:: Sop Moei

Mae Ngao River is a good water route for shooting the rapids. Adventure travel tourists can enjoy the unspoiled scenery along the riverbanks. Services are available from tour operators in Mae Hong Son.

:: Pai

At Km. 65 on the Pai-Mae Malai route (No.1095), there is a turning leading to the headquarters of the Huai Nam Dang National Park. Visitors can spend the night in tents, waiting for the spectacular views of sunrise and mist-shrouded mountain views in the morning. Cherry Blossoms during January, heightens the charm of the attractions.

The Tha Pai Hot Spring , two kilometres off Route 1095 at Km. Marker 87, has an average temperature of 80 degrees Celcius. Steam from the spring permeates the site in the morning, creating fascinating sights. The area is also rich in teakwoods, and is suitable for overnight camping.

Rafting along the Mae Pai is an exciting and delightful recreation. Mae Pai itself is the longest river of Mae Hong Son province, originating from mountain ranges in Laos, and which flows through the Pai district of the province, eventually joining the Salween river in Myanmar, a total distance of 180 kilometres. With an average depth of some 7 metres, the riverbed is mainly pebbled. There are several sectors eminently suitable for rapids rafting, and natural scenery which includes beautiful waterfalls. Tour operators in Mae Hong Son town or in Pai district can provide the necessary services, some are also able to provide elephant rides. The best time for rafting is from October to March.
:: Khun Yuam

The Dok Bua Tong (may be classified as wild sunflowers) on Doi Mae U-koh, blooms during November, painting the entire Khun Yuam district in brilliant yellow, and drawing flocks of visitors to the area. A camping site is located about 26 kilometers from the district town on Highway No. 1263. A little further on is a huge waterfall , the Mae Surin , cascading down for one hundred meters. Here, camping can also be set up.

The Khun Yuam Indigenous Cultural Center , located at Km. 200 on Highway No. 108, has a considerable collection of Thai Yai and other hilltribes handicrafted products. It also displays military accessories and equipment used by the Japanese army, which entered Khun Yuam district during World War II.

WatTo Phae is located 7 kilometres from Khun Yuam and has a large, beautiful Burmese styleVihara. According to the legend, it is said that people used to assemble here, prior to making teak trees raft trips to the market places.

:: Mae Sariang

Covering an area of 721 square kilometers, the Salween National Park , is on the banks of the Salween River, on the Thai-Burmese border, about 164 kilometres south of Mae Hong Son. Transport can be hired to travel to Mae Sam Laep village (46 kilometers), before proceeding by hired boat to the park headquarters. Scenes along the Salween banks are captivating, with forests and mountains, and dotted with small hamlets. On the sandy beach in front of the Headquarters, camping is permitted.

:: Festival

The Poi Sang Long Procession,  is in fact the celebration of novice ordination, which the Thai Yai tribe people hold to be a highly meritorious occasion. Traditionally, the candidate-novice, his head cleanly shaven and wrapped with head-cloth in the Burmese style, will don a prince-like garment and put on valuable jewels and gems, and ride a horse or be carried over the shoulders of a man to the city shrine. On the ordination eve, a procession of offerings and other necessary personal belongings will be paraded through the town streets, and then placed at the monastery where the ordination will take place the next day. It is usually held during March-May before the Buddhist Rain Retreat period.

Chong Phara Procession,  The Chong Phara in the Thai Yai dialect means a castle made of wood, covered with colourful perforated papers and decorated with fruits, flags and lamps. It is placed in the courtyard of a house or a monastery, as a gesture of welcome to the Lord Buddha on his return from giving sermons to his mother in heaven, according to traditional belief. Other activities to celebrate the occasion include dances, where performers are dressed in animal costumes. The rite is held during the post rain retreat season, from the full-moon day of the 11 Lunar month (around October), to the waxing moon night of the same month.

Bua Tong Blossom Festival, e ach year in November, the hillsides of Khun Yuam and Mae Sariang districts are filled with a host of golden Bua Tong Blooms. As gay as a daisy and almost as large as a sunflower, the Bua Tong only blossoms for a month.