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.

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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.

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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.

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
     > 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.
     > 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): 500 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.

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Tour Code: LSTK5D

	HIGH SEASON		LOW SEASON
	01 - 30 Nov 09, 18 Dec 09 - 31 Mar 10		01 - 17 Dec 09, 01 Apr 10 - 31 Oct 10
Net rates per person in THB	2 pax up	Sgl sup.	2 pax up	Sgl sup.
Published Rate	17,460	2,520	16,580	2,280

* Minimum 2 people traveling together

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PRICE INCLUDES:
· Tour and activities: Elephant riding (1 elephant = 2 person), rafting (1 rubber boat = 4-5 persons) and < BR >   biking.
· Your choice of one activity at Lisu: biking or oxcart or steam bath or massage.
· Your choice of one activity at Khum Lanna: biking or carving or steam bath or massage.
· English-speaking guide during visit.
· Accommodation in non air-conditioned room at Lahu Outpost & Akha Outpost and non air-conditioned
  room with electric fan at Lisu Lodge & Khum Lanna based on half twin-bedded room.
· Meals as specified. Local coffee at the market.
· Baggage handling.
· Local open-air truck for the activity.

PRICE EXCLUDES:
· Transfer from Chiang Mai airport or hotel to Lisu Lodge or v.v. Optional transfer rates follow in a table
  here below.
· All airfares as well as airport taxes.
· Other meals and services than those mentioned in the program.
· 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.
· Group concession: 1 FOC in a half twin for, every 15 full-paying persons.


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.

VALIDITY: 01 November 2009 - 31 October 2010

Note: we reserve the right to revise the tariffs depending on the evolution of the fuel price.