Maehongson Package Tours 3 days 2 nights circle Journey from Chiangmai
Maehongson is one in every of northern Thailand's most well-known multi-day excursions. This
Maehongson package tours is a loop that
starts and finish in Chiangmai, taking in notable mountain and river scenery along with attention-grabbing towns to explore.
First Day Maehongson Tours Loop :
Huai Nam Dong National Park, that is a little bit over midway to
Pai and lunch.
We transfer from Chiang Mai City within the morning. For first day tours originates in Chiangmai and travels northwest a hundred and fifty km on some steep and sinuous roads by way of the mountain wilderness to the novel riverside city of Pai. The surroundings is breathtaking along the best way and we break at at
Huai Nam Dang is commonly a part of a visit to Mae Hong Son because you move it on Highway 1095.
Huai Nam Dang National Park invests an space of 180 sq. kilometres of Amphoe Mae Taeng, Chiang Mai and Amphoe Pai, Maehongson. A lot of the areas are ranged highlands. The mountain has a verdant forest, that is the source of tributaries and numerous streams.
Sights embody:
Huai Nam Dang Viewpoint or Doi Kiu Lom overlooks Doi Chiang Dao and is an outstanding spot to see dawn amid cloudy valleys in the early morning. To get there, drive along Mae Malai-Pai Street to between Km. sixty five-sixty six, and then take a 6-kilometre entry road to the park office.
Spotlight :
Doi Chang Viewpoint is located 20 kilometres beyond the
Huai Nam Dang Viewpoint. Solely a 4-wheel vehicle could make the trip. The scenic views of pure mountain ranges and early morning sea of cloud may be seen from here.
Then visit
Pong Num Ron Tha Pai (Tha Pai Hot Spring). Take a mineral tub for half hour in any other case kick on to
Pai.
Tha Pai Hot Spring are one of many focal points of
Huai Nam Dang National Park, in Mae Hong Son province, 8 kilometers south of
Pai. The springs offer numerous bathtubs for visitors to wash in, and it is also potential to bathe within the stream that runs by way of the site. The water from these springs is claimed to have robust therapeutic value.
Continue to stop at
Second World War Memorial Bridge that crosses the
Pai River. After take a trip in the exquisite flowers backyard and have some coffee earlier than you go to
Pai Canyon. This small but beautiful canyon is situated in the middle of
Pai Valley.
Eventually destination on the this day loop, additionally value spending an in a single day at is
the town of Pai, an unexpected discover in a distant mountain valley. Twenty years in the past
the town of Pai was a number of filth roads and shops, as vacationers soon discovered the natural beauty of the
Pai River and it’s surrounding valley, businesses and growth followed not lengthy after and it became the little backpacker settlement that it's today. Fashionable amongst hippy and artistic sorts each Thai and overseas alike, the feel could be very much new age. This small town is full of bohemian model cafes, eating places, bookstores and guesthouses.
This night, we stay at
Baan Pai Village. We love a pleasant hut with good backyard view in the principle area of
Pai walking street.
Second Day Maehongson Tour Loop :
Mae Yen temple to benefit from the views over the sleepy city of
Pai and
the Pai river valley.
We'll start with a morning journey to
Mae Yen temple is small temple on a hill 2 km from Pai is especially fascinating for its setting and the view overlooking the town you may have from it. The 353 steps long staircase to succeed in the temple is charming even in case you can skip it and take the road to access to
Wat Phra That Mae Yen. The wat consists of two structures and some small golden pagodas. In entrance of the wat way in, there is a little market with stalls where you should buy products, primarily hats and scarves knitted by the vendors. They can be very useful as a result of it is cold at night and in the early morning in
Pai.
Then visit to
Santichon Village or
Chinese Yunnan Village and lunch.
Yunnan Cultural Village provides the lifestyle and Chinese clay houses. Vacationers can taste the green tea and pork hocks with buns at Baan Santichon surrounded by the mountains of
Pai. At
Santichon village, we have to try authentic
Yunnan Chinese meals corresponding to pork hocks, buns, steamed black chicken with Chinese language herbs, fried shiitake mushroom, and Yunnan girl’s salad.
We are going to subsequently make our means in the direction of
Maehongson stopping at
Tham Lod (Lod Cave) the place we'll discover on bamboo rafts deep into the darkness of those caves. About forty kilometres from Pai we'll find Soppong (which additionally goes by Pangmapha), which is far more to our liking. Famous for
Tham Lod, a large cave you possibly can raft by way of, that is an space of specific beauty.
Cave Lodge is considered the
trekking hub for the area.
Tham Lod is taken into account one among Thailand's most impressive caves, partly for its size, partly for its engaging limestone stalactite formations and partly for the weird coffin cave hidden within the principle cave. In its entirety,
Tham Lod is greater than 1.5 km in length, that continues to be significantly smaller than a number of the caves that can be seen in neighbouring Laos and further afield in Vietnam.
The Lang River flows by more than a third of the cave's size, giving you an opportunity to drift by means of on bamboo rafts floating along in the darkness, listening to and smelling the bats overhead, makes for a novel way. A typical visit includes a float via some of the cave adopted by climbing via different parts to see the coffin cave and a couple of different caverns.
Our next stop will be
fish cave where you possibly can see an ample array of cave dwelling fish.
After that we will drive up into the hills around
Mae Hong Son and stop to loosen up at
Phu Klon wellbeing mineral mud spa.
Phu klon geographically means a mud supply and natural mineral spring that is between 60-a hundred and forty C. Rising along with the mineral water boiling black mud is clear, free from sulfur scent and stuffed with wholesome mineral for the pores and skin and blood circulation.
An in a single day stop in
Maehongson Town.
The Last Day of Maehongson Tour Loop :
Maehongson drive to Doi Kong Mu Temple. The main attractions are the white chedis and magnificent view. Doi Kong Mu Temple. This temple is particularly atmospheric within the early morning with mist and low cloud often filling the valley below. By midday, the heat of the solar often clears the air to depart beautiful views of the valley beneath and mountains beyond. The bigger pagoda was inbuilt 1860 and comprises the relics of Phra Moggalana, one of many disciples of Buddha. The smaller chedi was created in 1874, by Phraya Singhanatracha, the primary governor of Mae Hong Son.
After breakfast at a local eating house in
Next go to to
Karen Longneck Village,
Karen Longneck Village space was larger, with a number of houses, a church and even a school. The village wasn’t totally occupied by just the long neck women, with some of the ladies as a substitute displaying elongated ear lobes, rings around their calves, and even some in just plain clothes with no bodily adornments. Many of the ladies were congregating collectively while the long neck girls would sit by their properties, with handmade items on display for purchase.
After lunch visit
Kaew Komol Cave or
Diamon Cave (Calcite cave, there's only 3 places in the world.). It is extremely lovely however not enable to take an image inside.
Kaew Komol Park is a forest park with a hot spring (now covered by the brand new Mae Hu reservoir) and fluorite mines. The cave was found inside a now deserted fluorite mine. Obviously the geology is fairly complicated and fascinating for a karst area. A outcome are actually extraordinary speleothems, like popcorn calcite, aragonite and different strange things. This cave is claimed to be probably the most beautiful cave of Thailand.
Eventually tour, again to Chiang Mai on soutern path and have a dinner at
Ob-Luang National park by the river.
