Thailand Hilltribe Holidays

22/09/2025

If you are travelling to northern Thailand, we highly recommend visiting 'Huay Pu Keng' Kayan village. Through the support of Fair Tourism it is an award winning community-based-tourism village.

👉By choosing to visit Huay Pu Keng, you’re not just traveling—you’re supporting refugee families, preserving traditional skills, and empowering the Kayan to tell their own story. 💛

https://www.thailandhilltribeholidays.com/huay-pu-keng-community-based-tourism-village-mae-hong-son/

Huay Pu Keng Kayan village in Mae Hong Son, is a model of Community-Based-Tourism. Here is why we recommend visiting Huay Pu Keng.

15/09/2024

Giving back a photo of 'Nalor' a Black Lahu villager in Doi Angkhang mountain. We like to print and give back photos we take of villagers, as a special way of saying thank you to them ! 🙏

28/07/2024

Congratulations to us ! 👏👏We have just been awarded the Tripadvisor Traveller's Choice Award 2024. Thank you to all those who have travelled with us and supported us ! 🏆🎉🎖

28/09/2023

Thank you!! To all those who came to stay at Masu's homestay. On behalf of her family they would like to thank you for your support. She welcomes all future guests to come and learn about their stories and way of life.

23/08/2023

Some pics from our volunteers, doesn't it look like fun? If you are interested in volunteering and helping villagers with their English please contact us :)

19/07/2023

Last week we gifted Masu and her family, the hosts of Local Longneck Homestay with a battery. They have hooked it up and it will hopefully generate more electricity than with the existing (smaller) battery they have. They also have some solar panels - every little bit helps !

14/07/2023

Thank you ! to the Williams Family from the USA 🇺🇸. Some pics from our 4d/3n Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai trip. Together we discovered:
- The hill tribes at Doi Angkhang mountain ⛰
- Stood by the Thai-Myanmar border
- Kayan Long Neck tribe at Local Longneck Homestay
- Authentic local dinners (bamboo hut dining)
- Guitar jam session (with traditional Karen tribe instrument) 🎸
- Trek through the rice fields ....and much more!

13/07/2023

Thank you to Gwen, Jan and Barb our volunteers who have stayed at Local Longneck Homestay helping Masu, her family and the villagers with their English. We wish you the very best of luck in your future endeavours and hope you can visit again! 🤞🙏❤️

11/07/2023

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10/07/2023

Short trek with our new Lisu hill tribe village guide 'Mathu' and her mum. 'Mathu' and her family are Lisu hill tribe refugees from Myanmar. We welcome you to walk with them through the lush forests and farmland, to learn about their way of life here.⛰🚶‍👩‍🦯

22/06/2023

Thank you Claire and family from the USA, for your review - It is much appreciated by all the team here !
" We loved our authentic home stay experience. Thank you for arranging everything Melissa and a big thank you to our private guide, Pat for his insights, knowledge and big, generous heart. I love that he is trying to change lives through training and teaching. Our driver also provided excellent, kind service. The highlight was being able to meet Masu and her beautiful family. We loved speaking with her and getting to know them. Her story is heartbreaking. And she served incredibly delicious food which we all thoroughly enjoyed. Your tour was exactly what we wanted…exploring and meeting people off the tourist path and not going to a “human zoo”. The home stay was a deeply meaningful experience for my kids as well. We included the elephant sanctuary and we also really enjoyed the waterfall stop! Thank you again!! "

26/05/2023

Part 2 of Two Mad Explorers trip with us. Share their journey as they go up to the Thai/Myanmar border and learn about the refugee tribes in this fascinating part of the country

In this video we speak with tribes who came from Myanmar and China to find a new life in Thailand.Thailand luckily opened up for these people in times of nee...