Excursion starts daily at 09:00h (pick up time is earlier)
Pick-up/Drop-off from Chiang Mai hotel in downtown
Start cycling from here via Padad-Singhakam route passing Padad Tai village along the Ping’s Riverside then continues through the 2nd ring road crossing Koh Klang Bridge (Kourmung). Stop at Wat Koh Klang, an important temple of this community. Continue visit McKean, A Leprosy Rehabilitation Center which’s in charge of the Church of Christ in Thailand where people give and express their love to God. Proceed cycling to the vegetables plantation belonged to the villagers which is the trend of sustainable agriculture. Over there, the land has been reclaimed without using any chemical fertilizer. Next, continue cycling a bit more to see various types of fruits such as banana, mango, and etc. Also if you love to join the gardener’ activities likes cultivating, watering, and fishing, these are something quite interesting to do as well!
11.30h: start cooking local Thai food joining with the host (the same person who owns vegetable plantation) then enjoy lunch amidst the countryside atmosphere at Pa Kaew’s house. Continue to Wiang Kum Kam; the ancient underground empire of Lanna kingdom built by King Mang Rai where many ruin archaeological excavations and sites for instances temples, Buddha images and old potteries have been discovered. Further biking through the village viewing Wiang Kum Kam in general. Keep on traveling to Wat E-Kang, Wat Nhan Chang, Wat Pu Beai, Wat Pra Thart Khaow, and the last temple, Wat Chedi Liem. Appreciate the enormous facet pagoda restored many times both by the Thai and Burmese consequently which shows a lot of mixture on the architecture’s style on the Chedi itself. Relax and freshen up before cycling back to the city. Return to Trekker camp and transferred to the hotel.
