Ziplining through the jungle canopy on a soft adventure day outOur guide wrapped in a Karen shoulder cloth among the pinesMr. Tony with a guest at a bamboo-roofed rest stop along the routeYoung guests meeting an albino python at a roadside animal stopGroup photo at the Wachirathan Waterfall sign, Doi Inthanon National ParkOur guide and guests with a hill tribe elder in the forestGuests trying village craft work under a bamboo roofFeeding the elephants at the elephant campA powerful waterfall tumbling through the northern jungleSelfie with guests among the golden chedis of a Chiang Mai hilltop templeBamboo rafting down the river in life jacketsChildren handling a large albino python at the animal stopWalking the orchard paths with the group on a sunny morningBathing the elephants in the river with their mahoutsA mother elephant and her calf feeding in the long grassGroup selfie on a shaded forest trailA guest and two children stroking an elephant in the fieldSharing a floor meal in a hill tribe houseTrekking a bamboo-railed path down to the riverEating with a hill tribe family in their own homeOur guide in front of a jungle waterfallGuests in mahout clothes hugging an elephant in the riverA cool swim under the falls on a hot daySelfie with guests among the green rice terracesOur guide with a mother elephant and her newborn calfHand-painting a paper umbrella at the Bo Sang handicraft villageAssembling a traditional paper umbrella by handSplitting and shaping bamboo for umbrella frames at the workshopThe golden chedi of Wat Phra That Doi SuthepWalking the orchid nursery among hanging bloomsRiding the ox-cart under a parasol at the elephant campAt the Laos welcome sign on the Mekong side of the Golden TriangleA craftsman binding the ribs of an umbrella frameHill tribe children in traditional dress in their villageLong Neck Karen women weaving on a bamboo platformElephants carrying riders down the track to the riverPloughing a flooded paddy behind a water buffaloA farmer with his white buffalo beside the fieldsTwo elderly hill tribe women at their market stallGuests relaxing with coffee in a garden cafeThe twin royal pagodas on the summit road of Doi InthanonA thatched hill tribe house on a misty morningCarving a teak relief panel by hand at the woodcarving workshopAn old brick chedi wrapped in saffron cloth under the treesFeeding the monkeys at a roadside stopChiselling a large teak panel in the carving shedGuests trying their hand at rice pounding with village womenLong Neck Karen women resting on the veranda of their houseGuests visiting a Long Neck Karen weaver at her stallTall Lanna banners at the entrance to the flower gardenA golden chedi rising above the white temple wallsTwo Hmong girls in embroidered dress beside the paddy fieldsA Long Neck Karen woman at her loomGuests posing with an Akha woman outside a thatched hutA guest sitting with two Long Neck Karen girlsA young Long Neck Karen mother with her babyLong-tail boats moored on the Mekong bankWhere the Ruak River meets the Mekong at the Golden TriangleA guest on the viewpoint railing above the MekongVisiting a Long Neck Karen family in their bamboo houseFinished paper umbrellas on display at the umbrella villageFlowers hand-painted onto a finished paper umbrellaPainting a design onto a T-shirt at the handicraft villagePainting a large umbrella with birds and blossomWaxing and decorating an umbrella by lamplightPasting mulberry paper onto the umbrella frameA tiger resting on a log at the animal parkA Yao elder shaping wood outside her houseA hill tribe mother with her baby at homeFlower beds in bloom at Mae Fah Luang Garden, Doi TungFamily photo at the flower garden entranceMist rolling in over the mountain roadThe old brick chedi of Wat Lok Molee, Chiang MaiNaga serpents guarding the temple stairwayThe White Temple, Wat Rong Khun in Chiang RaiOur guide with dancers in Lanna dress at a temple festivalGuests trying rice pounding under the village pavilionA young guest sitting with two hill tribe womenLong Neck Karen women chatting on the verandaFamily photo at the foot of a jungle waterfallA guest at the tea plantation mascot sign, Chiang RaiGroup photo on the terrace above the tea plantationWith a tea picker among the rows of tea bushesYoung guests on the Mekong promenade at the Golden TriangleAboard the long-tail boat on the MekongGuests at the temple balcony looking out over Chiang MaiFamily photo at the mountain viewpointThe Inthanon sign on the lawn at Doi InthanonPalm-lined gardens and lawns seen from aboveThe teak halls of an old Lanna templeThe whole group aboard the bamboo raft in life jacketsGreen rice fields below the hillside hutsOn the long-tail boat heading up the riverAn elephant resting in the shade