Hey,

Not sure if it's right forum for this question, so mods sorry if I got it wrong.

Anyway, I never did anything like this before. I'm interested in trekking/camping.. for about .. let's say 4 or 5 days, however.. I'm not interested in any fancy/secure/comfortable BS where I get everything prepared and organized for me in such a way that the only thing i need to do is..walk and smile to the village people or whatever. Not interested in village people at all (on a activity like this), nor elephants, bikes, bird watching, etc.

I'm looking for a experience like - if you don't go out hunting/gathering and preparing the food, you don't get to eat. Don't want to buy rice on the market in city then go cook it in the forest. I'm doing something similar to that at least once a week in my own country, so I'm not in for a excursion into a forest but a opportunity to learn something valuable, historically and practically.

Group of about 4 people.. and a Thai local (guide) who can speak English.

Anybody did anything like this ? Thought about it ? Know how to get in touch with people that "organize" it ? I didn't have luck avoiding hundreds of pages on google search offering the _usual*_ trekking.

* = 2 day walk eat at the village, watch birds, maybe ride an elephant a bit or give banana to a monkey

Call any tour company in Chiang Mai, and I bet they can point you in the right direction. A special trip with a private group will be more expensive, I'm sure, but for the right price, someone will guide you to where you want to go.