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 action packed days. You’ll visit places untouched by tourism, get to know some of the local Karen Hill Tribes communities, 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
- Detailed, professional Tuk Tuk driver training
- 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
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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
You’re adventure will start when our team picks you up in Chiang Mai city and transfers you to the Tuk Tuk training base in Mae Wang, around an hour away.
On arrival at our ‘base camp you’ll be introduced immediately to your Tuk Tuk and get started with the driver training training. This takes place on a dedicated track and will give you plenty of time to get used to your Tuk Tuk. They are pretty easy to drive but your guide will take everything nice and slowly making sure you’re feeling comfortable behind the wheel.
You then head off down winding rural lanes through small farming communities and to a remote mountain Temple where you’ll receive a blessing for the adventure ahead.
After an great northern Thai lunch you then head along more small roads high up into the mountains towards our overnight destination of a remote Karen Hill Tribe village. You’re camping here tonight in a clearing (don’t worry – there are showers and toilets available) to get a real mountain experience.
In the evening you’ll learn how to cook ‘jungle style’ over an open fire before enjoying swapping stories around the campfire and then spending a night under the starts. This really is a Thailand Adventure!
What's included?
- Transfer from The Chiang Mai Gate Hotel to Mae Wang
- Detailed, professional Tuk Tuk driver training
- 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 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 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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