Mae Wang

Key Details:

• Event: Mae Wang

• Date: 08-13 December 2026

• Location: Chiang Mai (Thailand)

• Difficulty: Easy to Moderate

• Altitude: max 2,565 m asl

• Meeting time: 04:00 pm

• Meeting point: The Guest Arak Boutique Hotel - Chiang Mai

Registration:

• Participation fee: RM1,450.00

• Minimum participants: 10

• Maximum participants: 30

• Registration Deadline: 20/11/2026

• Participation Form: Required

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• Pay the participation fee before 20/11/2026.

• After payment, place yourself on the Attendees list in Meetup.

• Have a gps navigation app installed on your phone and make sure that it is working properly. [More info].

• If you can't make it,  remove yourself from the Attendees list in Meetup before the event starts.

Accommodation

• Ho(s)tels and guesthouses/homestay.

• Comfort is basic in the homestays.

• Twin or triple sharing in ho(s)tels.

• Nights included: 08/12-12/12/2026
  
  

Food & Drinks

• Bring enough drinks and snacks, especially carbohydrates.

• For this trip, isotonic drinks are not a luxury.

• Some meals and drinks are not included - check the separate Included/Not included section.
  
  

Shoes & Clothing

• If it has rained, some sections may be muddy and quite a few stretches may be soggy.

• Wear shoes with a good tread to prevent slipping.

• No slippers, Crocs, or shoes/sandals without a proper strap.

• Some sections have no tree canopy, so protect yourself against the elements.

• We do hike through jungles - dress accordingly

Route & Navigation

• Skipping a hike is possible as long as we spend two nights in the same accommodation place.  

• Have a working GPS navigation app.

• These are guided hikes. 

• We will hike together at all times for safety reasons. 

• All hikes will take place in a rainforest setting which is comparable to those in Malaysia.  

Meeting Time

• Please be at the meet-up place on 08/12/2026 after 04:00 pm.
  
  

Responsibility & Environment

• Please be responsible and do not litter. Do not leave any rubbish along the track.

• The hikes will take place unless, for any reason, your safety cannot be guaranteed.
  
  

Insurance

• Purchasing a travel insurance is compulsory.

Day 1 - 08/12/2026

• Arrival in Chiang Mai after 04:00 pm.

Day 2 - 09/12/2026

• Transfer to the trailhead in the Doi Inthanon National Park

• Hike the Kew Mae Pan Trail

• Reach Thailand's highest point

• Hike the Angkha Nature Trail

• Visit the Twin Pagoda

• Transfer to Chiang Mai
  
  

Day 3 - 10/12/2026

• Transfer to the trailhead in Mae Wang National Park

• Hike through rainforests (waterfalls) passing Karen tribal villages

Day 4 - 11/12/2026

• Hike through rainforests (waterfalls) and paddy fields

Day 5 - 12/12/2026

• Hike through rainforests (waterfalls)

• Transfer to Chiang Mai

Day 6 - 13/12/2026

• Free and easy/return flight

• KL Hiking Membership is free. 

• Participation fee for this event: THB11,055.00 ~ RM1,420.00 per person. 

• Payable at current account RHB 21231200103594 in favour of KL Hiking PLT 

• DuitNow ID: LLP0041768LGN
  
  

• Cancellation policy (no exceptions) :

• Between 01/09/2026 and 31/10/2026 : No refund of the paid deposit and maximum 25% of the paid instalments minus RM50.00 administration costs.

• On or after 01/11/2026: No refund whatsoever.

Included:

• ho(st)el accommodation in Chiang Mai (twin sharing) on Days 1, 2 and 5

• guesthouse accommodation in rural villages on Days 3 and 4

• breakfast on Days 2-6

• lunch or lunch pack on Days 2-5

• dinners on Days 3 and 4

• private transport transfers to and from the trailheads

• hikes on Days 2-5

• local guides

• organisation and coordination of the group logistics and routes
  
  

Not included - all what is not explicitly included, especially:

• airfare/transport to and from Chiang Mai

• airport transfer

• visa expenses

• all meals except those mentioned above

• all drinks except during breakfast

• private expenses (phone calls, battery charging, internet, laundry, drinks and snacks, entrance fees, souvenirs, etc.)

• all expenses outside the group event (eg accommodation in case of unforeseen return)