Travel Section : Excursions & Treks
Chiang Mai International Youth Hostel

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A percentage of proceeds from selected tours or treks booked with our service from our Travel Section will be donated to the Thai Youth Community Foundation to help education and improve the lives of the less privileged Thai children.

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LOW-COST ADVENTURE FOR ALL AGES: WITH CYH TRAVEL SECTION :

In accordance with Thailand's law, we are officially licensed to arrange travel by Tourist Authority of Thailand. Travel license No.23 / 0287. Please make sure you join a reliable organization for your safety and comfort.

If you would like to have the adventure of you life, we are proud to offer up to 4 days 3 nights or
3 days 2 nights treks, starting at Chiang Mai and travelling to the highest peak in Thailand at 8514 feet above sea level. The whole area is now a National Park with much beautiful scenery including waterfall and the area of Mae Hong Sorn & Chiang Mai Provinces. Trek treks pass through beautiful refreshing rain forest. We visit a waterfall and hill tribes, where you can experience and thus get to know the customs and culture of the hill tribes people. And also riding on elephant and bamboo rafting available for you. The program is open to individuals and groups. The size of group is normally between 5 to 10 persons and longer treks are available by group request. Trek are will planned with excellent hill tribes guide and superb food.

18. Cycling "Heart of Chiangmai" for half day or full day trip.
19. Rock Climbing and Water fall Abseiling Adventure Program (08.00 – 16.00) (New ! )
(more information click " Package Tour" -package f)
20. Planning Education, Sport, Community Work Service Program on group request.
21. A spectacular Fantasia & Cabaret Show (show time: 7.30 p.m. & 9.30 p.m.)
22. Day trip Mae Ping River Cruise : carried along the cool water of the Ping river. Enjoy the ever-Chiang Mai river bank scene-resplendent teak house, rural greenery and sunny-faced kids scrambling into the water. Stop at a local farmer's riverside garden and see for yourself the cultivation of jasmine rice and variety of herbs for use both in medicine and cookery. Enjoy a snack of seasonal fresh fruits and savour the refreshing taste of lemon-grass juice.

Application and detailed information maybe obtained from Chiang Mai International Youth Hostel :
Tel : (053)276737, 284046 Fax: (053) 204025
E-mail: peter@chiangmaiyha.org

GENERAL INFORMATION ON OUR TREKS & ACTIVITIES & COMMUNITY WORK

1. Each group will be consist of a minimum of 6 persons and a maximum of 10 persons. If you do not want to join other trekkers, an individual trek can be arranged and you will be charged accordingly.
2. You will stay with hill tribes family in the village of the various tribes, sleeping on wooden or bamboo floors with no fanciful amenities. However, there will be clean water for showering, drinking and cooking and we will provide you with sleeping bag and rucksack, a water bottle which you have to carry during the trek. The porters will only carry the food and cooking utensils.
3. Treks are conducted through out the year but temperature varies :
November – February 14 C – 23 C Cool Season (Winter Season for Thai)
March – June 28 C – 35 C Dry Season (Summer Season for Thai)
July – October 25 C – 33 C Rainy Season
4. Your luggage and other items which you do not want to bring on trek and be kept in the hostel or hotel for safekeeping.
5. You are only required to bring your personal belongings like clothing, good walking shoes, slippers, raincoat, first aid kit, swimming suit, warm jacket etc..
6. The package will include transportation, accommodation, meal on trek included the first day lunch to the last day lunch. You will also be accompanied by a Thai Hill Tribes guide who speaks tribal languages, local dialects and has a good command of English to lead and assist the group. All our Thai Hill Tribes guide have Tourist Guide License from T.A.T.
7. You are advised to immune yourself against malaria. (Specially in June, July rainy season)

Adventure Trekking Program for those who wanting a bit more of a challenge :

3 Days 2 Nights “Heart of Siam” Trek
PROGRAM A: with National Park 

Day 01 : Chiang Mai – Hill Tribes(B/L/D)
Breakfast at the hotel or the hostel. Depart from Chiang Mai at 09.30 A.M. to Southwest of Chiang Mai to Doi Inthanon National Park & Mae Jam, Mae Hong Sorn area. Stop at the local market and continue the trip to cave and waterfall for our lunch and if you wish, go swimming. Then we start the trek for 1hrs. to Akha and Shan hill tribes villages where we can learn about the hill tribes life and their tradition and culture before continuing our walk to Meo hill tribes villages. Overnight with Meo hill tribes family at this village. ( Understanding of the hill tribes culture and customs, some community work for the village)

Day 02 : Hill Tribes (B/L/D)
Breakfast, we walk through the jungle to the waterfall and elephant camp (3hrs.) and have lunch. Afternoon we take an elephant ride through to the jungle around 2-2.30 hrs. Then we walk to the Karen hill tribes village try to do some activities with children and families such as teaching with song and game, helping in the fields, barbering for children and giving education materials etc… as we can then dinner and overnight here.

