8 days trek through one of the wildest Thailand national park Tung Yai Naresuan, home of the ethnic Karen.

this unique trek following the Thai-Burmese border allows us to cross the best preserved Thailand national park Tung Yai Naresuan on the Unesco world heritage list. The trails passes gorgeous nature: deep jungle, waterfalls, swaying bamboo bridges and fords. Very few wandering Buddhist monks use it as it’s very peaceful and therefore ideal for meditation. Every night we’ll sleep in a Karen village at the headman’s house. The town of Sangklaburi in Kanchanaburi province, best known for the bridge on the river Kwai, is our departure point from where we reach the entrance of the park. The trek ends in the little town of Umphang in Tak province further North.

D3: Lai Wo- Ti Lai Pa through deep forest. The village of Ti Lai Pa (800m above sea level) is located in a wonderful setting of cliffs and crossed by a river.

D7: Full day in Letongku (210 m. above sea level) is the base of a millenarian order (read the article) that borrow widely from Buddhist imagery and belief, Christian prophecies and worship and ascetic guru. Visit of the temple sheltering carved ivory tusks. Lavish ceremonies at every phase of the moon. Waterfall nearby. Letongku is certainly the highlight of this trek.

worshippers at Letongku temple	D8: Letongku-Boeng Kloeng through gentle hills, paddy fields, river and Karen hamlets. Road to Umphang. Night in a bungalow by the Mae Klong river. End of the trek.

What to do aroung Umphang: : rafting down the river- hike to Ti Lo Su falls. 4 hours drive from Umphang to Mae Sot. Frequent buses to Tak and Sukhothai.