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Private Tour: 2-Day Authentic Hill Tribe Villages and Karen Hill Tribe Homestay
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Reviewed December 31, 2017 via mobile

Our guide, Sak arrived with our driver 2 minutes early which was the first time we experienced punctuality in Chiang Mai.

During our drive to the hills, he packed us with a lot of information and history which made he 1 hour drive go very quickly. Sak is funny, knowledgeable, personable and a pleasure to spend the day with. He’s very good with kids (13 and 6 years old). While walking through the villages, he would look around searching for cool things to show us... like the sensitive plan that shies away when you touch it, the plant that blows bubbles or the plants that are used to make dye.

The locals in the villages all seemed to know Sak which was very nice to see. He brought us into a few houses to have a little chat with the locals who were all very friendly.

For lunch he took us to this amazing local restaurant which was crazy good, cheap and cheerful!

I recommend this tour to anyone who is wanting to learn about the different hill tribes as well as history of Chiang Mai. Fun and educational!

At the end of the trip Sak took us to a banana chippery which is a must do! I stocked up!

Date of experience: December 2017
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Reviewed December 29, 2017

Our four day/three night tour of Northern Thailand with our guide Anan and driver Toom Tam provided us with a fabulous insight into the traditional cultures and history of the different peoples who have migrated to this area. Being able to determine the itinerary and sights that we wanted, we were able to focus on the traditional and cultural aspects of the area, and satisfy our need for sensitive and ethical travel. We really appreciated Anan's and Toom Tam's in-depth knowledge of the different hill tribe cultures and the geography of the area, as this provided us with some unique experiences and allowed us to get off the beaten track. From sitting with a Shaman discussing village life and the changes that he has seen, to visiting the hill tribes on the Myanmar border, we were given an insight into remote cultures that are still relatively isolated from our globalised, homogenous world. This was an experience that we thoroughly enjoyed and can highly recommend to the traveller who isn't so keen on all the mass tourism activities that are so prevalent in Chiang Mai.

Date of experience: December 2017
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Reviewed December 29, 2017

If you love landscape and portrait photos, then this tour would be excellent. Our tour guide brought us to local villages, schools, and a sunrise/sunset spot in Chiangmai.

Date of experience: December 2017
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Reviewed December 29, 2017 via mobile

As you will quickly discover once you get here, there are a lot of tourists in Thailand, and a lot of Thai culture is now oriented around serving those tourists. This tour gave us a peek behind the curtain to see what Thailand was like before hordes of tourists descended on it. It was one of the more memorable things we did in the two weeks we were here.

Sak was a great guide, very professional and friendly. He brought us to two villages and you can tell he has genuine relationships with the people there. They all like him and as a result we’re very welcoming to us. Everywhere we went people were offering us food and inviting us into their homes.

One word of warning I’ll give is that there aren’t really any activities planned. There’s nothing to do, per se. This is a strength, since you get to see people in their day-to-day lives. However, your experience will vary depending on what day/season you go. There wasn’t much happening in the first village we went to, so we just hung out and walked around and cooked a traditional lunch over an open flame. In the second village, people were celebrating the Hmong New Year, and invited us into their celebrations, which was fun. If you go during the rice harvesting/planting season it looked like there would be a lot more activity.

My only criticism is that we had to pay for everything in cash. Like a lot of stuff in Thailand, they don’t take credit cards.

Date of experience: December 2017
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Reviewed December 6, 2017

I can't give Pat and his crew enough praise. 4 members of my family (myself included, all adults) booked a 3 day, 2 night tour and it was by far the most memorable experience we had in our trip through Thailand. We asked to be taken to off-the-beaten-path destinations to see the real, authentic Thailand and that's exactly what we got. As expected, there was a fair bit of driving involved to get to some truly remote locations, but we made several worth-while (and one or two not so worth-while) stops along the way. After I lost my passport, Pat and Melissa went above and beyond to help me successfully track it down, proving that they care about their customers. Pat even brought us to his home so we could clean up before our flight at the end of the trip! I highly recommend this company to anyone interested in seeing people and places in Thailand you would otherwise never see. A bit on the pricey side but well, well worth it. Thank you Pat and Melissa!

Date of experience: November 2017
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