Our Pai Explorer itinerary includes everything in the Pai Highlights program, and adds exploration further west into Mae Hong Son Province.
With two nights based in the town of Pai, you have enough time to experience everything in and around Pai, and take a day trip west to Pang Mapha district.
Pai Explorer [3D2N Private Tour]
2 pax = ฿10,100 per person = ฿20,200 total
3 pax = ฿7,400 per person = ฿22,200 total
4 pax = ฿6,850 per person = ฿27,400 total
5+ pax = ฿5,900 per person
7+ pax = ฿4,850 per person
(lunch is included each day, but other meals & accommodation not included).
This is a three day private tour with your own licensed, English-speaking guide and transport.
Day 1 – Chiang Mai to Pai
- 8:00am pickup from your hotel in Chiang Mai
- Option Day 1- Choose one:
- Bua Tong Sticky Waterfall (free) & Wat Ban Den (free / optional donation)
- Tea-picking tour at Araksa Tea Garden (additional expense, leave hotel 7:30am)
- Elephant EcoValley – no-riding elephant sanctuary (additional expense)
- Lunch (included)
- Drive across mountain to Pai
- Pai Memorial Bridge (free)
- Check in to Pai hotel (2 night stay)
- Go out evening for valley views (choose 1):
- Mae Yen Temple for valley views (free)
- Two Huts (free entry, but owner expects you to at least buy drinks)
- Evening free time – go out for dinner (own cost) and evening markets
Day 2 – Mae Hong Son Day Tour
- Drive northwest, take a break at Doi Kiew Lom Viewpoint (free)
- Ban Jabo Village (free, coffee included)
- Lunch (included)
- Tham Lod Cave (entry, bamboo raft, and local guide included)
- Yun Lai Viewpoint (entry included)
- Return to hotel
- Evening free time – go out for dinner (own cost)
Day 3 – Pai to Chiang Mai
- Check out from your hotel
- Pai Canyon (free)
- Lunch (included)
- Mok Fa Waterfall (entry included)
- Option Day 3- Choose one:
- Chiang Mai Market tour: Muang Mai Wholesale (free) & Warorot (free)
- Bua Tong Sticky Waterfall (free) & Wat Ban Den (free / optional donation)
- Tea-picking tour at Araksa Tea Garden (additional expense)
- Elephant EcoValley – no-riding elephant sanctuary (additional expense)
- Return to your Chiang Mai hotel late afternoon.
Day 1 – Chiang Mai to Pai
Optional activities (Day 1)
Sticky Waterfall
Sticky Waterfall (Bua Tong) The Bua Tong ‘Sticky Waterfalls’ are just over one hour’s drive north of Chiang Mai in a quiet forested area. Crystal-clear water from a natural spring works its way down the …
Wat Ban Den
Wat Ban Den is a large buddhist temple compound to the north of Chiang Mai. Visitors are attracted by the striking colors, the show-casing of religious art & lanna architecture, and as a site of …
Araksa Tea Garden
Araksa Tea Garden is located about 1.5 hours drive north from Chiang Mai. As such it is the most accessible tea plantation if you are staying in Chiang Mai city. It is quite different from …
Elephant EcoValley
Elephant EcoValley is our recommended elephant experience in Chiang Mai. A stricty no-riding sanctuary, Elephant EcoValley takes extremely good care of their animals, and visitors can feel the resulting happiness and good-natured behavior of the …
Pai Memorial Bridge
Pai Memorial Bridge is located south of Pai, on the main highway as you approach from Chiang Mai. The bridge was constructed in WWII as part of the Japanese push into Burma. The steel sections …
Mae Yen Temple
Mae Yen Temple (Wat Phra That Mae Yen) Wat Phra That Mae Yen (also known as Chedi Phra That Mae Yen) is a temple west of Pai. Best known for a large white Buddha statue …
Pai
Pai is an ever-popular destination in Mae Hong Son province, yet it still retains a small-town charm. Pai is the most accessible town in Mae Hong Son province from Chiang Mai and has many great …
Suggested Hotels
Family House @ Pai
Great value in the center of town
Pai Village Boutique
4-star value in the center of town
The Quarter
4-star relaxation in a quieter part of town
The Oia Pai Resort
Unique 5-star concept with shuttle transport to night markets
23 Pai House Boutique
Boutique comfort in a central location.
Reverie Siam Resort
5-star comfort with shuttle transport to night markets
Day 2 – Mae Hong Son Day Tour
Doi Kiew Lom Viewpoint
Doi KIew Lom is a popular roadside break point to the northwest of Pai. On a clear day, there are spectacular views in all directions. On overcast days you will often be surrounded by low-lying …
Ban Jabo Village
Ban Jabo is a Black Lahu village in Mae Hong Son. Long known for its spectacular view, it is more recently famous for Jabo Noodle – a restaurant with floor-seating where you may dangle your …
Tham Lod Cave
Tham Lod is a cave system located between Pai and Mae Hong Son City. It is a popular stop as it breaks up the journey on the winding mountain road. Exploring Tham Lod Cave There …
Yun Lai Viewpoint
On the hill behind Santichon Village is a great viewpoint where you can look east across the valley. The Pai river winds through the valley past soybean, rice, lychee and many other crops. In Winter, …
Day 3 – Pai to Chiang Mai
Pai Canyon
Pai Canyon is just outside the town of Pai, beside the main road outside town as you approach from Chiang Mai. Best viewed in morning or evening light, you can get a great view after …
Mok Fa Waterfall
Mok Fa Waterfall is located about 1.5 hours drive north from Chiang Mai. This scenic waterfall is accessed via a short walk through shaded forest. The waterfall is located just to the east of the …
Optional activities (Day 3)
Wat Ban Den
Wat Ban Den is a large buddhist temple compound to the north of Chiang Mai. Visitors are attracted by the striking colors, the show-casing of religious art & lanna architecture, and as a site of …
Sticky Waterfall
Sticky Waterfall (Bua Tong) The Bua Tong ‘Sticky Waterfalls’ are just over one hour’s drive north of Chiang Mai in a quiet forested area. Crystal-clear water from a natural spring works its way down the …
Araksa Tea Garden
Araksa Tea Garden is located about 1.5 hours drive north from Chiang Mai. As such it is the most accessible tea plantation if you are staying in Chiang Mai city. It is quite different from …
Elephant EcoValley
Elephant EcoValley is our recommended elephant experience in Chiang Mai. A stricty no-riding sanctuary, Elephant EcoValley takes extremely good care of their animals, and visitors can feel the resulting happiness and good-natured behavior of the …
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