Chiang Mai: Hill Tribe Culture and Photography Tour

Akha and Lisu minorities

Your guide and driver will meet you at your hotel at 0800 for your Chiang Mai Tribal Photography Tour. We will drive to Chiang Dao, about 70kms north of Chiang Mai. We will first visit a village where Akha and Lisu live together. We will spend some time here to meet some of the villagers. They will show you their traditional dress, and your guide will explain about these fascinating tribes who migrated from China more than a century ago. You are free to take photographs of Akha and Lisu who will dress up in their most beautiful traditional dress. You can also pose for pictures with them. The Akha women are most well known for their specific headdress. The dress of the Lisu is colourful.
Our next stop is a Karen village where we will meet some of the villagers and learn about their dress and traditions. The Karen are the most numerous of Thailand’s tribal groups. We will enjoy lunch in one of the villages, depending on the timing.

Palong (Palaung) aka Dara-Ang

We will then visit a village of the Dara-Ang, in Thailand known as Palong. The Palong came from Myanmar and settled in this area in the 1980’s. Their dress is particularly colourful and exciting. In this village, most women still wear traditional clothing, and they don’t do that because tourists are visiting. Apart from having the opportunity to make photographs of conventional dress and posing together with local people, you will also learn about their culture.
We should then get on our way back to Chiang Mai. Last stop today will be the magnificent viewpoint Mon Cham, where we will meet a couple of Hmong villagers who show us their beautiful traditional dress. The Hmong have beautiful decorated dress.
Return to Chiang Mai. It is also possible to add an optional visit to a settlement where Karen Long Neck aka Padaung people live. It’s a tourist village but exciting and friendly. Let us know if you want to add this to your trip. In this case, we would have to alter the schedule a bit. Extra costs will apply.
We will drop you off at your hotel in Chiang Mai. It is the end of your Chiang Mai Tribal Photography Tour.

• Transportation by AC minibus
• English speaking guide
• Lunch
• Drinking water during meals
• Entrance fees
• Limited medical insurance

• All drinks except drinking water during meals
• Personal expenses
• Tips