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TREK IN THE JUNGLE OF MAETAENG

Code :NS.TH.MT-CNX06

Type :INDIVIDUAL BASED OR JOINING-UP BASED

Price :From 2700 baht / person

 

 

 

  •  Why book with NS Travel?

    We are located in BANGKOK and a specialist for your HOLIDAY in THAILAND, also for a TRAVEL package from CHIANG MAI to the JUNGLE of northern THAILAND – If you book this PACKAGE with us, we grant you a discount on your next purchase (consult us for conditions)*.

TREK IN THE JUNGLE OF MAETAENG

During your HOLIDAY in THAILAND a TREK should be on your program. This PACKAGE from CHIANG MAI let you go far in the JUNGLE to discover genuine ethnics and unspoiled places

Treks in Northern THAILAND are very popular among adventure and nature lovers. They provide priceless feelings… Feelings of freedom from human rules… Freedom from big cities promiscuity… Freedom from claustrophobic modern life…And freedom from daily life habits.
 
One feels so little and so big in the Nature. So little and voiceless, because we are all genetically aware of its might and have no other choice than subject to it. But one feels big as well, for Nature obliges us to defeat our own fears, forces us to go beyond bounds. Therefore, once we come back to town, we all secretly think…’Waw, I did it’.
 
Nature brings us to the bosom, compels us to an inner journey towards our limits and our strength. Nobody comes back from a trekking without feeling different, like purified, like stronger and calmer… There is no doubt that the Nature is our mother and treks remind us to respect it. Lucky those having time enough to undertake a ‘minimum 3 days’ trek, since they will have the chance to push deeper in the jungle. But any trek, even a short one, does bring good memories anyway.

PROGRAM

DAY 1: (Departure everyday)

MEALS: L / D
- 08:45: (approximately) Your English speaking guide will pick you up at the lobby of your hotel in downtown Chiangmai - Departure by truck or jeep to Huay Nam Dung National Park
- 10:15: (approximately) Stop at the local market of Mae Malai – Meet locals and buy food for lunch
- 12:00: Stop on the way at a local waterfall – Lunch and bath in fresh water
- 13:00: Reaching Huay nam Dung by a winding road
- 14:00: Arrival in a hill tribe village of the ‘Shan’ ethnic minority – Departure for a 2 hours trek in the jungle towards another village of ‘Karen’ ethnic minority. On the way, your guide will tell you more about habits of hill tribe villagers, nature, trees, etc.
- 17:00: (approximately) Arrival in ‘Baan Mae Jok’ (Karen hill tribe village). Discover your one night ‘home town’ and its inhabitants – Dinner - Overnight.
 

DAY 2:

MEALS: B / L / D
- 08:00: Breakfast in the village, surrounded by morning clouds.
- 09:00: Departure for a 3 hours morning trek towards an elephant camp. You will really appreciate the Nature at its best, walking under the green canopy and surrounded by the thousand noises of the Jungle.
- 12:00: Arrival at an elephant camp hamlet. While ‘mahuts’ fetch elephants in the jungle and prepare them for the ride, your guide will prepare the lunch
- 14:00: Departure through dense jungle for a +/- 2 hours ride. You will admire the jungle, sitting on your ‘elephant saddle/chair’ for almost 2 hours.
- 16:00: Arrival in ‘Baan Pa Khaolam’, another hill tribe village – Dinner – Overnight – After dinner, all participants, chat and laugh during a candlelight evening.
 
 

DAY 3 

MEALS: B / L
- 08:00: Breakfast in the middle of the jungle
- 09:00: Departure for a smooth 2 hours rafting journey towards a ‘Lahu’ village, with a stop on the way in a ‘Karen village’.
- 11:00: Another 2 hours rafting journey downstream on a river full with rapids, towards a ‘Shan’ village
- 13:00: Lunch in the ‘Shan’ village
- 14:30: Journey back by truck or jeep to Chiangmai
- 17:30: (approximately) Arrival in Chiangmai – Drop off in your hotel or railway station. 
 

CODE

 

PROGRAM / PERIOD

 

PRICES PER PERSON ( 1/11/2011 - 31/10/2012 )

JOINING

1PAX

2PAX

3PAX

4PAX

5PAX

6PAX

NS.TH.MT-CNX06 

01/NOV/11 TO 31/OCT/12 

2700 

10580 

6170 

5050 

4910 

4300 

4020 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

INCLUDED
* Info meeting organized the evening prior to starting the trek
* Full English speaking escort during the trek
* 4X4 transportation from hotel in downtown Chiangmai up to departure of the trek
* All meals as per program
* Accommodation as per program (tents, homestay, huts - No hot water and electricity not granted
* All admission fees to national parks and entrance fees to visited sites
* Insurance (Thai standards)
* Transfer back to hotel in downtown Chiangmai, train station or airport
* All local taxes, service and vat

EXCLUDED
* Personal expenses
* Beverages during the meals 
* Tips to escort guide
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REMARKS
* rates for private program (blue columns) are given per person (from 1 to 6) traveling together
* rates for joining-up program (green column) are given for person joining-up existing group
* n/a = not available
* o/r = on request