The Khum Lanna is a large and very beautiful teak house, situated in the rural heart of Northern Thailand, surrounded by rice fields and orchards. Ringed by tall mountains on three sides, in a small valley of emerald green rice fields and tropical orchards, the ambience is exotic and completely charming.

PROGRAM:

Day 01: Chiang Mai – Khûm Lanna (L)

In the morning, pick up from hotel in Chiang Mai. 09:30, arrived at Khum Lanna and be greeted by local Lanna people. Tasty welcome drink (herbal tea or fruit juice from the garden) will be serving prior to the briefing and orientation for your afternoon activity. Thai farmer shirts will be provided for guest use during the stay by Khum Lanna. 10:00 Enjoy preparations for Lanna country-style BBQ lunch. Start by a garden tour around the house; collecting different seasonal herbs, vegetables, and fruits for cooking. Learning how to ride a water buffalo and do the actual riding. 11:00, Get your free sample of our “Khum Lanna Thai Recipe Book” before the first Thai cooking class begins. Share an informal Lanna country-style BBQ lunch that you have prepared with your host. Get an introduction to Thai language (which will prepare you for your market shopping next day). Then, experience hot-pressed herbal massage (consists of 8 kinds herb; ginger, zingiber, lemongrass, plantain, tamarind leaves, soap pod, camphor and Aom Kiew ). Late afternoon at leisure until the second Thai cooking class in the early evening. Enjoy the fruits of your labors with a full 4 course sit-down Thai dinner with your host and friends. Watching a million stars in front of a campfire in the garden. Overnight at Khum Lanna

Day 02 : Khûm Lanna – Chiang Mai (B)

05h30 Coffee/tea will be brought to your room for your wake-up call before the Sunrise biking along the rural country road via San Kwang village to Phrao to visit an early local market where local coffee will be served. With the help of your guide you may buy local cookies. The guide will prepare some food and the flower garland for the temple offering on the way back. Then, walk to visit the farmer tools shop and rice shop, talk with the owner and learn more about the rice legends and differences & properties of the varieties of rice. Your local escort will translate. Bike back to Khum Lanna with a stop to visit Wat Pa Gee Pay respect to the Buddha image under the sacred tree. Continue biking to Khum Lanna along the local canal with a stop to see the rice fields and get more information about the rice-growing process and the place of rice in Thai life Upon return, refreshment or shower before a local Lanna-style breakfast which can be a set on the riverside. Then, you learn Thai Food-carving lesson with fruits or vegetables. Enjoy a Thai Lunch. Leave Khûm Lanna , then onto visit a huge reclining Buddha image at Wat Tham Dork Kum. Late afternoon, transfer back to Chiang Mai. End of service.