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Chiang Rai
CEI 60 - 2 Days / 1 Night - Adventure Tour along the Opium Trail ( private tour )

Daily departure from Chiang Rai, but only as a private tour.

As part of the Thai government’s fight against opium production, new farm-to-market roads are being cut along the ridges of the Thai-Burma border. Hill tribe villages participating in the crop-substitution program now have access by four-wheel drive to the markets they need. You, too, can travel along these spectacular routes and see villages which were formerly accessible only by the mule trains of Khun Sa, the notorious opium warlord. Visit the homes of numerous tribal groups along the way to Ban Hin Taek, opium headquarters turned into development center.

We will see how the hill tribes are being integrated into Thai national life, visiting schools, village water systems, walk in the flower gardens which bring additional income to these remote places. Meet the people who have dedicated their careers to both development and the preservation of the natural beauty of the Thai-Burma watershed areas.

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We will visit the unforgettable view point across the two countries at Ban Hua Mae Kham, a Lisu village perched on the edge of the border.

Day 1. Departure from Chiang Rai around 8:30 and we will arrive at the trailhead Yao village an hour later. We will drive on through Akha and Hmong villages to Khun Sa’s former headquarters at the Chinese town of Ban Hin Taek. Lunch. In the afternoon make your way to Ban Houa Mae Kham through Lahu and Akha villages. Dinner and overnight at the Lisu village of Houa Mae Kham.

Day 2. For those who are early birds, we will wake up early to enjoy the sunrise over the Thai-Burma border. The morning is spent visiting development sites. Lunch in the hills. Visit Chinese tea plantation and travel through Lua and Shan villages on the return to Chiang Rai.

Tour Includes: All transfer by pick up trucks or van with English speaking guide, primitive accommodation, all meals indicated in the program. No beverages included. 

CEI 60 - 2 Days / 1 Night - Adventure Tour along the Opium Trail ( private tour ) 

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