Maehongson Tour Packages 3 days 2 nights circle Pilgrimage from Chiang Mai
Maehongson is one in every of northern Thailand's most famous multi-day excursions. This
Maehongson package tours is a loop that
begins and finish in Chiangmai, taking in distinguished mountain and river surroundings along with attention-grabbing towns 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 within the morning. For first day tours originates in Chiangmai and travels northwest a hundred and fifty km on some erect and zigzag roads through the mount bushiness to the quaint riverside city of Pai. The scenery is breathtaking alongside the best way and we break at at
Huai Nam Dang is often a part of a trip to Mae Hong Son since you go it on Highway 1095.
Huai Nam Dang National Park mantles an area of a hundred and eighty sq. kms. of Amphoe Mae Taeng, Chiang Mai and Amphoe Pai, Maehongson. Most of the areas are ranged highlands. The mountain has a verdant forest, that is the supply of tributaries and varied streams.
Points of interest include:
Huai Nam Dang Viewpoint or Doi Kiu Lom overlooks Doi Chiang Dao and is an outstanding spot to see dawn amid cloudy valleys within the early morning. To get there, drive alongside Mae Malai-Pai Road to between Km. sixty five-sixty six, after which take a 6-kilometre access road to the park office.
Spotlight :
Doi Chang Viewpoint is positioned 20 kilometres past the
Huai Nam Dang Viewpoint. Solely a 4-wheel automobile could make the trip. The scenic views of pure mountain ranges and early morning sea of cloud might be seen from here.
Afterward go to
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 factors of
Huai Nam Dang National Park, in Mae Hong Son province, 8 kms south of
Pai. The springs supply a number of bathtubs for guests to bathe in, and it is usually doable to bathe within the stream that runs by way 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. And afterwards take a journey in the elegant flowers garden and have some espresso before you visit
Pai Canyon. This small but beautiful canyon is located within the heart of
Pai Valley.
The final destination on the this day loop, additionally worth spending an overnight at is
the city of Pai, an unexpected find in a remote mountain valley. Twenty years ago
the town of Pai was once just a few dirt roads and shops, as tourists quickly found the pure fantastic thing about the
Pai River and it’s surrounding valley, businesses and improvement adopted not long after and it become the little backpacker settlement that it is today. Popular amongst hippy and inventive varieties each Thai and overseas alike, the texture is very a lot new age. This small town is filled with bohemian model cafes, eating places, bookstores and guesthouses.
Tonight, we keep at
Baan Pai Village. We love a nice hut with nice garden view in the main space of
Pai walking street.
Second Day Maehongson Tour Loop :
We will start 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 particularly interesting for its setting and the view overlooking town you may have from it. The 353 steps lengthy staircase to achieve the temple is charming even if you can skip it and take the street to entry to
Wat Phra That Mae Yen. The wat consists of two structures and a few small golden pagodas. In entrance of the wat entrance, there's a little market with stalls the place you can buy merchandise, mainly hats and scarves knitted by the vendors. They are often very useful as a result of it's chilly at night and in the early morning in
Pai.
Afterwards go to to
Santichon Village or
Chinese Yunnan Village and lunch.
Yunnan Cultural Village gives the way of life and Chinese clay houses. Tourists can taste the inexperienced tea and pork hocks with buns at Baan Santichon surrounded by the mountains of
Pai. At
Santichon village, we've got to attempt genuine
Yunnan Chinese food comparable to pork hocks, buns, steamed black chicken with Chinese herbs, fried shiitake mushroom, and Yunnan girl’s salad.
We are going to after make our manner in direction of
Mae Hong Son stopping at
Tham Lod (Lod Cave) where we will explore on bamboo rafts deep into the darkness of those caves. About forty kilometres from Pai we'll discover Soppong (that additionally goes by Pangmapha), that is much more to our liking. Famous for
Tham Lod, an enormous cave you possibly can raft through, that is an space of specific beauty.
Cave Lodge is considered the
trekking hub for the area.
Tham Lod is considered one of Thailand's most impressive caves, partly for its measurement, partly for its engaging limestone stalactite formations and partly for the bizarre coffin cave hidden inside the main cave. In its entirety,
Tham Lod is more than 1.5 km in size, that continues to be significantly smaller than a few of the caves that can be seen in neighbouring Laos and additional afield in Vietnam.
The Lang River flows by way of more than a 3rd of the cave's length, giving you an opportunity to float through on bamboo rafts floating alongside in the darkness, listening to and smelling the bats overhead, makes for a singular way. A typical go to includes a float via a few of the cave followed by climbing by different portions to see the coffin cave and a few other caverns.
Our subsequent cease can be
fish cave where you may see an plentiful array of cave dwelling fish.
After that we'll drive up into the hills round
Mae Hong Son and cease 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 along 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 cease in
Maehongson Town.
The Final Day of Maehongson Tour Loop :
After breakfast at an area restaurant in
Maehongson drive to
Doi Kong Mu Temple. The primary attractions are the white chedis and luxurious view.
Doi Kong Mu Temple. This temple is especially atmospheric within the early morning with mist and low cloud typically filling the valley below. By noon, the heat of the solar normally 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 many disciples of Buddha. The smaller jedi was created in 1874, by Phraya Singhanatracha, the primary governor of Mae Hong Son.
After go to to
Karen Longneck Village,
Karen Longneck Village area was bigger, with a number of homes, a church and even a school. The village wasn’t entirely occupied by simply the long neck women, with a few of the women as an alternative displaying elongated ear lobes, rings around their calves, and even some in just plain garments with no bodily adornments. Lots of the girls were congregating collectively while the lengthy neck ladies would sit by their homes, with handmade goods on display for purchase.
After lunch go to
Kaew Komol Cave or
Diamon Cave (Calcite cave, there's only 3 locations in the world.). It is vitally lovely however not enable to take a picture inside.
Kaew Komol Park is a forest park with a hot spring (now coated by the brand new Mae Hu reservoir) and fluorite mines. The cave was found inside a now deserted fluorite mine. Obviously the geology is somewhat complicated and attention-grabbing for a karst area. A result are actually extraordinary speleothems, like popcorn calcite, aragonite and different strange things. This cave is alleged to be probably the most lovely cave of Thailand.
At last journey, again to Chiangmai on soutern way and have a dinner at
Ob-Luang National park by the river.
