, or enjoy one of the following options:
Option 1. (MRVR000) Using our own ‘area map’ take a mountain bike ride through the rich agricultural farmlands of the Fang valley. Baht 300.- per person at guest expense.
Option 2. (MRVR019) Take a morning course at the resort’s Krua Maekok Thai Cooking School during which you would learn to cook 3 Thai food dishes. Baht 1,100.- per person at guest expense.
Option 3. (MRVR025) Take a relaxing 2 hour traditional massage at the resort’s Nuat Phaen Boran school of massage, followed by a herbal steam bath that is located on the resort. Baht 600.- per person at guest expense.
Then:
After lunch, those on tour SA314A depart the resort for Chiang Mai (airport or hotel) stopping at the Snake Farm and the Orchid and Butterfly Farm en route. Arrive at your hotel or the airport at app. 17:00hrs.
Those on tour SA314B depart for Chiang Rai (airport or hotel) arriving at app.15:30hrs.
SA 303A
| # persons | 1 person only | Two persons (twin sharing) joining a group |
1 person joining a group |
| price (in THB) | 35,591 | 21,248 | 25,137 |
| for more information go to our pricing policy page / prices valid until oct. 31st 2009 | |||
SA 303B
| # persons | 1 person only | Two persons (twin sharing) joining a group |
1 person joining a group |
| price (in THB) | 35,046 | 20,705 | 24,605 |
| for more information go to our pricing policy page / prices valid until oct. 31st 2009 | |||