Misty Mountains
by gib157
It might sound strange but one of the main draws of the North for me was to see mountains shrouded in that mist you only see in tropical regions. I find them very evokative and on my trip from Pai to the raft centre we were driving through some amazing mountain scenery. Back in Mae Hong Son, just behind Wat Nong Jong Kham I took some more photos of the hills. On the journey from Mae Sariang back to Chiang Mai the bus wound through more misty mountains. It was just only good until the radio came on and it was a woman singing - obviosly nothing I could understand - and the combination of the slow moving scenery and her amazing voice was one of the real highlights of my trip
Wat To Phae
by call_me_rhia
Wat To Phae can be found about 7 kms uphill from Mae Hong Son (Amphoe Khun Yuam ): it's a stunning Burmese style vihara (a temple, basically). The architecture is incredible and the view over Mae Hong Son make the side-trip even more worthwhile.
Wat To Phae means Raft Assembling Monastery, and a legend narrates that raft assembling people used to meet here to pray before rafting to market places
Home stay at Ban Huow Mae Surin
by Pat_Bangkok
On the way to Buotong Flowers and Mae Surin Waterfall at Doi Mae U-kor you can staying with Karen hilltribe people. They offer room 50 baht only , you can choose to staying in private room, private house or stay with the Karen Family. You might like or dislike the foods then bring your own foods and stuffs. They use solar cells for produce electricity, you can not use mobile there as no sign. Contact 0890541686 for more information.
Traditional Shan Village
by north_thailander
Visit the traditional Shan Village of 'Ban Phang Mu' just a few minutes drive out of Mae Hong Son town. Walking around this village you will really get a feel for what a traditional village is like, there is a certain 'timelessness' to it. This is also an OTOP (one tambon one product) village, OTOP is scheme by the Thai government to help local villages produce and sell their products. Ban Phang Mu is famous for producing sesame, you can visit a family run sesame factory here where they still use old techniques to process sesame. They still use a buffalo to grind the sesame!
Long neck Hill tribe
by paradisedreamer
Only about 500 people are left in the Padaung area that still follow the traditional ways. Around their necks the women wear very heavy brass rings that push down their shoulder bones so that the necks appear unnaturally long. Little girls start with just two or three rings, and as they grow older more and more rings are added until the woman carries 20 or more. They say that carrying the rings does not hurt, but somehow this is hard to believe.
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Learning how to cook hilltribe food
Tham Pla Forest Park
The outside of the hotel
Scenic paved road along the way
