Northern Thailand Tour
Northern Thailand is cooler than the rest of the usually sweltering country and thus particularly popular in December and January. Culturally, it shows heavy influences from the neighbouring cultures of Myanmar and Yunnan (China).
Holiday details
Duration 13 Days
Accommodation Hotels and guesthouses
Meals 60% included
Transport 2 internal flights, 1 overnight train journey, 2 long road transfers
Includes 8 producer visits including 2 Traidcraft suppliers, 2 visits to development projects, 10 tourist visits and 1 National Park visit
This tour takes us through some of the north-eastern and northern areas seldom frequented by tourists and where you will have a real opportunity to appreciate authentic Thai life. We meet the craftsmen and women working with ThaiCraft and Y Development, two of Traidcraft's long-term suppliers.
Your guides will be some of their enthusiastic staff who are invovled in both responsible tourism and the fair trade crafts organisation. In addition to the wonderful cuisine and scenery, this trip gives you a unique opportunity to visit a huge variety of rural villages to visit a whole host of fair trade prodcuers.
This tour is operated by Traidcraft