Village of Faith, Baan Phrabat Huay Tom, Chiang Mai (2D1N)

Lamphun, Thailand

2 Days 1 Night

English, Thai

About the trip

History & Culture Gastronomy Arts and Craft

Baan Phrabat Huay Tom: From Faith to Inspiration Once you step in, you will feel Karen people’s strong faith of Buddhism. Every activity in daily life is all inspired by their faith. Offering food to monks, going to the temple every morning, eating only vegetables and a lot more are common routines for everyone here. Let’s discover how faith has inspired the way they live today!

Day One

Day 1 (10:00 am - 8:00 pm) Morning Here we go! Depart from Chiang Mai city to our first stop, approximately 1 hour. Arrived…Lamphun Stop at the sacred temple of Lamphun, Phra That Hariphunchai temple, for paying respect to buddha image and pagoda of Rooster year. Lunch at the famous restaurant in Lamphun and continue driving to community, about 2 hours.

Afternoon Good Luck, Good Life : “O-mer-cher-per” Arrived at the community and greeting with Karen dialect “O-mer-cher-per” to local people. Welcome drinks and local snacks are served while listening the community background and the history of faith. Clothes identify our origin! Discover the secret of Karen clothes. Different stories and origins inspired the different designs of cloth. Time to talk with local artisans, experience to weave and spin a thread or purchase their

Evening Sunset behind the pagoda Chedi Sri Wiangchai Visit the golden pagoda which was whole built of laterite and replicated the Shwedagon pagoda in Myanmar. Appreciate the beauty of community’s spiritual center by walking around in a peaceful atmosphere. “Riek-Khwan” ceremony A traditional ritual of recalling spirits will be held in order to show the warm welcome by locals. You will be offered a sacred cotton bracelet from elders of community. Vegetarian Dining Sit on a mat and eating around a wooden platter that will serve the vegetarian food! Healthy and very special by Karen recipe, especially the “Mui-lae-Su”. Try it out! Rest and relax at Baan Pailin hotel, recharging energy for early morning activity.

Day Two

Day 2 (6:00 am- 5:00 pm) Early morning Heading to temple, take your shoes off at the entrance and walk into the main hall with Karen people who dress with their colorful traditional clothes, holding a basket filled with food and flowers. Make a merit Pay respect to the body of a venerated monk, then enter to the main hall for making a merit. Keep your eyes on and follow local people! The ritual begins with putting food into the bowls, followed by donating food to monks and finished by listening a sermon. Try to follow locals, because locals will orderly queue up from men to women, the oldest to the youngest person. Moreover, you will be amazed by their marital status from their clothes. It’s not only their belief or tradition but also the way to respect the Buddhist precepts of avoiding commit adultery. Happy meal, happy breakfast time! Faith of Buddhism Walking around the temple for seeing many sanctuaries of faith (the vihara of golden Buddha and the hall of Buddha footprints) with the explanation and stories of a local guide.

Have lunch and pack your bags! Farewell to community and back to Chiang Mai city or airport