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Jul 31
Get to know to Pai
831km (515 miles) NW of Bangkok; 135km (84 miles) NW of Chiang Mai
Halfway between Chiang Mai and Mae Hong Son, the mountain road makes a winding descent into a large green valley carpeted with rice paddies and fruit groves. Mountains rise on all sides, and on warm afternoons, butterflies flit along the streets. Here you’ll find a village called Pai, named after the river that runs through the valley. Pai is a speck of a place with main roads (all four of them) littered with homegrown guesthouses, laid-back restaurants and bars, local trekking companies, and small souvenir shops.
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May 07
To do Trekking in Chiangmai the following trekking tips might help you to enjoy your adventurous trekking for once in a life time!.
What you need for trekking
- Medicines for headache or stomached, balm, band and etc.
- Soap, shampoo, toothbrush, toothpaste
- Towel
- Tissues
- T – shirts
- Jacket
- Sunglass, a cap
- Pants or trousers
- Sneaker / Sport shoes / hiking shoes ( rainy season )
- A pair of slippers
- Short pants
- Swimming suit
- Flashlight
Trek included
- Meal on a trek included the first day lunch to the last day lunch.
- Trekking equipment for instance : rucksack; sleeping bag ; mosquito
net, life jacket, blanket
- Transportation ( by pick up truck )
- Accommodation
- Traveling insurance
o Bodily injury coverage is up to 100,000 bath for medical expenses. However, tooth injury is not insured by the insurance.
o Coverage maximum 200,000 bath in case of death.
- Left baggage, Valuable belonging in the safety box and storage.
***Remark*** : At present, opium cultivation by the tribes people in Thailand is no longer to be seen. Frigid vegetables and flowers have been introduce into the area to replace opium. However, narcotics are still used in the form of illustration or advertisement by some trekking companies and guides to attract customers, aiming for their sole benefit. This might cause great damages to tourism industry at large.