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● Best season North830 km from Bangkok
Pai, Mae Hong Son
More than 762 curves from Chiang Mai — a relaxed hill town with canyon sunsets, hot springs and Pai Walking Street
HillsNatureNightlifePhoto spots Ideal: 3 days830 km · CM + 3 hrs van
How to go
Van from Chiang Mai to Pai (Aya Service / Prempracha) ≈ 150–200 ฿, 3 hrs, 762 curves · take a motion sickness pill
Entry
Pai Canyon free · Tha Pai hot spring 300 ฿ · Lod Cave 450 ฿ (with guide and raft)
Stay
Bungalow 500–1,500 ฿
Season in Nov ● Best season
Nov–Jan has a sea of mist and 10°C mornings (bring a jacket!). Mar–Apr has haze. Jul–Sep is green, but the roads are muddy.
Day-by-day plan
3 days
1Day 1
- Van from Chiang Mai to Pai (3 hrs)
- Check in, rent a scooter (150–200 ฿/day)
- Lunch on Pai Walking Street
- Memorial Bridge, Bamboo Bridge (Boon Ko Ku So)
- Sunset at Pai Canyon
- Walking Street night market
2Day 2
- Sunrise at Yun Lai viewpoint + Chinese village (Santichon)
- Mo Paeng waterfall, Wat Phra That Mae Yen (White Buddha)
- Lunch, Tha Pai hot spring
- Sunset at Two Huts / Pai Land Split
3Day 3
- Tham Lod cave (1.5 hrs drive, bamboo raft ≈450 ฿)
- Lunch in Soppong
- Drive back, Pam Bok waterfall
- Live music bars (Edible Jazz, Yellow Sun)
Food to try
- •Night food at Pai Walking Street (every night)
- •Khao soi + sai ua at Pai market
- •Nong Beer (local food) / brunch at Om Garden
Good to know
You need a scooter licence and a helmet — there are police checkpoints in Pai. Chiang Mai 3 days + Pai 2–3 days = the classic 6-day north trip.
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฿6,200 / per person
3 days · 2 people · ฿12,360