A two-hour boat trip along the Mae Ping River is an excellent way to spend an afternoon, you get to watch as the scenery along the river changes, and you will also get to see many beautiful traditional teak houses as well as a lot of rural greenery along the way. There are a couple of tour companies (book online) that carry out the boat trips and they both sail for about forty-five minutes before stopping off at a local farmer’s house for lunch, whilst at the house, you can also see how the production of jasmine rice is completed as well as further relaxing in the luscious gardens.