Experience a completely off-the-beaten-track hiking experience in Doi Inthanon National Park, Northern Thailand, just two hours drive from the city of Chiang Mai.
Doi Inthanon is the highest mountain in Thailand and is one of the most beautiful areas to hike in Thailand. On this one or two-day hiking trail (you choose), you will witness a variety of interesting jungle flora and fauna and encounter unique indigenous communities. You will spend an unforgettable night in an off the beaten track homestay in the middle of the rainforest. You will enjoy incredible views of the mountain, visit cascading waterfalls, eat lunch off banana leaf plates and learn about jungle survival from your local expert trekking guide. This is an unmissable adventure for nature lovers!
Itinerary:
2 Day Trek – Doi Inthanon National Park – Fast Facts:
- Trip Duration: 1 Day
- Meals Included: Lunch
- Difficulty: Medium (mix of uphills and downhills)
- Season: Available all year
1 Day Itinerary
- Pick up from 7.00 to 7.30 am from your hotel.
- Drive 2 hours to Doi Inthanon National Park, stopping at a market along the way.
- Begin our hiking walking through this near a school and old village, on the side of the mountain overlooking rice fields
- The first part of our hike will take 2 to 2.5 hours through the rainforest stopping at a viewpoint for lunch
- After lunch we will hike another 2 hours through the rainforest, enjoying the 2 waterfalls along the trail.
- Ending the trail at Khun Poy village, enjoy a local hill tribe coffee shop after the trek, at the village’s little coffee shop.
- Arrive back in Chiang Mai around 6 pm.
2 Day Trek – Doi Inthanon National Park – Fast Facts
- Duration: 1 night, 2 days
- Meals Included: All meals
- Difficulty: Medium (has short uphills)
- Season: Available all year.
2 Day Itinerary
- Pick up from 7.00 to 7.30 am from your hotel.
- Drive 2 hours to Doi Inthanon National Park, stopping at a market along the way.
- Start the trek behind a village overlooking rice fields
- The first part of our hike will take 2 to 2.5 hours through the rainforest stopping at a viewpoint for lunch and passing a beautiful waterfall.
- After lunch we will hike another 2 hours through the rainforest, enjoying the views along the trail and passing another stunning waterfall.
- Arrive at Khun Poy Village, where you will be staying the night, explore the local village and enjoy a local hill tribe coffee at the little coffee shop in the village.
- Enjoy a local Thai dinner cooked by your guide, you are welcome to help him prepare the dinner for the evening.
- Day 2: Slow start to the morning, we will prepare breakfast and depart for our hike.
- We will hike for approximately 4 hours through the Rainforest.
- We will have lunch along the trail.
- Depart Doi Inthanon and arrive back in Chiang Mai around 17.30
What’s Included
Included:
- Pick up and drop off from your hotel
- Transport there and back to Doi Inthanon National Park
- Meals during the trek
- 2 litres of water
- A knowledgeable English-speaking guide,
- All National Park fees (300 THB per person)
- Insurance
- Accommodation (homestay) on the 2-day trek
Not Included:
- Snacks or soft drinks
- Personal Travel Insurance
- Tips
- Souvenirs
FAQs
- Will I visit the summit of Doi Inthanon on this tour? This tour does not take you to the summit of Doi Inthanon, nor will you visit the Twin Temples of Doi Inthanon on this tour. Rather than a sightseeing tourist day trip, this tour is much more of an off the beaten track nature trail, where you will trek into the heart of the beautiful Doi Inathanon National Park, see lots of different types of flora and fauna, visit waterfalls, indigenous villages, rice fields, rainforest and more! One for nature lovers of all ages… 🌿🐒🌺🦎⛰️🌳
- Can I join this trek as a solo traveller? YES! Many solo travellers book this tour. However, please be aware that this trek cannot run with less than two people. So, if you are booking for 2 people or more your trek date is guaranteed! However, if you are booking for one person, we will join you with an existing tour. Please select your preferred date using the calendar above and we will contact you to let you know if there is already a tour running on your chosen date. If there is no tour running, we will suggest a nearby alternative date. If there is no alternative date which suits you then your deposit will be refunded 100% in full.
- Can I leave my luggage anywhere while I do the trek? Yes, you can leave your big backpacks/suitcases at the Ethnic Hill Tribe Eco Trails office in Chiang Mai while you do the trek.
- What should I bring with me? Sturdy shoes with a good grip suitable for trekking and climbing, loose lightweight clothing for trekkin, bathing suit for swimming at the waterfall, a warm jumper or jacket (mornings can be chilly at the summit, especially in cool season), toothbrush, toothpaste and any other essentials for an overnight stay.
Payment:
To reserve your place on this tour, you must pay a deposit online with South East Asia Backpacker via credit/debit card. The remaining payment must be made in cash (Thai Baht) directly to the trekking guide upon pick up at your accommodation in Chiang Mai. The guide is not able to accept credit/debit cards nor any other method of payment. Please be sure to visit an ATM machine before you get picked up on the morning of the trek (7-7.30am). Full payment must be made before you depart.
Hi, I’m Nikki. I started this website in 2008 after my first solo backpacking trip to Asia. A trip that changed my life. My vision was to create a travel diary for everyone – a place for all travellers to share their experiences. After living in Southeast Asia for over 10 years, I saw the opportunity to provide backpackers with the kind of experiences that I’d treasured myself in the region.
We done the 1 day trekking tour through the jungle and visited two amazing waterfalls along with an amazing dinner at a viewpoint high in the mountains. Our guide Virawut was outstanding the guy knew everything about the jungle and animals etc, he made the experience so good. They sorted it on quick notice just for myself and my girlfriend. I would highly recommend this for anyone coming to Chiang mai. Be sure to bring good hiking/walking shoes.
We absolutely loved our tour with Mit. We didn’t totally know what to expect, and were blown away. The entire day was unique and off the beaten path. We enjoyed getting to know Mit and engaging with the Hilltribe community.
In general trekking was a very good experience. Positives: knowledge of the guide about plants, possibility to try some of them like cinamon, amazing lunch at the Waterfall, food very well prepared in great athmoafere, good organization with transport. Negatives: i was a bit disappointed with the jungle itself, maybe its because of the season but to me it was like a normal forest not a jungle, i know it is not a zoo but I have not seen any Animals as well, i had one day trip and we have not met anybody in the hiltribe Village So there was no chance to speak and have this experience. Aparat from that Tour as described, 6 hours of hiking up and downs, transport, meal, swimming in the Waterfall was not possible because it was small one but really charming.
We took part in the two day trek, and we highly recommend going for the over night trip. We were especially pleased with our tour guide Tin with whom it was safe to hike in the jungle, but he also had amazing knowledge about the plants and local culture. More so, he’s also a great cook! Even though the trek was awesome, there were some downsides as well: We didn’t receive all the information needed about the trip, and once we asked the customer support was very rude to us and fairly hard to deal with. If you can get past that, we encourage to take the two day trek!
This was the highlight of a one month trip in Thailand. The hike was fun, along a trail not on maps, with loads of insights from the guide and lots of laughter. I did the 2 days and the farmstay was so worth it, finally a real look into the lifes of the hilltribes, completed with lunch, the following day, at a hilltribe family! Thank you so much, it was perfect!