Full Width Pictorial: Jungle Trekking in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

// January 26th, 2010 // Travel Pictorials

This is the first in a new Travel Pictorial series I’m going to be doing. I’ve got literally thousands of travel pictures rotting away in my albums and I feel it’s time to breathe some life into them, I’ll be uploading the large size pictures.
If you haven’t guessed already the first pictorial topic is Jungle Trekking in the hills around Chiang Mai, Thailand…

(Next Pictorial: Bac Ha Market, Northern Vietnam)

A thick forest path through the Chiang Mai Jungle.

1. Jungle Trekking Chiang Mai: At times through some very thick Jungle.

Huts in the Chiang Mai Jungle. While trekking in Thailand

2. Jungle Trekking Chiang Mai: Huts in small jungle villages made the simple life look beautiful.

Jungle Trekking has it's dangers... Elephant poo. A lonely flip flop sits in a heap.

3. Jungle Trekking Chiang Mai: The jungle has it's dangers for the flip flop wearer!

A friendly bunch of Children of a jungle village in the North of Chiang Mai come out to see the trekkers

4. Jungle Trekking Chiang Mai: Children at a jungle village somewhere in Chiang Mai.

Trekking in Chiang Mai: Old lady washes up after lunch, a bunch of hungry trekkers leave a big mess

5. Jungle Trekking Chiang Mai: An old lady cleaning up after the hungry trekkers.

Chiang Mai, Trekking. An old lady washing dishes in a jungle village

6. Jungle Trekking Chiang Mai: An old lady cleaning up after the hungry trekkers.

Chiang Mai Jungle Trekking: A Mahout washing his elephant in the river

7. Jungle Trekking Chiang Mai: An Elephant and his Mahout, getting a rub down in the jungle.

Chiang Mai Jungle trekking, Thailand: The elephants want to take pictures, they get up close and personal

8. Jungle Trekking Chiang Mai: The Elephant thought our camera was bananas...

Jungle trekking Chiang Mai, Thailand: We finish our Trekking at a jungle hut with a view over the hillside

9. Jungle Trekking Chiang Mai: After a few long days trekking we stayed in a jungle hut with views to die for.

Jungle trekking Chiang Mai, Thailand: The view from our Jungle hut, we just trekked over them

10. Jungle Trekking Chiang Mai: Sore and tired, the views of the hills and jungle around Chiang Mai made up for it.

(Next Pictorial: Bac Ha Market, Northern Vietnam)

If you’ve been jungle trekking in Chiang Mai and have a picture you would like to share please add the link in the comments section and it should magically appear, I’ll link back to you also… Mucho Mucho Love…

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11 Responses to “Full Width Pictorial: Jungle Trekking in Chiang Mai, Thailand.”

  1. Carrie says:

    I'm glad I could provide some inspiration! Thanks for much for the comment and stumble love. Right back at ya!
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  2. RTW Ry says:

    Excellent photos guys… Now I'm even more excited to do a trek in Chiang Mai this year! BTW, are you guys planning on doing any traveling this year? Maybe we could meet up along the way. Contact me…

  3. Thanks guys!! You should be excited it was a great way to spend 3 days. Met some amazing people and saw some beautiful things.
    Yeah we have many plans for this year but nothing until June, if your still on the road then it would be a pleasure to meet up!
    Stay in touch

  4. RTW Ry says:

    Well, we're not leaving on our RTW until June! Ha. First stop Cairo, Egypt. then possibly Greece for 2 weeks, then Thailand, and who knows from there. Keep in touch with us…

    Talk soon,

    Ry & Liz
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  5. Kevin says:

    Great pics, I have been to thailand many times and there is still so much to see in that country.

  6. Kevin says:

    Wow. That looks like one heck of an adventure!
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  7. Perfect timing! I'll be there in about 6 weeks — thanks for the inspiration.
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  8. I absolutely love the shot of the elephant reaching for you! Here’s my link to photos of trekking north of Chiang Mai – with a heavy emphasis on the rain!
    http://www.insidethetravellab.com/thai-rain/

  9. [...] // February 9th, 2010 // Travel Pictorials As promised this is the second in a series of  Full Width Travel Pictorials I’ll be doing. This time it’s of Bac Ha Market in the far North-west corner of Vietnam, far off of the usual tourist trail and closer to China than Hanoi. This set of travel pictures shows the local hill tribes at their best.  (Previous Pictorial – Jungle Trekking Chiang Mai, Thailand). [...]

  10. really really nice picture. thank you very much for sharing

  11. Nepal Travel says:

    Nice bamboo picture. i love bamboo arts.

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