2 Days 1 Night Non Tourist Trek

A two-day jungle trek with Mr. Whisky for people who want to sleep in the forest rather than just walk through it. You spend the first day learning how to live off the jungle, the night in a bamboo hut at a hill tribe village, and the second day trekking down to a river for rafting and a waterfall swim.

Day one starts with hotel pickup between 7:00 and 7:30 and a stop at the elephants, where you feed them and help with their shower. Then you walk for three to four hours into the forest. Lunch is cooked on the trail. In the afternoon your guide shows you how villagers set traps, and in the evening you help cook dinner over the fire. After dark there is a short night walk into the jungle and you release a lantern into the sky.

You sleep in a bamboo hut with a hill tribe family. This is very basic: a mat, a sleeping bag, no hot shower and no electricity to speak of. That is the point of the trip, but it is not for everyone.

Day two begins with breakfast and a further two to three hours of walking, then lunch and a visit to a hill tribe village. The afternoon is easier: 45 minutes of bamboo rafting and a swim at a waterfall before the drive back to Chiang Mai, arriving around 5:00 to 5:30 pm.

The supplier provides a rucksack, sleeping bag, head torch, knife and even a slingshot, so you only need your own clothes and washbag. Wear shoes you can walk in for hours and pack layers, as nights in the hills are cooler than the city.