Your trekking guide will pick you up at an appointed time at the hotel. You will drive to the north into the mountains near Chiang Dao. First we will stop at a local market.  Your guide will do some shopping for the coming days. He will take you along and will explain about the different ingredients he will be using for dinner. We continue to the Mae Taman Elephant Camp. This is the most scenic elephant camp in Thailand. Witness the show** in which the elephants haul logs and see how they enjoy bathing in the river. After that, drive to Keng Keud, enjoy an elephant ride.

Then, continue to a riverside camp on Tang River where a bamboo raft will be waiting for you. Your helmsmen will maneuver the raft through the gentle rapids.

Lunch will be in the jungle.  After lunch we will start trekking. The trail has a few steep hills but most of the trail is relatively easy. All together we walk about 2,5 – 3 hours until we reach our final destination of today, the Palong village Pang Hoo. There are only a handful of Palong villages in Northern Thailand. The Palong tribe only recently moved from Myanmar to Thailand, they wear a distinctive costume mostly in red, with rattan hoops worn around the waist.

After arrival in the village you can relax, explore the village or learn some Thai cooking by helping your guide prepare the dinner.
He can explain you about the herbs and ingredients he uses. After dinner your guide will take you to one of the village houses where you will meet some of the villagers. Overnight will be in one of the village houses

** From Apr 01, 2013 onward there will be no elephant show on this trip.