Jungle Trekking in Northern Thailand (Chiang Mai): Hiking to Karen Village & Bamboo Rafting

In this video we go on a two day trekking adventure in the Chiang Mai jungle! The tour was supposed to be a group tour, but as nobody else joined our group it was basically a private tour. We had really fun, but also exhausting two days trekking between Chiang Mai and Pai. Our tour guide Wan was a great hiking companion and super knowledgeable about the surrounding area, as he’s from a village close by. Wan showed us a lot of cool plants, herbs and fruits while trekking, which was very interesting and also very tasty.

After the first day of trekking, we stayed in a local Karen village. We had some great food and the view of the starry sky was amazing. The next day we continued trekking until coming to a river, where we took a bamboo raft back to our driver, who took us back to our hostel.

Thank you to Wan and also Chiang Mai Trekking by Piroon for the great time! This is the tour we booked (not sponsored):
https://www.chiangmai-trekking.com/Tr.... The tour usually includes a visit to an elephant sanctuary, but we decided to skip this part (which was possible, because we were basically on a private tour).

We’ve been to Chiang Mai before in 2016 and we really love this city, especially for its wide variety of food! Chiang Mai is a great starting point for exploring northern Thai cuisine, as well as being surrounded by beautiful nature and being home to many temples and attractions.

In this video:
0:00 Start!
0:29 Our two day one night trek around Chiang Mai
1:26 Breakfast at a local market
1:55 First stop: a really nice waterfall
5:06 Lunch time before trekking
5:58 Starting our trek!
13:39 Arriving at local Karen village
16:06 Second day of trekking begins
18:02 Bamboo rafting adventure

What's next?
We'll be spending a few weeks in Thailand, before continuing to our next country in Asia, which will probably be Sri Lanka. And then? We'll see!

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