You can’t get a greater appreciation for the diverse culture and gorgeous scenery of Thailand than by trekking up into the mountains to meet its remote hilltribe communities. And that’s just what this five-day adventure delivers. Head out from wondrous Chiang Mai and through a national park to Lahu and Karen villages, spend time with a shaman, explore deep caves by bamboo raft, and marvel at the lush jungle scenery before arriving at the hilltop village of Ban Jabo and the warmest of welcomes. This is Thailand as it’s been for centuries. Come back in time with us.
Day 1 Chiang Mai
Arrive at any time.
Day 2 Chiang Mai/Ban Pha Mon (1B, 1L, 1D)
Drive from Chiang Mai to the trailhead. Trek through farmland and bamboo and teak forests. Learn about bush food and medicinal plants. Enjoy lunch en route before continuing through rice fields and valleys to reach the first village of a Lahu tribe. Assist with food prep and cooking, learn about weaving and embroidery or check out a local Lahu massage.
Day 3 Ban Pha Mon/Ban Muang Pam (1B, 1L, 1D)
Trek between villages, over farmlands and grasslands, and ascend to the ridge line. Learn about bush medicine and seasonal fruits as you make your way to the lunch stop. Go for a swim and help the local guides prepare lunch. Continue on to the Karen village and spend the night. Opt to learn about medicine from a shaman or play football with the locals.
Day 4 Ban Muang Pam/Ban Jabo (1B, 1L, 1D)
After breakfast, leave the village and continue on, trekking beside the Pam River through lush jungle. Arrive at Tham Lod, a 1666m deep cave. Enter by bamboo raft and move to different chambers - a truly unique experience. Following the cave visit and lunch travel to Ban Jabo, a Black Lahu village. Learn about the Lahu culture, try out some traditional€tivities, and lend a hand making dinner using regional products and cooking methods.
Day 5 Ban Jabo/Chiang Mai (1B)
Following breakfast, bid farewell to your hosts and return by private van to Chiang Mai, arriving at approximately 3pm. Tour ends on arrival.
| Departure Date | Return Date | Availability | Price |
| 18/01/2019 | 22/01/2019 | 0 | £186.75 |
| 19/01/2019 | 23/01/2019 | 0 | £186.75 |
| 21/01/2019 | 25/01/2019 | 9 | £186.75 |
| 25/01/2019 | 29/01/2019 | 0 | £249.00 |
| 26/01/2019 | 30/01/2019 | 5 | £186.75 |
| 28/01/2019 | 01/02/2019 | 6 | £186.75 |
| 01/02/2019 | 05/02/2019 | 7 | £186.75 |
| 02/02/2019 | 06/02/2019 | 0 | £211.65 |
| 04/02/2019 | 08/02/2019 | 0 | £249.00 |
| 08/02/2019 | 12/02/2019 | 0 | £211.65 |
| 09/02/2019 | 13/02/2019 | 0 | £186.75 |
| 11/02/2019 | 15/02/2019 | 0 | £249.00 |
| 15/02/2019 | 19/02/2019 | 13 | £186.75 |
| 16/02/2019 | 20/02/2019 | 0 | £249.00 |
| 18/02/2019 | 22/02/2019 | 13 | £186.75 |
| 22/02/2019 | 26/02/2019 | 11 | £186.75 |
| 23/02/2019 | 27/02/2019 | 0 | £211.65 |
| 25/02/2019 | 01/03/2019 | 1 | £186.75 |
| 01/03/2019 | 05/03/2019 | 10 | £186.75 |
| 02/03/2019 | 06/03/2019 | 0 | £249.00 |
| 04/03/2019 | 08/03/2019 | 0 | £249.00 |
| 08/03/2019 | 12/03/2019 | 1 | £186.75 |
| 09/03/2019 | 13/03/2019 | 0 | £211.65 |
| 11/03/2019 | 15/03/2019 | 0 | £186.75 |
| 15/03/2019 | 19/03/2019 | 0 | £211.65 |
| 16/03/2019 | 20/03/2019 | 6 | £186.75 |
| 18/03/2019 | 22/03/2019 | 0 | £249.00 |
| 22/03/2019 | 26/03/2019 | 0 | £211.65 |
| 23/03/2019 | 27/03/2019 | 12 | £186.75 |
| 25/03/2019 | 29/03/2019 | 0 | £249.00 |
| 29/03/2019 | 02/04/2019 | 0 | £211.65 |
| 30/03/2019 | 03/04/2019 | 9 | £186.75 |
| 01/04/2019 | 05/04/2019 | 13 | £186.75 |
| 05/04/2019 | 09/04/2019 | 0 | £211.65 |
| 06/04/2019 | 10/04/2019 | 12 | £186.75 |
| 08/04/2019 | 12/04/2019 | 0 | £249.00 |
| 12/04/2019 | 16/04/2019 | 10 | £186.75 |
| 13/04/2019 | 17/04/2019 | 0 | £211.65 |
| 15/04/2019 | 19/04/2019 | 0 | £249.00 |
| 19/04/2019 | 23/04/2019 | 0 | £211.65 |
| 20/04/2019 | 24/04/2019 | 10 | £186.75 |
| 22/04/2019 | 26/04/2019 | 0 | £249.00 |
| 26/04/2019 | 30/04/2019 | 0 | £249.00 |
| 27/04/2019 | 01/05/2019 | 13 | £186.75 |
| 29/04/2019 | 03/05/2019 | 15 | £186.75 |
| 03/05/2019 | 07/05/2019 | 13 | £211.65 |
| 04/05/2019 | 08/05/2019 | 0 | £249.00 |
| 06/05/2019 | 10/05/2019 | 15 | £211.65 |
| 10/05/2019 | 14/05/2019 | 0 | £211.65 |
| 11/05/2019 | 15/05/2019 | 12 | £211.65 |
| 17/05/2019 | 21/05/2019 | 0 | £211.65 |
| 18/05/2019 | 22/05/2019 | 13 | £211.65 |
| 24/05/2019 | 28/05/2019 | 0 | £211.65 |
| 25/05/2019 | 29/05/2019 | 15 | £211.65 |
| 31/05/2019 | 04/06/2019 | 0 | £211.65 |
| 01/06/2019 | 05/06/2019 | 11 | £211.65 |
| 07/06/2019 | 11/06/2019 | 0 | £249.00 |
| 08/06/2019 | 12/06/2019 | 15 | £211.65 |
| 14/06/2019 | 18/06/2019 | 0 | £249.00 |
| 15/06/2019 | 19/06/2019 | 15 | £211.65 |
| 21/06/2019 | 25/06/2019 | 0 | £249.00 |
| 22/06/2019 | 26/06/2019 | 12 | £211.65 |
