Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Information
Most of the banks at the southern end of Th Khunlumprapas have ATMs.
Mae Hong Son Internet
OFFLINE MAP
GOOGLE MAP
(88 Th Khunlumprapas; per hour 30B;
8.30am-10pm)
Maehongson Living Museum
(27 Th Singha-nat Barm Rung; 7am-5pm; )
An attractive wooden
building - actually Mae Hong Son's former bus depot - has been turned into a museum on
local culture, food and architecture, although the bulk of information is only in Thai.
There are a few maps and brochures in English, and there's also free wi-fi and bike rental
for only 15B per day.
Tourism Authority of Thailand
(TAT;
0 5361 2982, nationwide 1672;
www.travelmaehongson.org
; Th Ni-wet Pi-
8.30am-4.30pm)
Basic tourist brochures and maps can be picked up here.
sarn;
Tourist Police
(
0 5361 1812, nationwide 1155; Th Singhanat Bamrung;
8.30am-4.30pm)
Getting There & Away
For many people the time saved flying from Chiang Mai to Mae Hong Son versus bus
travel is worth the extra baht. At research time,
Nok Air
( 0 5361 2057, nationwide 1318;
www.nokair.co.th
;
Mae Hong Son Airport; 9am-5pm)
was the only airline operating out of Mae
Hong Song's
airport
( 08 5361 2057)
. A túk-túk into town costs about 80B.
Mae Hong Son's bus and minivan station is 1km south of the city; a tu
́
k-tu
́
k or motor-
cycle ride to/from here costs 60B.
Prempracha Tour
OFFLINE MAP
GOOGLE MAP
( 0 5368
GOOGLE MAP
( 0 5361 3211; Mae Hong Son Bus Station)
operates connections between Mae
Hong Son and Bangkok.
Getting Around
The centre of Mae Hong Son can easily be covered on foot, and it's one of the few towns
in Thailand that doesn't seem to have a motorcycle taxi at every corner. A few can be
found near the entrance to the morning market, and charge 20B to 40B for trips within
town. There are also a few túk-túk who charge from 40B per trip within town.
Because most of Mae Hong Son's attractions are outside of town, renting a motorcycle
or bicycle is a wise move.
