Loop tour from Chiang Mai to Maehongson for 3 days
Maehongson is one in every of northern Thailand's most famous multi-day excursions. This
Maehongson tour packages is a loop that starts and finishes in Chiangmai, taking in outstanding mountain and river surroundings along with interesting cities to explore.
First Day Maehongson Tours Loop :
We switch from Chiangmai Metropolis within the morning. For first day tour originates in Chiangmai and travels northwest one hundred fifty km on some sheer and sinuous roads via the mount bushiness to the quaint riverside town of Pai. The surroundings is breathtaking alongside the best way and we break at at
Huai Nam Dong National Park, that is a little over midway to Pai and lunch.
Huai Nam Dang is often a part of a
trip to Mae Hong Son since you pass it on Highway 1095.
Huai Nam Dang National Park covers an space of one hundred eighty square kilometres of Amphoe Mae Taeng, Chiang Mai and Amphoe Pai, Mae Hong Son. Many of the areas are ranged highlands. The mountain has a verdant forest, which is the supply of tributaries and various streams.
Sights embrace: Huai Nam Dang Viewpoint or
Doi Kiu Lom overlooks Doi Chiang Dao and is an excellent spot to see sunrise amid cloudy valleys in the early morning. To get there, drive along Mae Malai-Pai Road to between Km. sixty five-sixty six, and then take a 6-kilometre entry highway to the park office.
Highlight : Doi Chang Viewpoint is positioned 20 kilometres past the
Huai Nam Dang Viewpoint. Solely a four-wheel car can make the trip. The scenic views of pure mountain ranges and early morning sea of cloud will be seen from here.
After that visit
Pong Num Ron Tha Pai (Tha Pai Hot Spring). Take a mineral bath for half hour in any other case kick on to
Pai.
Tha Pai Scorching Springs are one of many focal points of
Huai Nam Dang National Park, in
Mae Hong Son province, 8 kilometers south of Pai. The springs provide numerous bathtubs for visitors to bathe in, and it is also doable to wash in the stream that runs by the site. The water from these springs is claimed to have sturdy therapeutic value.
Proceed to cease at
Second World War Memorial Bridge that crosses the
Pai River. Afterwards take a journey within the picturesque flowers backyard and have some coffee earlier than you go to
Pai Canyon. This small however lovely canyon is located in the center of
Pai Valley.
The first destination on the loop, also value spending an in a single day at is the city of
Pai, an surprising find in a remote mountain valley. Twenty years in the past the city of
Pai was a couple of dust roads and shops, as vacationers quickly discovered the natural great thing about the Pai River and it’s surrounding valley, companies and growth followed not lengthy after and it was the little backpacker settlement that it is today. In style amongst hippy and creative types both Thai and overseas alike, the feel could be very a lot new age. This small town is stuffed with bohemian fashion cafes, restaurants, bookstores and guesthouses.
Tonight, we keep at
Baan Pai Village. We love a nice hut with good backyard view in the main area of
Pai walking street.
Second Day Maehongson Tours Loop :
We are going to begin with a morning trip to
Mae Yen temple to enjoy the views over the sleepy town of Pai and the Pai river valley.
Mae Yen temple is small temple on a hill 2 km from Pai is especially interesting for its setting and the view overlooking the town you might have from it. The 353 steps long staircase to succeed in the temple is charming even should you can skip it and take the road to access to
Wat Phra That Mae Yen. The wat consists of two buildings and a few small golden chedis. In entrance of the temple entrance, there is a little market with stalls where you should purchase products, mainly hats and scarves knitted by the vendors. They can be very useful as a result of it is cold at night time and within the early morning in Pai.
Afterward go to to
Santichon Village or
Chinese Yunnan Village and lunch.
Yunnan Cultural Village offers the lifestyle and Chinese clay houses. Tourists can style the inexperienced tea and pork hocks with buns at Baan Santichon surrounded by the mountains of
Pai. At Santichon village, we now have to attempt genuine
Yunnan Chinese language meals similar to pork hocks, buns, steamed black rooster with Chinese herbs, fried shiitake mushroom, and Yunnan woman’s salad.
We'll then make our approach in the direction of
Mae Hong Son stopping at Tham Lod (Lod Cave) where we will explore on bamboo rafts deep into the darkness of these caves. About forty kilometres from
Pai we'll find Soppong (that additionally goes by Pangmapha), that is way more to our liking. Famous for Tham Lod, a large cave you may raft by way of, that is an area of particular beauty.
Cave Lodge is considered the trekking hub for the area.
Tham Lod is considered one of Thailand's most spectacular caves, partly for its measurement, partly for its enticing limestone stalactite formations and partly for the bizarre coffin cave hidden inside the primary cave. In its entirety,
Tham Lod is more than 1.5 km in size, that remains to be significantly smaller than a number of the caves that may be seen in neighbouring Laos and additional afield in Vietnam.
The Lang River flows via greater than a 3rd of the cave's size, giving you an opportunity to float via on bamboo rafts floating along within the darkness, listening to and smelling the bats overhead, makes for a singular experience. A typical visit includes a float by a few of the cave adopted by climbing by means of other portions to see the coffin cave and a couple of different caverns.
Our subsequent cease will be fish cave where you may see an plentiful array of cave dwelling fish. Then we'll drive up into the hills round
Mae Hong Son and stop to relax at
Phu Klon health mineral mud spa. Phu klon geographically means a mud supply and natural mineral spring that is between 60-140 C. Rising together with the mineral water boiling black mud is clean, free from sulfur odor and full of wholesome mineral for the pores and skin and blood circulation. An overnight cease in Maehongson Town.
The Final Day of Maehongson Tours Loop :
Maehongson drive to
Doi Kong Mu Temple. The main points of interest are the white chedis and sumptuous view.
Doi Kong Mu Temple temple is especially atmospheric within the early morning with mist and low cloud often filling the valley below. By midday, the warmth of the sun often clears the air to go away gorgeous views of the valley beneath and mountains beyond. The bigger pagoda was inbuilt 1860 and contains the relics of Phra Moggalana, one of many disciples of Buddha. The smaller stupa was created in 1874, by Phraya Singhanatracha, the first governor of
Mae Hong Son.
After breakfast at an area canteen in
Next visit to
Karen Longneck Village,
Karen Longneck Village area was larger, with a number of homes, a church and even a school. The village wasn’t fully occupied by simply the lengthy neck ladies, with a few of the ladies as an alternative displaying elongated ear lobes, rings round their calves, and even some in simply plain garments with no bodily adornments. Most of the women have been congregating together whereas the long neck girls would sit by their properties, with handmade items on show for purchase.
After lunch go to
Kaew Komol Cave or Diamon Cave (Calcite cave, there's only 3 places in the world.). It is very beautiful however not allow to take an image inside.
Kaew Komol Park is a forest park with a hot spring (now lined by the new Mae Hu reservoir) and fluorite mines. The cave was discovered inside a now deserted fluorite mine. Clearly the geology is relatively difficult and fascinating for a karst area. A result are really extraordinary speleothems, like popcorn calcite, aragonite and different strange things. This cave is said to be the most stunning cave of Thailand.
Then, back to Chiangmai on soutern route and have a dinner at
Ob-Luang National park by the river.
