3 Days Great Karen World Trekking Adventure Tour

Overnight Packages

This new trek has the luxury of a Mountain Lodge with your private chalet located next to a crystal clear river with a sand bank we call “The sunbathing Beach”. The chalets come with first class bedding and bathrooms with hot and cold water. From the Lodge you hike to visit hill tribe mountain villagers going about their daily lives. This is the “Real Deal”- Here there are no hill tribe shops selling trinkets.

This trek boasts evening entertainment with an emotional hill tribe show providing you insight to traditional dress and a short explanation of Karen songs. Traditional musical instruments accompany the songs of the young hill tribe people. On completion of this tour you will have experienced an enriching and emotional experience with a good knowledge of the Karen hill tribe life. Overnight at a Karen Hill Tribe village with a stunning location overlooking a rice field valley with mountain stream filled with glittering fish.


3 Days/2 Nights Great Karen World Trekking Adventure
Day 1

Chiang Mai – Samoeng – Wat Chan – Musikee Eco-Lodge

Morning pick up from your Chiang Mai hotel and head northwest (approx 140 kms to Wat Chan) Stop at the local market and see local Thai people selling their goods. Continue to the mountains until you reach Baan Wat Chan the home of the Karen Tribe people for over a hundred years.

You visit Baan Chan Temple older than 300 years. Enjoy lunch with scenery of biggest natural pine forest. From here you head into the mountains trekking for an hour to Musikee Eco Lodge. The Eco Lodge is completely surrounded by forest, mountains and the sound of birds and mountain streams. In the afternoon you explore rice fields, hills and rivers and the pristine nature surrounding the Lodge. You can swim in the crystal clear mountain water or relax at the “sunbathing beach” in the middle of the jungle.

At 18.30 Dinner is served at the Lodge restaurant followed by a fascinating cultural show with musical instruments and lively performances of proud young hill tribe people. This emotional show gives the audience an insight into the lifestyle of the hill tribe people. The evening is rounded off chatting around a log fire before retiring to the comfort of your private chalet.

Overnight at Musikee Eco Lodge

Day 2

Karen Hill tribe Lodge

07.30am Breakfast at the lodge.
09.00am Start trek from the lodge through the jungle for 3 hours along streams to the Elephant camp. Along the way your guide will show you many edible fruits and medicinal plants. Special Lunch will be provided (Jungle Style using all natural utensils - bamboo, Banana Leaves).
After Lunch swim at a crystal clear mountain waterfall pool. Afternoon, take an elephant ride through the mountains and along streams for 1 ½ hours. Continue walking a short distance to Karen Hill Tribe Lodge.

Here you relax at the village and enjoy a delicious barbeque before retiring to your hill tribe house for the evening. Bedroom with mattress and mosquito netting is provided.

Dinner and overnight at the Lodge.

Day 3

Karen Hilltribe Lodge – Mae Taeng – Chiang Mai

Breakfast at Lodge, start trek for 1 hour though the jungle and rice field to Baan Houy Ya-Nai a Karen hill tribe village where an ancient traditional Karen ceremony welcomes you. At the village you observe traditional daily activities such as rice pounding, weaving, and have the opportunity to see traditional hunting equipment.

Then go to visit Baan Sao Dang, a Lisu hill tribe village where you witness daily activities and continue to the Royal Project Baan Sao Dang specializing in indigenous and non-indigenous plants. Lunch is served at the village or the Royal Project. Here you can taste the delicious coffee grown at the Royal Project. A one-hour journey will have you at Houy Nam Duang National Park where you visit Thailand’s largest geyser Pong Duat. After lunch, continue along mountain scenery to visit Mok Fha waterfall where you can relax or swim in the natural surroundings.

Around 17.30 arrive in Chiang Mai and transfer to your hotel.

Special Rates
01/11/12 - 31/10/13
3 Days/2 Nights Great Karen World Trekking Adventure Tour
Rates per person in Thai Baht
Private Groups Price Single Supp
2 Pax 3-5 Pax 6-8 Pax 9-10 Pax 1,100
12,500 9,600 6,850 5,900
Restriction:
  • Minimum 2 Pax
Additional Information

Includes

• Roundtrip transfers 4x4WD with English-speaking guide.
• Accommodation Twin sharing room with ABF and dinner
• Accommodation 1 night at Musikee Eco Lodge with all meals, private single or double bedroom with bedding, mosquito net, private bath room with hot water and electricity.
• Accommodation 1 night at Karen Hill Tribe Lodge with dinner and breakfast, bedroom in non air-conditioned room with mattress and mosquito netting is provided – sharing Bathroom with hot water and electricity/Toilets are separate.
• Admission fee as mentioned on this program.
• Complimentary hand woven Karen Hill tribe shirt.
• Meals 2 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 2 dinners.
• Elephant ride
• Complimentary arrival transfer from Chiang Mai Airport to hotels in Chiang Mai city area.

Excludes

• Personal expenses such as cell phone, drinks, tip etc.
• Other service not mentioned on this program.

Remarks

• Recommendations to bring: Comfortable clothes, T-shirt, long and short pants, bathing suit, Hiking shoes and open hiking sandals suitable for walking in jungle streams, Hat, sunglasses, sun block, Personal hygiene items, shampoo, toothpaste etc. Insect repellent, Torch, spare batteries and Spirit of adventure and discovery.
• Guests should be in reasonable physical condition, weather conditions can impose changes to the program.
 

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