3 Day Tuk Tuk Tour of Northern Thailand
A Taste Of The North
3 Days of Real Northern Thailand Adventure - by Tuk Tuk .....
3 Day Tuk Tuk Tour of Northern Thailand
Get a true taste of the North in just three days. You’ll visit places untouched by tourism, get to know some of the local hill tribes, trek pristine jungle paths, Tuk Tuk along roads and mountain passes unlike anything you’ve ever seen before, have a Thai BBQ out in the rice terraces, swim in crystal clear mountain rivers and try your hand at a little jungle cooking with at a Karen hill tribe village. So if you’re looking for a true taste of Northern Thailand… it doesn’t get truer or tastier than this.
What do you get?
- One of our superb customised Tuk Tuks and all the fuel
- An experienced professional driver
- The most amazing mountain backroads, communities and adventures
- The very best local guides and support team with you every step of the way
- One night camping and one night in a rural lodge in a Hill Tribe community
- Pick up and drop off in Chiang Mai City
- 2 breakfasts, 3 lunches and 2 dinners – including some of the best Thai food you’ll have ever eaten!
- And lots of extras along the way
Available Dates
Get in touch at [email protected] and we'll do our best to set up a trip date just for you!
From £329 Per Person (minimum 2 travellers)
(reserve your place with a deposit of just £150pp)
Where you'll go
Mae Wang
Your adventure starts in the picturesque valley of Mae Wang, around an hour from Chiang Mai city. In the foothills of Thailand's highest mountain, Doi Inthanon, Mae Wang is full of fantastic rural backroads, fascinating communities and is the gateway to the high mountains ahead with some amazing switchback winding roads.
Karen village camping
You'll spend your first night camping just outside a tiny Karen mountain village. Think amazing mountain views, a small stream running by the your tent and cooking up a true mountain feast and swapping stories by the campfire. A true Northern Thailand experience
Doi inthanon national park
Explore the incredible mountain roads and Hill Tribe communities around Thailand's highest peak. You'll hike through pristine forests, wonder and towering waterfalls and enjoy the warmth hospitality of a Karen mountain community.
Itinerary
Day 1: Tuk Tuks, Temples And Hill Tribes
Our team will pick you up at 8:00am from the Chiang Mai Gate Hotel in Chiang Mai City and transfer you to our training base in the lovely Mae Wang valley about an hour outside the city.
On arrival at the base you’ll be introduced to your driver and your bright orange Tuk Tuk and get ready for the adventure ahead. Your Tuk Tuk is specially modified to not only cope perfectly with the winding mountain roads but also to give extra comfort and views from the back seat. There are Bluetooth speakers for you to play your road trip playlist on and you can even roll back the roof and catch some rays!
Once everyone’s ready to go, you’ll head off through winding lanes passing through small farming communities (be ready for some classic SE Asia photo opportunities). You visit stunning, remote Temples that few travellers every visit, and get a blessing for the adventure ahead.
You’ll have a simple but hearty lunch at our favourite local restaurant and then head up in to the mountains. We’ll have a short pit stop to trek up to a waterfall and visit a tiny Karen community, then we’ll wind up the hairpin bends to our overnight destination at a remote Karen village where we’ll camp and have a proper ‘Hill Tribe’ experience.
What's included?
- Transfer from The Chiang Mai Gate Hotel to Mae Wang
- An awesome specailly built Tuk Tuk, perfect for the mountain roads
- A blessing at a remote mountain Temple
- Amazing mountain roads and stops to take everything in
- Lunch and Dinner (learn to cook up a feast with the community over the campfire)
- Overnight camping in the mountains just outside a small Karen community
- Superb guide , driver and support team with you every step of the way
- For more information on the accommodation on this adventure please click here!
Day 2: Stunning Mountain Roads and Hill Tribe Communities
After breakfast you’ll explore the local area around the campsite and village before getting back into your Tuk Tuk and heading further into the foothills of Doi Inthanon, Thailand’s highest mountain. With plenty of stops to explore, this is an incredible journey through spectacular mountain scenery.
You’ll stop for a late lunch at a small roadside restaurant and then head on to the mountain community of Mae Khlang Luang where you’ll be staying overnight.
The accommodation is surrounded by mountains and rice terraces and is the perfect setting for the second night of you adventure. After ‘checking in’ there will be time to explore the village, see how the community live and try some of the freshest coffee around you’ll ever taste!
In the evening you’ll have a traditional Thai style BBQ overlooking the rice fields – perfect.
What's included?
- An awesome Tuk Tuk built specially for the mountain roads
- Enjoy stunning winding mountain roads and stop to explore and enjoy the surroundings
- Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner (a Thai BBQ overlooking the rice fields!)
- Superb guide, driver and support team with you every step of the way
- Double / Twin share accommodation in a Hill Tribe village – this is relatively simple accommodation but is still en-suite with hot water and wi-fi. The rooms are fan-cooled only but air-conditioning is not needed this high in the mountains
- For more information on the accommodation on this adventure please click here!
Day 3: Hiking, Waterfalls And Lunch In The Jungle
Your Tuk Tuk gets a break today as you head off on foot to explore the local forests and waterfalls.
The trek is ‘only’ around 5-6 km but takes you through fantastic scenery and eventually to a series of stunning waterfalls. You’ll have lunch in the forest and there’s also time to swim if you wish.
After lunch you’ll trek out of the forest and back to the village through the rice terraces. It’s then time to say goodbye to your trusty Tuk Tuk as you head back to Chiang Mai city by private minivan. You’ll arrive back at the Chiang Mai Gate Hotel around 4:30pm, a fully fledged member of The Tuk Tuk Club.
What's included?
- Breakfast and Lunch
- Fantastic hiking through the forest to towering waterfalls.
- Transfer back to Chiang Mai City by private minivan
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