5 Day / 4 Night Lisu Lodge Trekking (Code
LSTK5D)
Lisu Lodge, Lahu Outpost, Akha Outpost & Khum Lanna
Day 01 LISU LODGE – LAHU OUTPOST (L, D)
09h00: Arrive at Lisu Lodge. A traditional welcome drink will
be served.
Then, drive by local open-air truck to the area near Pha Mieng. Start
walking along the jungle trails to the remote village of Hmong Pha Mieng
(1h30). Meet the inhabitants of this small hilltribe village in the jungle.
Enjoy a picnic lunch in the forest.
After lunch, walk to the top of the mountain (1h30) where the Red Lahu
Village of Pha Daeng is located. Continue walking along a mountain ridge
to the Lahu village of Kup Kap (1h00), from where you have a spectacular
view overlooking the Mae Taeng district and Chiang Mai town glittering
at night in the distance. Beyond the mountain peaks to the west lies Myanmar
(Burma).
Total walking time: about 4 - 5 hours
Difficulty: medium grade walking, mainly uphill
Distance: about 12 - 15 km
Dinner and overnight at Lahu Outpost, modeled on a typical
Lahu house. Basic amenities are provided: mattress, pillow, bed linen,
blankets, towels, mosquito nets, etc. Two Western-style toilets and a
communal shower are provided.
More details about LAHU
OUTPOST
Day 02 LAHU OUTPOST – LISU LODGE (B, L, D)
Breakfast at the Outpost. Then, walk 2 hours downhill passing
the clear pool of Huay Sadarn Waterfall.
Total walking time: about 1.5 - 2 hours
Difficulty: hard grade walking, mainly down hill
Distance: about 3 - 4 km
Experience a 45-minute inflatable raft trip downriver to a traditional
Thai country village. Short transfer to the Elephant Camp, where a picnic
lunch can be enjoyed in this remarkable setting.
Afternoon, enjoy an hour of elephant riding through the beautiful mountainous
jungle down to the river where you will take a short drive to an Akha
village for a visit and chat with the shaman (spirit doctor).
From there, return transfer to Lisu Lodge. Upon arrival, a welcome drink
will be served before checking into your room. Then you will receive a
briefing and orientation for you to select your activity for the following
morning.
Guided by a Lisu villager, walk from Ton Lung temple to visit the herbal
garden. Then continue through the village with a stop for a cup of tea
at the village shaman’s house. Chat with the Lisu shaman and learn
about his life, beliefs, curing rites and Lisu traditions.
Visit the cultural center and ‘museum’ created by the villagers.
Inside you will find a collection of typical household items and tools
from the Lisu as well as well as the Akha mountain peoples.
Time at leisure until Thai dinner with a traditional Lisu dance show.
Overnight at Lisu Lodge.
Day 03 LISU LODGE – AKHA OUTPOST (B, L, D)
Breakfast at the Lodge.
In the morning, we provide you with a choice of one-hour activities:
› Guided biking tour
around the Lisu Lodge area
› Steam bath
› Massage
› Ox-cart ride through farmlands and orchards
to the Thai village of Baan Pang Mai Daeng - about an hour ending up back
at Lisu Lodge
Notes:
- A second additional 1-hour activity can be booked at a nominal charge.
› Guided biking tour
around the Lisu Lodge area: 200 THB.
› Steam bath: 200 THB.
› Massage: 350 THB.
› Ox-cart ride through farmlands and orchards
to the Thai village of Baan Pang Mai Daeng - about an hour ending up back
at Lisu Lodge: 350 THB.
- Freestyle biking (not guided, but with a Road Book of recommended itineraries)
is considered as a free activity.
Leave Lisu Lodge and head to a Palong village in Chiang Dao. A tasty picnic
lunch will be provided en route.
Walk uphill about 3 hours to Akha Outpost.
Total walking time: about 3 – 4 hours
Difficulty: medium grade walking, mainly up hill
Distance: about 10 - 12 km
Check-in at Akha Outpost, set in an isolated area with spectacular views:
looking north down into the valley far below or to the west, the mountain
peaks stretching into Burma; and finally in the east: the Lao PDR.
For dinner, help your guide whip up a tasty, wholesome mountain meal.
Dinner and overnight at Akha Outpost, modeled on a typical
Akha house. Basic amenities are provided: mattress, pillow, bed linen,
blankets, towels, mosquito nets, etc. Two Western-style toilets and a
communal shower are provided.
More details about AKHA
OUTPOST
Day 04 AKHA OUTPOST – KHUM LANNA (B, L, D)
Breakfast at Akha Outpost.
Start walking downhill passing by the waterfall to another Akha village.
Total walking time: about 2 – 2.5 hours
Difficulty: easy grade walking, mainly down hill
Distance: about 7 - 8 km
Then take the short drive to Khum Lanna.
Arrive at Khum Lanna and be greeted by local Lanna people. A tasty welcome
drink (herbal tea or fruit juice from the garden) will be served prior
to the briefing and orientation when you will choose your afternoon activity.
Khum Lanna will provide Thai farmer shirts for guest use during their
stay.
10h00 Enjoy preparation for Lanna country-style BBQ lunch with a garden
tour around the compound; collect different seasonal herbs, vegetables,
and fruits for cooking. Learn how to ride a water buffalo and then do
the actual riding.
11h00: Get your free sample of our “Khum Lanna Thai Recipe Book”
before the first Thai cooking class begins. Share an informal Lanna country-style
BBQ lunch that you have prepared with your host. Get an introduction to
Thai language (which will prepare you for your market shopping the next
day).