Day 03 : Hill Tribes – Chiang Mai (B/L)
Breakfast, start the trek for 2 hrs. to Shan hill tribes village Then take an exciting bamboo rafting for 2 – 2.30 hrs. travelling down the headwater of Mae Jaem river until we reach at another Shan village, rest and lunch here, our meeting point for our truck to Doi Inthanon National Park visit some interesting point on the way back to Chiang Mai. (Free tour to visit Doi Inthanon National park)
End of our trek. (around: 06.00 P.M.), transfer back to hotel or Chiang Mai Youth Hostel.

HAVE A NICE TRIP BACK HOME

3 Days 2 Nights “Heart of Siam” Trek
PROGRAM B: No National Park

Day 01 : Chiang Mai – Hill Tribes(B/L/D)
After breakfast at the hotel or hostel. Depart from Chiang Mai at 09.30 A.M. to Northwest of Chiang Mai to Pai, Mae Hong Sorn area. Stop at the local market and continue the trip to Meo Hill Tribes Village to have lunch. Then we start the trek for 3 hrs. to Karen hill tribes villages where we can learn about the hill tribes life and their tradition and culture. The original in Mynmar (Burma) and they are the largest tribal minority in Thailand. And overnight at the Karen hill tribes villages.

Day 02 : Hill Tribes (B/L/D)
Breakfast, we walk (2.30 hrs.) through the jungle to Karen Hill Tribes Village and have lunch, afternoon we walk to elephant camp (1hrs.) We take an elephant ride through to the jungle around 1.30 hrs. to the Shan Hill Tribes village try to do some activities with children and families such as teaching with song and game, helping in the fields and giving education materials, used clothes etc… as we can.. In the evening we will have farewell campfire with traditional & culture show by Shan Hill Tribes and overnight here.

Day 03 : Hill Tribes – Chiang Mai (B/L)
Breakfast, start to take an exciting bamboo rafting for 2.30- 3 hrs. travelling down the headwater of river until we reach at another Shan Hill tries village, rest and lunch here, our meeting point for our pick up to visit some interesting point such as waterfall the way back to Chiang Mai.
End of our trek. (around: 06.00 P.M.), transfer back to Chiang Mai Youth Hostel or your hotel

Departs everyday year round.

**** SAVE YOUR MONEY ! Please do not book any kind of tour or trekking from Bangkok or Phuket etc.. you can book directly to us:

contact@chiangmaiyha.com or peter@chiangmaiyha.org

or you can book on your arrival

Tour price: xxxx Thai Baht. per person

Service included in the tour price:
- All transportation on the itinerary
- 2 nights accommodation with hill tribes family
- Sleeping kit, consisting of mat for the floor and a sheet as well as a rucksack
- Full board while trekking( start from lunch on day 01 – lunch day 03 )
- English – speaking guide.
- Tax Vat 7 %
- Insurance

DEVALAUTION BONUS! In July 1997, you got 25 Thai Baht.
Now, you are getting over 46 Thai Baht to 1 U.S. Dollar!!!!
Or 72 Thai Baht to 1 Pound Sterling !!!

THE MAIN TIHINGS NEEDED DURING THE TREK:
• Walking shoes or tennis shoes, rucksack.
• Slippers or sandals.
• Pants and T-shirt
• Sweater / jumper, jacket, sleeping bag ( Oct – Feb)
• Torch / flash light
• Swimming suit
• Sun glass, sun protection cream
• Mosquito / insect repellant
• Personal necessities like – soap, towel, tissue, toothbrush.
• First aids and personal medicines (pills- diarrhea, cold, headache etc..)
• No need of mosquito net, extra luggage, any valuable thing etc.

OUR RECOMMENDATION !!!!!
"Insurgents just part of Thai Scenery." AY February 2,1985 by Ray Conlogue.
"Thai Hostel Cheap and Rich with Elephant." Sunday October 31, 1993 Los Angeles Time,
Backpack & Budget by Lucy Izon.