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4 WD Safari &
River Rafting Tour
6 Days - Chiang Mai - Hmong Hilltribe Lodge - Samoeng
- Pai - White Water Rafting - Mae Hong Son - Price from 30,830 THB
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| Day 1 - Chiang Mai - Hmong Hilltribe Lodge
(L/D) |
• Leave Chiang
Mai by Land Rover to visit Mae Ping elephant camp.
Observe elephants taking timber from forest. Their strength
and strategic teamwork will amaze you.
• Recommended Option:
Take one-hour elephant ride into jungle.
Extra: Baht 600.- per person.
• Continue visit of orchid farm. Lunch at Mae
Saa Valley Resort. Proceed to visit Meo hilltribe village
at Nong Hoi Mai and continue to Ban Meo Mae Ki.
Afternoon free to discover numerous hilltribe village activities.
• BBQ Dinner at Hmong Hilltribe Lodge followed
by presentation of Meo dances and overnight stay. |
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| Day 2 - Hmong Hilltribe Lodge - Samoeng
- Pai (B/L/D) |
• Breakfast
• 08:00 Drive via Ban Pok to Samoeng on rarely
used dirt roads through typical Thai countryside. Short stop
to visit Luang Mae Saab Cave. Continue over hills to Ban Meo
Mae Tala.
• Picnic lunch.
• Then stroll through hilltribe village, visiting
houses and local school. Continue to Wat Chan over mountains
on dirt roads with sweeping views of countryside. Take short
tour of Wat Chan, visiting village and local temple. Proceed
over rolling terrain to Pai.
• Check in at Muang Pai resort or similar
hotel. Dinner and accommodations. |
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| Day 3 - Pai - White Water Rafting (B/L/D) |
• Breakfast
• 09:00 Meeting at Thai Adventure office.
Drive 35 km to the river by pick up taxi. Briefing about security
and navigation while inflating the Boats, getting ready for
60 kms of wilderness and 60 rapids during these two days. Boarding
at 11 am; Get through the lush of the jungle before you stop
for basket lunch
• Then experience the thrill of the “Kaeng
Hom” (fragrance rapid) class 4. Stop at the “Manola”
hot springs and at a small waterfall for water games and relax
• then, after many jumps and steps on the river,
we will arrive at the Jungle Camp (4 pm) where you can enjoy
our chilled “Pai River punch” together with northern
Thai snacks, before a Thai diner cooked on the wood fire will
be served (vegetarian meal on request) ; fruits, coffee, tea,
will complete the menu while guides will show you some tricks
of their own…
• getting tired, you will enjoy to spend the night
in harmony with nature, in a bamboo hut or a tent, fully furnished
with sleeping bags, pillows and mosquito nets. Shower &
toilet facilities. |
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| Day 4 - White Water Rafting - Mae Hong
Son (B/L/D) |
• Breakfast
• 07:00 Continental breakfast and a Thai
rice soup will be served.
• 09:00 Departing from the camp, we will
reach the Khong River junction after no less than 15 rapids
class 2 and 3; stop at the second hot Springs area, then have
fun through the Hin Mong rapids (about 10 rapids grade 2-3 );
pass through the Pai Gorges and more rapids; stop for basket
lunch by a small waterfall.
• We will come out in the Mae Hong Sorn Valley for
landing at Mae Surin waterfall National park around 3 pm.; there,
you will redeem your main luggage and can shower before an 8
kms transfer to Mae Hong Sorn.
• Check in at Golden Pai Resort or similar hotel
(High-water season possibility of rafting directly to hotel).
Dinner and accommodations.
• REMARK: During March—June and depending
on water levels, raft trip may have to be replaced by a trekking
trip with an overnight stay at Soppong Jungle Guest House or
similar.
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| Day 5 - Mae Hong Son (B/L/D) |
• Breakfast
• 08:00 Drive south to visit the “Meo
Micro Wave” hilltribe village located on a steep mountainside
next to relay station from which village got its name. Depart
to Ban Nai Soi to visit the Khaya (Karen) hilltribe village
and enjoy picnic lunch. Continue by Land Rover to Padong village,
home of the long-necked Padong tribe (Giraffe Women), wearing
brass rings around their elongated necks—an extraordinary
sight.
• Return to Mae Hong Son.
• Dinner at Bai Fern Restaurant.
• Accommodations at Golden Pai Resort or similar
hotel. |
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| Day 6 - Mae Hong Son - Chiang Mai (B/L) |
• 06:00
Visit morning market. Drive uphill to visit Wat Phra Dhat Doi
Kong Moo, with its beautiful view of Mae Hong Son. Return to
Golden Pai Resort for breakfast. Later visit Burmese-style temples,
Wat Jong Kham and Wat Jong Klang, located next to a large pond
in the southern part of town. Shan people, who make up about
50% of the population of Mae Hong Son, built Wat Jong Kham nearly
200 years ago. Wat Jong Klang houses 100-year-old glass paintings
and woodcarvings from Burma, depicting various lives of the
Buddha. Lunch at resort.
• 14:30 Transfer to airport.
• 15:50 Depart Mae Hong Son by TG-199.
• 16:30 Arrive Chiang Mai with transfers
to your Chiang Mai hotel.
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| THB p.p | 1 Pax | 2 Pax | 3-5 Pax | joint | Booking |
| Class A | 57,950 | 35,400 | 28,900 | 32,450 |  |
Weekly departures on seat in coach tour with English-speaking guide on every Monday ex. Chiang Mai, all meals included.
All prices are per person in Thai Baht, based on twin-sharing in double rooms in the default hotel for the listed category
*** Child reduction (sharing bed of parents): 2 - 12 years -30%.
NOTE: The itinerary can slightly change according to the season, local conditions, climate, flight schedules and room availability.
This tour can be sold from Bangkok to Bangkok with a surcharge of Baht 6,650.- nett per person, including Bangkok—Chiang Mai—Bangkok air tickets as well as roundtrip Bangkok hotel transfers.
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| Chiang Mai | Hmong Hilltribe Lodge
ROH
Amari Rincome Hotel
ROH
Chiang Mai Grand View Hotel
ROH | | Mae Hong Son | Imperial Tara Mae Hong Son Hotel
ROH
Golden Pai Resort
ROH
Muang Pai Resort
ROH |
We will confirm one of the hotels mentioned above according to the selected category. Please note that compulsory gala dinners and peak season surcharges may apply during peak periods surrounding the public holidays of Christmas and New Year - these surcharges will be confirmed at the time of booking.
Included in the price:
Accommodation in airconditioned room with bath/shower (non-airconditioned room with shower at Hmong Hilltribe lodge, sleeping bag for raft excursion) and meals as mentioned in the programme.
Transfers, entrance fees, and tours by Land Rover (4WD) with English-speaking guide.
Domestic airticket Mae Hong Son-Chiang Mai.
Domestic airport tax.
Service charges, room tax, VAT and baggage handling.
Not included in the price:
Optional tours
International airport tax.
Expenditure of a personal nature, such as drinks, souvenirs and laundry etc.
Other tours & meals than mentioned in the programme.
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