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Beginning and
ending in Chiang Mai, it's an ideal change of scenery
from the quality
golf you'll have been enjoying in
the Capital of the North...!
Visit's to
Lod cave, the back fence between Burma and Thailand, as
many hilltribes as you wish and spectacular mountain
scenery highlight this journey. Individual, cabin-style
lodging at each overnight destination, this journey
should
be extended to take in the spectacular golf at the
Bhumipol Dam!
Recommended Duration
6 days/5 nights
Contact us
for more information
exotic@exoticgolfholidays.com |
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Burma,
or Myanmar borders the region to the North and West. It
is peopled by a diverse mix of six major groups of
hilltribes, who retain their distinct customs, languages
and beliefs. The Karen, who straddle the Thai -
Burma border; the Hmong or Meo originating in
Indochina; the Lahu, originally of Tibetan stock;
the Lawa, who lived in this region long before
the Thais arrived; the Lisu, who migrated in
numbers from Southern China only in the 1930's; and the
Yao, also recent arrivals, who came to Thailand
from China by way of Burma and Laos. Villages are
scattered right across the region, with some tribes
occupying the fertile valley bottoms, others the less
hospitable higher slopes. Mountain peaks rise from
1,500m to Thailand's highest point, Doi Intanon which is
2,565m or, 8,415ft. Tropical vegetation gives way to Fir
trees and more temperate fruit and vegetable crops. The
winter months regularly experience ground frosts. |
