Bamboo Rafting the Pai River For the tourist who loves rafting, the Pai River is the river you will love traversing in a bamboo raft through the untouched nature of the calm forest. Sometimes, the only sounds are wild birds calling. The serenity will make you fall in love with this river. If you are […]
Things To Do in Mae Lanoi: The calm, peaceful district is nestled in the mountains with many interesting places for tourists to visit. An alternative to visiting Mae Lanoi is a day trip to Mae Kampong, which is located in Mae On district of Chiang Mai province, just an hour’s drive from Chiang Mai city.
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In the Pang Ma Pha district located 67 km north of the Mae Hong Son province, a sweeping landscape with majestic mountains frames the region. The area is inhabited by hill tribes, such as Lisu and Lahu who also live among town people. One fascinating place is Lod Cave, a big cave through which the
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Mae Hong Son, the fantastic province in the west northernmost of Thailand, In ancient times the difficulty of transportation nearly cut off the province from the outside world but the breathtaking natural landscape, divermsity in culture, traditions and a simple lifestyle makes it a popular destination for world tourists. If a bike or car is
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The original dwelling of Lisu tribe ethnic group was in the area of Mae Kong River and Salween River in China. They then migrated to the north of Myanmar, and from there to the north of Thailand, where they have been living for almost a hundred years. They have settled themselves in villages in Chiang
The production of opium has been illegal in Thailand since 1959, and with concerted attempts by the government to eliminate it, the size of the crop has been reduced by eighty percent in the last decade, to around twenty tons per year. Opium nevertheless remains an important cash crop of the Hmong, Yao, Lahu and
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The majority of tourists come to north Thailand to go trekking, which is different from trekking in most other regions of the world in that the emphasis is not on the landscape as much as it is on the locals. The hill tribes of northern Thailand, who currently number over 500,000 and reside in as
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Haripunjaya was the first civilization to leave a lasting impression on north Thailand. In the ninth century, the Mon Dvaravati state was established in Lamphun. It remained the cultural and theological hub of the north for four centuries while maintaining close relations with the Mon kingdoms to the south. Following the Mons, the Thais appeared
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