Doi Mae Salong and Mae Sai: Explore Authentic Commerce and Hospitality in the Chiang Rai Region
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Chiang Rai
Immerse yourself in the authentic commerce and hospitality of Doi Mae Salong and Mae Sai in the Chiang Rai region. Explore stunning views, meet ethnic minorities, and experience local trading grounds.
Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Doi Mae Salong - Guests will have enough time to enjoy their breakfast at their Chiang Rai hotel before meeting your guide for the day. Together with a separate driver, we will leave approximately at around 08:30 hrs from Chiang Rai and into the Doi Mae Salong area, home to the various hill tribes still calling this part of northern Thailand their home. It may sound that Doi Mae Salong is only a mountain region in the Chiang Rai province, but it is an all-encompassing town with temples and churches, schools, factories and shops. The local eateries on Mae Salong are famous for the tasty Yunnan cuisine, prepared from farm-fresh vegetables and livestock raised there. Besides seeing all this passing by, your guide will bring you to one of the larger Akha, Yao and Lisu Hilltribe villages, explaining the differences in culture, origin and traditions. It is here where we too will enjoy a local lunch, freshly prepared at one of the leading restaurants in the area.
What's Included
  • All taxes and service charges included
  • Lunch at local restaurant (excluding beverages)
  • All entrance and donation fees covered
  • Private vehicle with professional driver
  • Full day private tour with English-speaking guide
What's Not Included
  • Tours, inclusions of any kind and other services that are not outlined in the tour description
  • Personal expenses such as meals, drinks, tips and gratuities, shopping, portage fees and optional tours, unless otherwise stated
  • Hotel accommodation in the destination of commencement.
  • Any airline tickets, visa fees, additional transportation cost from and to the general meeting point
  • Transfers To/from any airport or resorts located outside the general pick-up and drop-off locations
  • Travel insurance coverage for customers (highly recommendable)
Additional Information

If you’re looking to delve deeply into the Chiang Rai area, Doi Mae Salong and Mae Sai are must-visit spots embodying the genuine essence of trade and warmth, rooted in the Lanna period, taking you further than the Golden Triangle.
• Admire stunning panoramas from Doi Mae Salong
• Interact with diverse ethnic groups residing in the Chiang Rai region
• Visit Mae Sai, the northernmost point in Thailand
• Engage with the local marketplace life
• Meal at a local restaurant is part of the package

  • This tour is operated on full private basis with English-speaking guide. Other languages are on request / subject to availability and supplementary charges may apply
  • Transfers are only operated within the downtown Chiang Rai areas and restricted to main hotels only. Regions outside the central business district such as Fang, Thaton, Chiang Saen, Chiang Khong, Mae Sai, any surrounding mountain resort outside the Chiang Rai city borders and Chiang Rai International Airport are excluded and supplementary charges apply.
  • This excursion includes obstacles of various kinds that may not make this excursion suitable for wheelchair users. The obstacles comprise of unpaved roads, small boats and cruise embarkation and disembarkation and insufficient facilities to provide a comfortable sightseeing tour.
  • Guests are advised that some walking is required during this excursion; we always ensure that we take the most comfortable ways from the entrance of the sight to the sight itself.
  • We always will make efforts to confirm the exact pick-up time upon reservation. For any operational issues in which are not able to confirm the exact pick-up time in advance, we reserve the right to inform you the day before the departure of the tour.
  • Please note pickup and drop-off services may not be confirmed for customers staying at private residences, apartment complexes, or other non-registered tourism accommodations. Customers may be asked to meet at a nearby hotel for pick-up and drop off.
  • Sand and water have a destructive effect on electronic equipment. It the customer’s own responsibility to ensure that any camera, mobile telephone or other device is properly wrapped and protected against these elements. We cannot be held responsible in any way for negligence and/or not following suggestions for any damage related to this.
  • Please ensure that you bring sunglasses, a hat /cap and sunblock with a high SPF factor when traveling with us on this tour – even when it is cloudy, the sunrays still have an immense power.
  • We reserve the right to make necessary changes to the excursion in case of unfavourable weather conditions or situations where we are forced to make alterations to guarantee the safety of our guests.
  • It is the responsibility of the customer to provide us with the correct hotel information, should pick-up and drop-off services be included in the package. Any changes in accommodation outside 24 hours will be handled accordingly: changes within 24 hours may be on request.
  • During this full-day tour, due to time constraints, it is not possible to include a trip into Thakhilek, Myanmar.
Location
Doi Mae Salong
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Geeta_t
Jan 7, 2023
“ Ladies’ ChiangRai Wonderers” - Yai was a great guide for our group of 3 ladies. The village experience with hill tribes including longnecks was unforgettable. Superb vistas and sweeping valleys and mountains. We also really enjoyed Tea tasting and the interesting visit to Thailand’s northern boarder with Myanmar.
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Kynda
May 30, 2016
The guide showed up late, didn't... - <p>The guide showed up late, didn't have an itinerary, barely spoke English and was from a town 3 hours a away so was pushing to finish early. They didn't know lunch was included so had to call their office. Don't take this tour!!</p>
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