Pai-Mae Hong San in Thailand

Pai-Mae Hong San in Thailand

by Jour ~ Sunday, October 30, 2005

Pia is a small town located at Mae Hong San the north of Thailand midway between Chiang Mai and Mae Hong San, from Bangkok to Mae Hong San about 924 kilometers.

Prominent point of Pai

Is easy every day life and good weather, which cool all year. Every where in here you will see easy lifestyle of Thai Yai such as in the morning you go to market, you can find easy something to eat such as noodle, coffee and local food. In Thailand if any place the food is different, local food of Pai mostly made of bean because Mae Hong San has Thai Yai group they like to eat bean. Tourist can study culture of Thai Yai from food, lifestyle, festival and house.

Top destinations of Pai

Are Hot Spring, Huai Nam Dang National Park and Mae Surin Waterfall. At Pai has many hot spring such as Pong Duad Hot Spring, Tha Pai Hot Spring,and Muang Paeng Hot Spring. Interest hot spring is Pong Duad Hot Spring because the hot spring is Geyser type has high temperature and pressure. Sometimes, hot spring will have 2 meters height, not far away. If safety, tourist not to live near hot spring, there is mineral bath for tourists. Pai has many activities for tourist such as ride bicycle, ride the elephant and rafting Pai River.

How to go there

You can go to Pai by Bus and car. From Chiang Mai used time about 8 hours to Pai by bus. And has Thai airway from Chiang Mai to Mae Hong San daily.