Circle Journey Chiangmai to Maehongson Tours three days 2 nights

Maehongson Tours 3 days 2 nights loop 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 starts and finishes in Chiangmai, taking in splendid mountain and river scenery along with attention-grabbing cities to explore.

First Day Maehongson Tours Loop :

Huai Nam Dong National Park, which is a little bit over halfway to Pai and lunch.

We switch from Chiangmai City in the morning. For first day tours originates in Chiang Mai and travels northwest one hundred fifty km on some sheer and zigzag roads through the mountain bushiness to the novel riverside town of Pai. The surroundings is breathtaking alongside the best way and we break at at

Huai Nam Dang is usually part of a trip to Mae Hong Son since you move it on Highway 1095. Huai Nam Dang National Park masks an area of one hundred eighty square kms. of Amphoe Mae Taeng, Chiangmai and Amphoe Pai, Mae Hong Son. Many of the areas are ranged highlands. The mountain has a verdant forest, that is the supply 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 sunrise amid cloudy valleys within the early morning. To get there, drive along Mae Malai-Pai Street to between Km. sixty five-66, after which take a 6-kilometre entry highway to the park office.

Highlight : Doi Chang Viewpoint is positioned 20 kms. past the Huai Nam Dang Viewpoint. Solely a 4-wheel vehicle can make the trip. The scenic views of pure mountain ranges and early morning sea of cloud can be seen from here.

After that go to Pong Num Ron Tha Pai (Tha Pai Hot Spring). Take a mineral bath 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 Maehongson province, eight kilometers south of Pai. The springs offer a lot of bathtubs for guests to bathe in, and it is also doable to bathe in the stream that runs by way of the site. The water from these springs is claimed to have sturdy therapeutic value.

Continue to cease at Second World War Memorial Bridge that crosses the Pai River. Thereupon take a journey in the gorgeous flowers backyard and have some espresso before you go to Pai Canyon. This small however lovely canyon is situated within the heart of Pai Valley.

At last vacation spot on the first day loop, also worth spending an in a single day at is the city of Pai, an unexpected find in a distant mountain valley. Twenty years ago the city of Pai was a few dust roads and outlets, as vacationers soon discovered the pure beauty of the Pai River and it’s surrounding valley, companies and growth followed not lengthy after and it was the little backpacker settlement that it's today. Popular amongst hippy and inventive varieties both Thai and overseas alike, the feel is very a lot new age. This small city is stuffed with bohemian style cafes, eating places, bookstores and guesthouses.

This night, we keep at Baan Pai Village. We love a pleasant hut with good garden view in the primary space of Pai walking street.

Second Day Maehongson Tours Loop :
We are going to start 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 attention-grabbing for its setting and the view overlooking the town you've got from it. The 353 steps long staircase to succeed in the temple is charming even in case you can skip it and take the street to access to Wat Phra That Mae Yen. The temple consists of two structures and some small golden pagodas. In front of the temple entrance, 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 helpful as a result of it's cold at night and within the early morning in Pai.

Then go to to Santichon Village or Chinese Yunnan Village and lunch.

Yunnan Cultural Village supplies the lifestyle 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've to attempt authentic Yunnan Chinese meals reminiscent of pork hocks, buns, steamed black chicken with Chinese language herbs, fried shiitake mushroom, and Yunnan woman’s salad.

We'll afterwards make our method towards Maehongson stopping at Tham Lod (Lod Cave) where we'll discover on bamboo rafts deep into the darkness of these caves. About forty kms. from Pai we'll find Soppong (that also goes by Pangmapha), that is far more to our liking. Famous for Tham Lod, a massive cave you'll be able to raft by, this is an space of specific beauty. Cave Lodge is taken into account the trekking hub for the area.

Tham Lod is taken into account one among Thailand's most impressive caves, partly for its measurement, partly for its attractive limestone stalactite formations and partly for the bizarre coffin cave hidden inside the main cave. In its entirety, Tham Lod is greater than 1.5 km in length, that is still significantly smaller than some of the caves that can be seen in neighbouring Laos and further afield in Vietnam.

The Lang River flows via greater than a 3rd of the cave's length, giving you a chance to drift by means of 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 by a few of the cave adopted by climbing through different portions to see the coffin cave and a couple of different caverns.

Our next cease might be fish cave where you possibly can see an abundant array of cave dwelling fish.

Afterwards we'll drive up into the hills round Maehongson and stop to calm down at Phu Klon health mineral mud spa. Phu klon geographically means a mud supply and natural mineral spring which is between 60-one hundred forty C. Rising along with the mineral water boiling black mud is clean, free from sulfur scent and filled with wholesome mineral for the skin and blood circulation.

An overnight stop in Maehongson Town.

The Last Day of Maehongson Tours Loop : 

After breakfast at a neighborhood restaurant in Maehongson drive to Doi Kong Mu Temple. The main attractions are the white pagodas and sumptuous view. Doi Kong Mu Temple. This temple is particularly atmospheric in the early morning with mist and low cloud often filling the valley below. By midday, the heat of the sun often clears the air to leave beautiful views of the valley beneath and mountains beyond. The larger pagoda was built in 1860 and accommodates the relics of Phra Moggalana, one of the disciples of Buddha. The smaller stupa was created in 1874, by Phraya Singhanatracha, the first governor of Mae Hong Son.

After go to to Karen Longneck Village, Karen Longneck Village area was bigger, with multiple houses, a church and even a school. The village wasn’t totally occupied by simply the long neck women, with a few of the women as a substitute displaying elongated ear lobes, rings around their calves, and even some in simply plain clothes with no bodily adornments. Lots of the women were congregating together while the long neck girls would sit by their houses, with handmade items on show for purchase.

After lunch go to Kaew Komol Cave or Diamon Cave (Calcite cave, there's solely three places within the world.). It is vitally lovely however not enable to take an image inside. Kaew Komol Park is a forest park with a hot spring (now covered by the new Mae Hu reservoir) and fluorite mines. The cave was discovered inside a now abandoned fluorite mine. Clearly the geology is relatively complicated and attention-grabbing for a karst area. A consequence are really extraordinary speleothems, like popcorn calcite, aragonite and other strange things. This cave is said to be essentially the most beautiful cave of Thailand.

Last journey, again to Chiang Mai on soutern way and have a dinner at Ob-Luang National park by the river.