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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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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.
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.
Join-in departures DAILY!
*****
Tour Code: LSTK5D
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HIGH SEASON |
LOW SEASON |
01 - 30 Nov 09,
18 Dec 09 - 31 Mar 10 |
01 - 17 Dec 09,
01 Apr 10 - 31 Oct 10 |
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Net
rates per person in THB
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2
pax up
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Sgl sup.
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2
pax up
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Sgl
sup.
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Published
Rate
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17,460
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2,520
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16,580
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2,280
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* Minimum 2 people traveling together
Convert to your Currency of Choice
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.
OPTIONAL TRANSFER RATES CHIANG MAI TO LISU LODGE OR V.V
| public rates |
| Based on 2 pax private one way |
| Open local truck |
600 |
Baht / pax |
| A/C car |
900 |
Baht / pax |
| Price per vehicle one way |
| Open local truck |
1200 |
Baht max 7 pax |
| A/C car |
1800 |
Bath max 3 pax |
| A/C Van |
2100 |
Baht max 7 pax |
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.
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more information or to book, please click here.
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