at the campA guest and our guide beside the van before setting offFarmers planting out rice seedlings in the paddyAt the giant tree on the nature trail boardwalkReady for the rain in ponchos before the walkClimbing the misty steps on the summit trailA rest stop on the forest trailA family in life jackets aboard the river boatA school group photographed at the guesthouse before setting outReady to ride in a buggy at the extreme sports centreBuggies parked on the dirt track after the off-road runThe great white Buddha image on the hillsideThe eroded earth pillars of Pha Chor canyonGroup photo at the entrance to a Chiang Mai instituteVans lined up below the golden chediKaren villagers in traditional dress welcoming the groupOn the boat again, life jackets onGuests on the boardwalk through the cloud forestOur guide with a guest at the hillside viewpointSharing a hot pot dinner togetherThe group by the Mekong below the golden BuddhaAboard the boat with guestsA sunny moment in the garden with guestsWaiting at the clinic receptionDinner around the long table at the end of the dayThe group among the flower beds on a cool morningGroup photo in the hotel lobby before checking outThe group outside a country restaurantLunch spread on banana leaves in the wooden pavilionFresh coconuts in the shade of a bamboo hutWalking the vegetable fields with the groupA field hut among the rows of cropsCooking in bamboo tubes over the fireGathered round the campfire in the forestA jungle lunch served on banana leavesFollowing the trail through the dry forestGuests riding in the back of the songthaewMeeting Karen villagers over a drink at the village shopSelfie with guests under the red lanternsReceiving a blessing from a monk in the temple hallA volunteer group playing games with village childrenDinner on the terrace by the river at nightMonks walking their morning alms round through the villageWith village children in front of the fallsA walk along the ridge path with guestsVillage children joining the group on the trailStanding in the spray of the waterfallA long table lunch by the riverKorean barbecue dinner with the groupResting on the hilltop bench above the valleySelfie with guests on the hotel terraceA family beside the paddy and its field hutLeaf hats on at the viewpointThe bamboo bridge across the rice fields at PaiSwimming at the twin falls on a hot afternoonLeading an elephant across the river with the mahoutsAn evening meal together at the garden restaurantGuests meeting an elephant and its mahout in the fieldWading out to the elephant in the riverA drink with the family at a village houseGuests visiting a village classroomA look around the village school buildingsLunch on the open terrace above the treesWith a guest inside the White Temple groundsAboard the covered long-tail boatSelfie under the boat awning on the riverA group of guests in the hotel lobbyA hot meal in a hill village kitchen hutA child feeding an elephant at the campGuests with the van before setting off for the daySelfie with the group beside the vanGuests riding out from the camp on an elephantWith guests on the bamboo forest pathOn the river with guests in life jacketsAn evening selfie with guestsWalking sticks in hand on the cloud forest trailThe group at the summit viewpoint deckClimbing the grassy ridge in the mistTwo guests riding an elephant across the fieldRiding bareback on an elephant by the riverbankGuests on an elephant beside the waterBathing an elephant in the shallowsAn elephant showering itself while guests scrubSitting with an elephant resting on the bankFeeding an elephant by hand at the campOur guide outside a country coffee houseA family selfie in the parkA coffee stop with friends on the roadUnder a red paper umbrella with a guestAt the wooden sign of a hillside cafeA quiet garden view in the hillsWith a guest at the roadside stopOn the old memorial bridge at PaiA family selfie on a walk through townUmbrellas up for a rainy walk with guestsResting in the shade of a bamboo shelterGuests at the balcony viewpoint above the valleyKitted out and ready for the white water raftPaddling the raft down the brown riverAll aboard the raft togetherWatching coffee being roasted at the villageTasting the fresh village coffeeAmong the coffee bushes on the hillsideGuests crossing the bamboo bridge in the jungleA selfie on the bamboo bridge with the familyIce cream in the lounge after a hot dayA hot drink at the foot of Wachirathan WaterfallA family on the wet viewing platform in the rainSelfie with guests on the temple stepsThe bamboo bridge in front of Pha Dok Siew WaterfallClose to the falls with guestsGroup photo at the Pha Chor canyon signSqueezing through the narrow canyon wallsWalking the canyon gorge at Pha