Approximately 176 kilometres north of Chiang Mai, situated at the border of Thailand and Burma, is Tha Thon district. On this tour you will visit 4 hilltribe villages, including Padong long necked Karen hilltribe village, which recently migrated from Burma.
Highlights
- Visit the Thaton long-neck hilltribe on this full-day tour from Chiang Mai
- Travel by long-tail boat on the Mae Kok River
- Lunch will be provided
- Friendly and informative guide
- Includes hotel pickup and drop off
Useful Information
Leave Chiang Mai for Chiang Dao which is approximately 1 1/2 hours drive away. Visit Chiang Dao cave, then proceed to visit Palong and Lisu village. Continue on to Tha Ton, where local lunch will be provided.
After lunch travel by private long-tailed boat trip on the Mae Kok River for 45 minutes to Baan Mai Mok Cham, a Shan village. Continue on to the long-necked Karen village and Akha village. Return to your hotel in Chiang Mai at approximately 6:30pm.
Reviewed by kimberly v, November 2012
Our guide Oin was very informative and pleasant. we were the only ones on the tour, so we ended up customizing it a bit. I would recommend the tour for much more insight into the culture than you could get on your own in a day.
Reviewed by Anonymous, March 2009


