Backpacker Best of Chiang Mai (4 Days)
An affordable way for you to experience the best of Chiang Mai while still giving you the time to explore the city on your own and relax. With three nights of accommodation at the beautiful Eco Resort, including breakfast, you'll get over your jet lag comfortably and be ready to hit the streets of Chiang Mai. On the morning of your second day, you'll be flying high through the trees of the Chiang Mai jungle by zipline. Then, the next morning, you'll hit up a local market and learn how to cook some of Thailand's most famous dishes.
Price from 4,400.00 THB per person
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| Unique Experiences: | An affordable way to visit Chiang Mai while still having the freedom to explore the city on your own. Stay at beautiful Eco Resort, located outside of Chiang Mai's walled old town. Fly through the trees on a zipline and learn the secrets of homemade Thai cooking. |
| Participants: | Up to 16 travelers may book this trip. Several portions of this trip are a shared experience. |
| Trip Length: | 4 Day(s) 3 Night(s) |
| Type of Transportation: | Chiang Mai Airport (CNX) or Chiang Mai Bus Station or Chiang Mai Train Station to Eco Resort by Car or Van |
| Type of Accommodation: | 3 Nights at Chiang Mai Eco Resort in a 4-Bed Dorm |
| Age Policy: |
Adults: 12 to 99 years of age Children: 4 to 11 years of age Infants: 0 to 3 years of age |
| How to get here: | Your driver will be waiting for at the airport, train, or bus station exit and will take you to Eco Resort (https://g.page/ECO_ResortChiangMai?share). Your experience to zipline at Skyline Adventure on Day 2 starts at Eco Resort at 9:00. Your experience to learn to cook Thai food on Day 3 starts at Eco Resort between 8:30 and 9:00. |
| Included in Price: | Accommodation: 3 nights at Chiang Mai Eco Resort in a 4-Bed Dorm Meals: 3 Breakfasts, 2 Lunches Transportation: Chiang Mai Airport (CNX) or Chiang Mai Bus Station or Chiang Mai Train Station to Eco Resort by Car or Van |
| Excluded from Price: | Travel Insurance (Compulsory) Tips & Gratuities Compulsory & Peak Season Surcharges |
Map
Itinerary
Day 1
Your driver will be waiting for you with a sign when you arrive at either Chiang Mai Airport (CNX), Chiang Mai Train Station or Chiang Mai Bus Station. From there, your driver will take to your accommodation: Eco Resort, close to the river and close to Chiang Mai's old town. Check-in and relax after your long journey!
Accommodation: Eco Resort Chamberlain Hostel in a 4-Bed Dorm, or similar
Transportation: Chiang Mai Airport (CNX), Chiang Mai Train Station or Chiang Mai Bus Station to Eco Resort by Car or Van
Day 2
Wake up and enjoy your breakfast, then get picked up around 9:00 and head north out of Chiang Mai. You will travel by songthaew (local van) for the two-hour drive to Doi Saket’s Zipline Adventure. Here you will meet with the guides who will prepare your equipment, lead you through a tutorial, and make sure all safety standards are met . You are then free to spend your day experiencing the astonishing treetop views along the longest and highest zip line in Chiang Mai. You can enjoy 42 treetop platforms, 24 ziplines including three of the longest (500m, 600m, 900m), two abseils points (30m, 50m), four sky-bridges standing at 100m, five staircase/zigzag way and two spiral staircases. You will enjoy lunch in the beautiful surrounding area. Your minivan awaits you for the scenic return to your hotel in Chiang Mai.
Upon your return you can hang out at your hotel or head out to explore downtown Chiang Mai.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Eco Resort in a 4-Bed Dorm, or similar
Day 3
Wake up and enjoy your breakfast, and then get ready to experience real Thai cooking with a little of the special Northern Thai flavor! You will be picked up between 8:30 and 9:00 for your morning cooking class. Get ready to learn how to cook tasty Thai food in a beautiful home garden setting. Start with a trip to the local market to get to know the ingredients, and shop for whatever you need for your dishes.
