WKT 025 Trekking and Eco Tourism - Mae Tang, Sanpatong, Pai, Mae Hong Son

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Tour WKT 025: Trekking and Eco Tourism North Thailand

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A small piece of Paradise on earth

Trekking among hill tribes

Good exercise & a healthy family experience

Khao Sok National Park, A true rainforest of origin - 2½ hours drive from Phuket, Krabi, Ao Nang, Phang Nga, Khao Lak, Nature lovers paradise, wildlife, jungle, Art's river view lodge, Chiew Larn Lake, Rajjabrapa Dam, jungle raft, a dream land of mist and mountains

Educational Eco Tourism to pristine mountains with unforgettable effects on the participants

Fresh air - narrow forest trails - hilly terrain - and villages where time stands still

At dawn, before the sun's first rays remove the haze, the breakfast is prepared.

In perfect harmony with nature

Northern Thailand is equal to "trekking". A "must" for most people who visit this area. What makes it so attractive to trek here is a multitude of different reasons.

The terrain is ideal for first time hikers. You can get a sweat, but everybody with normal conditioning, will complete the tour.

Only by staying in the tribal villages in the mountain, it will be possible to get close to everyday life and traditions.

The scenery is world class and only by moving on foot, you get the discoveries printed onto the retina of eternal remembrance.

You get thoughts during the trip that will change your attitude to what life is about.

Parts of yourself, you would not have thought existed, becomes exposed. Close ties are formed with those you share the adventure with.

The Trekking tour is led by local English-speaking Explorers, with the knowledge of customs, herbal medicine, flora and fauna, neither are they not afraid to give a helping hand in the process.

Welcome to a perfect adventure in harmony with nature!

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Trekking - Equipment & Preparation

Target group: The tours are suitable for everyone - including families with children.

Season: Year round.

The period from November to February is popular with reasonably stable dry weather and lower temperatures.

Night temperatures in the mountains can* (*can mean the possibility is present but does not necessarily) fall below 10^oC, - which is cold. Thermal jacket recommended carry along, especially in December, January. Daytime temperatures go up to 26-30^oC. From March to May the temperature is generally higher. May-November featuring changeable weather of sun and tropical rain showers. It can certainly rain during the dry season and it may also well be the sunshine in the rainy season.

Price includes VAT. Two/Way Chiang Mai transfers by pickup truck with benches along the sides and canvas roof. Morning, noon and evening meals are freshly prepared.

Drinks are offered at reasonable prices in the villages.

Bottled water brought from each base or village must be carried by the participant themselves.

The period from December to February is the busiest period.

Accommodation:

Let Wild Kingdom Tours book your hotel in Chiang Mai and we will make sure that the Trekking Guide, presents himself at the hotel the day before the tour starts, with equipment, sleeping bags, mosquito nets and backpacks. Simultaneously, he will brief you about the last details before tour start the next day.

Minimize what you bring with you. Unnecessary luggage can be stored at the hotel in Chiang Mai, until you check in again.

Shared room with madras on the floor. Clean sleeping bags handled out at the tour starts.

Other sleeping equipment is not included.

Toilet facilities are basic and the shower water is stored in a barrel and dipper helps you getting wet.

It’s not possible to check e-mail during a trek, and often you are out of range for mobile coverage.

Remember to bring:

• Airy and comfortable clothes for warm climates.

• Light cotton clothing with long / short sleeves / legs (protects against mosquito’s at sundown)

• A warm sweater or jacket for cool evenings.

• Swimwear and towel, soap, shampoo, toothpaste / brush, toilet paper. .

• NB. From March to May is the dry season with low water levels in rivers and waterfalls.

• Hiking boots are best in the wet period. Footwear with heavily ribbed soles is necessary throughout the year. It is also a good idea to train thigh muscles before leaving from home.

• Sandals (flip flops are perfect to switch to after arriving to the place of night accommodation).

• Sun hat / cap, Sunglasses and sunscreen

• Rain poncho & mosquito repellent (buy locally before the tour starts THB 150/THB 60),

• Extra eyeglasses, if used.

• Headlamp

• 1 roll of Gaffa tape (to close holes in the mosquito net and make other makeshift repairs)

• Camera

• Pocket money

• Personal travel insurance

Thoughtfulness:

• The villages visited, live by traditions that have been practiced for generations.

• Gadgets in the form of handheld game consoles, GPS's, laptops and the like, has no legitimacy among the hill tribes. To flash this kind of electronics in front of local people, serves no purpose other than to contribute to the impression that we are from another planet.

• It is not unusual to be asked about what you earn. To respond honestly to those questions would serve no purpose other than to contribute to the impression that we are from another planet.

