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Mae Sariang And The Salween Border – 4 Days

The Salween River at Mae Sam Laep on the Thailand and Myanmar border, long-tail boats below forested mountains
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The Heart of This Journey

Four days off the main trail in Thailand’s far northwest, at an active but unhurried pace. From Chiang Mai you travel through national parks to the quiet valley town of Mae Sariang, take a boat along the Salween River on the Myanmar border, and return over Doi Inthanon, the country’s highest mountain.

  • Pha ChorTowering pillars of eroded earth, reached on a short jungle trek.
  • A night in Ob LuangSleep inside the national park, among forest and gorges.
  • Mae SariangA quiet valley town among rice fields, with a hilltop temple view.
  • The Salween RiverA boat along the river that divides Thailand and Myanmar, with a Karen village visit.
  • Morning almsOffer food to the monks on their daily procession through town.
  • Doi InthanonThailand’s highest mountain and its finest waterfalls.

Tour Destinations:

Detailed Itinerary:

A journey of winding mountain roads, small towns and border villages, with a picnic in the jungle and nights in a national park and in Mae Sariang. It starts and ends in Chiang Mai, so it pairs easily with a stay in the city. Every part of it can be adjusted: add a night, swap a visit or change the hotel class, and we will shape the plan around you.

Day 01:Chiang Mai - Mae Wang National Park - Ob Luang National Park

From Chiang Mai into the hills, to strange earth pillars and a night in a national park.

Morning

Your guide collects you from your hotel in Chiang Mai for the drive to Mae Wang National Park, near the small, quiet town of Doi Lo. Here you visit Pha Chor and Kew Sua Ten, a landscape of eroded earth pillars and cliffs, sometimes called Thailand’s Grand Canyon. The ground here is thought to be old sediment from the Ping River, carved over time into strange shapes, and the pillars at Pha Chor stand around thirty metres high.

Midday

Explore the area on a short trek of about two hours, then sit down to a picnic lunch in the forest.

Afternoon

Drive on to Ob Luang National Park, where you spend the night inside the park.

Good to know: Ob Luang National Park closes every year from 1 March to 30 April, so this itinerary needs a different first night in those months.

Meals: Lunch. Accommodation: Lodge in Ob Luang National Park, on the road to Mae Sariang.

Day 02:Ob Luang National Park - Mae Sariang

Country roads and roadside markets to a quiet valley town.

Morning

Continue to Mae Sariang, a charming, little-visited town in Mae Hong Son province, set in a lovely valley of rice fields. Along the way, stop where villagers sell vegetables, mushrooms and, depending on the season, insects by the roadside.

Midday

Visit the town’s best-known temples, including Wat Chom Thong, which stands on a high point at the edge of town with a wonderful view over the river valley and countryside. Lunch is served in Mae Sariang.

Afternoon

Check in, then wander the town on your own and meet the local community.

Evening

Dinner is included tonight.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner. Accommodation: Hotel in Mae Sariang.

Day 03:Mae Sariang - Salween National Park - Myanmar Border

Along the Salween River, where Thailand meets Myanmar.

Morning

After an easy breakfast, drive along winding mountain roads with wide views. After about an hour you reach Mae Sam Laep, a border village where Burmese and Karen people live and Burmese culture is part of everyday life. Begin with a visit to the village’s border school.

Midday

Take a boat down the Salween River, which forms the border between Myanmar and Thailand, past impressive mountains and riverbanks. Stop at Ban Tha Ta Fang, a Karen village, then return by boat to Mae Sam Laep for lunch.

Afternoon

Drive back to Mae Sariang and relax for the rest of the day.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch. Accommodation: Hotel in Mae Sariang.

Day 04:Mae Sariang - Mae Chaem - Doi Inthanon - Chiang Mai

A morning market and alms giving, then a scenic drive back over Thailand’s highest mountain.

Early morning

Head to the morning market to watch local people buy fresh food and produce, and join in offering food to the monks on their daily alms walk through town. Then return for breakfast.

Morning

Set off back towards Chiang Mai on a beautiful scenic drive, stopping at Mae Chaem Hot Spring. Continue through the farmland of the Hmong hill tribe, pausing to see farmers at work in their fields.

Afternoon

Lunch is served at a local restaurant on the way. Then visit Doi Inthanon National Park, home to Thailand’s highest mountain at 2,565 metres, and explore Wachirathan Waterfall and Mae Klang Waterfall, two of the park’s most spectacular falls.

