Day 1: Arrival - Homestay - Dinner - Dance of
the Mountainpeople
We will pick you up at Chiang Rai International Airport or from
the bus or trainstation.Then will drive you to the part of town known
as Mu Ban Naglei to our guesthouse "Namchong Garden". There
you will have the opportunity to rest from your tiring journey. In
the evening we will habe a BBQ at a campfire while the mountainpeople
Aka and Lahu perform traditional dances for you. We will sit in a
laid back atmosphere while we will discuss the programm for the following
days.
Day 2: Chiang Rai - Wat Phra Keo - Wat Doi Kau Quai - Motorboatrip
- Cave Wat Tam - Hot Water Spring
After breakfast we will drive in the direction of Chiang Rai
und we will visit the "Wat Phra Keo". There you will be
able to visit the beautiful temples. Then we will continue and go
to the also beautifully situated temple Wat Doi Kau Quai. There you
will have a magnificent view over the entire Chiang Rai. Then we will
continue to the river Mea Gog from there we will go on motorboats
to the 2000 year old cave. In the cave is an old temple known as Wat
Tam. After that we will coninue in the motorboats to a hot water spring.
There you will be able to buy eggs which you can boil and eat in the
100 ° Celsius hot water. At the end of the day we will return
to our guest house and have dinner.
At 7 pm you can use our free taxi service to go to the night plaza.
It is quite busy there. Dances are being performed, people bargain
and buy things, and if you want you can enjoy traditional food - do
you like bugs? At 10 pm you will be picked up by the taxi service.
Day 3: Mountainbiking - herb garden - flower garden - pineapple
garden - waterfall - sauna - massage
It is going to be an healthy and sportive day. After breakfast
we will ride bike to the herbs garden. There you will get to know
plants and herbs which are important for our traditional thailand
medicine. Then we will ride to the flower garden and we will allow
your senses an insigth in the great variety of our national flowerworld.
You will be amazed. Next on the schedule is one of the pineapple gardens.
Some of the best and most expensive pineapples in Thailand are grown
there. Of course you will be able to taste them. On our bikes we will
continuer to the village Lahu. From there we will take a five minute
walk to the Nangle Waterfall. You can enjoy a refreshing swim there.
Then we will return to our guest house "Namchong". Once
back we will have some food. An original Chiang Rai tea will be served
which serves to refresh and relax. If you want you can go to our sauna.
Traditional herbs are being used in a agehold fashion which is nowhere
else to be found except in Thailand. After that you can enjoy a traditional
and legendary "Thaimassage". This sportive day will be rounded
up by a nice dinner with dishes of the Norththailand cuisine.
Day 4: Chiang Sean - Golden Triangle - Mea Sai - Doi Dung
After breakfast we will travel in an airconditioned minibus to
Chiang Sean. You will get insights of the 700 year old town and see
the still existing centuries old citywall. Then we will drive to the
famous "Golden Triangle".
There you can vistit an opium museum. Then we will walk to the temple
Wat Bu Kao. You will have a magnificent view over the boarders of
the three countries Laos, Thailand and Burma as well as over the famous
Mekkong River.
We will continue to Mea Sai. There you will be able to travel into
Burma. For a fee of 5 $ you can cross the boarder and buy souvenires.
Then we will drive to Doi Dung. Where there used to be opium field
are now tea and coffee plantations as well as fruit gardens.The project
"Doi Dung" is very succesfull. After an tiring trip we will
return to "Namchong Garden" and enjoy dinner.
Day 5: Elephant riding - Waterfall - Overnight stay in the village
Lahu
After breakfast we will go to an elephant camp. We will take
a two hour ride on the elephants and will get to know the beautiful
landscape.
After that we will walk to the Hoi Mea Sai waterfall. If you wish
you can go for a swim there.
Then we will go back to the village Lahu where we will all eat to
gether and spend the night. There will be traditional music while
the Lahu dance is being performed. An evening you will never forget.
What is a luxurious hotel when you can have a sky with millions of
stars over you.
Day 6: Return to Namchong - traditional cooking course.
After breakfast we will return to our guesthouse Namchong Garden.
Once back you can go and clean up yourself and get in the mood for
a relaxing and at the same time very informative day. But before we
start cooking you will have the opportunity to get a massage, to play
games, watch DVDs, or take a small trip on a motorbike.
At about 2 pm we will beginn with the cooking course. First you will
learn which spices and herbs you need and how to find them. After
that we will go to the kitchen and start to make our dishes. You will
learn the secrets of the thailand cuisine (just don´t tell anyone
Smilie). Everything that we cooked as our dinner ( no matter how it
tastes) which we will enjoy together in an relaxed fashion. And that
is how we will spend the last evening together.
Day 7: Departure
We will have breakfast depending on the time of you flight.
Then we will take you to the airport (or bus/trainstation). There
you will receive a small surprise so that you can keep us in good
memory.
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