Welcome to River View Lodge

All tours are exclusive to in-house guests, for a minimum of 2 persons. Price is does not include meals, but stops will be made for you to have lunch if you wish.

TOUR 1 : DOI SUTHEP, PHU PING PALACE AND CITY TEMPLES
DAILY : 9.00 AM. TO 2.00 PM. Visit Wat Prathart Doi Suthep (3,500 feet above sea level), where the holy relics of Lord Buddha are kept inside the pagoda A panoramic view of the city can be seen here. PhuPing Palace (4,300 feel above sea level) is their majesties' winter palace enclosed in a delightful garden. The palace is open Friday, Saturday and Sunday when the royal family is not in residence. Visits will be made to some old and
well-known temples in the city : Wat Chiang Mun, Wat Phra

Sing and Wat Chet Yod. PhuPing Palace is closed December - Febuary every year.

TOUR 2 : DOI SUTHEP AND HANDICRAFT VILLAGE
DAILY : 9.00 AM. TO 4.00 PM.
Wat Prathart Doi Suthep, PhuPing Palace. The Palace is opened Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Visit the famous handicraft village to see Thai silk and cotton weaving by the pretty girls of Sankhampang & colourful paper and silk parasols. Also visit lacquerware, teakwood carving/furniture and silver workshops.

TOUR 3 : ELEPHANTS AT WORK, ORCHID FARM AND MAE-SA WATERFALL
DAILY : 8.30 AM. TO 2.00 PM. An excursion to a jungle area north of the city to see elephants at work; a demonstration of how trained elephants are used to help in lumber works. Stops are made at a very beautiful orchid farm, with hundreds of species of rare colourful blooms. Also, stop at the Mae-Sa waterfall. (A ride on an elephant can also be arranged at extra cost.)

TOUR 3 A : LAMPANG'S ELEPHANT TRAINING CAMP AND TEMPLES
DAILY : 8.30 AM. TO 4.00 PM. See the young elephants at a training camp in Lampang about 80 kms. south of Chiang Mai, Visit an elephant hospital; the famous temples in Lampang, Wat Prathat Lampang Laung and Wat Pra Kaew Don Tao and an ancient temple Wat Prathat Haripoonchai in Lumphoon.

TOUR 4 : MAE THA MHAN ELEPHANT RIDE AND RAFTING
DAILY : 8.00 AM. TO 5.00 PM. This full day trip takes you to see an elephant show, riding an elephant in the jungle area for one hour then continue by buffalo cart to see the fields with a river rafting at the end of day.

TOUR 5 : DOI INTHANON NATIONAL PARK AND MAE-KLANG WATERFALL
DAILY : 9.00 AM. TO 4.00 PM. Visit Doi Inthanon National Park featuring the highest peaks in Thailand (8,500 feet above sea level). The whole area is now a national park with much wonderful scenery accentuated by wild orchids. On the way, visit Vachiratharn Waterfall, Mao and White Karen hill tribe villages, Mae Klang waterfall and Wat Prathart Chomthong.

TOUR 6 : CHIANGRAI, GOLDEN TRIANGLE AND MAE SAI
DAILY : 7.00 AM. TO 7.00 PM. Situated in the far north of Thailand, Chiangrai is another interesting destination for travellers to complete their trip in the north. Visit Chiangsaen, the historical city dating back more than 700 years and the famous golden triangle, where the Mae Kok River flows through the borders of three countries: Thailand, Laos and Burma. At the end of this trip also visit Mae Sai, which is a border town of Thai-Burma.

TOUR 7 : CHIANGRAI, GOLDEN TRIANGLE AND MAE SAI(MINIMUM 4 PERSONS)
DAILY ; 6.00 AM. TO 10.00 PM. Depart for 3 hours drive to Chiangrai by air conditioned van (stop for breakfast at hot spring).Then take aboat trip up the Mae Kok river for one hour to Karen village; then start an excithig ride on an elephant for 2 hours to Yao hill tribe village. Continue by van to the Golden Triangle and Mae Sai at the Burma border. A very long day trip but very well worth it. BREAKFAST AND LUNCH BOX INCLUDED.

TOUR 8 : KHAN TOKE DINNER
DAILY : 7.00 PM. TO 9.30 PM. Enjoy a super northern Thai dinner while local dancers entertain with sword dance, candle dance and fingernail dance and ramwong, where all guests are invited to participate. After dinner there will be a special hill tribe show. Please pay directly to Khan Toke place. TREKKING : TO all small hill tribe villages around Chiangmai, Chiangrai and Mae Hong Sorn can be arranged for small groups or individuals. Please ask to see our trekking guide for complete details. Rental car with or without driver can also be arranged.