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Blugecko Tours

Blugecko is an elephant friendly tour operator and agent. Blugecko only sells treks which offer a more ethical and postive elephant interaction experience.

Blugecko is a registered and bonded tour agent with the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT)

Chiang Mai Trek

CMT17 1 Day Trekking - Walking only

MAP

VIDEO

PRICE

(BAHT)

1,500

TOUR OVERVIEW

A single day, elephant free trek which will get you up in the mountains around Chiang Mai. Enjoy the natural beauty this area offers as well as visiting ethnic hill tribes which also reside in this area!

TOUR DESCRIPTION

This one day experience from Chiang Mai will feature on some serious trekking as you will spend the full day in the jungle. On this day you will depart Chiang Mai for the 1.5 hour drive to the trek start point making a stop at the local town market on route so the guide can purchase food stuff for your lunch. The trek will begin in the Mae Wang area. The trekking will be divided into a morning and afternoon session broken up with a well earned rest and a filling lunch. You will spend around 4 hours trekking the jungle trails enjoying this off the beaten path trekking area. In the afternoon you will also get to visit a Karen village and a waterfall where you get to take a refreshing shower in cool cascading water. You will be transferred back to your Chiang Mai hotel around 5pm.

ITINERARY

• Pickup from your hotel in Chiang Mai 8:00-08:30
• Drive 1.5 hours to trek drop off point
• Local market stop
• Trekking
• Lunch
• Waterfall visit
• Trekking
• Visit hill Karen hill tribe village (not long neck)
• Return to your hotel in Chiang Mai. 17:30

PRICES

Group Join In Tour
Adult (Thai Baht)	1,500
Child - under 10 year old (Thai Baht)	1,500

This tour includes:
• Licensed English speaking trekking guide
• Transport by seated and covered pickup
• Lunch
• All listed activities
• Pick up and drop off at your hotel

This tour excludes:
• no exclusions

	Departures Group tour: Daily departures & requires a minimum of 2 persons
	Group Tour This tour is a as a group join in tour. You will join a group of up to 14 persons
	Operator This trek is operated by a specialist trekking operator

TOUR DETAILS & FACTS

Groups

This tour is conducted as a group tour to depart we need a minimum of 2 persons booked on the tour. On a group tour you will join a group of up to 14 persons.

Transport

Group tours - transport will be by covered and seated pick up

Transfer

This tour includes transfer to and from your Chiang Mai Hotel. Please be ready and waiting in the lobby of your hotel before the pick up time specified on your booking confirmation. Please specify your hotel and its address on the booking form. If you do not have a hotel booked we can still process your booking but please inform us of your hotel at least 3 days prior to departure.

Please note that this tour can pick up from city hotels only and can not pick up from resorts outside the city. If yo are staying in a resort outside of the city you can still join the trek but you will need to make your own way into to our office for the pick up time..

Accommodation

This is a full day tour and no accommodation is provided. Blugecko can arrange your Chiang Mai hotel if required

Guides

This tour is conducted with an English speaking guide. The guides will be TAT licensed (Tourist Authority of Thailand)

Insurance

A limited amount of accident insurance is provided to cover some medical bills in case of an injury but it is advised that you have your own comprehensive accident insurance.

Dress Codes and what to wear

• The Northern Thailand climate is hot all year round. Wear light, cool clothes: Shorts (or long pants if you prefer), T shirt and a sun hat are ideal attire.

• Please be prepared for the occasional shower, luckily in Chiang Mai rainfall is mostly confined to short showers rather than prolonged rainfall. A lightweight easily packable raincoat is an ideal precaution

Fitness

Exertion levels are high on this tour there will be around 4 hours of trekking up and down rough tracks in a hot climate

Meals

This is a full day tour and lunch is provided. Vegetarians can be catered for

Tipping

There is no compulsory tipping. Tipping is at your own discretion and choice, but if you felt that you were served by the guide and driver well during your trip any extra income is gratefully received.