Today, more than 100 agencies are registered as members of the Professional Guide Association of Chiang Mai and the Jungle Tour Club of northern Thailand. A typical tour involves a group of six to ten trekkers, a guide and a cook. There will be overnight stays in hill-tribe villages and a hike of four, five, or even ten days. These treks are designed to expose visitors to a variety of hill-tribes who typically live at various mountain elevations. Most popularly originating from Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai, these 2 to 6 day treks take visitors through forested mountains and high meadows in what are actually the lower extremities of Himalayan foothills.
Major attractions are remote hill-tribe villages.