Mae Kampong Full-Day Trek: Exploring Forests and Indigenous Villages Near Chiang Mai

Embark on a full-day trek through the rainforest and indigenous villages near Chiang Mai. Explore stunning landscapes, meet locals, spot gibbons, and learn about the flora and fauna of the area.

Duration: 7 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Mae Kampong Village - Following a one-hour drive, the journey reaches Mae Kampong Village. The exploration will include wandering through the charming maze of alleys in this picturesque village, before venturing into the jungle to discover a rarely trodden path featuring ancient trees, streams, and lush greenery.
  • Mae Kampong Waterfall -…
What's Included
  • Local Guide Fee
  • Lunch
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Donation to Gibbon Caretaker
What's Not Included
  • Tea and coffee
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Journey through the rainforest, high up in the mountains east of Chiang Mai on this 1 day trip in and around Mae Kampong. We’ll explore a stunning village nestled among towering mountains, meet and have a chat with the locals and enjoy some local treats and even have a chance at spotting gibbons in the wild!
Before we arrive at the village we’ll go for a…

Location
Mae Kampong Village
78/1 Moo3 Mae Kampong Village, Huay Keaw,
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Barbie567
Feb 3, 2025
Great experience, beautiful area, really well run - I really enjoyed this tour. I was a bit hesitant given the cost, but I feel it was well worth it. The entire experience was very professionally organized and run. Our guide, Suwanus, was so lovely - so sweet & friendly, a wealth of local knowledge, patient, and clearly loves what she is doing. Eco Tours, the company running the trip, is making a great contribution to the local community and helping to preserve a gorgeous unspoiled forest. Our group had only six people, which was an ideal size. Pickup was so easy, ride was comfortable and quick. Drink for coffee break & full lunch were included at local restaurants - both were scenic with delicious choices. We were lucky enough to see not one but two gibbons, and it was such a wonderful treat to see them swinging through the canopy and watching us. I recommend binoculars as they spend most of their time quite high up, though we were able to get some good photos when they came down lower for a bit. The local caretaker is clearly very dedicated to his role and seems like a real lover of nature and the wild animals he is looking after. Obviously I would highly recommend this trip! Definitely follow their advice about good hiking shoes, bug spray, & fitness level.
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Simongoland
Feb 3, 2025
A unique and authentic experience! - This was a beautiful experience in all aspects - knowledgeable and friendly guide, beautifully organized with attention to the smallest of details, vast knowledge of the area, jungle, and local life, and great fun. Another important factor was the fact that the company does beautiful and important work n supporting the local villagers and their vast knowledge. Thank you!
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Christopher_w
Jan 29, 2025
Amazing! - Amazing and totally worth it trip! We saw the Gibbons yesterday and we felt so lucky to see them!! TK was very knowledgeable, super friendly, and made the trip so great! It was so cool visiting the village, seeing the locals, and hearing about them. The coffee shop we got to have coffee at, had an amazing view and the rambutan Americano was so unique! 10/10 trip, would totally do again!
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Jez
Oct 17, 2024
Brilliant day and guide, must do! - What an amazing day! Only 4 of us on tour which was great. Guide was brilliant and very knowledgeable about area, flona/forward and of course the Gibbons. Lovely walks around village and up to waterfall, which was beautiful but the Gibbons were worth the price alone. Truly privileged to see them and share their space. Caretaker was amazing and called to Gibbons and they responded. Could not fault it at all. Go on this tour and you won't be disappointed.
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Kamilkx2469oh
Oct 16, 2024
Thanks! - Thank you for the wonderful trip, the opportunity to see gibbons in their natural habitat, and all the valuable information shared about the local plants. The photos were amazing! The coffee made on-site from local beans was delicious, and the service throughout the tour was top-notch. The transportation from the hotel was punctual as well. I'm sending you a big hug and heartfelt thanks for making the world a better place. Hugs, Kamil and Karolina
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398kateu
Jul 21, 2024
Fantastic day walking and leaning about nature - We had a fantastic day walking through the forest with a local guide learning about the different fauna and flora and about the villagers life. We were fortunate to spot a gibbon too which was incredible. Communication was good from booking to pick up and transportation was good. Our guide was knowledgeable, friendly and made us all feel comfortable. I would recommend this tour if you like nature, the outdoors and wanting to escape the town for a day.
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Evaca8216uv
Jul 10, 2024
a unique opportunity to see gibbons in freedom!! - A great experience and a unique opportunity to see gibbons in freedom!! In addition, Golf (responsible for Eco Tours Chiang Mai) is a committed person and with the income generated from this activity you will also be helping the local community, the animals around them and the conservation of the natural environment. 100% recommended.
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Grandtour47148316528
Jun 8, 2024
Trekking, sight seeing Mae Kampong. - This was a fantastic tour! We learnt alot about the local fauna and flora. Suwanus was a very knowledgeable and friendly guide ☺️. I highly recommend this tour. Very delicious lunch. Thank you Suwanus for giving us such a wonderful day.
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Stefan_curt
Apr 26, 2024
Fantastic tour for nature lovers! - This was a great tour. The village in the mountain is super cute and the walks through the jungle was beautiful and so educational. Our guide told us everything about the plants they use for cooking and medicinal purposes. She was super nice as well. We went to see one of the gibbons as well and get to hear her singing, it was beautiful. Would totally recommend this tour!
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158junec
Apr 21, 2024
Great jungle tour! - Suwanus is one of the best tour guides I ever han in Thailand. She's kind and perfectly delivers the information and tour services. It was a very complete jungle tour, we were so Lucky to spot a couple of Gibbons in the jungle, learn about Mae Kam Pong history and nature, we had a lovely break between hikes at the best Cafe... Highly recommend it!
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