Experience an authentic and enriching stay on a countryside farm in Chiang Rai. Surrounded by rice fields, local traditions, a unique spa, and delicious Northern Thai cuisine, enjoy a one-of-a-kind escape into rural Thai life, where time seems to stand still.
You will be picked up from your hotel in Chiang Rai at around 9:00 a.m. and visit a tea plantation before being driven to your farm lodge (approximately 45 minutes away).
Upon arrival, your hosts will welcome you, show you around the property, and escort you to your comfortable room overlooking the rice paddies. You'll then enjoy a delicious homemade Thai lunch prepared on-site.
In the afternoon, you'll take part in traditional farm activities such as rice planting, rubber tapping, or other seasonal agricultural tasks depending on the time of year.
Later, unwind with a truly unique experience at the farm's remarkable Sum Gai Spa. This ingenious local wellness treatment uses large woven bamboo chicken baskets, traditionally designed to cover fighting cocks, which are wrapped in insulating blankets to create individual herbal steam saunas. Your body enjoys the soothing herbal steam while your head remains outside. It's both effective and great fun! You can also treat yourself to a traditional Thai massage overlooking the rice fields (massage not included in the tour price).
In the late afternoon, you'll join a Thai cooking class where you'll prepare your own dinner before enjoying the meal you've cooked. Afterwards, you'll learn how to make a selection of traditional Thai desserts before spending the night in your cozy, comfortable room.
At dawn, around 6:30 a.m., you'll have the opportunity to take part in the morning alms-giving ceremony to monks arriving on horseback from the nearby temple. Afterwards, enjoy breakfast overlooking the peaceful countryside, relax during some free time, and then return to your hotel in Chiang Rai.