Thai Buffalo Training Camp Mae Rim Chiang Mai First time in the world for the new style travel that combine Thai lifestyle and touch of the foreigners.   Demonstrative shows at The Thai Buffalo Training camp, Mae-Rim, Chiangmai. 1. Live music shows on Buffalo back. The camp would like the guests to appreciate the leisure activities of Lanna Thai farmers. After finishing work in the rice field, the farmers normally play folk music and sing songs on their way back home. They play Lanna musical instrument such as Salor, Sor, Seung and Klong on buffalo back. 2. Introducing the History and Breeds of Thai Buffalo. The second show is designed to inform you about the history and breeds of Thai buffalo. It also shows you how the Thai buffalo works in the rice field. 3. Training the Buffalo. The third show reflects the northern Thai local wisdom of training and taming their buffalo to work in the rice field, including 5 techniques of riding buffalo which are very unique. 4. Relationship between Farmers and their Buffalo. The fourth show reveals the intimacy of the farmers and their buffalos as they work and live together all the time. The buffalos are considered to be the farmers’ best friends. 5 Demonstration of Buffalo Working on the Farm. There are many things that buffalo can do in the farm including squeezing sugar cane, transferring water onto the rice field which can only be seen either in the camp or in the remote area of Lampang province. 6. Buffalo Ploughing a Field. Today technology has replaced the buffalo in the rice field. Pictures of buffalo ploughing the soil in the field are very rare. The sixth show demonstrates how buffalo plough the sooil. It is a harmony between the farmer and the buffalo. 7. Demonstration of Growing and Harvesting Rice. The camp has provided farm tools for tourists who are interested in participating in the demonstration. There are workers who will show you the process of rice growing , harvesting and other field wor...