Trains, Trees, Elephants and Horse Carts – 3 days

Early morning rise. We will have coffee and tea and some fruit before departing for our hike to the summit of Doi Khuntan. We walk through beautiful dipterocarp forest with giant pine trees. Views are magnificent. We reach “Yaw 3”, a collection of bungalows which used to be a favorite weekend destination for missionaries from Chiang Mai. We continue to “Yaw 4” which is the summit of Doi Khuntan, 1337 meters elevation. Enjoy the fantastic views over the forest and the lowlands. After this we will descend to our bungalow where we can take a shower before our car picks us up for the trip to Lampang.

First we will visit Wat Prathat Lampang Luang, by many considered the most beautiful temple of Northern Thailand.We will have lunch at a local restaurant near the temple. After lunch we will drive to Lampang. The city of Lampang claims to be the leading centre of Lanna culture. It certainly is much older than Chiang Mai and has some of the most beautiful temples of Northern Thailand. In the 19th century Lampang became a centre of teak logging with at least 4,000 elephants working in the area.It has strong Burmese influences due to the Burmese workers the British logging companies brought with them. There are some magnificent historic houses dating back from that period. After arrival we will check into our guesthouse. We will make a walking tour of Talat Gao street with its many historic houses. Your guide will tell you the history of some of the beautiful houses. Dinner on own.Overnight at the Riverside Guesthouse – aircon room