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Multi activity tours from MRVR
Track of the Tiger presents a variety of options, both half day and full day, that allow guests to enjoy some sightseeing and multiple activities in the areas in and around Ban Thaton. All tours are accompanied by an English speaking tour guide.
CODE: MRVR 008
Half Day Tour of Local Attractions & Rural Thailand
Degree of difficulty: Medium.
Meal Code: (None)
Depart Ban Thaton by vehicle for a tour along rural back roads to a small hill top temple at Mae Sao. Travel through farmland with your guide explaining the local customs and agricultural practices. Visit a working rice mill for an explanation of rice production ‘from the paddy to the packet’. On to the local food market in Fang, and then travel inland to visit a rare Paulong hill tribe village. This is followed by a visit to an equally rare Lahu Shaleh village. Return by road to the Maekok River Village Resort.
| # persons | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| price (in THB) | 5,626 | 2,814 | 1,877 | 1,406 | 1,126 | 939 | 804 | 705 |
| for more information go to our pricing policy page / prices valid until oct. 31st 2009 | ||||||||
CODE: MRVR 009
Half Day Tour to a Padong (long necked Karen) village and Ban Mae Salong Market.
Degree of difficulty: Medium
Meal Code: (None)
Depart Ban Thaton by vehicle heading up into the hills of the Mae Salong area to the drop off point. Walk for 45 minutes to an hour along steep sided jungle trails to a small village of the Padong, otherwise known as the long necked Karen. Spend time amongst these fascinating people and then return along a different route to the main road where you reboard the vehicle. Continue on up steep winding roads to the ex-Kuomingtong stronghold village of Ban Mae Salong with its colourful daily market where all manner of local produce and goods smuggled in from China are sold. Explore the market before returning to the valley floor and Maekok River Village Resort.
| # persons | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| price (in THB) | 6,251 | 3,551 | 2,653 | 2,201 | 1,931 | 1,749 | 1,620 | 1,528 |
| for more information go to our pricing policy page / prices valid until oct. 31st 2009 | ||||||||
CODE: MRVR 010
Full Day Tour to the Royal Agricultural Project on Doi Angkhang & several ethnic Minority villages.
Degree of difficulty: Easy
Meal Code: (None)
Depart the resort for the high altitude Royal Agricultural Project on Doi Angkhang. En route visit a Jin Haw (Chinese refugee) village. Once at Doi Angkhang, spend some time exploring the extensive grounds. Enjoy lunch in a local restaurant (at guest expense). On the return trip down to the Fang valley floor some 1200 metres below, visit the Paulong hill tribe village of Nor Lair, the Black Lahu village of Korp Dong, and the Shan (or Tai Yai) village of Ban Koung, exploring each at your leisure. You return to the resort before last light.
| # persons | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| price (in THB) | 7,601 | 3,822 | 2,561 | 1,931 | 1,554 | 1,301 | 1,120 | 986 |
| for more information go to our pricing policy page / prices valid until oct. 31st 2009 | ||||||||
CODE: MRVR 011
Full Day Tour of Mae Salong, The Queen Mother’s Royal Garden Project on Doi Toong, Mae Sai, Chiang Saen & The Golden Triangle.
Degree of difficulty: Easy but a very full day
Meal Code: (L, Afternoon Tea)
Depart Ban Thaton and travel up into the mountains to the ex-Kuomingtong mountain top refuge of Doi Mae Salong where the Yunnanese speaking locals run an interesting ‘exotic’ market. Continue after a brief stop via a Yao hill tribe village market with some interesting products before climbing the mountains again to the Queen Mother’s Royal Garden Project on Doi Toong. Lunch there, then spend 45 mins to an hour strolling the grounds. Following this, set off for Mae Sai (the Thai-Burma border town) via the very scenic mountain route over Doi Pa Mi. The route affords stunning views of the valley below. After a short stop in Mae Sai, travel through to Chiang Saen and the Golden Triangle for an afternoon tea stop in a restaurant overlooking the river before returning via Mae Chan to the resort in Ban Thaton.
| # persons | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| price (in THB) | 13,218 | 7,001 | 4,931 | 3,895 | 3,271 | 2,854 | 2,564 | 2,338 |
| for more information go to our pricing policy page / prices valid until oct. 31st 2009 | ||||||||
CODE: MRVR 012
2 Day & 1 Night Tour – Sightseeing & Shopping in Chiang Mai
Degree of difficulty: Easy
Day One
Meal Code: (L)
Depart the resort by minibus and head south into Chiang Mai. Turn off into the Mae Sa valley and head up towards Samoeng to the Pong Yang Elephant Camp for a genuine ‘elephants at work’ show. Take a 1.5 hour Elephant Safari through thick jungle to two waterfalls. Continue along the Samoeng loop to the beautiful Suan Bua Hotel & Resort for a set Thai lunch. After lunch, continue on to the Hang Dong and Ban Tawai areas, where the overseas dealers buy their products. Stops are made at various small shops and factories selling antiques, reproduction furniture, rattan, handicrafts and bric a brac. Continue in to Chiang Mai proper where you stop off in an area of the old town where the silversmiths ply their trade.
Check into the hotel of your choosing in the centre of the town with the famous Chiang Mai night bazaar on its doorstep. Either eat at one of the many western food restaurants in the city centre, or ask your guide to take you to one of the several traditional Thai restaurants or popular bars on the river and outside the city centre. Dinner is at your own expense. Spend the remainder of the evening exploring the night bazaar.
Day Two
Meal Code: (B, L)
Breakfast in the hotel. Depart by minibus for Sankampaeng, and the more tourist orientated handicraft centres: Umbrella making, ceramics, silk, cotton and ‘saa’ paper products. Stop at those you wish to visit, and then continue on to the Orchid and Butterfly Farm in the Mae Rim area. Head north once more to visit the rather special and little visited temple – Wat Thoeng Luang. There is a sacred ambience about the place not found in many temples along the tourist trail. Take lunch at Chiang Dao Hill Resort, in a restaurant set under giant trees in an idyllic stream side setting. Continue north stopping briefly at the scenic forest temple at Tum Tubtao, returning to Maekok Village River Resort in the mid to late afternoon.
| # persons | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| price (in THB) | 20,467 | 12,907 | 10,387 | 9,128 | 8,371 | 7,866 | 7,506 | 7,237 |
| for more information go to our pricing policy page / prices valid until oct. 31st 2009 | ||||||||
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