ChorSun hats on, ready to meet the elephantsGuests feeding the elephants over the fenceElephants lining up for their morning feedA family riding bareback on an elephantThree elephants and their riders on the trackThe elephant train setting off from the campWaving from the back of an elephantGuests riding out together through the fieldFollowing the muddy track on elephant backYoung guests riding bareback at the campA guest and mahout riding out into the forestBath time for the elephants in the riverStanding proudly beside an elephant in the waterTwo guests riding an elephant in the riverScrubbing the elephant down with bucketsThe whole group gathered round the elephantsA big group photo with the elephant herdPaddles up on the rafting riverTwo rafts side by side on the riverA guest trying on the brass neck rings with a Karen womanA young guest wearing neck rings beside her hostHarnessed up and ready for the zipline courseA selfie on the riverbank with the boysGuests on the bamboo bridge beside the streamMae Ya Waterfall in full flow, Doi InthanonSelfie with the group at Mae Ya WaterfallResting on the rocks below Mae Ya WaterfallA group selfie in front of the cascadeArms wide on a rock at the foot of the fallsGuests on the boardwalk through the cloud forestA shaded break on the forest trailWatching coffee being brewed at the village hutWith village schoolchildren in the temple yardSelfie with village children outside the templeA volunteer group with the village childrenA break on a fallen log along the forest trailA distant waterfall glimpsed through the treesA cold drink together after the day outGrapes ripening at the vineyardLeaning against a giant tree on the boardwalkChatting with a village elder on the pathGuests with the van before the day beginsThe road north under an avenue of pinesOur guide at a hilltop viewpoint over the valleyTerraced lawns and pines at the mountain gardenOn the rocks by the old driftwood sculptureGuests jumping for the camera on the hilltop lawnA jumping group shot against the blue skyAt the Doi Inthanon National Park ranger stationRight beside the falling water with guestsA group photo outside the temple pavilionOur guide by the ripening rice at duskA straw shelter built out in the harvested fieldA man having coffee at an outdoor thatched-roof viewpoint cafeA boatman rowing a longtail boat full of passengers in life jackets on a lakeTwo friends lying down enjoying a riverside meal on a bamboo raftA close-up of pink cherry blossoms in bloomA misty sunrise over mountain ridges with pink skyA man gesturing toward rows of strawberry fields on a hillside farmThree clay water jars displayed under a thatched roof shelterA man in a pink headscarf sitting on a bench with mountain viewsA couple standing in front of a decorated mud-brick guesthouseTwo women dressed in colorful hill tribe hats posing outdoorsA hillside mountain road curving past a scenic viewpointA man posing by a car with a passing van on a countryside roadA couple smiling together at an open-air restaurantTwo friends sitting at a cafe table with coffeeA couple riding an ox cart under a red umbrellaGuests posing on a bamboo raft on the river with a raftsmanA couple laughing together aboard a covered boatA man posing beside a blue Toyota FJ Cruiser with other vehicles behindA large group posing with a banner for a border crossing tripA quiet forest road curving between trees and a rocky hillsideA family posing at night in front of a lit traditional pavilionA family enjoying a Chinese dinner at a round restaurant tableGuests riding on an ox cart bench guided by a driverA couple riding an ox cart with an elephant visible in the backgroundTwo men riding an elephant through the mounting areaGuests riding an elephant chair as a mahout splashes water in the riverElephants and riders crossing a river with mahouts guiding themA group riding an ox cart under a green umbrellaGuests riding an ox cart under a large red umbrellaVisitors seated at an elephant camp shelter watching the showVisitors relaxing at a riverside stone railing watching the showA boy feeding elephants at a feeding station under umbrellasA family in matching yellow hats posing on a bamboo raftTwo women smiling together in a garden settingA hill tribe girl weaving on a traditional loom under a bamboo shelterTwo riders on an elephant crossing a river with mahout guidingTwo riders on an elephant crossing a river beside a smaller elephantA family riding an ox cart under a green umbrellaA row of elephants and mahouts lined up for a showA couple in the audience watching an elephant showA couple posing on a balcony overlooking a jungle waterfallA woman sitting on rocks in front of a rushing waterfallA couple embracing on a forest boardwalk