Short on time? The best day hike from Chiang Mai gets you jungle, a temple and a summit view and still has you back for dinner.

Mattresses, blankets, shared dinners and total silence. Here is the truth about homestay trekking in Chiang Mai mountain villages.

An ethical hill tribe trek Chiang Mai style pays villages directly, limits group size and asks before every photo. Here is what to look for.

You can skip the animal camps entirely. Trekking without elephants in Chiang Mai means mountains, villages and jungle on foot only.

The first long distance hiking trail in Thailand crosses an entire province on ancient hill tribe footpaths. Here is how to walk it.

How to build a Thailand trekking holiday around real mountains, hill tribe homestays and trails that never appear on a tour desk board.

Routes, seasons, fitness and cost. Everything you need before booking hiking tours in northern Thailand for the first time.

Everyone says it, few deliver it. Real off the beaten path trekking in Thailand starts where the day tour minivans turn around.

Six people, one guide, no queue. Small group trekking in Thailand gets you into places forty seat coaches simply cannot reach.

The full route breakdown for the 5 day trek from Chiang Mai to Chiang Dao: distances, villages, terrain and what each night looks like.