Maehongson Package Tours 3 days 2 nights circle Trip 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
begins and end in Chiang Mai, taking in remarkable mountain and river surroundings together with attention-grabbing cities to explore.
First Day Maehongson Tours Loop :
We switch from Chiang Mai Metropolis within the morning. For first day tour originates in Chiang Mai and travels northwest one hundred fifty km on some sheer and winding roads by the mount wilderness to the novel riverside city of Pai. The scenery is breathtaking along the way in which and we break at at
Huai Nam Dong National Park, that is a little bit over halfway to
Pai and lunch.
Huai Nam Dang is commonly part of a trip to Mae Hong Son since you pass it on Highway 1095.
Huai Nam Dang National Park covers an area of one hundred eighty sq. kilometres of Amphoe Mae Taeng, Chiangmai and Amphoe Pai, Maehongson. Most of the areas are ranged highlands. The mountain has a verdant forest, which is the supply of tributaries and numerous streams.
Attractions include:
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-66, after which take a 6-kilometre access street to the park office.
Highlight :
Doi Chang Viewpoint is located 20 kilometres beyond the
Huai Nam Dang Viewpoint. Solely a four-wheel vehicle can make the trip. The scenic views of pure mountain ranges and early morning sea of cloud can be seen from here.
Afterward go to
Pong Num Ron Tha Pai (Tha Pai Hot Spring). Take a mineral bathtub for half hour in any other case kick on to
Pai.
Tha Pai Hot Spring are one of the focal points of
Huai Nam Dang National Park, in Maehongson province, 8 kilometers south of
Pai. The springs provide quite a few bathtubs for visitors to wash in, and it's also doable to bathe within the stream that runs via the site. The water from these springs is said to have sturdy therapeutic value.
Proceed to stop at
Second World War Memorial Bridge that crosses the
Pai River. Next take a trip in the exquisite flowers garden and have some coffee earlier than you visit
Pai Canyon. This small but lovely canyon is situated in the heart of
Pai Valley.
At last vacation spot on the first day loop, additionally value spending an in a single day at is
the town of Pai, an unexpected find in a remote mountain valley. Twenty years in the past
the city of Pai was a couple of filth roads and shops, as vacationers soon discovered the natural fantastic thing about the
Pai River and it’s surrounding valley, companies and growth followed not long after and it become the little backpacker settlement that it is today. Fashionable amongst hippy and artistic sorts both Thai and overseas alike, the feel may be very a lot new age. This small city is crammed with bohemian type cafes, eating places, bookstores and guesthouses.
This night, we stay at
Baan Pai Village. We love a nice hut with good backyard view in the primary space of
Pai walking street.
Second Day Maehongson Tours Loop :
Mae Yen temple to enjoy the views over the sleepy town of
Pai and
the Pai river valley.
We are going to begin with a morning trip to
Mae Yen temple is small temple on a hill 2 km from Pai is particularly attention-grabbing for its setting and the view overlooking town you've from it. The 353 steps lengthy staircase to reach the temple is charming even in the event you can skip it and take the highway to entry to
Wat Phra That Mae Yen. The wat consists of two structures and some small golden chedis. In front of the wat entry, there's a little market with stalls the place you should purchase merchandise, mainly hats and scarves knitted by the vendors. They are often very useful because it's cold at evening and in the early morning in
Pai.
Continue to visit to
Santichon Village or
Chinese Yunnan Village and lunch.
Yunnan Cultural Village supplies the way of life and Chinese clay houses. Vacationers can style the inexperienced tea and pork hocks with buns at Baan Santichon surrounded by the mountains of
Pai. At
Santichon village, we have to try genuine
Yunnan Chinese meals similar to pork hocks, buns, steamed black hen with Chinese herbs, fried shiitake mushroom, and Yunnan girl’s salad.
We will and afterwards make our approach in the direction of
Mae Hong Son stopping at
Tham Lod (Lod Cave) the place we will discover on bamboo rafts deep into the darkness of these caves. About 40 kms. from Pai we'll find Soppong (which additionally goes by Pangmapha), which is much more to our liking. Well-known for
Tham Lod, an enormous cave you can raft by, that is an space of particular beauty.
Cave Lodge is taken into account the
trekking hub for the area.
Tham Lod is taken into account one in every of Thailand's most spectacular caves, partly for its dimension, 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, which continues to be significantly smaller than a few of the caves that may be seen in neighbouring Laos and additional afield in Vietnam.
The Lang River flows by greater than a 3rd of the cave's size, giving you an opportunity to drift by means of on bamboo rafts floating alongside within the darkness, listening to and smelling the bats overhead, makes for a novel way. A typical go to includes a float by way of some of the cave followed by climbing through other parts to see the coffin cave and a few other caverns.
Our next cease will probably be
fish cave the place you may see an abundant array of cave dwelling fish.
And afterwards we'll drive up into the hills round
Mae Hong Son and cease to calm down at
Phu Klon wellbeing mineral mud spa.
Phu klon geographically means a mud supply and natural mineral spring which is between 60-one hundred forty C. Rising together with the mineral water boiling black mud is clean, free from sulfur smell and full of wholesome mineral for the pores and skin and blood circulation.
An in a single day stop in
Maehongson Town.
The Last Day of Maehongson Tours Loop :
Maehongson drive to
Doi Kong Mu Temple. The primary sights are the white pagodas and magnificent view.
Doi Kong Mu Temple. This temple is especially atmospheric within the early morning with mist and low cloud usually filling the valley below. By midday, the warmth of the sun often clears the air to go away stunning 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 jedi was created in 1874, by Phraya Singhanatracha, the first governor of Mae Hong Son.
After breakfast at a neighborhood eating house in
Next go to to
Karen Longneck Village,
Karen Longneck Village space was larger, with a number of homes, a church and even a school. The village wasn’t fully occupied by simply the long neck women, with a number of the women as an alternative displaying elongated ear lobes, rings round their calves, and even some in just plain garments with no bodily adornments. Many of the girls were congregating together while the lengthy neck women would sit by their homes, with handmade goods on show for purchase.
After lunch visit
Kaew Komol Cave or
Diamon Cave (Calcite cave, there's solely 3 places in the world.). It is extremely beautiful 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 deserted fluorite mine. Clearly the geology is rather difficult and attention-grabbing for a karst area. A outcome are really extraordinary speleothems, like popcorn calcite, aragonite and different strange things. This cave is claimed to be essentially the most beautiful cave of Thailand.
Eventually tour, back to Chiang Mai on soutern way and have a dinner at
Ob-Luang National park by the river.
