CTS03: Chiang Mai – Pai – Mae Hong Son - 3 days /2nights |
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Day 1: Chiang Mai – Orchid Farm – Chiang Dao Caves – Pai ~ 190 km Meals: L +Guide Welcome to Chiang Mai (Airport/Bus Station/Railway Station/Hotel) and transfer (in the morning) by van to Pai, via Mae Rim – Mae Malai route. En-route visit the Orchid Nursery and Chiang Dao cave. Visit the famous cave.
Proceed driving to Pai. Lunch will be provided at local restaurant. On arrival visit the town of Pai, peacefully located in the Valley of the Pai River. The town is getting increasingly popular for its wellness and longstay clientele. Tourism in Pai was boosted by backpackers some 15 years ago. The indigenous culture of the Shan or Thai Yai people can still be experienced here. Transfer to check in at Muang Pai Resort or similar.
Day 2: Lahu & Lisu villages – Pa Dong LongNecks ~ 170 km Meals: B, L +Guide Breakfast at the hotel. Departure to Mae Hong Son.
Lunch will be provided at local restaurant in Mae Hong Son upon arrival. Mae Hong Son is the main town in western Lanna and is beautifully located in a valley, lined off by high mountain ranges with teak forests that form the natural border with neighboring Myanmar. The town has a picturesque lake in its town center and the local architecture is a nice mixture of Lanna and Myanmar influences. Mae Hong Son is home to the “Thai Yai” with their own language and culture and also to the Pa Dong “Giraffe” Long Neck Karen hill tribe. Continue by jeep or truck to visit the Pa Dong hill tribe village (long neck women) at Bann Nai Soi. Bamboo - rafting along the Pai River. Transfer to check in at Golden Suite Resort or similar.
Day 3: Mae Hong Son – Chiang Mai ~ 50 km Meals: B, L +Guide Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the elephant camp for a 1-hour elephant ride.
Visit Wat Phra That Doi Kong Mu, located on a hill to the west of town, is a major landmark. There are two Burmese-style Chedis. The larger one was built in 1860 while the smaller one was erected in 1874. A panoramic view of Mae Hong Son can be enjoyed from the site! At the foot of Doi Kong Mu is Wat Phra Non which houses a 12-metre long Reclining Buddha in the Thai Yai style cast in 1875 by Phra Nang Miah, wife of Phraya Sihanatracha. Another main feature of the temple is the two large sculpted lions lying side by side presumably providing the passage for those going up to pay homage to the Kong Mu Holy Relic on the hill. In the town center, there is a lake, which reflects the local wooden houses and Burmese style temples such as Wat Chong Kham and Wat Chong Klang. Lunch will be provided at a local restaurant. Afterwards, transfer to Mae Hong Son Airport. Departure by the afternoon flight to Chiang Mai. (Programme ends at Chiang Mai Airport)
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There are five interconnected caves that make up the Tham Chiang Dao complex, believed to stretch for many kilometres into Doi Chiang Dao, only a small part of the complex is possible to explore : Tham Phra Nawn (360m) and Tham Seua Dao (540m). At Mae Malai visit the local market.
En-route visit the Lahu and Lisu hill tribe villages and Lord Cave.
Continue by jeep or truck to visit the city and temples of Mae Hong Son.Vietnam Tour Information
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