• Avoid exposure of vital parts of the body as it is considered to be offensive. Bikini has no legitimacy among the indigenous people and can be offensive. To explore a village bare-chested, will also get the locals to think theirs about us.

Thais are polite people and possess an enormous tolerance towards us. For this reason, locals seldom point out things we do wrong. - One doesn’t need to fear theft and other crimes from the mountain residents. Such incidence on foreigners is almost unthinkable.

** For every offspring of a modern contemporary family, it should be a part of the upbringing to witness the every day life of the people in the mountains. So many things in our civilized world are considered a matter of course.

It is important that you bring your passport, because we are walking near border areas.

The programs are subject to changes in sequence and content if dictated by weather and/or guide or government officials.

King Trek – On route between Pai & Mae Hong Song

Only as private tour *4 days - 3 nights - beginning every day of the week

*The trekking tour can be extended 1 day in Mae Hong Song, to visit the "Long Neck Tribe"

The King Trek is no more strenuous than normal. It will just take you where fewer other foreigners have been before

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Prices valid until 31OCT12 /

B = Breakfast / L = Lunch / D = Dinner

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WKT 025A

Adults

THB 8.500

Price including National Park fee, transport T/W Chiang Mai, 4 days/3 nights stay under simple conditions, all meals and all activities mentioned.

Child 4-11 y.

THB 4.250

Extra day Mae Hong Song >

Visit Long Neck Tribe

THB 2.525

Day 1 - Mountain landscapes and curved roads towards Pai / L, D

Too good to be true

08:30 Pick up at your Chiang Mai hotel by guide in roofed pickup truck with benches. Driving through beautiful mountain landscapes towards Pai, where we take lunch. In the afternoon the trek starts and we hike about 2½ - 3 hours until we arrive to the mountain village of the tribe, called Red Lahu, referring to the color of their clothing. The locals will welcome you and may offer massage of sore feet in return of a few THB.

Dinner is served with usual care. Normal standard is the availability of cold beer, soda or bottle water, which is chilled in a bucket of ice.

In the glow from the fire, you are reminded of a different lifestyle than you yourself originate from.

The huts we sleep in are built on stilts. The livestock are sleeping under the house at ground level. The sounds of the night are manifold. - It's not always the animals under the floor that snores the most.

Night under primitive conditions - far from civilization.

OPTIONAL STARTER: Get familiar with rhythm of Chiang Mai and Northern Thailand by taking part on a tour to Doi Suthep Temple and the Handy Crafts Village. English speaking guide & lunch incl.

THB 1,900 per person.

Day 2 – The Elephant Camp of the Karen Tribe. (B, L, D)

Breakfast and coffee is needed (or tea).

Around 09:30 we start our trek again. Today also about 2½ - 3 hour walk until we reach the Karen tribe elephant camp by the river in the middle of the jungle. Here we take a break for lunch.

This group has for centuries had elephant training as a craft. We sit on a chair on the elephant's back and an exciting hour starts. Elephant trekking through hilly terrain to the tribal village where we stay overnight.

Night under simple conditions (probably in the chief's house)

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Day 3 - Bamboo rafting (B, L, D)

Around 09:00 breakfast is done and today's lap starts from the Nam Lang River. After 1 hour we reach the point where the Bamboo Rafting starts. Following the down stream current and the boatmen’s experienced navigation skills we will finally arrive to the village of the Shan people. Here we take lunch. In the afternoon our hike continues for 3 hours through the distinctive natural beauty until we reach the village, where Black Lahu is the rulers.

Here we spend the night under simple conditions.

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Day 4 - Bamboo Forests & Burial Cave of Giants (B, L)

The tours most interesting part takes its start through dense bamboo forests. As taken from an "Indiana Jones” movie we shall visit some ancient burial caves. These have been used by a community who lived here more than 2000 years ago. Several coffins are preserved, but science has not yet found out why they are 3-4 meters long. Local people in the area, have no doubt that these persons where giants who had that height.

At the village of Soppong the Pickup truck will be waiting. On the way back to Chiang Mai, we pause at the hot springs. Late afternoon arrival to the hotel, where comfort of civilization now has another dimension.

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Trekking Mae Tang (Huay Nam Dang National Park)

Private - minimum 2 persons / Join in max 15 people

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WKT 025B

Full day Tour

Adult: THB 3.700

Child 4-8 y.: THB 50 %

Join in: THB 1.900

Orchid & butterfly farm, elephant camp and ride 1 hour through the jungle, crossing the Tang River in the cable basket, lunch, 1 hour hiking to waterfalls, whitewater rafting & Bamboo Rafting 1 hour.

