Maehongson Package Tours 3 days 2 nights loop Trip from Chiangmai
Maehongson is one in all northern Thailand's most famous multi-day excursions. This
Maehongson tours is a loop that
begins and complete in Chiang Mai, taking in splendid mountain and river surroundings along with interesting towns to explore.
First Day Maehongson Tours Loop :
We switch from Chiang Mai Metropolis within the morning. For in the beginning day tour originates in Chiangmai and travels northwest one hundred fifty km on some lank and winding roads by way of the mountain bushiness to the quaint riverside town of Pai. The surroundings is breathtaking along the best way and we break at at
Huai Nam Dong National Park, that is a bit of over midway to
Pai and lunch.
Huai Nam Dang is commonly a part of a trip to Maehongson since you cross it on Freeway 1095.
Huai Nam Dang National Park covers an space of 180 square kms. of Amphoe Mae Taeng, Chiang Mai and Amphoe Pai, Maehongson. A lot 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 within the early morning. To get there, drive alongside Mae Malai-Pai Road to between Km. sixty five-66, after which take a 6-kilometre entry street to the park office.
Spotlight :
Doi Chang Viewpoint is situated 20 kilometres past the
Huai Nam Dang Viewpoint. Solely a four-wheel automobile could make the trip. The scenic views of pure mountain ranges and early morning sea of cloud might be seen from here.
At the moment visit
Pong Num Ron Tha Pai (Tha Pai Hot Spring). Take a mineral tub for half hour otherwise kick on to
Pai.
Tha Pai Hot Spring are one of the focal points of
Huai Nam Dang National Park, in Mae Hong Son province, eight kilometers south of
Pai. The springs offer quite a lot of bathtubs for visitors to wash in, and it is also possible to wash within the stream that runs by means of the site. The water from these springs is alleged to have sturdy therapeutic value.
Continue to stop at
Second World War Memorial Bridge that crosses the
Pai River. Thereupon take a journey in the elegant flowers garden and have some coffee before you visit
Pai Canyon. This small however stunning canyon is located in the middle of
Pai Valley.
Finally vacation spot on the this day loop, also value spending an overnight at is
the city of Pai, an surprising discover in a distant mountain valley. Twenty years ago
the city of Pai was just a few dirt roads and shops, as tourists soon discovered the natural fantastic thing about the
Pai River and it’s surrounding valley, businesses and development adopted not long after and it turned into the little backpacker settlement that it's today. Common amongst hippy and artistic varieties both Thai and foreign alike, the texture could be very a lot new age. This small city is filled with bohemian style cafes, restaurants, bookstores and guesthouses.
Tonight, we keep at
Baan Pai Village. We love a nice hut with good backyard view in the principle area of
Pai walking street.
Second Day Maehongson Tours Loop :
We'll begin with a morning journey to
Mae Yen temple to benefit from the views over the sleepy city of
Pai and
the Pai river valley.
Mae Yen temple is small temple on a hill 2 km from Pai is especially attention-grabbing for its setting and the view overlooking town you've got from it. The 353 steps lengthy staircase to reach the temple is charming even should you can skip it and take the street to entry to
Wat Phra That Mae Yen. The wat consists of two structures and some small golden chedis. In front of the temple entrance, there is a little market with stalls where you should buy merchandise, primarily hats and scarves knitted by the seller. They are often very useful as a result of it's cold at night and in the early morning in
Pai.
Later visit to
Santichon Village or
Chinese Yunnan Village and lunch.
Yunnan Cultural Village gives the way of life and Chinese language clay houses. Vacationers can style the green tea and pork hocks with buns at Baan Santichon surrounded by the mountains of
Pai. At
Santichon village, we now have to try genuine
Yunnan Chinese meals equivalent to pork hocks, buns, steamed black rooster with Chinese language herbs, fried shiitake mushroom, and Yunnan lady’s salad.
We are going to next make our way in direction of
Mae Hong Son 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 (that also goes by Pangmapha), which is much more to our liking. Famous for
Tham Lod, a massive cave you can raft via, this is an area of specific beauty.
Cave Lodge is considered the
trekking hub for the area.
Tham Lod is considered one in all Thailand's most impressive caves, partly for its size, partly for its enticing limestone stalactite formations and partly for the unusual coffin cave hidden inside the principle cave. In its entirety,
Tham Lod is greater than 1.5 km in size, that is still considerably smaller than some of the caves that may be seen in neighbouring Laos and further afield in Vietnam.
The Lang River flows by means of more than a 3rd of the cave's length, 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 novel experience. A typical go to features a float via a number of the cave followed by climbing by different parts to see the coffin cave and a couple of different caverns.
Our subsequent cease will probably be
fish cave the place you possibly can see an plentiful array of cave dwelling fish.
And subsequently we'll drive up into the hills around
Mae Hong Son and stop to chill out at
Phu Klon wellbeing mineral mud spa.
Phu klon geographically means a mud supply and natural mineral spring that is between 60-one hundred forty C. Rising together with the mineral water boiling black mud is clear, free from sulfur odor and stuffed with healthy mineral for the skin and blood circulation.
An in a single day cease in
Maehongson Town.
The Last Day of Maehongson Tours Loop :
After breakfast at a local restaurant in
Maehongson drive to
Doi Kong Mu Temple. The main points of interest are the white pagodas and luxurious view.
Doi Kong Mu Temple. This temple is especially atmospheric in the early morning with mist and low cloud often filling the valley below. By midday, the warmth of the solar usually clears the air to leave beautiful views of the valley below and mountains beyond. The bigger pagoda was built in 1860 and incorporates the relics of Phra Moggalana, one of many disciples of Buddha. The smaller jedi was created in 1874, by Phraya Singhanatracha, the first governor of Maehongson.
After go to to
Karen Longneck Village,
Karen Longneck Village space was bigger, with a number of houses, a church and even a school. The village wasn’t solely occupied by simply the long neck girls, with a few of the girls instead displaying elongated ear lobes, rings round their calves, and even some in just plain garments with no bodily adornments. Most of the girls were congregating collectively whereas the lengthy neck women would sit by their homes, with handmade items on show for purchase.
After lunch visit
Kaew Komol Cave or
Diamon Cave (Calcite cave, there's only three locations within the world.). It is extremely stunning however not permit to take an image inside.
Kaew Komol Park is a forest park with a hot spring (now lined by the brand new Mae Hu reservoir) and fluorite mines. The cave was found inside a now abandoned fluorite mine. Clearly the geology is slightly difficult and interesting for a karst area. A end result are really extraordinary speleothems, like popcorn calcite, aragonite and different unusual things. This cave is said to be essentially the most stunning cave of Thailand.
Last trip, again to Chiangmai on soutern direction and have a dinner at
Ob-Luang National park by the river.