Pick up times: Morning - 7.00 am
Day 1 :
Chiang mai - Mahout Elephant camp + mahouth - Chiang down - Thaton
Pick up at your hotel lobby at 7.00 am.
First stop is the The Thai Elephant Camp in Chiang Mai on the way to Thaton and Chiang rai. Here you can spent time with your elephants: Feeding -walking and bathing with them.
Then we will drive to the North of Chiang Mai to explore a cave usually only visited by local people, untouched by tourists our speciality. On the drive to the caves you will experience magnificent viewsof the country side at every turn. After visiting the cave we will go to where the minority live. They have no nationality as they live on the land between Thai and Myanmar borders (safe). If you have a heart to help people donations of food, clothing including jumpers and shoes would be greatly appreciated however this is a personal gesture and for you to decide.
We will travel down the hill from No Mans Land and drive up to the view point to enjoy the panoramic views of mountains , town and river running down to the golden triangle, we stay in Thaton Village overnight. This village is small and quiets a nice place for a short walk into town before dinner. it is locted on the Thailand and Myanmar border-s and the river bank
Room will be booked by untouchedthailand.
www.khunmaibaansuan.net
Day 02 :
hill – tribe experiences and culture
Thaton – Mae sai - Chaing rai
Pick up: 8: 30 am. finish around 6: 30 pm.
Leave 08:30 a.m. Then head to mixed hill tribe villages including Long Neck Karen, after that we visit Mae Sai , the border town between Thailand and Myanmar to visit busy but magical market. Lunch at local restaurant. In The afternoon, move on to the great historical and magical land of Opium cultivation, smuggling and trade the Opium. Especially the Opium house will tells the story how it is as expensive as gold. Then we take the long tail boat along The mighty Mekong or Mae khong River ( the longest and largest river in Southeast Asia , it's more than 4200 kilometers long ) to Laos Island for resting and shopping Laos local products. On the way back to Chiang Mai we stop at the miracle white temple that found by Thai famous artist, ( one of the world's priceless works of Art & hot spring if we have time). Then come back to Chiang Mai in the evening.