Thailand · 2 days · Karen homestay

Mae Chaem
Local Experience

Authentic mountain life and Karen traditions. Walk the rice fields, cook with your hosts and wake up to the sounds of the forest.

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2 days

1 night

Homestay

Accommodation

Private

Trip type

cook, dance & wake up in a Karen village

Two days of pure local life in Mae Chaem

Walk the rice fields, cook traditional Karen food with your hosts, watch children dance by firelight and wake up to the sounds of the mountain forest.

Check-in 2:00 PM

check-out 12:00 PM · 2 days, 1 night

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Your experience

Day 1

Arrival, rice fields & Karen evening

Check in at 2:00 PM and settle into your family homestay. At around 4:00 PM, head out for a walk through the rice fields and plantations to gather fresh vegetables for dinner alongside the Karen community.

From around 5:00 PM, learn to prepare traditional Karen dishes with the vegetables gathered earlier and sit down for a warm communal dinner. At 7:00 PM, local schoolchildren perform a beautiful traditional Karen dance. Afterwards, the evening is yours to relax, chat with locals and enjoy the peaceful mountain atmosphere.

Dinner included Homestay with the Karen community Optional: sunset hike +750 ฿ Mae Chaem

Day 2

Waterfall walk & hand-tying ceremony

Start day two with breakfast at the homestay. Then join a local villager for a 20-minute guided walk to a waterfall, a quiet and refreshing way to begin the morning surrounded by forest.

Before leaving, take part in the traditional Karen hand-tying ceremony, a meaningful ritual of good luck and safe travels led by village elders. Check-out is by 12:00 PM.

Breakfast included Mae Chaem

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