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WKT 025C

2 days / 1 night

Adult: THB 6.300

Child 4-8 y.: THB 50 %

Join in: THB 2.300

Day 1 – Stop Mae Malai market, driving 2 hours until arriving in the Akha, lunch, trekking through the green forest to a Lahu village, where we take dinner, evening and overnight.

Day 2 - breakfast, elephant trekking 1 hour, Bamboo Rafting 2-3 hours, lunch Shan village, visits to waterfalls with the option to swim. Return Chiang Mai 17:30

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WKT 025D

3 days / 2 nights

Adult: THB 6.900

Child 4-8 y.: THB 50 %

Join in: THB 2.800

Stop Mae Malai market, driving 2 hours until arriving in the Akha, lunch, 2 hours trekking to the Karen village, where we take dinner, evening and overnight.

Day 2 - breakfast, hiking 2 hours to another Karen village, lunch, 20 minute walk to the elephant camp, elephant ride 1 hour. Trekking 30 min. to Lahu village, where we take dinner, evening and overnight.

Day 3 - breakfast, Bamboo Rafting 2-3 hours, lunch Shan village, visits to waterfalls with the option to swim. Return Chiang Mai 16:30

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WKT 025E

4 days / 3 nights

Adult: THB 6.900

Child 4-8 y.: THB 50 %

Day 1 - Two hours driving through beautiful landscapes to Mog Fa waterfall. Lunch, mountain driving and continue to the hot springs, stop for a swim in the mineral springs, trekking 3 hours to traditional built Karen village, where we take dinner, evening and overnight.

Day 2 - Breakfast. 3 hours of trekking through dense forest to the Karen village, lunch, 1 ½ hour elephant safari through the forest to the Lahu village where we take dinner, evening and overnight.

Day 3 - Bamboo Rafting 2-3 hours on the Mae Tang River, lunch at the River Lodge, 1 hour trekking to the Akha village where we take dinner, evening and overnight.

Day 4 - breakfast, trekking along the River to The River Lodge, lunch, time to relax and enjoy the scenery before heading back to Chiang Mai.

Included: all meals, lunch first and last days, English speaking trekking guide, national park fee, Two way transports from/to hotel in Chiang Mai City Center in roofed pickup truck with benches, compulsory insurance max THB 100,000.

When hotel is booked through Wild Kingdom Tours equipment will like backpack, sleeping bag, mosquito net will be delivered in the afternoon before start. Lifejacket available at bamboo rafting.

Extra charge for pick up/drop off more than 4 km from the city center.

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Trekking Sanpatong (Wild life Preservation)

Private - minimum 2 persons / Join in max 15 people

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WKT 025F

Full day Tour

Adult: THB 3.300

Child 4-8 y.: THB 50 %

Join in: THB 1.700

08:30 Departure from Chiang Mai. Drive 1½ hours to the elephant camp where we will do elephant safari 1½ hours. Then we walk 40 minutes until we reach the Hmong hill tribe village. Then return to Chiang Mai.

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WKT 025G

2 days / 1 night

Adult: THB 4.700

Child 4-8 y.: THB 50 %

Join in: THB 2.100

Day 1 - 09:30 departure in pick-up truck from Chiang Mai. Stop local market 45 min. and on to a peaceful Buddhist temple with an unrivaled location. Lunch stop at Shan village and on to the waterfall with a possibility of a swim. Trekking 40 min. to Red Karen village, where we take dinner, evening and overnight.

Day 2 - breakfast, 2 hours trekking through the green forest to the White Karen village. Drive 40 minutes until lunch. Stop at Shan village. Elephant Trekking 1-1½ hours, followed by 1 hour bamboo rafting in Mae Wang River.

Return Chiang Mai 17:00

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WKT 025H

3 days / 2 nights

Adult: THB 5.400

Child 4-8 y.: THB 50 %

Join in: THB 2.600

Day 2 - breakfast, 2 hours trekking through the green forest. We enjoy lunch on route until arrival at the White Karen village.

Another 2 hour hike to unnamed waterfall and on to another Karen village, where we take dinner, evening and overnight.

Day 3 - After breakfast 2 hours trekking to a Karen village where lunch is taken. Continuing with pick-up truck 30 min. where a cave is visited. On the road again 40 minutes to the elephant camp and ready for 1-1½ hour safari on the elephants back. We continue on foot along the Mae Wang River, where the bamboo rafts will be launched for a 1 hour tour. Return to Chiang Mai, arriving 16:00.

When hotel is booked through Wild Kingdom Tours equipment will like backpack, sleeping bag, mosquito net will be delivered in the afternoon before start. Lifejacket available at bamboo rafting.

Extra charge for pick up/drop off more than 4 km from the city center.

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