Frans Betgem writes all the Green Trails blogs. He tries to write a blog per month but in the last couple of years, this has been quite difficult. Sometimes the blogs are stories about travel experiences or about certain trails. The blog Frans particularly likes is the story about the Opium Trail in Doi Suthep-Pui National Park. This is a fantastic trail that starts at the Hmong village Doi Pui. After leaving the village you will soon find yourself in an evergreen forest with pine trees and lush vegetation.
The trail is not too difficult until you arrive at a more open space. Here the trail becomes steep but not too steep to keep walking. At the top of the trail, you will reach an area with rocks and boulders. There is a Buddha footprint here. If the skies are clear you have a fantastic view over the surrounding mountains and plains. From there you descend to the Hmong village Ban Mae Sa Mai. Enjoy our Green Trails blogs.
Two other favorite Green Trails blogs are those about the two great trails in the Doi Inthanon National Park. The Pha Dok Siew Trail is open the whole year and takes you along a beautiful waterfall to the Karen village Ban Mae Klang Luang. The other trail is the famous Kew Mae Pan Trail, which can become very busy during the cool season.
Table of Contents Visitors on the Pha Dok Siew Nature Trail Improvements on the Pha Dok Siew Nature Trail The Pha Dok Siew Nature Trail (เส้นทางศึกษาธรรมชาติผาดอกเสี้ยว) is one of the two nature trails in Doi Inthanon National Park under the management of local people. The other trail is the Kew Mae Pan Nature Trail which […]
Bring back the Pictures “Bring back the Pictures” is our new project. We aim to bring photographs back to ethnic minority people and communities in northern Thailand where they were taken. Over the past 100 years, people have taken tens of thousands of photographs in these communities. Most of these images were never shared with […]
First Aid Course for Green Trails gudies On June 25, 2018, we organised a First Aid course for our guides and staff. We have an excellent safety record, and we intend to keep it like that. Safety on our tours is our utmost priority. We continuously monitor our tours regarding safety. We have a stringent […]
The Best Doi Suthep Trail Hiking on Doi Suthep The trail from Ban Doi Pui to Ban Mae Sa Mai in Doi Pui-Doi Suthep National Park is for me the most exciting and beautiful one day trek you can make out of Chiang Mai. It is the best Doi Suthep Trail. We offer several Doi […]
Fantastic Chiang Rai Trek to Doi Bo The Chiang Rai Trek to Doi Bo The Chiang Rai Trek to Doi Bo is certainly one of the best treks I have made. It starts and ends in the Akha village Ban Apha. My guide was Amoe. Amoe runs a homestay in the village. He is married […]
Remarkable elephant rescue operation ends in tears This article is about the story of an elephant rescue operation with a tragic ending. On the morning of Tuesday, villagers noticed an elephant almost submerged in a fast-flowing river in the Thung Salaeng Luang National Park, Phitsanulok province. The animal was just able to lift its trunk […]
Thailand Trekking in the early days – the 1970s Thailand Trekking If you mention Thailand trekking, people will think automatically about North Thailand and specifically Chiang Mai. To trek means “to go on a long, arduous journey, typically on foot.” Others describe trekking as “… is a long journey be undertaken on foot in areas where […]
Chiang Mai Family Trekking Chiang Mai Family Trekking – the highlight of your holiday Thailand is a great family destination Thailand is a fantastic destination for your family. It is affordable, and it is very safe. The Thai people are very welcoming to families with children. You can’t miss a Chiang Mai Family trekking on […]
Trekking in Chaeson National Park Mae Kampong Community Based Tourism My first visit to Mae Kampong was in 2004. I accompanied the product manager of Baobab Travel, Henko Wentholt, to see the village and the homestays. I remember there was a house on the left when you entered the village which was called “John’s Place”. […]
View from Doi Bo Trekking in the old days In the early nineties, I worked as a tour leader in Thailand for the Dutch company Baobab Reizen from Amsterdam. Our four-week tour included a four-day trek Chiang Rai trekking, which started and ended in Chiang Mai. Hill tribe trekking was the most popular tourist activity […]