Jungle trek

Day 9-11: Jungle Trek, Thailand

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February 7th 2009
Wednesday, February 4th, 2009 We headed into the hills 90mins drive from Chiang Mai for a three day trek in the jungle to meet the hill tribes, do bamboo rafting and ride an Indian elephant! The rafting was great. The "pilot" stood at the front steering with a bamboo pole while we stood or sat along the length of the raft. We then hiked up the hills into the jungle. It was quite a climb. ... read more

Asia » Thailand » North-West Thailand » Chiang Mai

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A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to a constitutional monarchy.... ... read more