Explore the beautiful Chiang Dao National Park on this one day adventure with us! As the trail is fairly easy and there’s a lot of adventure included, it’s also the perfect day trip for families. During the adventure, we also pay a visit to the intriguing Chiang Dao Cave and the nearby temples, we will visit a local hilltribe village and enjoy some hot mountain springs where you can soak your skin in the healthy natural minerals in the water. The trail that you will follow is fairly easy and extremely beautiful and along the way, you will get to experience tropical rainforest and learn about the flora and fauna of the jungle. We will also visit the unusual and beautiful Sticky Waterfalls (Nam Tok Bua Tong) in Sri Lanna National Park where your feet will actually stick to the limestone rock meaning that you can climb up the waterfall! This one day trek is a great way to get out into the amazing countryside surrounding Chiang Mai!
- Sa Anodat
- Erawan National Park
- Experience Thai Massage
- Find a Festival
- Ko Lan
- Koh Nang Yuan
- Pha Nok Aen
- Get Off The Beaten Track
Transport. Lunch included. We will pick you up from your hostel or hotel in Chiang Mai between 7-7.30 am. We will arrive back in Chiang Mai around 6.30 pm. However, if you are booking for less than 3 people we will join you with an existing tour. Once we arrive in Chiang Dao, our first stop will be Chiang Dao Dave which we explore thoroughly, as well as the temple on the grounds. Drive two hours to reach the start point of our trek.30 am and drive two hours to reach the start point of our trek. If you are booking for 3 people your trek date is guaranteed. Duration: 10 Hours. Trekking Level: Easy. We will then hop back in the car to make a short journey to the start of our trail. Along the way, we will stop at a bustling market to grab some local snacks and take a bathroom break. Please note: This trek cannot run with less than 3 people. Here, we will stop for lunch and you’ll have the opportunity to relax in the hot springs. We will not take your deposit until a date is agreed upon. Here, you will walk from a local Karen Hilltribe village towards the Chiang Dao Hot Springs. Please select your preferred date using the calendar and we will contact you to tell you if there is already a tour running on your chosen date, or suggest an alternative date. We will then drive to the famous Sticky Waterfall and spend a while here climbing up the limestone falls and enjoying the natural beauty of the area.
Thailand’s water culture inspires one of the country’s most popular and picturesque festivals, Loi Krathong. Upon the full moon of the twelfth lunar month each November, millions of Thais light the waterways with ornate floats or spangle the skies with fireworks and paper lanterns. And wistfully make a wish. Many travel to see the distinctive regional celebrations. The generic krathong (leaf vessel) that people loi (float) is a raft of banana stem adorned with leaves, flowers, incense and candle. Found nationwide, it is best exemplified in the major celebrations in Bangkok, the capital, and Sukhothai, an ancient former capital. Lanterns in the North float in the sky instead, with flame-powered Khome Loi paper balloons lofting upwards most dramatically around Chiang Mai in the North. This well-preserved ancient tradition differs around the kingdom. Curves of banana stem ‘bark’ are used to form the simpler Krathong Sai Kaab Kluay of Samut Songkram. People in Tak province make Krathong Sai using multiple coconut shells strung together.
Some take the form of a sacred swan.
The festival’s roots are ancient, but the Loi Krathong we see today became popularised from palace rituals of the early Rattanakosin era to venerate the water goddess, Mae Khongkha. Water was vital to livelihoods from fisheries, floating markets and rice fields. A krathong raft uses a buoyant disc of soft banana tree trunk ringed by banana leaves folded into auspicious traditional Thai patterns known as Lai Thai. The standard shape resembles the open petals of a lotus in bloom. Each krathong contains the Buddhist offerings of flowers, at least one incense stick and a candle, the flame and glowing ash fading as the vessel bobs downstream. What is a Krathong? Two centuries ago, most Thais lived on rafts or in waterside stilt houses. Other rafts peak in the middle to evoke chedis (stupas) or the mythic Mount Meru. The festival materials reflect a bygone village lifestyle. Some take the form of a sacred swan. It is not by coincidence that Loi Krathong occurs at one of the year’s highest tides.