Arrive at Lisu Lodge. A traditional welcome drink will be served.
Then, drive by local open-air truck to the area near Pha Mieng. Start walking along the jungle trails to the remote village of Hmong Pha Mieng (1h30). Meet the inhabitants of this small hilltribe village in the jungle.
Enjoy a picnic lunch in the forest.
After lunch, walk to the top of the mountain (1h30) where the Red Lahu Village of Pha Daeng is located. Continue walking along a mountain ridge to the Lahu village of Kup Kap (1h00), from where you have a spectacular view overlooking the Mae Taeng district and Chiang Mai town glittering at night in the distance. Beyond the mountain peaks to the west lies Myanmar (Burma).
Total walking time: about 4 - 5 hours
Difficulty: medium grade walking, mainly uphill
Distance: about 12 - 15 km
Dinner and overnight at Lahu Outpost , modeled on a typical Lahu house. Basic amenities are provided: mattress, pillow, bed linen, blankets, towels, mosquito nets, etc. Two Western-style toilets and a communal shower are provided.
Day 2
LAHU OUTPOST – LISU LODGE (B)
After an early breakfast, we go on a one and a half hour walk down a steep jungle path passing by the Huay Sadharn Waterfall. This brings us to the spot where we will mount the elephants and continue on a one hour ride down to the river. In a remarkable setting on the bank of the river we first enjoy a delicious picnic lunch. Afterwards we go rafting down the river for about 45 minutes.
From there you return to Lisu Lodge. Upon arrival, a welcome drink will be served before you check into your room. Afterwards you will receive a briefing so you can select your activity for the following morning.
Guided by a Lisu villager, walk from Ton Lung temple to visit the herbal garden. Then continue through the village with a stop for a cup of tea at the village shaman’s house. Chat with the Lisu shaman and learn about his life, beliefs, curing rites and Lisu traditions.
Visit the cultural center and ‘museum’ created by the villagers. Inside you will find a collection of typical household items and tools from the Lisu as well as well as the Akha mountain peoples.
Time at leisure until the Thai dinner with a traditional Lisu dance show.
Overnight at Lisu Lodge.
Day 3
LISU LODGE – AKHA OUTPOST (B, L, D)
Breakfast at the Lodge.
In the morning, we provide you with a choice of one-hour activities:
- Guided biking tour around the Lisu Lodge area
- Steam bath
- Massage
- Ox-cart ride through farmlands and orchards to the Thai village of Baan Pang Mai Daeng - about an hour ending up back at Lisu Lodge
Notes
A second additional 1-hour activity can be booked at a nominal charge but as a free activity you are welcome to go cycling by yourself and we will give you a road book of recommended itineraries.
Leave Lisu Lodge and head to a Palong village in Chiang Dao. A tasty picnic lunch will be provided en route.
Walk uphill about 3 hours to Akha Outpost.
Total walking time: about 3 – 4 hours
Difficulty: medium grade walking, mainly up hill
Distance: about 10 - 12 km
Check-in at Akha Outpost, set in an isolated area with spectacular views: looking north down into the valley far below or to the west, the mountain peaks stretching into Burma; and finally in the east: the Lao PDR.
For dinner, help your guide whip up a tasty, wholesome mountain meal. Dinner and overnight at Akha Outpost , modeled on a typical Akha house. Basic amenities are provided: mattress, pillow, bed linen, blankets, towels, mosquito nets, etc. Two Western-style toilets and a communal shower are provided.
Day 4
AKHA OUTPOST – KHUM LANNA (B, L, D)
Breakfast at Akha Outpost.
Start walking downhill passing by the waterfall to another Akha village.
Total walking time: about 2 – 2.5 hours
Difficulty: easy grade walking, mainly down hill
Distance: about 7 - 8 km
Then take the short drive to Khum Lanna.
Arrive at Khum Lanna and be greeted by local Lanna people. A tasty welcome drink (herbal tea or fruit juice from the garden) will be served prior to the briefing and orientation when you will choose your afternoon activity. Khum Lanna will provide Thai farmer shirts for guest use during their stay.
10:00
Enjoy preparation for Lanna country-style BBQ lunch with a garden tour around the compound; collect different seasonal herbs, vegetables, and fruits for
cooking. Learn how to ride a water buffalo and then do the actual riding.
11:00
Get your free sample of our “Khum Lanna Thai Recipe Book” before the first Thai cooking class begins. Share an informal Lanna country-style BBQ lunch that
you have prepared with your host. Get an introduction to Thai language (which will prepare you for your market shopping the next day).
