Except while on safari, accommodation will be in medium class tourist hotels, all rooms with air conditioning and private facilities. Storage facilities for luggage not required on tour or safari are available at both the Royal Hotel and Prince in Chiang Mai. This involves some strenuous walking and you should be in fairly good physical shape in order to fully enjoy every leg of the expedition. The precise itinerary of the safari may have to be changed from time to time to take into account weather and local conditions. As the huts consist of a single all purpose room in which the villagers live and sleep you will sleep on the covered balcony.
Blankets are sometimes available for rent from the villagers for a small sum.
A sun hat, torch, small first aid kit, insect repellent, toilet articles and toilet paper. Meals while on safari will be prepared. During the day a stop will be made by a stream or at some other suitable spot, allowing time for relaxation, and a simple meal of rice or noodles cooked. In the evening dinner will be prepared at the village headman's hut and served in the company of the headman and his family. Similarly with breakfast the following day.