(2 Days Khum Lanna Thai Country Living Experience)

Morning Arrival Itinerary

Day 1: Khum Lanna (L, D)

09:30 : Arrival at Khum Lanna to be greeted by our local Lanna people. A tasty welcome drink (herbal tea or fruit juice from the garden) will be served. We will give you a briefing and propose a choice of activities for you to decide how you want to spend the afternoon.
Khum Lanna will provide Thai farmer shirts for the guest use during their stay.

10:00 : We take you on a garden tour around the compound, where you collect different seasonal herbs, vegetables and fruits for cooking.

11:00 : Get your free sample of our “Khum Lanna Thai Recipe Book” before the Thai cooking class begins. Share an informal Lanna country-style BBQ lunch that you have prepared with your host. Get an introduction to the Thai language (which will prepare you for your market shopping the next day).

From 14:00 - 16:00 you can choose one of the following (approx. one-hour) activities:

• Guided biking tour around Khum Lanna

• Fruit (or vegetable) carving

• Local style personal herbal steam bath

• Hot-pressed herbal massage (consisting of 8 kinds of herbs: ginger, zingiber, lemongrass, plantain, tamarind leaves, soap pod, camphor and Aom Kiew).

Notes: A second additional 1-hour activity can be booked at a nominal charge but as a free activity you are welcome to go cycling by yourself. We will give you a road book of recommended itineraries.

Late afternoon at leisure until the Thai cooking class begins 16:30.

Enjoy the fruits of your labors with a full 4-course sit-down Thai dinner with your host and friends. Watch a million stars beside a campfire in the garden.

Overnight at Khum Lanna.

Day 2:  Khum Lanna (B)

05:30 : Coffee/tea will be brought to your room for your wake-up call before we start our sunrise biking trip along the rural country road via San Kwang village to Phrao to visit an early morning local market where local coffee is available. With the help of your guide you may buy local cookies and flower garlands for the temple offering on the way back.

Then walk to visit a farmer’s rice and traditional tools shop, chat with the owner, and learn more about the rice legends and differences & properties of the varieties of rice. Your local escort will translate. Cycle back to Khum Lanna with a stop to visit Wat Pa. Pay respect to the Buddha image under the sacred tree. Continue biking to Khum Lanna along the local canal with a stop in the rice fields to get more information about the rice-growing process and the place of rice in Thai life.

Upon return, refreshment and a shower before a local Lanna-style breakfast set on the riverside.

After breakfast (around 10:00) the program ends.
 

Afternoon Arrival Itinerary

Day 1: Khum Lanna (D)

16:00 : Arrive at Khum Lanna and be greeted by our local Lanna people. A tasty welcome drink (herbal tea or fruit juice from the garden) will be served. We will give you a briefing and propose a choice of activities for the next day. Khum Lanna will provide Thai farmer shirts for guest use during their stay.

16:30 : Get your free sample of our “Khum Lanna Thai Recipe Book” before the Thai cooking class begins. Enjoy the fruits of your labors with a full 4-course sit-down Thai dinner with your host and friends. Get an introduction to the Thai language (which will prepare you for your market shopping the next day). Watch a million stars beside a campfire in the garden.

Overnight at Khum Lanna.

Day 2:  Khum Lanna (B, L)

05:30 : Coffee/tea will be brought to your room for your wake-up call before we start our sunrise biking trip along the rural country road via San Kwang village to Phrao to visit an early morning local market where local coffee is available. With the help of your guide you may buy local cookies and flower garlands for the temple offering on the way back.

Then walk to visit a farmer’s rice and traditional tools shop, chat with the owner, and learn more about the rice legends and differences & properties of the varieties of rice. Your local escort will translate. Cycle back to Khum Lanna with a stop to visit Wat Pa. Pay respect to the Buddha image under the sacred tree. Continue biking to Khum Lanna along the local canal with a stop in the rice fields to get more information about the rice-growing process and the place of rice in Thai life.

Upon return, refreshment and a shower before a local Lanna-style breakfast which is set on the riverside.

10:00 : We take you on a garden tour around the compound, where you collect different seasonal herbs, vegetables and fruits for cooking.

11:00 : A hands on demonstration of a Lanna country-style BBQ lunch.

From 14:00 - 16:00 you can choose one of the following (approx.) one-hour activities:

• Guided biking tour around Khum Lanna

• Fruit (or vegetable) carving

• Local style personal herbal steam bath.

• Hot-pressed herbal massage (consisting of 8 kinds of herbs: ginger, zingiber, lemongrass, plantain, tamarind leaves, soap pod, camphor and Aom Kiew).

Notes: A second additional 1-hour activity can be booked at a nominal charge but as a free activity you are welcome to go cycling by yourself. We will give you a road book of recommended itineraries.

After the activity (around 16:00) the program ends.

Price per person in Thai Baht (Min. 2 pax)
 

Price includes:

• The assistance of an English-speaking Lanna escort during visit and activity.

• Accommodation in a non air-conditioned room with electric fan based on half twin-bedded room.

• Your choice of one activity: biking or carving or steam bath or massage.

• Meals as specified.

• Baggage handling.

• Local open-air truck for the activity.

Price Excludes:

• Transfer from Chiang Mai airport or hotel to Khum Lanna or v.v.

• Airfares and airport taxes.

• Other meals and services than those mentioned in the program.

• Personal expenses

OPTIONAL TRANSFER RATES CHIANG MAI TO LISU LODGE OR V.V