Day 1 : Chiang Mai - Lisu Lodge (Lunch/Dinner)

Early morning pick up at the hotel in Chiang Mai for an hour's drive to Lisu Lodge by a local truck (Songtaew). Upon arrival at the Lisu Lodge, a traditional welcome drink is served. Start your adventure with cycling about 13 kms to the Mae Taeng Elephant Camp, enjoy a 1-hour elephant ride through the beautiful mountain scenery. Enjoy a nice picnic lunch by the riverbank and after that experience an exciting adventure of 45 minutes white water rafting on an inflatable raft followed by a short drive to an Akha village for a visit. Then you have the choice either to go back to the Lisu Lodge by bike or by the local truck. Time at leisure until dinner and overnight at Lisu lodge.

Breakfast at the lodge your "Lisu Lodge Experience" starts. Guided by a Lisu people and walk from Ton Lung temple to visit the herbal garden. Then continue through the village with a stop for a cup of tea at the shaman’s houes where you can see traditional medicine. Our guide will be a translator, accompanying the group through all activities. Return for lunch at the Lisu Lodge. In the afternoon enjoy an ox-cart ride through farmlands and orchards to the Thai village of Baan Pang Mai Daeng (about 1hour) and continue on a local taxi (songtaew) to Chiang Mai.