Pai Mae Hong Son Ban Rak Thai Mountain Journey

Details

A multi-day road journey from Chiang Mai through Pai to Mae Hong Son and Ban Rak Thai, combining mountain scenery, Shan and Yunnan Chinese cultural heritage, temples and highland communities. Due to the long winding mountain roads, this route is best arranged as a 3-day 2-night trip rather than a single-day tour.

Tour highlights

• ★Travel from Chiang Mai through the scenic mountain route to Pai
• ★Visit Pai Canyon and enjoy dramatic mountain landscapes
• ★Explore Pai Walking Street area and the relaxed atmosphere of Pai town
• ★Continue through the mountains to Mae Hong Son city
• ★Visit Wat Phra That Doi Kong Mu, an important hilltop temple overlooking Mae Hong Son
• ★Visit Jong Kham and Jong Klang temples beside Jong Kham Lake
• ★Travel to Ban Rak Thai, a Yunnan Chinese community surrounded by mountains near the Myanmar border
• ★Enjoy tea culture, Chinese-Yunnan food and lakeside scenery at Ban Rak Thai
• ★Prepare warm clothing, comfortable shoes, personal medication and motion-sickness medicine for the winding mountain roads