Awe-inspiringly complete experience on Tham Lod Trek

Chiang Mai - Pai - Tham Lod

• Activities:

  Travel by minivan to Pai, stop at orchid farm and Mae Malai local market, head to Tham Lod, enjoy Shan dishes

• Meal:

  Lunch, Dinner

• Included:

  Lunch, dinner, guide, ground transportation, trekking fees, home stay at local village

Your journey begins in Chiang Mai, where you'll depart by minivan for a three-hour drive to Pai, stopping at an orchid farm and the Mae Malai local market on the way. Enjoy lunch in Pai before setting off to Tham Lod, where you'll explore Tham Lod Village and Lod Caves. In the evening at your Tham Lod home-stay you'll enjoy a dinner of traditional Shan recipes followed by local tea, while learning about local history, traditions and folklore. Overnight in Tham Lod.

Tham Lod - Muang Pham

• Activities:

  Enjoy sunrise on “Big Knobb” summit, walk to Karen village, enjoy traditional Shan food

• Meal:

  Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

• Included:

  Breakfst, lunch, dinner, guide, trekking fees, home stay at local village

If you wake before dawn, climb up to the “Big Knobb” summit for a stunning sunrise view over the Tham Lod valley. After breakfast and fresh coffee, you'll leave Tham Lod Village for a 2-3 hour walk to a remote Karen village, stopping in the Orchid forest for a Shan-style picnic lunch before learning more about Karen traditions as you watch local women weave using backstrap looms. Spend the night with a Karen family and enjoy a dinner of traditional food cooked over an open wood fire. Overnight in Karen village.

Muang Phaem - Tham Lod - Chiang Mai

• Activities:

  Walk to stream, take a bamboo rafting back to Tham Lod village, return to Chiang Mai

• Meal:

  Breakfast, Lunch

• Included:

  Breakfast, lunch, guide, trekking fees, ground transportation, bamboo raft

After a lazy breakfast, 1h walk to a stream where you will ride a bamboo raft back to Tham Lod Village. Back at the homestay you can shower and clean up then it is a sad goodbye for your afternoon trip back to Chiang Mai where you will arrive after a stop for lunch.