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Khum Lanna is a large
and very beautiful teak house, situated in the rural heart of Northern
Thailand,
surrounded by rice fields and orchards. Ringed by tall
mountains on three sides,
in a small valley of emerald green rice
fields and tropical orchards, the ambience is exotic and completely
charming.
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DAY 1:
CHIANG MAI – KHUM LANNA (L, D) |
- In the morning, pick up from hotel in Chiang Mai. 09:30,
arrived at Khum Lanna and be greeted by local Lanna people.
- Tasty welcome drink (herbal tea or fruit juice from the garden) will
be serving prior to the briefing and orientation for your afternoon
activity. Thai farmer shirts will be provided for guest use
during the stay by Khum Lanna.
- 10:00 Enjoy preparations for Lanna
country-style BBQ lunch. Start by a garden tour around the
house; collecting different seasonal herbs, vegetables, and fruits
for cooking. Learning how to ride a water buffalo and do the
actual riding.
- 11:00, Get your free sample of our “Khum Lanna
Thai Recipe Book” before the first Thai cooking class begins.
Share an informal Lanna country-style BBQ lunch that you have
prepared with your host. Get an introduction to Thai language (which
will prepare you for your market shopping next day).
- Then,
experience hot-pressed herbal massage (consists of 8 kinds
herb; ginger, zingiber, lemongrass, plantain, tamarind leaves, soap
pod, camphor and Aom Kiew ). Late afternoon at leisure until the
second Thai cooking class in the early evening. Enjoy the fruits of
your labors with a full 4 course sit-down Thai dinner with your host
and friends. Watching a million stars in front of a campfire in the
garden.
- Overnight at Khum Lanna.
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DAY 2:
KHUM LANNA – CHIANG MAI (B, L, D) |
- 05h30 Coffee/tea will be brought to your room for your wake-up
call before the Sunrise biking along the rural country road
via San Kwang village to Phrao to visit an early local
market where local coffee will be served. With the help of your
guide you may buy local cookies. The guide will prepare some food
and the flower garland for the temple offering on the way back.
Then, walk to visit the farmer tools shop and rice shop, talk with
the owner and learn more about the rice legends and differences &
properties of the varieties of rice. Your local escort will
translate. Bike back to Khum Lanna with a stop to visit Wat Pa
Gee Pay respect to the Buddha image under the sacred tree.
Continue biking to Khum Lanna along the local canal with a stop to
see the rice fields and get more information about the rice-growing
process and the place of rice in Thai life.
- Upon return, refreshment or shower before a local Lanna-style
breakfast which can be a set on the riverside. Then, you learn Thai Food-carving lesson with fruits or vegetables. Enjoy a Thai
Lunch. Leave Khum Lanna , then onto visit a huge reclining Buddha
image at Wat Tham Dork Kum.
- Late afternoon, transfer back to Chiang Mai.
End of service.
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