Mae Tho National Park covers an area of 990 square kilometres in Amphoe Hot and Mae Chaem, Chiang Mai. The highest peak is “Doi Kio Rai Mong” with 1,699 metres high. The features rugged mountain range and reaches 400-1,699 metres above sea level. Mae Tho National Park Mixed deciduous forest and deciduous dipterocarp blankets the National Park with various plants such as Dipterocarpus alatus. Aglaia edulis, Tectona grandis. It is home to wildlife such as Guar, Bear, Deer, Macaque, Elephant, Wild Boar, Langur, Palm Civet, Gibbon, Common Muntjak and Serow. Michelia floribunda. Bischofia javensis. GJuta usitata. Cajanus cajan. Mae Tho View Point is in the area of the National Park. Alstonia scholaris. Castanopsis cerebrina. The National Park offers scenic view of various vegetation. Looking down into the valley below, you will see the rice terraces of Karen hill tribe which looked like a river meander line. Once this area teas reclaimed by local people, later it was rehabilitated by the Royal Forest Department. Lagerstroemia tomentosa and Pinus kesiya.

If the weather is clear, you can see the peak of Doi Inthanon.

Especially, during the rainy season, the rice fields are green and moist. Mae Lit Waterfall offers spectacular scenery with 8-10 meters wide and 12-15 meters high. Stop at Thum Luang Mae Tum Cave, inside the cave has a stalagmite, the shape looks like a pillar in the temple. If the weather is clear, you can see the peak of Doi Inthanon. This waterfall is beautiful ambience and nice to visit. The Mae Ping Noi-Sop Mae Tum-Sop Huai Kong Pae offers scenic view of various vegetations and adventurous journey. Mae Aep Waterfall is located far from the National Park office for 9 kilometers. The distance to the walking trail is approximately is 1 kilometers, there’s a water fall where is width around 10-12 meters. Walking about 500 meters from Baan Tung Luang village, there’s a waterfall, a width of 8-10 meters with a height of 12-15 meters where is very beautiful. In the morning, fog is very thick and cool weather all year.

Around the stone pillars, stalagmites look like a graven image that looks very strange but be beautiful. Then cruise along Mae Tum River to see the nature of mixed forest. It is best for white water rafting tour in Mae Jam River. Then cruise along the Mae Jam river to explore the forest intact. Areas of the river resemble a cactus. From the rafting start point on the Mae Khan check, through Kang Sob Khan, Kang Kho Mar, Kang Tha Ruer, Kang Kod, Kaeng Luang, Kang Ob, Chiang Da beach, Wang Kwai Pueak and Sob Long village to visit the natural beauty of the cliffs and the forest of the both Mae Jam riverside. This is the point where the Mae Tum river’s confluence with Mae Jam river. There are a lot of bats living in the cave. In the river has small islets along the river to Sob Huay Mae Tum creek.

• Pha Chor Canyon
• Thai Bird Garden
• Shrine Of King Naresuan
• Hat Chao Mai National Park
• Public Park
• Mu Ko Ang Thong National Park
• Wat Ratcha Burada Temple
• Queen Sirikit Botanical Garden

Continue rafting through Sob Mae Tum until the end of the rafting trip. The agro tourism activity to visit encourage farmers product and see the life of the Hmong and Karen hill tribes. But tents are available to visitors because the establishment of new national parks. If you are interested in traveling to national parks, you must provide tents and food by themselves. There’s a difficulty level 3-4. The suitable time to have a rafting trip is between October – March. A total distance is approximately 25 kilometers, will take approximately 11-12 hours. And the details about the tents, you can contact with the park directly. Mae Tho Royal Project The area of Mae Tho village where has Karen and Hmong hill tribes live in. Attended the environment. They have to fight poverty for long time until Mae Tho Royal Project has established a policy encouraging farmers plan, to replace opium production and reducing pesticide use. They grew opium farm. Mae Tho National Park Campsite : There’s not an accommodation service to tourists in the park yet. Those interested can contact to rent a rubber raft from Mae Jam Forest Park, Ob Luang National Park and rafting in the private sector, but this has to require permission from the Mae Tho National Park. Mobile plantation. They lacked of knowledge.

The fog covers everything, haha.

Around 4.00 – 5.00PM, you will be at “Phu Ruea National Park”. Then we sleep like a log. Although we were very tired yesterday, we don’t forget to wake up early to offer food to monk and watch sea fog at “Phu Tok”. From Phu Ruea National Park to Chiang Khan, takes around 2-3 hours. You see? This trip doesn’t have any expenses apart from gasoline. The fog covers everything, haha. But don’t see much thing in photos anyway. After I have accommodation, we visit “Chiang Khan Walking Street”. At Phu Ruea National Park, we can only photograph because the fog is very thick. I walk-in for accommodation and luckily I find one beside Khong river with rate of 150 THB per person, haha. The sky is getting darker, the light is disappearing. The reason I’m here is to only watch sunset. Before leaving, I take a photo with Phu Ruea sign for remembrance. Then directly go to “Chiang Khan”.

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