Elephants, whitewater rafting, zipline and Long Neck Karen - 1 day

Your guide and driver will meet you at the hotel at 0800.Drive to the Mae Taeng area. We will take a backroad to Kaeng Keud where we will visit a small elephant camp. Your guide will explain about the plight of the Asian Elephant and you will get close to these giant creatures. If you wish you can make an elephant ride of 40 minutes (optional and not included). After this you will start your whitewater rafting and bamboo rafting trip on the Mae Taeng (Taeng River). After the necessary instructions you will board the boat and brave some exciting rapids. Great fun. Then we’ll change to bamboo rafts and float gently on the river which a calm stream by now.

After this we will drive to the Mae Sa Valley where Eagle Track, an exciting zipline adventure, is located. Enjoy a Thai lunch before you get safety instructions and put on your harness. The adventure starts!The Eagle Track Gold package is the ultimate adrenaline rush with 16 ziplines to fly down at up to 30 kilometers an hour.  In total 35 platforms afford a wonderful view of the breathtaking scenery.

Four abseils descending from some of the highest platforms deliver a rush of a completely different kind. You will get over your fear of heights quickly! Our wooden balancing beams will keep things interesting as you move between platforms. See if you can keep your balance on the log.A nature walk connects the end of the Gold section and the start of the Silver section. In the Silver section, other attractions like the “Kung Fu Walk”, Monkey bridge, zig-zag walkway and the bamboo bridge with a lovely waterfall near the base camp, are the notable highlights.

Our last visit today will be Baan Tong Luang.  This is a settlement where people of various hilltribes live. Although this is not a real village it is a good chance to see the traditional dress of Lahu, Hmong, Karen and Palong people in a village setting. Greatest attraction though is the famous Long Neck Karen women.Return to Chiang Mai.