Chiang Mai Nature

Today you experience the Thai countryside by bicycle. This tour starts in a small traditional Thai village about 20 minutes from Chiang Mai. You will cycle through the valley of Chiang Mai. Visit traditional villages with wooden houses on stilts, stop at a village school, ride through the rice fields along lazy back roads and the forest areas connecting the small villages. The tour explores the lifestyle of local farmers and explains the process of seasonal rice farming. You will stop along the way to meet local people and visit markets and temples and you can pay respect to a huge standing Buddha at the top of a hill.

We drive to Mae Wang, south of Chiang Mai and from here you go on a trek through the mountains to visit hill tribe villages. You walk through dense forest, open areas, plantations of mountain people and sometimes along or through rivers. You spend the night in a Karen village, in one of their houses and experience their lifestyle and food, an experience to never forget.
The next day we walk down the hills for a bamboo rafting trip. The rafts are made from bamboo, by connecting long bamboo sticks. The water can splash through the gaps between the sticks and you might get you wet (again). You will descend the river at a relaxing pace, enjoying the natural surroundings of lush greenery and beautiful mountain views.

After breakfast, your tour ends here. You can take the train or plane back to Bangkok, we can book another onward flight or you can extend your holiday differently, all up to you.