3 DAYS 2 NIGHTS BY 4X4 WD CHIANG MAI - KAREN VILLAGE - MAE HONG SORN

DAY 1 Chiang Mai - Karen Hill Tribe Village (-/L/D)

MORNING 08.00 AM Head towards the North of Chiang Mai after breakfast by 4x4 WD. 08h30 Stop at the beautiful Orchid Nursery and Butterfly Farm on the way. 09h00 Continue driving to Mae Tang district for Mae Taman Elephant Camp; seeing the Elephant shows by bathing, responding to the commands of the mahouts, a demonstration of dragging and pushing logs. In Thailand history, the Elephants have been revered for many centuries. Famous as the strongest beasts of burden, they were also important in battle, with kings mounted on Elephants fighting the Burmese to defend Thailand on many occasions. They have also been noted for their intelligence, memory and pleasant nature. A Thai legend has it that a marriage is like an Elephant - the husband is the front legs, that choose the direction, the wife the back legs, providing the power. 10h45 Experience an Elephant ride through the jungle for an hour, then the Ox-Cart ride for 15 minutes back to the camp.
   
LUNCH 12.15 AM Lunch at the camp.
   
AFTERNOON 1.00 PM Exhilarate a Bamboo rafting along Mae Tang River for an hour seeing lush and green plantations of Lychee and Longan fruits. 14h00 Drive along wildly and bumpy road up to Karen Hill tribe village at Baan Mae Jok. The majority of the Karen people live in Myanmar, and yet they also form by the largest of the major tribes of Northern Thailand. There are as many as 280,000 Karen living in Thailand who can be found living both in the mountains and on the plains but also in Central Thailand. The Karen are very peaceful and cooperative, who likes the other tribes, reserves their highest veneration for their ancestors and living elders. 17h00 Arrive the village. Relax by seeing the simple life, unique customs and chitchat with the hill tribe people.
   
NIGHT 6.30 PM Dinner at the village (normally Thai food cooked by the guide). Overnight at the village (sleep in the Bamboo cottage & dormitory room).
   

DAY 2 Chiang Mai - Karen Hill Tribe Village (-/L/D)

MORNING 08.00 AM Head towards the North of Chiang Mai after breakfast by 4x4 WD. 08h30 Stop at the beautiful Orchid Nursery and Butterfly Farm on the way. 09h00 Continue driving to Mae Tang district for Mae Taman Elephant Camp; seeing the Elephant shows by bathing, responding to the commands of the mahouts, a demonstration of dragging and pushing logs. In Thailand history, the Elephants have been revered for many centuries. Famous as the strongest beasts of burden, they were also important in battle, with kings mounted on Elephants fighting the Burmese to defend Thailand on many occasions. They have also been noted for their intelligence, memory and pleasant nature. A Thai legend has it that a marriage is like an Elephant - the husband is the front legs, that choose the direction, the wife the back legs, providing the power. 10h45 Experience an Elephant ride through the jungle for an hour, then the Ox-Cart ride for 15 minutes back to the camp.
   
LUNCH 12.15 AM Lunch at the camp.
   
AFTERNOON 13.00 AM Exhilarate a Bamboo rafting along Mae Tang River for an hour seeing lush and green plantations of Lychee and Longan fruits. 14h00 Drive along wildly and bumpy road up to Karen Hill tribe village at Baan Mae Jok. The majority of the Karen people live in Myanmar, and yet they also form by the largest of the major tribes of Northern Thailand. There are as many as 280,000 Karen living in Thailand who can be found living both in the mountains and on the plains but also in Central Thailand. The Karen are very peaceful and cooperative, who likes the other tribes, reserves their highest veneration for their ancestors and living elders. 17h00 Arrive the village. Relax by seeing the simple life, unique customs and chitchat with the hill tribe people.
   
NIGHT 6.30 PM Dinner at the village (normally Thai food cooked by the guide). Overnight at the village (sleep in the Bamboo cottage & dormitory room).
   

DAY 3 Mae Hong Sorn - Chiang Mai (B/L/-)

MORNING 07.30 AM Breakfast at the resort. 08h30 Transfer to a village of Padong Long - Necked Tribe at Baan Nai Soi, the world
   
LUNCH 12.30 AM Lunch at the restaurant in Mae Hong Sorn.
   
AFTERNOON 1.00 PM Transfer to Mae Hong Sorn Airport for the afternoon flight back to Chiang Mai or a connecting flight to Bangkok.
   
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REMARKS

Air Ticket from Mae Hong Sorn - Chiang Mai

INCLUDE

1. Transportation
-Pajero 4x4 WD (maximum 3 persons)
-Elephant Ride
-Ox-Cart Ride
-Bamboo Raft

2. English Speaking Guide

3. Admission fee as mentioned

4. Meals
-02 Breakfasts, 03 Lunches and 02 Dinners

5. Accommodation
-01 night at Karen Hill Tribe Village (dormitory room)
-01 night at Fern Resort; Twin Deluxe + ABF (Twin Sharing Room)

6. Accidental Insurance

7. VAT