Khum Lanna Thai Country Living & Trekking Experience 3 Days / 2 Nights
Day 01 Chiang Mai-Khum Lanna (Lunch/dinner)
Moring: Pick up from your hotel in Chiang Mai or Chiang Mai Airport and transfer to Khum Lanna by private open air pick up truck or minivan (without guide), travelling time about 1.30 hrs
10h00: Arrival at Khum Lanna to be greeted by our local Lanna people. A tasty welcome drink (herbal tea or fruit juice from the garden) will be served. We will give you a briefing and propose a choice of activities for you to decide how you want to spend the afternoon. Check -in your room.
10h30: Experience staring by Learn how to cooking skills out by steaming the Thai sticky rice and include prepare a country style Barbeque with learn to cook Green papaya salad the prepared it for your lunch.
11h30 Khum Lanna’s concept is “Rice for Life”. You will be given an orientation of this concept and also learn about the history of rice cultivation, the types, the equipment used in the past and the future needs. Following this take a casual walk to the organic garden where we have a variety of produce including the different rice harvesting stages. You will also have the opportunity to collect herbs and vegetables from the garden and use these in your cooking class.
Lunch: 12 h30 a country style Barbeque, sticky rice that you prepared earlier, and all the scrumptious dishes to complement.
From 14h00 – 16h00: Choose one of the exciting following (approx. one-hour) activities:
o A Guided biking tour around Khum Lanna country side.
o Creative Fruit (or vegetable) carving
o A local herbal steam bath to relax and rejuvenate your body.
o A therapeutic Hot-pressed herbal massage (consisting of 8 kinds of herbs: ginger, zingier, lemongrass, plantain, tamarind leaves, soap pod, camphor and Aom Kiew).
Notes: A second additional 1-hour activity can be booked at a nominal charge but as a free activity you are welcome to go cycling by yourself. We will give you a road book of recommended itineraries. Late afternoon at leisure until the
Thai cooking class begins 17h30. You will receive a “Khum Lanna Thai Recipe Book” that explains many delicious recipes, plus the herbs used and the health benefits of each. We will also give you descriptions of Thai words
that will be helpful for your market visit the following day.
Enjoy the fruits of your labors with a full 4-course sit-down Thai dinner with your host and friends
.Overnight at Khum Lanna, with electric fan (no air condition)
Day 02 Khun Lanna (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner)
Morning: Breakfast at Khum Lanna (start at 08:00 am)
After breakfast 09h30: Depart from Khum Lanna by local truck and drive 30minute to Ban Mea Raghong visit The Border Patrol School in the project at Reverend Father Foster Learn sufficiency economy in living and continue to Ban Pang Sane to the starting point and start walking 1 and half hours walk along the nature trail up to the Waterfall Your guide will point out interesting Flora and Fauna along the way until arrive at waterfall you will enjoy with the beautiful of nature Fall. and enjoy a picnic lunch at Waterfall
After lunch Start walking 1 Hours downhill to Akha village stop for the cup of tea with Akha people that you will learn about their life for Live and know why they are here! Upon reaching the ending point of the trek, you will be transferred back to Khum Lanna where you will arrive in the late afternoon Refreshment leisure until dinner and the chef cook will prepare Thai food for your Dinner.
Dinner and overnight at Khum Lanna.
Day 03: Khum Lanna –Chiang Mai (Breakfast)
05h30: Coffee/tea provide on the Sala terrace for you before we start our sunrise biking trip along the rural country road via San Kwang village to Phrao to visit an early morning local market where local coffee is available. Then walk to visit a farmer’s rice shop, and learn more about the rice legends and differences & properties of the varieties of rice. With the help of your guide you may buy local cookies and flower garlands for the temple offering on the way back. Cycles back to Khum Lanna with a stop to visit Wat Pa. Pay respect to the Buddha image under the sacred tree. Continue biking to Khum Lanna along the local canal with a stop in the rice fields to get more
information about the rice-growing process and the place of rice in Thai life.
Upon return, refreshment and shower before a local Lanna-style breakfast set at Restaurant.
10h00 end of program.
Transfer back to your hotel in Chiang Mai or Chiang Mai Airport
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PRICE INCLUDES:
• The assistance of an English-speaking Lanna escort during visit and join-in activity.
• Accommodation in a non air-conditioned room with electric fan based on half twin bedded room.
• Your choice of one activity: biking or carving or steam bath or massage.
• Meals as specified. Local coffee at the market.
• Baggage handling.
PRICE EXCLUDES:
• All airfares as well as airport taxes.
• Other meals and services than those mentioned.
• Personal expenses such as purchases at local market, alms-giving, drinks, telephone, laundry, etc.
NOTES:
• Thai Farmers shirts are provided for the duration of the stay only and are available at nominal charge at the Khum Lanna boutique.
Khum Lanna guest houses are reminiscent of traditional Thai style homes commonly found in northern Thailand. The elevated wooden houses and their furnishings, exuding a warm ambiance of laid-back Thai way of life, are set amongst a lush green garden. The guest rooms feature comfortable bedding, an electric fan, an en suite bathroom with shower and toiletry. All of our 12 guest rooms have access to a large communal terrace where is an ideal place to unwind and socialize.
Nestled in a valley ringed by mountains on three sides and surrounded by orchards and rice fields, it is a tranquil, off-the-beaten-track country lodge that harkens back to an earlier time. This is Thai country living in traditional northern Thailand. Located in Phrao district about a 1 1/2 hour drive from Chiang Mai city, Khum Lanna offers a laid-back atmosphere of nostalgic Thailand countryside. It is surrounded by a vast paddy field, where farmers here produce one of the best rice in the country. In short, Khum Lanna is a celebration of nature, food and wellness. The culinary and wellness packages range from day visits with a day tour to multiple day programs with a variety of activities such as village tour, cycling, trekking, cooking, herbal steam bath and massage.
ABOUT PRHAO
We are located in Phrao District, a small rural town north of Chiang Mai city. The peaceful town is a quintessential Thai farmer community. Phrao is teeming with beautiful nature yet is little known as a tourist destination. making it an ideal place to experience local Thai culture and vibrant natural atmosphere. Khum Lanna embraces natural and cultural surroundings of Thai country living. You will relax and enjoy local experience while feeling right at home with traditional Thai family ambiance.