Bruce Haxton is the owner and founder of the Tuk tuk Club .
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Operating from Chiang mai a provance in northern Thailand , he has 12 Tuk Tuks taking people into the hills on 11 / 7 or 1 day tours.
Welcome to Thailand's first self drive but fully guided Tuk Tuk tour. Exploring amazing rural back roads, visiting beautiful and remote Temples and spending time learning about and bathing elephants. And of course, driving your very own Tuk Tuk! What more could you ask for....
DESCRIPTION OF 3 DAY HILL TRIBE AND TUK TUK ADVENTURE TOURThis fantastic adventure not only puts you behind the 'wheel' of your very own Tuk Tuk but takes you into the heart of Thailand's stunning mountains and makes the perfect short adventure for anyone wanting to not only see the best of this part of the country but also to get under the skin of region.
Starting and ending in Chiang Mai, we start the adventure with a detailed - but friendly! - Tuk Tuk training session getting you up to speed and confident behind the wheel. We then head up into the hills along stunning rural back roads, stopping for a blessing at a remote Temple and exploring local villages until we the high mountains where we'll spend the next two nights.
Over the next two days we'll learn all about the Karen way of life, get to cook up an amazing jungle feast, trek through and explore the local forest, swim under towering waterfalls and of course drive our Tuk Tuks along some of the most scenic - and quiet! - roads in the country.
If you want to see the 'real' Thailand and really get an insight into life in this part of the world and have a lot of fun on the way, then this could be the perfect adventure for you!
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DAY-BY-DAY EXPERIENCESDay 1
TRAINING, TEMPLES AND HILL TRIBE VILLAGES We’ll pick you up at 8:00am from the CHIANG MAI GATE HOTEL in Chiang Mai city and transfer you to our training base in the lovely Mae Wang valley around 1 hour from the city. On arrival at our ‘base camp’ in Mae Wang we’ll introduce you immediately to your Tuk Tuk and crack on with the drive training. This all takes place ‘off road’ and is a thorough session giving all participants the time to get used to these wonderful vehicles and master all the controls. We then head off down winding rural lanes passing through small farming communities (think classic SE Asia photo ops) and up to a remote meditation Temple where we’ll receive a blessing for the adventure ahead. After a simple but hearty local Thai lunch we then we along the back roads up into the mountains towards our overnight destination of a remote Karen Hill Tribe village. We’re camping here tonight in the fields (don’t worry – there are showers and toilets available) to get a real Hill Tribe experience. In the evening we’ll learn how to cook jungle style with an open fire and lessons from our Karen hosts before spending the night under the stars – a real Thai adventure!
Day 2
MOUNTAINS AND MORE HILL TRIBE VILLAGES After breakfast we’ll explore the local area and forest around the village before getting back into the Tuk Tuks and heading further into the foothills of Doi Inthanon, Thailand’s highest mountain. With lots of stops to explore and relax this is a fantastic journey through spectacular mountain scenery and a real insight into this part of the world. We’ll stop for a late lunch at a small roadside restaurant – the real deal in terms of local Thai country fare – and then head on to Ban Mae Khlang Luang, our overnight base. Our overnight accommodation is in another Karen village surrounded by mountains and rice terraces and is the perfect setting for the second night of the adventure. Once we’ve checked in we’ll explore the village and see how the community live – and get to sample some of the best freshest coffee around! In the evening we’ll have a traditional Thai style BBQ in the rice fields, great fun and a real Thailand tradition.
Day 3
TREKKING, WATERFALLS AND...
