HIMMAPAAN… To bring lives back to nature’

This DAY TOUR is from CHIANG MAI and brings you to Himmapaan. Problems of deforestation in Northern parts of THAILAND are not new. Some hill tribes used to cut trees without concern for the environment for it was an age-old traditional way of making the land available for agriculture… It was so since ages, but today, the awareness-raising generated by the global warming makes initiatives come up here and there on earth, in order to modify bad habits. Thailand is not an exception to this rule and the King Bhumibol, as keen precursor in terms of protection of the environment, has been active in promoting a system of economical auto sufficiency in THAILAND for decades. He has also warned about global warming and about water shortage since a while. But if some listen, some others go one step forwards, trying to follow his recommendations and act positively for the nature. Some nature activists try to educate hill tribes to understand the nature from a global point of view. The Himmapaan Foundation helps the nature by adopting a program of carbon offsetting. They plant each year a new plot of land which was deforested in the past. Plot after plot, year after year forest is been rebuilt in the area of Baan Kao Ma Ka and Baan Muang Kut in Mae Taeng district. Responsible tourists traveling to CHIANG MAI can actively take part to this project and join their efforts to this initiative. From May to June, planting trees is organized whilst the rest of the year, preparing plants and sapling a nursery is the main physical activity. Program: - Early afternoon transfer from your hotel in downtown of Chiangmai to Maetaeng area - Arrival at Himmapaan Foundation, where a herbal drink is been served - Briefing on the reforestation activity and the role of forest in local and regional environment - Preparing plants and sapling in the nursery - Transfer to the plantation area and planting activity (according to the season) - By end of the afternoon, transfer back to Chiangmai