| 28/06/2019 | 02/07/2019 | 0 | £249.00 |
| 29/06/2019 | 03/07/2019 | 15 | £211.65 |
| 05/07/2019 | 09/07/2019 | 0 | £249.00 |
| 06/07/2019 | 10/07/2019 | 9 | £211.65 |
| 12/07/2019 | 16/07/2019 | 0 | £249.00 |
| 13/07/2019 | 17/07/2019 | 13 | £211.65 |
| 19/07/2019 | 23/07/2019 | 0 | £211.65 |
| 20/07/2019 | 24/07/2019 | 12 | £211.65 |
| 26/07/2019 | 30/07/2019 | 0 | £249.00 |
| 27/07/2019 | 31/07/2019 | 15 | £211.65 |
| 02/08/2019 | 06/08/2019 | 0 | £249.00 |
| 03/08/2019 | 07/08/2019 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 09/08/2019 | 13/08/2019 | 0 | £249.00 |
| 10/08/2019 | 14/08/2019 | 13 | £249.00 |
| 16/08/2019 | 20/08/2019 | 0 | £249.00 |
| 17/08/2019 | 21/08/2019 | 11 | £249.00 |
| 23/08/2019 | 27/08/2019 | 0 | £249.00 |
| 24/08/2019 | 28/08/2019 | 14 | £249.00 |
| 30/08/2019 | 03/09/2019 | 0 | £249.00 |
| 31/08/2019 | 04/09/2019 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 06/09/2019 | 10/09/2019 | 0 | £249.00 |
| 07/09/2019 | 11/09/2019 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 13/09/2019 | 17/09/2019 | 0 | £249.00 |
| 14/09/2019 | 18/09/2019 | 13 | £249.00 |
| 20/09/2019 | 24/09/2019 | 0 | £249.00 |
| 21/09/2019 | 25/09/2019 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 27/09/2019 | 01/10/2019 | 0 | £249.00 |
| 28/09/2019 | 02/10/2019 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 04/10/2019 | 08/10/2019 | 0 | £249.00 |
| 05/10/2019 | 09/10/2019 | 12 | £249.00 |
| 11/10/2019 | 15/10/2019 | 0 | £249.00 |
| 12/10/2019 | 16/10/2019 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 18/10/2019 | 22/10/2019 | 0 | £249.00 |
| 19/10/2019 | 23/10/2019 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 25/10/2019 | 29/10/2019 | 13 | £249.00 |
| 26/10/2019 | 30/10/2019 | 0 | £249.00 |
| 01/11/2019 | 05/11/2019 | 0 | £249.00 |
| 02/11/2019 | 06/11/2019 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 04/11/2019 | 08/11/2019 | 0 | £249.00 |
| 08/11/2019 | 12/11/2019 | 0 | £249.00 |
| 09/11/2019 | 13/11/2019 | 13 | £249.00 |
| 11/11/2019 | 15/11/2019 | 0 | £249.00 |
| 15/11/2019 | 19/11/2019 | 0 | £249.00 |
| 16/11/2019 | 20/11/2019 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 18/11/2019 | 22/11/2019 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 22/11/2019 | 26/11/2019 | 0 | £249.00 |
| 23/11/2019 | 27/11/2019 | 13 | £249.00 |
| 25/11/2019 | 29/11/2019 | 14 | £249.00 |
| 29/11/2019 | 03/12/2019 | 0 | £249.00 |
| 30/11/2019 | 04/12/2019 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 02/12/2019 | 06/12/2019 | 0 | £249.00 |
| 06/12/2019 | 10/12/2019 | 0 | £249.00 |
| 07/12/2019 | 11/12/2019 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 09/12/2019 | 13/12/2019 | 0 | £249.00 |
| 13/12/2019 | 17/12/2019 | 0 | £249.00 |
| 14/12/2019 | 18/12/2019 | 14 | £249.00 |
| 16/12/2019 | 20/12/2019 | 0 | £249.00 |
| 20/12/2019 | 24/12/2019 | 0 | £249.00 |
| 21/12/2019 | 25/12/2019 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 23/12/2019 | 27/12/2019 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 27/12/2019 | 31/12/2019 | 0 | £249.00 |
| 28/12/2019 | 01/01/2020 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 30/12/2019 | 03/01/2020 | 0 | £249.00 |
| 03/01/2020 | 07/01/2020 | 0 | £249.00 |
| 04/01/2020 | 08/01/2020 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 11/01/2020 | 15/01/2020 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 14/01/2020 | 18/01/2020 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 18/01/2020 | 22/01/2020 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 25/01/2020 | 29/01/2020 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 01/02/2020 | 05/02/2020 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 08/02/2020 | 12/02/2020 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 11/02/2020 | 15/02/2020 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 15/02/2020 | 19/02/2020 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 22/02/2020 | 26/02/2020 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 29/02/2020 | 04/03/2020 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 07/03/2020 | 11/03/2020 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 12/03/2020 | 16/03/2020 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 14/03/2020 | 18/03/2020 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 21/03/2020 | 25/03/2020 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 28/03/2020 | 01/04/2020 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 04/04/2020 | 08/04/2020 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 11/04/2020 | 15/04/2020 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 18/04/2020 | 22/04/2020 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 21/04/2020 | 25/04/2020 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 25/04/2020 | 29/04/2020 | 13 | £249.00 |
