Northern Thailand Hilltribe Trek
Hilltribe Communities live in remote hillside, secluded in the middle of nowhere. They live on no electricity, no hot water, so it was cold showers before we slept. Sometimes the river stream would feel warmer. They have their own language only they know.
This is where we took up our first trek - The Hilltribe trek. We met our group of travellers who we were going to be trekking with. There were a great and international bunch from America to England, to Germany and Australia, everyone got on very well. We drove up further north and stayed in two villages, both of which have a small community who live on growing and selling crops, there is no electricity! It's such a contrast to home, the kids here are kids! They have fun with other travellers and in the fields, they're very sweet and love having their photos taken. These kids don't need the Playstation! Although, travelling to these villages meant a hike of 5 hours or so... so plenty of walking through the hills and mountains. We went Bamboo rafting... so much fun actually having to control the rafts itself down the valley, been to the Chiang Dao Cave where we encountered my first ever wild snake, and trekked on the Elephant - sitting on the Elephant's neck so when they reached up the trees for food, it meant falling backwards - an unforgettable experience. The hilltribe's were nice poor villages who rely on alot of tourism, chickens and baby piglets are free to roam all over the place. The kids here are my favourite part of the trip, and making new friends with other travellers.
