Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
8am-6pm)
, an elaborate Chinese-style building that houses displays on the KMT experience
- battles, migration, culture - in Thailand.
Activities
Shin Sane Guest House and Little Home Guesthouse have free maps showing approxim-
ate trekking routes to Akha, Lisu, Mien, Lahu and Shan villages in the area. Nearby Akha
and Lisu villages are less than half a day's walk away.
The best hikes are north of Mae Salong between Ban Thoet Thai and the Myanmar bor-
der. Ask first about political conditions before heading off in this direction; Shan and Wa
armies competing for control over this section of the Thailand-Myanmar border do occa-
sionally clash in the area. A steady trade in methamphetamine and, to a lesser extent,
heroin, flows across the border via several conduit villages.
Shin Sane Guest House leads
horseback treks
to four nearby villages for 500B for about
three or four hours.
Sleeping
Since the road from Mae Salong to Tha Ton opened, fewer visitors are opting to stay
overnight in Mae Salong. The resulting surplus of accommodation often makes prices ne-
gotiable, except during the high season (November to January).
In Town
All accommodation is located on, or just off, the main road.
Saeng A Roon Hotel
( 0 5376 5029; r 300-400B; )
Next to the teashop of the same name, this new hotel has
friendly staff, spacious tiled-floor rooms and great views of the hills. The cheaper rooms
share spick-and-span hot-water bathrooms.
GUESTHOUSE
$
Shin Sane Guest House
( 0 5376 5026;
www.maesalong-shinsane.blogspot.com
;
r 100B, bungalows 300B; )
The rooms at Mae
Salong's oldest hotel are bare but spacious with shared bathrooms, while the bungalows
are much more comfortable and have bathrooms and TV. Located near the morning mar-
ket intersection.
GUESTHOUSE
$