Enjoy a satisfying Thai Lunch at Khum Lanna.
In the afternoon, we provide you with a choice of one-hour activities:
- Guided biking tour around Khum Lanna
- Fruit (or vegetable) carving
- Artificial flower and carved candle making
- Local style personal herbal steam bath
- Hot-pressed herbal massage (consisting of 8 kinds of herbs: ginger, zingiber, lemongrass, plantain, tamarind leaves, soap pod, camphor and Aom Kiew)
Notes
A second additional 1-hour activity can be booked at a nominal charge but as a free activity you are welcome to go cycling by yourself. We will give you a road book of recommended itineraries.
Late afternoon at leisure until the second Thai cooking class in the early evening.
Enjoy the fruits of your labors with a full 4-course sit-down Thai dinner with your host and friends. Watch a million stars beside a campfire in the garden.
At leisure until the scrumptious dinner which you prepared already in the afternoon. Overnight at Khum Lanna.
Day 5
KHUM LANNA (B, L)
05:30
Coffee/tea will be brought to your room for your wake-up call before the sunrise biking along the rural country road via San Kwang village to Phrao to
visit an early morning local market where local coffee is available. With the help of your guide you may buy local cookies and flower garlands for the temple offering on the way back.
Then walk to visit the farmer’s rice and traditional tools shop, chat with the owner, and learn more about the rice legends and differences & properties of the varieties of rice. Your local escort will translate. Bike back to Khum Lanna with a stop to visit Wat Pa Gee. Pay respect to the Buddha image under the sacred tree. Continue biking to Khum Lanna along the local canal with a stop to see the rice fields and get more information about the rice-growing process and the place of rice in Thai life.
Upon return, refreshment or shower before a local Lanna-style breakfast at 09:00, which is set on the riverside.
Then, enjoy some light biking to the rural village down the road. See the incredible accumulation of beehives on the sacred tree at Ban Nam Phrae and get information about the need for bees and the reasons for local conservation.
Continue biking to Wiang Phrao Wung Hin (the ancient city 30 years older than Chiang Mai) to visit a temple and Phra Chao Lan Tong, the most significant Buddha Image in the Phrao district. Here, King Mengrai (1259-1317) assembled the villagers and trained them as soldiers to defend the city. Bike to Wat Tham Dork Kum and visit different Buddha stucco figures and the huge reclining Buddha.
Picnic lunch will be provided on the top of the mountain, which has a fantastic overview of the entire Phrao valley and Khum Lanna. Bike back to Khum Lanna.
Refreshment and check-out.
End of the Experience.
5 Days 4 Nights Lisu Lodge Trekking
Validity
Price
Sgl Sup
01 May 2009 - 31 Oct 2009
16,580
2,270
Net rate per person in Thai Baht (2-person minimum) Booking
PRICE INCLUDES
- Tours and activities: Elephant riding (1 elephant = 2 persons), Rafting (1 rubber boat = 4-5 persons) and cycling.
- Your choice of one activity at Lisu Lodge: biking or oxcart or steam bath or massage.
- Your choice of one activity at Khum Lanna: biking or carving or steam bath or massage or artificial flower and carved candle making.
- English-speaking guide during visit.
- Accommodation in non air-conditioned room with electric fan at Lisu Lodge and Khum Lanna based on half twin-bedded room.
- Meals as specified. And local coffee at the market.
- Baggage handling.
- Local open-air truck for the activity.
PRICE EXCLUDES
- TRANSFERS to / from Lisu Lodge
Based on 2 guests - Private one-way
Vehicle Type
Price
Open local truck
600 Baht / person
A/C car
900 Baht / person
Price per vehicle one way
Vehicle Type
Price
Open local truck
1,200 Baht max 7 persons
A/C car
1,800 Baht max 3 persons
A/C Van
2,100 Baht max 7 persons
- All airfares as well as airport taxes.
- Other meals and services than those mentioned.
- Personal expenses such as purchases at local market, drinks, laundry, telephone, etc.
NOTES
- Thai Farmers shirts are provided for the duration of the stay only and are available at nominal charge at the Khum Lanna boutique.
- Child 2-12 years old sharing parent’s room with mattress: 50 % discount. However, we recommend a minimum age of 10 for children.
REMARKS
- Guests should be healthy and in good physical condition.
- Weather conditions can impose changes in the program or the cancellation of activities.
- Guests need to bring a copy of their passport & Thai visa page with stamp into Thailand.