You can choose to make 6 dishes from 6 different categories:
Appetizer: som tam (papaya salad) or spring rolls,
Curry Paste: green, red or massaman,
Curry: green curry, panang curry, khao soi (Chiang Mai noodles) or massaman curry,
Soup: tom yam kung (hot and sour shrimp soup), tom kha gai (chicken in coconut milk soup) or Thai noodle soup,
Stir Fry: pad thai (fried noodles Thai style) or stir fried cashew nuts with chicken,
Extra Dishes: sticky rice with mango or banana in coconut milk.
In the home garden, you will start cooking one dish at the time. 1 wok for 1 person, so you really get a feeling for the techniques. Thai food is based on a balance between the different flavours; spicy, sour, sweet, salty, and bitter. It goes beyond a single dish, but seeks to balance a full meal of various dishes. You will get an understanding for this philosophy during your afternoon and, once you have cooked your way through, you can take seat to test all of the lovely dishes you have prepared yourself.
Expect to be back at your hotel around 14:00 with a cookbook in hand, and a very full stomach!
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Eco Resort in a 4-Bed Dorm, or similar
Day 4
Wake up and enjoy breakfast and then check-out from your accommodation. Good luck on your next adventure!
Meals: Breakfast
Your driver will be waiting for you with a sign when you arrive at either Chiang Mai Airport (CNX), Chiang Mai Train Station or Chiang Mai Bus Station. From there, your driver will take to your accommodation: Eco Resort, close to the river and close to Chiang Mai's old town. Check-in and relax after your long journey!
Accommodation: Eco Resort Chamberlain Hostel in a 4-Bed Dorm, or similar
Transportation: Chiang Mai Airport (CNX), Chiang Mai Train Station or Chiang Mai Bus Station to Eco Resort by Car or Van
Day 2
Wake up and enjoy your breakfast, then get picked up around 9:00 and head north out of Chiang Mai. You will travel by songthaew (local van) for the two-hour drive to Doi Saket’s Zipline Adventure. Here you will meet with the guides who will prepare your equipment, lead you through a tutorial, and make sure all safety standards are met . You are then free to spend your day experiencing the astonishing treetop views along the longest and highest zip line in Chiang Mai. You can enjoy 42 treetop platforms, 24 ziplines including three of the longest (500m, 600m, 900m), two abseils points (30m, 50m), four sky-bridges standing at 100m, five staircase/zigzag way and two spiral staircases. You will enjoy lunch in the beautiful surrounding area. Your minivan awaits you for the scenic return to your hotel in Chiang Mai.
Upon your return you can hang out at your hotel or head out to explore downtown Chiang Mai.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Eco Resort in a 4-Bed Dorm, or similar
Day 3
Wake up and enjoy your breakfast, and then get ready to experience real Thai cooking with a little of the special Northern Thai flavor! You will be picked up between 8:30 and 9:00 for your morning cooking class. Get ready to learn how to cook tasty Thai food in a beautiful home garden setting. Start with a trip to the local market to get to know the ingredients, and shop for whatever you need for your dishes.
You can choose to make 6 dishes from 6 different categories:
Appetizer: som tam (papaya salad) or spring rolls,
Curry Paste: green, red or massaman,
Curry: green curry, panang curry, khao soi (Chiang Mai noodles) or massaman curry,
Soup: tom yam kung (hot and sour shrimp soup), tom kha gai (chicken in coconut milk soup) or Thai noodle soup,
Stir Fry: pad thai (fried noodles Thai style) or stir fried cashew nuts with chicken,
Extra Dishes: sticky rice with mango or banana in coconut milk.
In the home garden, you will start cooking one dish at the time. 1 wok for 1 person, so you really get a feeling for the techniques. Thai food is based on a balance between the different flavours; spicy, sour, sweet, salty, and bitter. It goes beyond a single dish, but seeks to balance a full meal of various dishes. You will get an understanding for this philosophy during your afternoon and, once you have cooked your way through, you can take seat to test all of the lovely dishes you have prepared yourself.
Expect to be back at your hotel around 14:00 with a cookbook in hand, and a very full stomach!
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Eco Resort in a 4-Bed Dorm, or similar
Day 4
Wake up and enjoy breakfast and then check-out from your accommodation. Good luck on your next adventure!
Meals: Breakfast
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