| 02/05/2020 | 06/05/2020 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 09/05/2020 | 13/05/2020 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 16/05/2020 | 20/05/2020 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 23/05/2020 | 27/05/2020 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 30/05/2020 | 03/06/2020 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 06/06/2020 | 10/06/2020 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 13/06/2020 | 17/06/2020 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 20/06/2020 | 24/06/2020 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 27/06/2020 | 01/07/2020 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 04/07/2020 | 08/07/2020 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 11/07/2020 | 15/07/2020 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 18/07/2020 | 22/07/2020 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 25/07/2020 | 29/07/2020 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 01/08/2020 | 05/08/2020 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 04/08/2020 | 08/08/2020 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 08/08/2020 | 12/08/2020 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 15/08/2020 | 19/08/2020 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 22/08/2020 | 26/08/2020 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 29/08/2020 | 02/09/2020 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 05/09/2020 | 09/09/2020 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 12/09/2020 | 16/09/2020 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 19/09/2020 | 23/09/2020 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 26/09/2020 | 30/09/2020 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 03/10/2020 | 07/10/2020 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 10/10/2020 | 14/10/2020 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 17/10/2020 | 21/10/2020 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 24/10/2020 | 28/10/2020 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 31/10/2020 | 04/11/2020 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 07/11/2020 | 11/11/2020 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 11/11/2020 | 15/11/2020 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 14/11/2020 | 18/11/2020 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 21/11/2020 | 25/11/2020 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 25/11/2020 | 29/11/2020 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 28/11/2020 | 02/12/2020 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 05/12/2020 | 09/12/2020 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 12/12/2020 | 16/12/2020 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 19/12/2020 | 23/12/2020 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 21/12/2020 | 25/12/2020 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 26/12/2020 | 30/12/2020 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 28/12/2020 | 01/01/2021 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 02/01/2021 | 06/01/2021 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 06/01/2021 | 10/01/2021 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 09/01/2021 | 13/01/2021 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 13/01/2021 | 17/01/2021 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 16/01/2021 | 20/01/2021 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 20/01/2021 | 24/01/2021 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 23/01/2021 | 27/01/2021 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 30/01/2021 | 03/02/2021 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 06/02/2021 | 10/02/2021 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 08/02/2021 | 12/02/2021 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 13/02/2021 | 17/02/2021 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 15/02/2021 | 19/02/2021 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 20/02/2021 | 24/02/2021 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 22/02/2021 | 26/02/2021 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 27/02/2021 | 03/03/2021 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 06/03/2021 | 10/03/2021 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 13/03/2021 | 17/03/2021 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 20/03/2021 | 24/03/2021 | 15 | £249.00 |
| 27/03/2021 | 31/03/2021 | 15 | £249.00 |
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