Experience Chiang Mai like a local. Make local toys for local children and visit the farmers in the rice paddies to help with planting and harvesting. A unique up close experience of how the locals really live in this off the beaten track destination in Thailand.
Get a feel for rural life on this holiday with a difference. Explore Chiang Rai and meet local farmers and artisans, learning skills like traditional toy-making. Set out on a hilltribe trek through fertile rice paddies, see monks seeking alms in the local market and enjoy a distinctly Thai cultural experience in this little-visited country region.
Physical Rating: 1 Culture Shock Rating: 1 Accommodation: Hotel (3 nts) Transportation: Air-conditioned car and/or minibus. Roundtrip airport to hotel transfers are included - transfers must be arranged in advance so please forward us the flight numbers and times at least 14 days prior to departure.
E-Tan motorised cart to rice paddy fields Trip Style: Intrepid Independent Group Size: Maximum of 12 travellers per group Departure: Departure is guaranteed Budget: Allow USD $40 for meals not included.
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Explore the temples and Old Town or just laze by the pool. For something different, hire a bike to cruise around this chilled-out town.
Day 2
Chiang Rai Home Cooking
Take the scenic route to Chang Rai and grab the opportunity to learn how to make traditional Thai toys. Step-by-step, learn from experienced village elders and create two toys to take home as a memento.
Day 3
Hilltribe Trek
Don Mo-Hom clothes, the indigo folk outfit worn by Thai farmers - short-sleeved shirt, shorts and slippers. Learn about the planting and harvesting of rice in an area of lush green paddies and fertile landscapes. Later, enjoy launching a local fire balloon to bring good luck.
Wake early to offer alms to Buddhist monks in a nearby village, and maybe fit in a wander through the local market.
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