C. 308. Elephant Sanctuary Park - Hill Tribe and The Golden Triangle

Price: 13,500 Baht / Person

Pick up times: Morning - 8.40 am

3 day trip.
( Visit Elephant Sanctuary  /  No  Elephant riding )

  Chiang Mai ~Chiang Rai - Thailand , Lao  and Myanmar borders - The Golden  Triangle.    

Highlight:
Elephant  interaction, Sticky waterfalls   - Chiang Mai- Chiang Rai – Mae Tang- Thaton- Mae Sai- borders between Thailand, Loa,  Myanmar- minority land  or  community , long neck hill tribe village -The Golden Triangle – Boat in  Mekong  river to Lao country, shopping Thai , Myanmar and  Lao products -White temple- hot spring ; boat trip.

Type  of  tour:  
Adventure, Eco. Local ,hill tribe visit, Culture and  nature

Day 1.   
Date. You can tell us the date to start the tour.
Pick up at 8:40 a.m. at your hotel lobby - Finish around 6: 00 p.m.

What to do and see on the day 
 

• Sticky waterfalls ( where you can walk up as a spider.
• Amazing local  temple and countryside  views
• Explore the local Chiang Dao cave 
• Elephant Sanctuary  park   ( No  Riding ) (  Interaction with elephant. Feeding - touching - take photos - trekking on hill with stunning views   and bathing with elephants in the river )
• 7: 30 a.m. Dinner at  local touched home-stay.

Overnight at  local touch homestay.


       Leave Chiang Mai at 8.40 a.m . First stop, is the elephant Poo Poo paper park.  There you can see the process how they recycle the elephant poo to be  fine papers. It is very interesting to visit the place. after that  we head to visit  sticky waterfalls where you can enjoy bathing and walking up as a spider before we head to   explore a cave usually only visited by local people, untouched by tourists our specialty. On the drive to the caves you will experience magnificent views of the country side at every turn.
Lunch will be served on the way to the cave at local  Thai  food.
After Lunch,  we will head to our last activities on the day, visiting  Elephant welfare Sanctuary Park  in Chiang Mai. Here you will get up close and personal with the Thai elephants. You will experience the relationship between the elephant and their mahout, you  and also with people like yourselves. See the day to day care like bathing, feeding how they sleep.  Come and see for yourself how much you can enjoy it.. After that we head to grand local temple less tourists to enjoy local scenery views: 
* Tiger kingdom is optional if you would like to take picture or play with tiger,  you can buy the ticket at the entrance  : 520 Baht / person : we can drop by on the way:

Overnight in the countryside in  Chiang Mai area.
(Dinner is included in tour package tonight .)


Day 2. 
Pick up at 8 : 00 a.m. at your hotel lobby - Finish around 6: 00 pm.
What to do and see on the day !
 

• After the breakfast at homestay. We head to the Northern  Thailand -  Visit the Thaton temple where the place offer the great views of No-man land area ( A minorities land )
• Take the long tail boat in the MaeKok river  for  an  hour.
• Relax  &  Enjoy panoramic view along the river banks
• Visit 5 different hill tribe villages  including  charming Karen  long neck , Akha and big ear rings hill tribes.
• Visit  tea plantation place   where you can  have many different kinds of  tea taste.  Enjoy drinking  organic  tea.
• Visit monkey  cave and  fish  cave  in  a beautiful temple.

      After your, breakfast, we head  to the borders  where the minority live, "no mans land" they have no nationality as they live on the land between Thai and Myanmar borders. If you have a heart to help people donations of food, clothing including jumpers and shoes would be greatly appreciated however this is a personal gesture and for you to decide. We will travel down the hill from No Mans Land  to the pier to take the a long tail boat down the river, left and right following the curve of the riverbed, avoiding the rocky clusters in the water , it bobbed little up and down with the tide!( Absolutely Save and fun !!! Gorgeous landscape as in a dream ). it must be one of the most beautiful scenes you had ever seen in your whole life. boat head to Chiang Rai in Mae Kok River ( an hour) , the one is end up at Golden triangle, Chiang Rai Area to Mekong River ( the international river of Southeast Asia, pass seven countries, Tibet, China, Myanmar, Laos ,Thailand , Cambodia and Vietnam ) Both sides of Mae Kok River banks surrounding with views of arborous mountains, local and hill tribe villages. Ends up at the Long neck Karen , Akha , Lahu , and big earring hill tribe villages. Leave hill tribe villages to visit  tea plantations are grown, and enjoy to taste variety of tea. Then move to the monkey and fish cave before the end of Thailand , checking in at the hotel in Mae Sai, the border town.

Overnight in Mae Sai ,Chiang Rai province./www.piyapornplace.com
( Room will be booked by untouchedthailand the boder town of Mae sai)
( Dinner is not included in the package. Easy to find dinner at the border. And we will recommend if you need any recommends. )


Day 3:  
Pick up at at 8: 40 p.m. - Arrive Chiang mai around 7: 00 p.m.
What to do and see on the day !

• Experience   Chan people fresh  market
• Taste  Myanmar  food at  their market. then head to explore the bustle market in the borders
• Across the border to Myanmar countries
• Experience Myanmar Tuk Tuk and tour around the border with your guide.
• Visit  the famous  Golden triangle where three countries meet
• Take a boat trip in the mighty Mekong river
• Across  the border  to Laotians island  in Laotians country.
• Enjoy local stuffs at Laos  duty fees market.
• White temple
• Hot spring   (  if we have time left  )

In the morning after breakfast, Explore Mae Sai, the border town between Thailand and Myanmar and visit bustle market at Thai- Myanmar border and enjoy your time in practicing bargaining skill before heading to The Golden Triangle, the land of Opium cultivation, smuggling and trade the Opium, Especially the Opium house will tells the story how it is as expensive as gold. then walk down to the pier to take the boat to Lao Island to visit duty free market in Lao village. Then visit Chiang Saen, the old city , on the way back to Chiang Mai we stop at the miracle white temple that found by Thai famous artist, ( one of the world's priceless works of Art & hot spring if we have time). Return to Chiang Mai in the evening.

Room must be booked by yourself in Chiang mai tonight.
  Note: Transfer in and out  is available