DOI TUNG… REBIRTH OF A MOUNTAIN

This HALF DAY TOUR from CHIANG RAI brings you to DOI TUNG. Located very near the border between THAILAND and MYANMAR, DOI TUNG is an unique mountain that made history in the province… It is closely related to the history of Mae Fah Luang (see details in more information). When opium was still smuggled in the GOLDEN TRIANGLE, DOI TUNG had been widely deforested and damaged in order to crop poppy. Ethnic minorities were treated as slaves by the smugglers and severely addict to opium… As from 1986 a tiny but tenacious old woman: the Princess Mother Srinakarin, undertook the rehabilitation of the whole mountain. She literally turned this hell into a paradise. Nowadays, Doi Tung has been reforested, poppy fields have been eradicated, smugglers have been ousted and the whole mountain has been turned in a real green model. The story of this huge achievement is being told in the Hall of Inspiration. Healthy and prosperous ethnic communities live in harmony with their own environment and a superb botanical garden offers a unique setting for nature lovers.