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Mekong and Minorities 3 Days / 2 Nights
Starts/Ends:Chiang Rai/ Chiang Rai
Tour Route:Chiang Rai - Chiang Rai
Dates: Daily Departure
Tour Options: Sit in coach tour (or share van) or private tour (van or car available)
Tour description:
Discover and understand a world far apart from home by exploring and understanding the Hill Tribes in Northern Thailand from an eco lodge near the Golden Triangle. Gain an insight into this remote area by enjoying the many activities that are on offer through community based tourism activities. Your lodge is built in a traditional Hmong style with western amenities and is hosted by local Hmong and Lahu Villagers. Staying here will give you a direct contribution to the local people through the community projects they have set up to improve the local tribe’s living conditions.
Day 1: Chiang Rai - Eco –lodge
Day 2: Meet Shamen – Boat Cruise – Village Walk
Day 3 Waterfall – Chiang Rai
Detail Itinerary
Day 1: Chiang Rai - Eco –lodge
Transfer from Chiang Rai to the lodge. After enjoying your welcome drink, you will be informed by means of a Video presentation about the various tribal people residing in Thailand, with the main focus on the Hmong and Lahu tribes, for them being your hosts at Lanjia Lodge. Another presentation will give you insights on the various activities affecting the lives of people living by and from the Mekong River over decades ago. You will also have the chance to see the famous Giant Catfish (locally known as Pla Buek), the world's largest freshwater that can still be found in the Mekong.
In the evening, enjoy a sumptuous dinner with local delicacies, followed by a performance of both, Hmong and Lahu music and dances. You will stay overnight at Lanjia Lodge.
Day 2: Meet Shamen – Boat Cruise – Village Walk
Prepare yourself for an adventurous day with an early-morning breakfast in the lodge. A local guide will then guide you through the Hmong and Lahu village adjacent to the lodge, called "Baan Kiew Karn". You will learn about the many traditions, beliefs and the daily way of life of these two tribes, and also enjoy a hands-on experience of the local Batik making, which you will be taught by an extremely skillful Hmong woman. Afterwards, the Shaman of the village will be pleased to answer all your questions regarding the local belief in Shamanism.
Later, you will be transferred to your local truck to the close-by village of Baan Muang Karn, from where you will board a local boat and cruise down the famed Mekong River to the city of Chiang Khong. Today lunch will be served in a local restaurant right by the river. After lunch, your guide will walk with you through parts of this charming border town, where you will visit two temples on the way, before heading to the village of Ban Had Krai, where you will meet with local fishermen who have seen and caught the famed Giant Catfish, and who will be pleased to share their unique stories with you.
As a last stop before arriving back to the lodge, you will visit the temple Wat Phra That Jom Meng on a mountain top with a most scenic view over the Mekong River basin and Laos.
Arrive back in the lodge in time to relax and prepare for another meal showcasing the unique flavors of the local cuisine. You will stay another night at Lanjia Lodge.
Chiang Rai
Lanjia Lodge
Day 3: Waterfall – Chiang Rai
After breakfast, you will take a local truck and visit a small waterfall, where you have the opportunity to swim in your own pool in the middle of a tropical forest. You will then have a wonderful picnic lunch brought to you by your local guide for you to enjoy, before returning to the lodge in the early afternoon, but not before visiting an Organic Tea Farm. Here the farm produces the famous Oolong tea, said to have an array of healing effects on your body.
We will serve you refreshment at Lanjia Lodge, before being transferred back to Chiang Rai.
Rates vary frequently. Please contact us to get the best possible price based
upon your travel period and specific touring needs.
About Price:
Rates vary frequently. Please contact us to get the best possible price based upon your travel period and specific touring needs.What's included ?
- English speaking guide/s in different parts of Thailand.- All accommodation on twin share basis at 3 star hotels
- Additional meals as indicated in the itinerary
- All private transfers and transport with A/C
- Entrance fees and permits during guided time
- Domestic departure tax inside Thailand
What’s excluded?
- Other airfares and taxes in international flight to Thailand & out of Thailand.- Foods and drinks not mentioned in the itinerary
- Visa and visa fee to Thailand
- Entrance fees and permits during free time
- Personal travel insurance (compulsory)
- Personal expenses such as Bar, telephone & Laundry bills
- Tips and gratuities
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