beneath tangled branchesAerial view of two heart-shaped flower gardens on a lawnThree visitors posing beside a large white Buddha statue under a canopyA group posing on a university campus lawn near a grand buildingCarved buffalo skull decorations mounted on wooden house pillarsRows of ceremonial buffalo-horn chairs arranged in a hallA man posing beside a silver pickup truck on a dirt forest roadA couple birdwatching together on a forest trailA birdwatching group with binoculars beside their vehicle in the forestA cluster of pink and white alstroemeria flowers in bloomA close-up of feathery white wildflowers on a hillsideTwo men with camera and spotting scope posing by their vanA local woman with three long-neck Karen girls in traditional headwearA woman posing with two long-neck Karen women in colorful headdressesA family relaxing together on a wooden bench shelterA large family group photo outside a village houseFriends enjoying wine and dinner at an outdoor night market tableA couple posing at a viewpoint overlooking the Mekong RiverThree friends posing at the Golden Triangle viewpointA man taking a photo of an elephant reaching its trunk toward a guestTwo women posing as an elephant reaches its trunk toward themMahouts guiding elephants and a calf while bathing in the riverFive women giving thumbs up together under a bamboo shelterGuests riding an ox cart under a red umbrella past white oxenTwo women sitting together on a bamboo bench in the shadeA man in an orange shirt posing by a riverside bamboo walkwayTwo women wearing straw hats riding a bamboo raft with polersA woman holding a large snake with two handlers smiling beside herA couple posing together at a scenic mountain viewpointFriends riding an ox cart with an oxen driver in frontFriends enjoying a meal together at an outdoor bamboo tableFriends smiling on a bamboo raft on the river with a poler behindFriends posing together at an outdoor garden restaurantA family posing together on a hotel terraceA family group photo at an outdoor cafe tableFriends posing together near a temple gate with golden pagoda behindA guide photographing a group posing before a temple gateA guide speaking to a group at a foggy waterfall viewpointFriends showing off snacks bought at a roadside souvenir shopFriends enjoying snacks together under mossy trees in the forestRaindrops clinging to vivid pink fuchsia flowersTourists crossing a misty mountain road lined with parked vansA group of friends posing on a mossy log bridge in the misty forestA moss-covered tree trunk rising into the misty forest canopyA fern-covered branch stretching through the foggy forestA large group of women enjoying a seated dinner togetherA woman posing on an elephant helped up by mahoutsA group of young women posing together outdoorsA couple riding an ox cart, the woman giving a peace signTwo students riding an ox cart giving peace signsA father and two daughters riding an ox cart with a driver in frontA large group of friends posing together outdoors by vansA family watching a young man feeding an elephant at the shelterA family riding an ox cart together under a canopyA man standing on an elephant's head as a mahout looks onA man sitting atop an elephant with trunk raised, parked cars behindA young man feeding two elephants reaching over a wooden fenceGuests in life jackets and straw hats posing on a bamboo raft on the riverA group in life jackets seated inside a longtail boatA family looking at a small creature caught by a streamA man filling out a guestbook at a village lunch stopA couple chatting over drinks at an outdoor gazebo overlooking the valleyA couple relaxing on a bamboo raft with mountains and a bridge behindFriends playing with water hoses and buckets outdoorsA group of students seated together in life jackets on a boatTwo men giving thumbs up on a mountaintop viewpointA man giving a thumbs up in front of gnarled tree roots on a cliffA guide taking a selfie with two guests on a misty forest trailTwo guests posing beside an elephant on a grassy fieldThree friends taking a selfie at an outdoor cafe with archwaysA father guiding his daughter across a bamboo bridge with the group behindA couple taking a selfie in the jungle beside a tall treeA family celebrating with thumbs up at an evening garden dinnerA group sharing a meal seated on the floor of a village hutA group of friends taking a selfie together on a forest trailGuests standing among several elephants in a grassy clearingA woman cooking over a wood-fired stove in a rustic kitchen hutA family in rain ponchos posing together on a misty mountain trailA man posing arms outstretched beside an elephant in the riverA family crossing a storm-damaged bamboo bridge over a rushing stream in the rain