| Pai District One of the most enchanting districts of Mae Hong Son province. It can attract lots of tourists to go and visit in every single year. In each year there will be a lot of tourists who are enamored with its charm and beauty flowing continuously to visit all the year.
Huey Nam Dung
40 km. away from Pai district. It is one of the places that is full of fog, situated at Moo 7 Wiengnue sub district borders to Mae Tang district in Chiangmai province. The tourists can take a trip to visit in every season, especially in cold season at the beginning of the cold wind blows. It will be ready to provide you with varieties of the blooming winter flowers that seem to welcome all the tourists who go to visit them. The tourists can stay overnight to wait and see the beautiful morning fog on the next day by using of the rest-house service that provided to welcome all of you. For the interested tourists can ask for more information’s and details at Huey Num Dung National Park office Tel. 053-248491. In some period of time the rest-house can be fully book, therefore there is another way for the tourists to visit to Huey Num Dung by choosing to stay overnight in Pai and take a trip to see the morning fog in the next morning.
Huey Jog Luang
It is one of the Pai district natural conservative places which is worth seeing and visiting. It was situated in Maehee sub district in Maeya area 43 km. far from Pai district. It is on the high hill with beautiful complicated mountain ranges. There are various plantations of winter flowers that blossom every year in cold. Hence, the most appropriate time and worth visiting is in cold season.
Mae Yen Waterfall
The waterfall that hide itself about 7 km. from Pai district. It is considered as the most beautiful waterfall in Pai district, besides, it is still another choice of the tourists who love tracking and looking around the nature before arriving at the waterfall. It is 3 stages waterfall and each of the stage has its different beauty that is worth wasting much of your time in travelling to go and back for visiting (about 3-5 hrs.)
Mor Paeng Waterfall
3 stages waterfall, full of beauty, its beauty is not less than other waterfalls. Located approximately 8 km. away from the district. The beauty of the waterfall is the pieces of stones that are around to underlay the flowing water. Moreover, the environment around is full of big and small trees to make the place feels calm and more peaceful also it is suitable for relaxing privately. Besides, the area nearby has some Lahu villages for visiting and learning of their culture and life styles.
Ta Pai Hot Spring (Pong Num Ron Ta Pai)
Along the high way no.1095 Pai-Mae Malai, Huey Hee sub district separates from the high way at the km.87-88 and drive more 2 km. further then keep walking along the hot stream about 300 m. The tourists will find a beautiful nature of Pong Num Ron Ta Pai hot spring. It is the natural hot spring spouting up to the surface with 80 in degree celcious, full of hot steam and smoke all over around the area. Some spaces along the way will be pools for the tourists to soak yourselves for relaxing. Together with all the shade of the big and small trees that make the area feels cool and peaceful, it is considered as one of the places that is worth seeing and visiting. Moreover than all of saying, the tourists can pitch the tents in order to stay overnight to be able to admire the beautiful nature all night there.
Mueng Pang Hot Spring
It is one of the most beautiful hot springs in Pai district. Located in Baan Mueng Pang area, 28 km. away from Pai district. It is a big hot spring with 95 in degree celcious. It flows down beautifully from higher to lower along the big and small hill rocks including a nice and beautiful view around the area. The tourists can admire fully with its charm and beauty.
Kong Lan
The amazing beauty valleys that created by the nature. It now becomes the popular place among the tourists who like to find the new interesting places. With the character of the earth that was eroded until it appears a deep wide big hole, it is altogether about 5 rai (Thai measure). The tourists can make a visit all year round by using the high way no. 1095 Mae Malai – Pai which is 7 km. away from the district and have to continue walking about 200 m.
Nam Hoo Temple
Located in Wiengtai subdistrict 3 km far from Pai district. It is the place to position Pra Aunmueng (Aunmueng Buddha). It was made of bronze 28 inch. wide and 30 inch. tall, and has a special appearance on the top of the head that can be opened and closed and also there is some water absorbs all the time. There is not any clear evidence of when it was built but it has been believed that it was built in the reign of Phra Narasuan the Great to give to his sister Phra Supan Kalaya. The temple is opened daily for the tourists to go to worship.
Phra That Mae Yen Temple
It was located on the high hill of Mae Yen village in Huey Hee sub district. On the top of the hill the tourists can look around and enjoy yourselves with the nice landscape throughout of Pai city. Especially, when nearly the time of sun sets the beautiful sun light spreads over the horizon which has the complicated mountain ranges background, it is really the most beautiful impressive picture that make you cannot be forgot.
Suntichon Village
Situated about 4.5 km. It is Yunnan’s village which evacuated from China in long years ago. The tourists can see the conservative cultures and traditions of them such as the language, dressing, and specially the Yunnan foods that is admired very much among the tourists. Inside the village there will be Chinese-Yunnan Centre, souvenir shops, and the good taste Chinese-Yunnan foods provided to wait for all the tourists who go to have a visit.
Wat Luang Temple
It is the respectable temple of Pai city. It was built for longer than 200 years approximately in the year of 2346. Inside the temple is positioned of big pagoda in Shan’s style and above the pagoda there is a very beautiful square structure with a spire. Besides, under the pagoda it is the place to position of the seven-day monks for the tourists to pay respect and worship. The temple is very convenient for the tourists to go and visit since it was located in Pai municipal area.
Maeping Karen Royal Folks Art and Craft Centre
13 km. away from Pai to Chiangmai will be Karen Maeping village, the tourists can take a visit and have a look about their culture and tradition that is definitely different from town people. Anyway, now they try to promote their life styles to be equal to town people. You can observe by seeing the house style which has changed from bamboo house with typical northern banana leaf roofs to brick house with zinc roofs. Only the language, dressing and weaving cloth in the unique details are still remains for the tourists. The village has still provided you home-stay lodging for the tourists who want to stay in order to touch the original life style of Maeping Karen.

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