Enjoy a satisfying Thai Lunch at Khum Lanna.
In the afternoon, we provide you with a choice of one-hour activities:
› Guided biking tour around Khum Lanna
› Fruit (or vegetable) carving
› Artificial flower and carved candle
making
› Local style personal herbal steam
bath
› Hot-pressed herbal massage (consisting
of 8 kinds of herbs: ginger, zingiber, lemongrass, plantain, tamarind
leaves, soap pod, camphor and Aom Kiew)
Notes:
- A second additional 1-hour activity can be booked at a nominal charge.
› Guided biking tour around Khum Lanna:
200 THB.
› Fruit (or vegetable) carving: 300
THB.
› Artificial flower and carved candle
making: 300 THB.
› Local style personal herbal steam
bath: 200 THB.
› Hot-pressed herbal massage (consisting
of 8 kinds of herbs: ginger, zingiber, lemongrass, plantain, tamarind
leaves, soap pod, camphor and Aom Kiew): 400 THB.
- Freestyle biking (not guided, but with a Road Book of recommended itineraries)
is considered as a free activity.
Late afternoon at leisure until the second Thai cooking class in the early
evening.
Enjoy the fruits of your labors with a full 4-course sit-down Thai dinner
with your host and friends. Watch a million stars beside a campfire in
the garden.
At leisure until the scrumptious dinner which you prepared already in
the afternoon.
Overnight at Khum Lanna.
Day 05 KHUM LANNA (B, L)
05h30: Coffee/tea will be brought to your room for your wake-up
call before the sunrise biking along the rural country road via San Kwang
village to Phrao to visit an early morning local market where local coffee
is available. With the help of your guide you may buy local cookies and
flower garlands for the temple offering on the way back.
Then walk to visit the farmer’s rice and traditional tools shop,
chat with the owner, and learn more about the rice legends and differences
& properties of the varieties of rice. Your local escort will translate.
Bike back to Khum Lanna with a stop to visit Wat Pa Gee. Pay respect to
the Buddha image under the sacred tree. Continue biking to Khum Lanna
along the local canal with a stop to see the rice fields and get more
information about the rice-growing process and the place of rice in Thai
life.
Upon return, refreshment or shower before a local Lanna-style breakfast
at 09h00, which is set on the riverside.
Then, enjoy some light biking to the rural village down the road. See
the incredible accumulation of beehives on the sacred tree at Ban Nam
Phrae and get information about the need for bees and the reasons for
local conservation.
Continue biking to Wiang Phrao Wung Hin (the ancient city 30 years older
than Chiang Mai) to visit a temple and Phra Chao Lan Tong, the most significant
Buddha Image in the Phrao district. Here, King Mengrai (1259-1317) assembled
the villagers and trained them as soldiers to defend the city. Bike to
Wat Tham Dork Kum and visit different Buddha stucco figures and the huge
reclining Buddha.
Picnic lunch will be provided on the top of the mountain, which has a
fantastic overview of the entire Phrao valley and Khum Lanna. Bike back
to Khum Lanna.
Refreshment and check-out.
End of the Experience.
Join-in departures DAILY!
*****
Tour Code: LSTK5D
| 5 Day / 4 Night Lisu
Lodge Trekking (Code LSTK5D) |
|||
| Validity | Price | Sgl Sup | |
01 May 2008 - 31 Oct 2008 |
15,790 |
2,160 |
|
01 Nov 2008 - 30 Apr 2009 |
17,460 |
2,520 |
|
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PRICE INCLUDES:
· Tours and activities: Elephant riding (1 elephant = 2 persons), Rafting (1 rubber boat = 4-5 persons) and cycling.
· Your choice of one activity at Lisu Lodge: biking or oxcart or steam bath or massage.
· Your choice of one activity at Khum Lanna: biking or carving or steam bath or massage or artificial flower and carved candle making.
· English-speaking guide during visit.
· Accommodation in non air-conditioned room with electric fan at Lisu Lodge and Khum Lanna based on half twin-bedded room.
· Meals as specified. And local coffee at the market.
· Baggage handling.
· Local open-air truck for the activity.
PRICE EXCLUDES:
· TRANSFERS to / from Lisu Lodge:
| Based on 2 guests - Private one-way | ||
| Vehicle Type | Price | |
| Open local truck | 600 Baht / person | |
| A/C car | 900 Baht / person | |
| Prix par véhicule – Aller simple | ||
| Type de Véhicule | Prix | |
| Camionnette locale découverte | 1200 Bahts 7 personnes max | |
| Voiture climatisée | 1800 Bahts 3 personnes max | |
| Van climatisé | 2100 Bahts 7 personnes max | |
| Shuttle Service | ||
| Vehicle Type | Price | |
| Open local truck | 300 Baht max 7 persons | |
· All airfares as well as airport taxes.
· Other meals and services than those mentioned.
· Personal expenses such as purchases at local market, drinks, laundry, telephone, etc.
NOTES:
· Thai Farmers shirts are provided for the duration of the stay only and are available at nominal charge at the Khum Lanna boutique.
· Child 2-12 years old sharing parent’s room with mattress: 50 % discount. However, we recommend a minimum age of 10 for children.
REMARKS:
· Guests should be healthy and in good physical condition.
· Weather conditions can impose changes in the program or the cancellation of activities.
· Guests need to bring a copy of their passport & Thai visa page with stamp into Thailand.
What to Bring on a Trek
VALIDITY: 01 November 2007 – 31 October 2008
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