TTFT01 - Chiang Dao Family Adventure Tour 1 Day

We will pick you up at your hotel in the early morning. We will head for Chiang Dao in the mountains north of Chiang Mai. Along the way we will make a couple of interesting stops. Firstly we stop at a local market. Your guide with take you around the market and explain you about the exotic herbs and vegetables, used in Thai cooking. After that we will continue to Chiang Dao Elephant Camp. Did you know that elephants love to take a bath and play in the water? In the past elephants fought in wars and worked in forestry. Nowadays there are more or less out of the job. Their natural habitats have shrunken dramatically. Most elephants in Thailand are actually born in captivity and work in the tourist industry. This camp will show us how elephants used to be trained to work in the logging industry. It’s very interesting how intelligent these animals are. After this first highlight we will continue further into the countryside where we will stop at a Karen village. The Karen tribe is the biggest and most famous of all the different tribes living in Thailand. Our guide speaks the local language and will tell you all about their customs, traditions and history. It's quite a story...

We will enjoy our lunch and prepare ourselves to make a one hour jungle trek on elephants. It’s a great experience to sit on these big creatures while they seem to effortlessly carry you around up and down the hills. After this it is time to use your own legs a bit as we will make a walk through the jungle of about one or two hours, depending on you and the weather. Our experienced trekking guide will tell you all about this area. There are many interesting plants growing all around you. You will be amazed to hear how well the local people know these plants and what they can use them for. After this walk, we will get back into our truck and transfer to the rafting camp. Don’t worry, this is not wild water rafting, this is bamboo rafting. You’ll see it’s a relaxing experience. While the helmsman manoeuvres your raft down the stream, you have time to look around and enjoy the scenery and the sounds of the birds. After out raft tripChiang  it’s time to head back to Chiang Mai where we will arrive around 5 or 6 in the afternoon. If you like, we can make a stop at an orchid nursery on the way back. These famous and beautifully colored flowers are grown easily here in the warm and humid climate. There is a butterfly garden attached as well, depending on the season you can see some beautiful species here.