Northern Thailand Hike & Homestays

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  • No booking fees
  • duration 8 days
  • tour type Small group Request as private
  • age requirement 18-99 yrs
  • max group size 16
  • guiding method Fully guided
  • Tour Code BM-16382
  • Footprint Carbonneutral CO2 emissions resulting from all trips on Bookmundi will be offset via investments in carbon reduction projects.
  • Operated in English
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  • Starts Chiang Mai, Thailand
  • Ends Chiang Mai, Thailand
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HIGHLIGHTS Download trip notes
  • Experience the traditional villages and Karen tribes of Northern Thailand
  • Explore lush jungles and unspoilt forests
  • Trek through some of Thailand's most remote natural areas
  • Hike to Doi Pui The highest summit in Mae Hong Son
Start and end in Chiang Mai, the trip "Northern Thailand Hike & Homestays" is a guided trekking and hiking tour that takes 8 days. You will travel through Mae Hong Son, PA Bong and Chiang Mai in Thailand. "Northern Thailand Hike & Homestays" is a small group trip which includes accommodation, transport, meals and others.

This trek offers travellers an unparalleled insight into the rich biodiversity, cultures and customs of Thailand's northern hinterlands. Join us on this remarkable adventure exploring the pristine forests of Thailand's northern hinterlands near the border with Myanmar. Reviving an ancient trade route, the program offers travellers an unparalleled insight into the region's rich biodiversity, cultures and customs. Our journey starts from Khun Khan National Park with its lush jungles and unspoilt forests along the little known Old Elephant Trail. This trek offers travellers an unparalleled insight into the rich biodiversity, cultures and customs of Thailand's northern hinterlands but with the construction of a road in the 1950s, the trail was abandoned. After years of solitude, the trail is now the perfect route for adventurers and nature enthusiasts alike. Traversing over ridgelines and through forest covered hills and mist-enveloped mountains, travellers will trek through some of Thailand's most remote natural areas and be rewarded with sweeping panoramas of lush forests and wildlife-spotting opportunities in the mountains. Evenings on the trek are spent amongst the locals providing an opportunity to learn about traditional culture and a life style unchanged for generations.
ITINERARY Expand All
  • Day 1 : Join Chiang Mai
  • Day 2 : Lod Cave then to Mae Hong Son
  • Day 3 : Hike to Huay Hee Village
  • Day 4 : Hike to the summit of Doi Pui
  • Day 5 : Hike to Ban Huai Tong Kaw
  • Day 6 : Hike to Huai Kung Village
  • Day 7 : Hike down to Pa-Bong Village
  • Day 8 : Mae Hong Son to Chiang Mai, trip concludes
WHAT'S INCLUDED
Accommodation
  • 3 nights comfortable hotel on a twin share basis
Meals
  • 7 breakfasts, 7 lunches and 6 dinners
Transport
  • Airport transfers on first day
  • Private vehicles
Others
  • 4 nights basic hilltribe homestay on a multishare basis, bedding & mosquito net
  • Sightseeing and entry fees as listed in itinerary
  • Medical kit
WHAT'S EXCLUDED
  • international airfares and departure taxes
  • visa costs
  • travel Insurance (compulsory)
  • food, beverages and other sightseeing not mentioned in the itinerary
  • expenditure of a personal nature such as telephone calls, laundry and souvenirs
  • tips and gratuities
  • local porters can be hired for an additional fee
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REQUEST A PRIVATE, CUSTOMIZABLE DEPARTURE By design, this is a group tour. You can however request a private, customized version of this tour for yourself or your private group of people. Private departures are usually more expensive, but come with these benefits:
  • Personal Itinerary can be tweaked and customized.
  • Protected Travel within your own bubble.
  • Professional Access our Travel Specialists' insider knowledge.
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CANCELLATION

No additional cancellation fees apply for this Northern Thailand Hike & Homestays tour. You can cancel the tour up to 72 days prior departure and avoid paying the full amount, but your deposit paid is non-refundable. No refund applies for cancellations within 71 days of departure.

Payment

For any tour departures within 29 June 2024, full payment is required. For tours that depart later than 29 June 2024, a deposit of 311 USD is required to confirm the tour, and the remaining balance will be charged 71 days before trip departure.

Travel Insurance

Northern Thailand Hike & Homestays tour requires that you have adequate and valid travel insurance covering medical and personal accidents, including repatriation costs and emergency evacuation. World Nomads offers travel insurance for independent travelers and intrepid families.

Visa

For this Northern Thailand Hike & Homestays tour getting the required visa(s) is the responsibility for each individual traveller, as visa requirements vary depending on your nationality. We recommend to check with your local embassies representing the countries that you are traveling to, as part of this itinerary.

For Solo Travelers

A twin share room may not always be available for solo travelers as it depends on the final number of people on the tour. If you have picked twin share room while booking, and that option is not available, we will get back to you after booking. A single room might then be available against an additional fee.

COVID-19 Safety Measures

This trip incorporates the following COVID-19 measures:

  • This tour has received the World Travel and Tourism Council’s Safe Travels stamp, which provides travellers with assurance that COVID-19 health and hygiene global standardised protocols have been adopted.
  • Smaller group sizes have been implemented on this tour to protect against COVID-19 and to ensure that the tour complies with local authorities’ guidelines.
  • Rigorous hygiene safety measures will be followed in transportation, accommodation and meal venues.
  • Guides are trained in our COVID-19 response plan that has been developed in line with state government medical provisions.
  • All travellers 18 years and older will be required to be fully vaccinated atleast 14 days prior to departure.
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