August 5th, 2006
Getting There
By Bus — Five buses a day leave for Pai from Chiang Mai (trip time: 4 hr.; 60B/$1.50). Five buses daily connect Pai and Mae Hong Son (trip time: 4 hr.; 60B/$1.50). The Chiang Mai Arcade Bus Terminal is on Kaew Narawat Road, northeast of the old city across the Ping River (tel. 05324-2664). The bus terminal in Mae Hong Son is on Khunlumprapas Road (the main street) 2 blocks north of the main intersection. All buses drop off and pick up at this “bus terminal” (more like a vacant lot).
By Minivan — Frequent minivans (called “Rot Too”) make connections between Chiang Mai, Pai and Mae Hong Son for 150B ($3.65) for each leg. Contact any storefront travel agent for details.
By Car — The scenic route is long, with steep, winding roads that make for some very pretty rural scenery: Take Rte. 107 north from Chiang Mai, then Rte. 1095 northwest to Pai.
Orientation & Getting Around
You won’t find a tourist information booth in Pai, but restaurateurs, bungalow owners, and fellow travelers aplenty are usually happy to share their knowledge and experience. Most guesthouses and restaurants offer photocopy maps of town and the surrounding areas. Tiny Pai consists of four streets. Route 1095, or the Pai-Mae Hong Son Highway (colloquially known as Khetkelang Rd.), runs parallel to Rangsiyanon Road, which is the main commercial street. Chaisongkram and Raddamrang roads run perpendicular and many guesthouses and restaurants are in or around this central grid (with many more guesthouses in the surrounding countryside). You can walk the town in 5 minutes. Mountain bikes and motorcycles are available at guesthouses or shops along the main streets for about 50B ($1.10) and 200B ($4.55) respectively.
July 16th, 2006
Pai the little paridise town in mountain. You need to explore them to know more of them then You can enjoy your sweet life in Pai
Where to Stay
Where to Eat
Where to Party
Explore Pai Now. Know more .Enjoy more
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ACCOMMODATION LIST ON MAP
G43. Brook view Guest house
G1. Bann Nam Pai
G2. Big Guest House
G3. Charlie’s House
G4. Chez Swan Rooms Service
G5. Duang Guest House
G6. Farmer Home
G7. Fruit Garden
G8. Golden Huts
G9. Holliday Guest House
G10. Hut in Pai Resort
G11. Mae yen House
G12. Michel Bunggalow Dormitory
G13. Mountian Blue Guest House
G14. Mountain Lodge
G15. Muang Pai Resort
G16. Mr. Jan Gues house
G17. Nan ya Guest House
G18. Pai Cabana
G19. Pai River Lodge
G20. Pai Scandai Resort
G21. Pai Valley
G22. Pai Watershed
G23. Pee Pee Orchid
G24. Peter & Vandee Huts
G25. Pai on Pai
G26. P.S. Riverside Guest House
G27. Rim Pai Cottage
G28. River Corner
G29. River View Huts
G30. Sawaddee House
G31. Shan Guest House
G32. Sib Song Panna
G33. Spa Garden Home
G34. Thapai Spa Camping
G35. The Good View
G36. The Little House
G37. The Nature Home
G38. The River Side
G39. The Sun Hut
G40. View Pai Hotel
G41. View Point Guest House
G42. Wee Huts
RESTAURANT LIST ON MAP
R1. Abodaya
R2. All about coffee
R3. As friend
R.4 Bebob Cafe
R5. Bebob Br & Live Music
R6. Baaan Klang Pai
R7. Bus Station Restaurant
R8. Chez Swan Frence Restaurant
R9. Crazy Kitchen
R10. Duang Restaurant
R11. Jazz up Cafe
R12. Latino Swimming pool & Bar
R13. Lek’s Pause Cafe
R14. Namaste Chai Shop
R15. Nong Beer Restaurant
R16. Northern Green Restaurant
R17. Own Home Restaurant
R18. Pai Corner Bar
R19. Pai Corner Restarant
R20. Prik Waan
R21. Rong Nam Cha
R22. Sun Flower
R23. Tamarind
R24. Thairish Bar & Restaurant
R25. Thai Yai Restaurant
R26. Tunva Restaurant
R27. Vandee’s Garden Restaurant
R28. Ya Restaurant ( Mc Noodle )
Resource: http://www.maehongsontravel.com/ptmap.html
July 13th, 2006
Pai (Thai: ปาย) is a small town in northern Thailand near the Myanmar border, north of Chiang Mai on the northern route to Mae Hong Son. It lies along the Pai River.
Pai was once a quiet market village primarily inhabited by Shan people, whose culture originated in Burma. As it lies at the feet of the mountains it’s a good base for trekking and visiting hill tribes like Karen, Hmong and Lisu. Well-known among backpackers for its relaxed atmosphere, the town is full of cheap guest houses, souvenir shops and restaurants. In the proximity of the town are spas, and elephant-camps. Outside of town several hotsprings, natural and man-made, and a waterfall can be found. Another notable attraction is the region’s famous Wednesday Market, occurring weekly, which can bring crowds of up to 10,000 local villagers through the course of one day.
Recently Pai has appeared on the Thai tourist map and has received major infrastructure upgrades including a 7-11, several small to medium-size resorts, a couple of live music clubs, beer bars and two traffic lights. This has done little to dampen the small and peaceful spirit of the town. However this has lead to a recent influx of farang (or Europeans) and Thais from the cities, as investors and land owners promises to bring Pai a new age of prosperity. At the expense of this prosperity, Pai has become primarily a tourist town where it is not uncommon to observe more western tourists than locals along the main street. Unfortunetly, Pai has become oriented primarily towards western tourists and retains very little of the small village charm that originally lead to its success as a tourist destination.
Pai has unfortunately been the recipient of several bouts of severe flooding in 2005, resulting in major structural damage to homes, resorts, storefronts, and bridges.
