2 Days Chiang Mai Doi Inthanon National Park Tour with Hmong and Karen Ethnic Culture
Tour Overview
This is a great trip for those who wish to explore Doi Inthanon national park, but are not up for a lot of trekking. We go jeep driving in...
Code of Tour: TAD0000028684
Length of Travel: 2 Day
Destinations of Tour:
Departure City: Chiang Mai
Price of Tour: Request
Type of Tour: Private
Features of Tour: Ethnic culture tours national park tours
This is a great trip for those who wish to explore Doi Inthanon national park, but are not up for a lot of trekking. We go jeep driving in national park, visit the highest mountain in Thailand; Doi Inthanon, explore the park’s unique flora and fauna and stop at some of the most beautiful waterfalls in Thailand. We also do a short cycling trip to see some traditional Karen and Hmong tribe villages that can’t be reached by jeep.
Day 1
We pick you up at 7:30 AM from your accommodation in Chiang Mai and drive to Doi Inthanon national park. On the way we make a short stop at a local market to stock up on anything we might need during the two days in national park.
Once inside the national park, our first stop is Mae Ya waterfall, a huge cascading waterfall. This is a great place for a break from driving, you can stretch your legs and enjoy the scene.
From the waterfall we keep driving towards the peak of Doi Inthanon. Before we reach it, we stop at King’s and Queen’s twin pagodas, and have a walk in the arboretum surrounding the pagodas. Then it’s straight to the highest point in Thailand where we enjoy misty and cool air at high altitude. We have a lunch break.
Then we drive down the mountain to a trekking start point and trek to Mae Klang Luang hill tribe village where we have dinner and spend a night in jungle bungalows. This is a great chance to learn about their culture and taste their traditional food.
Day 2
After breakfast we set off to explore traditional Hmong and Karen hill tribe villages around the headquarters of Doi Inthanon national park. We also visit a waterfall and village school if it is open.
We have lunch before the final part of our driving in national park when we visit Royal Agriculture Project, which is our King’s project to help local hill tribes grow organic produce instead of opium. We also visit another big waterfall and take a break before we head back to Chiang Mai in the afternoon.
