Day 1. At 8:00 a.m. we leave by mini-bus for Thaton. After about 30 minutes. We may stop to visit The Chiang Mai Orchid and Butterfly Farm. Alternatively, you may choose to visit Chiang Dao cave, a beautiful stalactite and stalagmite cave, 65 kilometers northwest of Chiang Mai. In addition to being of geological interest, there is also an impressive Burmese-style Buddhist Shrine. Lunch will be served at a local restaurant. When we reach Thaton village. After an hour afterwards, we take a long-tail boat along the Kok river until we reach a White Karen hill-tribe village. Then we trek for about 2 hours to a Red Lahu hill-tribe village. Where we will have dinner and spend the night. |