We are now in the most northern part of Thailand that we will visit, Chiang Mai. Most of the stay has involved trekking in the jungles surrounding the city. As soon as we arrived we were briefed by our trekking guide, Jackie on what we'd be doing throughout the three days of trekking in the jungles. We did the trekking with 7 other people, one person from Amersham and the rest either French or Dutch but we all got along really well!

The first day we started early and drove to the base of the mountains. After a short walk we started by riding elephants which was an amazing experience but felt quite cruel on the animals. After that we really got into the trekking and it became quite hard work up and down the hills through the jungle, but it was worth it. The wildlife was eveywhere to be seen and even though it was tough in the heat it was worth it. In the evening we stayed in a shelter high up with amazing views. Very basic accommodation but stunning nonetheless. Our guide cooked us dinner in true Thai style as well to top off the day. The next day was solely trekking through the amazing scenery and again we stayed at a shelter with amazing views of the waterfalls (where we went for a swim too!).

The final day of the trek involved more walking as well as bamboo rafting on a really windey river which was great fun but quite a challenge! After finishing the trek we drove back from the base to our guesthouse and are now relaxing on our final day in Chiang Mai before we get a night train back to Bangkok and on to the south of the country.