Pornchai Singchai

Pornchai was born in 1955 in Thaton, in Chiang Rai province. He moved to Chiang Mai to work in a furniture shop. After two years he became the receptionist of a local guesthouse. In 1983 he obtained his guide licence and started working as trekking guide.  The first trekking area he guided was around  Thaton. At that time there was no elephant  riding nor  bamboo rafting available.

Pornchai has guided treks in almost every area in Northern Thailand. He has guided guests from a wide range of companies such as Khiri Travel, Shoestring, Monkey King, Sawasdee Reizen, NBBS, Cross Country Travels, Asia Transpacific Journeys, SNP, Baobab Reizen, Summum Reizen, Anders Reizen, Queenbee Travel, Riksja Travel, Erlebe Fernreisen and Rickshaw Travel.

In 2011 he started working for Tiger Trail Thailand and is our senior trekking guide. His experience and knowledge is of incalculable value for us. He lives in the Viang Pa Pao which is at the moment his favorite trekking area.