Map of Mae Hong Son, Thailand

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Accommodation 1: Rimtarn Guest House and Resort 2: Yok Guesthouse 3: Sang Thong Huts 5: Golden Hut 6: Nui's Backpacker Lodge 7: Mae Hong Son Guest House 12: Pen Porn House 13: Ampha House 28: Holiday House 35: Friend House 36: Jong Kham Guest House 37: Princes Guest House 38: Johnies Lodge 39: Mon House 40: Rim Nong Guest House 41: Piya Guest House 44: Joe Guest House 45: Ram Thai Guest House	Eat and Meet 10: Sunflower Cafe 11: Lucky Bakery 14: Crossroads Bar 18: Lung Hom Lunch Stand 19: Market 21: Look Child Kitchen 24: La Tasca Restaurant 27: Ji Ji Restaurant 30: Thip Restaurant 32: Sunflower 33: Lakeside Bar 34: Chez Tom	Attractions and Activities 4: Wat Kham Kor 42: Wat Chong Klang 43: Wat Chong Kham 46: What Phra Non
Transport 8: Bus Station 9: Airport	Vital Information 15: Bangkok Bank 16: Kasikorn Bank 17: Bank of Ayudhya 20: Tourist Police 22: Hospital 25: Tourist Information Kiosk 29: Thai Military Bank 31: Post Office	Other 23: 7-eleven 26: Adventure Rafting

Travelfish on Mae Hong Son

Remote Mae Hong Son town, provincial capital of the remote eponymous province, is just a few kilometres from the Burmese border in Thailand's far northwest. The town is barely larger than Pai, thanks to the tourism boom there, and Mae Hong Son certainly has far fewer foreign tourists. A few more government buildings may be around and more cars zip along the roads, but Mae Hong Son has an even more laid back feel to it than its busier neighbour down the road. (On the surprisingly accurate Travelfish 7-Eleven scale of importance, both are mere two outlet towns!)

Whether you go for bustle or laid back, Mae Hong Son is definitely a more attractive town than Pai. The valley is much narrower, with barely enough room for the town and its airport as steep forested hills crowd in from every direction. The lake is an attractive feature in the centre of town and makes for a good evening stroll or picnic spot while several attractive Shan-style temples dot the town and overlooking hills. Plenty of old teak buildings still stand and unusually for a Thai provincial capital, there's a total lack of high rise. An incongruous four-lane ring road now mars the suburbs somewhat, but it's apparently part of a future scheme to connect Chiang Mai and Pai directly with Delhi or Tel Aviv or somewhere or another. ... read more about Mae Hong Son on Travelfish