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Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai · Thailand
The Open Table
Return open to people.
WHY THIS JOURNEY
Some tables cannot be booked. You can only be welcomed to them.
In Northern Thailand, some of the warmest welcomes begin with a shared meal. Around those tables are Hmong hosts, tea growers and hill-tribe families who have welcomed our local partners' guests for many years. You do not arrive as a customer. You arrive as their guest.
These are not attractions. They are invitations.
Along the way, there is as much space for solitude as there is for conversation. No pressure to socialise. Just the freedom to join in, or not.
There is always a place waiting for you. Whether you sit down is entirely up to you.
WHAT THE DAYS FEEL LIKE
Days at walking pace.
Quiet hours of your own.
A place waiting at every table. Never an obligation.
Conversation when it happens. Silence when it doesn't.
THE MOMENTS YOU WILL REMEMBER
HMONG HOSPITALITY
A Shared Welcome
Your first evening ends with a family-style dinner in a traditional Hmong village, where music and dance follow the meal. Join in if you wish. Simply watch if you prefer. However you choose to take part, the welcome is the same.
FROM LEAF TO CUP
Tea Harvesting
Walk through the morning mist, harvesting tea leaves alongside the people who grow them. Then sit down to taste the finished tea while looking across the fields it came from. The tea in your cup was growing nearby just an hour earlier.
THE ROAD NORTH
The Road to Chiang Rai
Some journeys are as memorable as the destination itself. Begin with an optional alms offering to Buddhist monks before travelling through tea country, exploring Wat Rong Khun with a local guide, and climbing into the cool mountain air of Doi Mae Salong.
FOREST & COMMUNITY
A Walk That Slows Everything Down
Follow the Ban Mai Santi Trail through forests and tea plantations before joining a local community to prepare and share a traditional lunch together. Afterwards, experience a guided forest bathing session (shinrin-yoku), the Japanese practice of slowing down and becoming more aware of the natural world.
MOUNTAIN RETREAT
A Quiet Place Above the Trees
For two nights, your home overlooks the hills of Chiang Rai. Wander forest trails, watch deer and peacocks roam freely, visit the spa, or simply enjoy the quiet between shared experiences.
TIME TO YOURSELF
Company Without Pressure
A free afternoon at the lodge. Quiet moments between experiences. Evenings that end whenever you want them to. There is always something to join—and always space to step away.
THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE
One Last Table
Stand where Thailand, Laos and Myanmar meet before stopping for one final meal. Choose from Yunnanese dishes and mountain teas before beginning the journey home.
WHY TRAVEL THIS WITH LOCOSOLO (expand)
WHO THIS JOURNEY IS FOR
This journey is for you if:
- You enjoy sharing moments more than making small talk.
- You want to experience culture with communities, not just look at it from a bus window.
- You enjoy travelling independently, but appreciate having the difficult logistics taken care of.
- You like meeting people naturally, without being expected to spend every moment together.
- You want enough structure to relax, and enough freedom to disappear for a few hours.
- You would rather have fewer places and more time than rush through checklist attractions.
Probably not the right fit if you want every hour of every day guided and scheduled.
THE LOCOSOLO CIRCLE
Every journey includes access to the LocoSolo Circle — a private community for travellers joining the same departure. Join in as much or as little as you like.
Day by day, paced on purpose.
There is always a place waiting for you.Whether you sit down is entirely up to you.
Day 01
Arrival in Chiang Mai — A Seat at the Long Table
Day 02
The Journey North, to Chiang Rai
Day 03
Forest Bathing, Food & Mindfulness Amongst Nature
Day 04
Three Countries, One Last Table
Please note
The itinerary may be adjusted to best suit your needs, weather, and operating conditions. For safety, we reserve the right to suspend participation at any time if a guest's medical condition or behaviour poses a risk to themselves or others.
Included
Accommodation
Two handpicked stays — a community lodge, then a mountain resort — chosen for where they put you.
- Community lodge — 1 night: a traditional hill tribe setting among rice paddies and forest, high enough that the mountain air does the cooling. Simple by design — you come for the place.
- Mountain retreat — 2 nights: all-suite rooms above the forest canopy, with sweeping valley views, a spa and pool, and trails, lakes and free-roaming deer on the doorstep.
Meals
On most journeys we leave meals to you. Here, the tables are part of the journey — arranged and included where the day ends far from town, with two lunches left for you to choose. Joining each table is always optional:
- Breakfast — daily
- Traditional dinner, family-style, with a Hmong dance performance — night one
- Thai set dinner overlooking the mountains — night two
- Community lunch on the trail, cooked together — day three
- Farewell Thai dinner with a traditional dance performance — night three
Transport & Hosts
- Private airport transfers — arrival and departure
- All in-journey transfers and connections
- English-speaking guide and local hosts throughout
Experiences
Curated experiences included throughout the journey.
- An evening in a Hmong hill-tribe lodge, with a long-table dinner and dance performance
- Tea Garden harvest and tasting
- Guided visit to Wat Rong Khun (the White Temple)
- Forest-bathing day on the Ban Mai Santi Trail, with community lunch
- Private nature park — forest trails, lakes, deer and peacocks
- Golden Triangle viewpoints
- Access to the LocoSolo Circle
Not Included
- Flights
- Travel insurance (mandatory)
- Optional experiences during free time
- Gratuities for guide and driver
- Visa fees (if required)
- Personal expenses
- Hotel porterage unless specified
- Local tourist taxes not specified
- Costs arising from weather disruptions or force majeure
Make the most of your free time
A small number of optional experiences can be arranged for travellers who want to explore further during free time. These are at own cost and can be requested in advance.
Getting There
The journey begins on the Chiang Mai side and ends in Chiang Rai, so you fly into Chiang Mai (CNX) and home from Chiang Rai (CEI). Chiang Mai is the gateway. The journey moves north from there.
Out · Fri 30 Oct 2026
Singapore 09:00 → Chiang Mai 11:05
Nonstop, 3 hours 5 minutes. Scoot TR676.
Back · Mon 2 Nov 2026
Chiang Rai 19:00 → Singapore 23:25
Nonstop, 3 hours 25 minutes. Scoot TR671.
Typical airfare
About S$535 return in Economy with checked baggage, checked on 26 July 2026. Indicative, not a quote. Scoot's cheapest fare is around S$440 if you are happy to travel with hand luggage only. There is no Business Class on these flights.
Book directly with the airline once we have confirmed the departure. We will email you as soon as we do. Booking your own flights means you can use your miles, fly the airline you prefer, and add time in Thailand before or after the journey.
Flying from somewhere else? Arrive at Chiang Mai in time for the Day 1 group transfer and leave Chiang Rai after the Day 4 one. Tell us where you are travelling from and we will recommend a routing.
Good To Know
- The best weeks in the North — Late October is the start of northern Thailand's cool season: warm days, and genuinely cool mornings and evenings in the hills. Bring a light jacket.
- Fitness — good general health; one moderate 2–3-hour trail morning on uneven forest paths (Day 3), otherwise gentle walking. Not suitable for those with significant mobility limitations.
- Character, then comfort — night one is rustic and traditional — wooden cottages, shared living areas, the sounds of the mountain. Nights two and three are all-suite resort comfort; spa treatments at your own cost.
- Itinerary changes — Arctic weather may shift timing or routing—always made with safety and experience quality in mind.
- Beyond the price — budget for flights, travel insurance, any visa, optional activities, and tips for the guide and driver.
- Cash — bring Thai baht for the two lunches that are yours (days two and four).
Price
S$1,290 SGD
usd pricing
Flights are not included, so you can join us from anywhere.
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Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai: The Open Table
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