Late afternoon

Drive back to Chiang Mai, where the journey ends.

Good to know: For the alms giving, dress modestly, with shoulders and knees covered, and your guide will show you how to make the offering.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch.

Day 01:Chiang Mai - Mae Wang National Park - Ob Luang National Park

From Chiang Mai into the hills, to strange earth pillars and a night in a national park.

Morning

Your guide collects you from your hotel in Chiang Mai for the drive to Mae Wang National Park, near the small, quiet town of Doi Lo. Here you visit Pha Chor and Kew Sua Ten, a landscape of eroded earth pillars and cliffs, sometimes called Thailand’s Grand Canyon. The ground here is thought to be old sediment from the Ping River, carved over time into strange shapes, and the pillars at Pha Chor stand around thirty metres high.

Midday

Explore the area on a short trek of about two hours, then sit down to a picnic lunch in the forest.

Afternoon

Drive on to Ob Luang National Park, where you spend the night inside the park.

Good to know: Ob Luang National Park closes every year from 1 March to 30 April, so this itinerary needs a different first night in those months.

Meals: Lunch. Accommodation: Lodge in Ob Luang National Park, on the road to Mae Sariang.

Day 02:Ob Luang National Park - Mae Sariang

Country roads and roadside markets to a quiet valley town.

Morning

Continue to Mae Sariang, a charming, little-visited town in Mae Hong Son province, set in a lovely valley of rice fields. Along the way, stop where villagers sell vegetables, mushrooms and, depending on the season, insects by the roadside.

Midday

Visit the town’s best-known temples, including Wat Chom Thong, which stands on a high point at the edge of town with a wonderful view over the river valley and countryside. Lunch is served in Mae Sariang.

Afternoon

Check in, then wander the town on your own and meet the local community.

Evening

Dinner is included tonight.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner. Accommodation: Hotel in Mae Sariang.

Day 03:Mae Sariang - Salween National Park - Myanmar Border

Along the Salween River, where Thailand meets Myanmar.

Morning

After an easy breakfast, drive along winding mountain roads with wide views. After about an hour you reach Mae Sam Laep, a border village where Burmese and Karen people live and Burmese culture is part of everyday life. Begin with a visit to the village’s border school.

Midday

Take a boat down the Salween River, which forms the border between Myanmar and Thailand, past impressive mountains and riverbanks. Stop at Ban Tha Ta Fang, a Karen village, then return by boat to Mae Sam Laep for lunch.

Afternoon

Drive back to Mae Sariang and relax for the rest of the day.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch. Accommodation: Hotel in Mae Sariang.

Day 04:Mae Sariang - Mae Chaem - Doi Inthanon - Chiang Mai

A morning market and alms giving, then a scenic drive back over Thailand’s highest mountain.

Early morning

Head to the morning market to watch local people buy fresh food and produce, and join in offering food to the monks on their daily alms walk through town. Then return for breakfast.

Morning

Set off back towards Chiang Mai on a beautiful scenic drive, stopping at Mae Chaem Hot Spring. Continue through the farmland of the Hmong hill tribe, pausing to see farmers at work in their fields.

Afternoon

Lunch is served at a local restaurant on the way. Then visit Doi Inthanon National Park, home to Thailand’s highest mountain at 2,565 metres, and explore Wachirathan Waterfall and Mae Klang Waterfall, two of the park’s most spectacular falls.

Late afternoon

Drive back to Chiang Mai, where the journey ends.

Good to know: For the alms giving, dress modestly, with shoulders and knees covered, and your guide will show you how to make the offering.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch.

Price Included:

Private English-speaking guide for the touring days

Private air-conditioned vehicle with driver for all transfers and touring

Accommodation as described in the itinerary, or similar

All excursions and visits shown in the itinerary

Entrance fees and boat trips as shown in the itinerary

Meals as shown in the itinerary

Service charges and government taxes

Price Excluded:

International and domestic flights

Early check-in and late check-out

Alcoholic drinks, bottled water and drinks other than those served with included meals

Telephone calls and laundry

Travel insurance, which is compulsory

Personal purchases such as souvenirs

Tips for guides, drivers and porters

Visa fees

Festival surcharges, including Loy Krathong, Songkran, Christmas and New Year’s Eve

Compulsory gala dinners on 24 and 31 December, where the hotel requires one

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  • DepartureAny date you choose
  • 3 stopsChiang Mai · Mae Sariang · Doi Inthanon
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