Private Tour: Full-Day Authentic Hill Tribe Villages in Chiang Mai

Highlights

  • Explore Baan Tong Luang and other nearby villages by 4WD vehicle

  • Customize your itinerary to your liking with your private guide

  • Learn about the Karen, Hmong, Palong, and Akha tribes and their way of life

Summary

Greet your guide and depart from your hotel as you head out toward the sub-tropical countryside surrounding Chiang Mai. Enjoy a scenic drive through hillside forests as you venture off the beaten path to discover authentic hill tribe villages. Visit a traditional Karen hill tribe village, where villagers reside in bamboo stilt huts. Receive an invitation to their homes and have the opportunity to cook a traditional lunch together. Learn about Karen culture as you stroll through the village with your guide. Then, if you wish, take a short stroll around the surrounding rice fields and farmland and discover how the Karen utilize their habitat. Finally, opt to discover the many villages of Baan Tong Luang. Explore daily life for various hill tribes such as the Hmong, Lahu, Lisu, and Long Neck. Enjoy meeting villagers and potentially participate in activities like farming, weaving, handicrafts, or visiting the local school. After your tour, head back to Chiang Mai where your tour concludes.

Tour info

Duration
8 hours - 9 hours
Group Size
Pricing (From)
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Meeting Point
Dropoff location

Why take this tour?

This full-day private tour of Chiang Mai explores the hill tribe cultures of Northern Thailand. Learn and interact with the Karen, Hmong, Palong, and Akha tribes in a respectful and responsible way. Explore the Baan Tong Luang village and remote sites by 4WD vehicle. Get to know a unique culture and interact with locals on this immersive full-day tour.

What’s included?

  • Professional local guide and driver

  • Transport by private vehicle, 4x4

  • Hotel pick up and drop-off

  • Insurance

  • Private transportation

  • Petrol: fill up tank and pay at the petrol pump (at the end of the tour), approximately 800 Baht

  • Food: We'll cook lunch together over handmade fire. Please pay villagers directly 250bt/adult

  • All entrance fees for optional activities

  • Baan Tong Luang village - Entrance ticket (optional activity) 500 Baht

  • Gratuities

Things to know

Before you book

  • Duration: 8-9 hours

  • Mobile tickets accepted

  • Instant confirmation

Cancellation Policy

    All sales are final and incur 100% cancellation penalties.

Operated by:

Thailand Hilltribe Holidays Private Tours

About operator:

Authentic tours of northern Thailand, that explore the local way of life and hill tribe culture away from the tourist crowds. Travel with our hill tribe guides to their villages, to experience firsthand hill tribe culture and life in an ethical and authentic way

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