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Thailand
Outdoor Doi
Mae
Salong
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Thailand outdoor, golden
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Mae salong |
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Doi Mae
Salong,
on the Thai side of the infamous
"Golden Triangle", on the other side of the hills is the
Myanmar "Golden Triangle" is great Thai travel in northern
Thailand.
Originally a settlement of the Kuo Min Tang who fled
China after the 1949 revolution.
Now a pretty little China town with tea plantations and
hill tribes around like Akha -the old lady pictured below-
Mien, Lisu, Mmong and some more settlers from Chinas Yunnan
Province.
The village is around 1800
meters above sea level and a little Chinese enclave in
northern Thailand, there are some Buddha and Taoism temples
as it is everywhere where Chinese people are. Some good
Chinese restaurants have Yunnan food on the menu. Akha and
Lisu, some of the famous Thai hill tribes have their
villages in the steep hills. They can be seen at the city
every day such as the old Akha Lady on the picture.
A very attractive place with great panoramas, some good
hotels invite to stay. When you travel bring your hiking boots
or shoes, they sell them very cheap in Thailand and you
better be in good health condition since the trail and road
constantly moves up and down.
The reward you get on your tour are breathtaking panoramas, a great
breeze and very colorful people. They are Chinese, Shan,
Lahu, Lisu, Karen and Akha and most of them are naturally
people of Thailand, the so called hill tribes. In this
hidden north western area of Thailand you can explore
outdoor activities like trekking, hiking and camping at its
best. Some hotels are around and you could
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hire a
tour guide to go on a sightseeing tour. When taking a guide you
will see the things you alone probably miss. This is the home of some of the greatest Chinese
Tea on this planet, the tea is grown on the slopes of the
valleys in a excellent combination of earth, climate, water
and sun.
Tea plantation are covering the hills
and are very well maintained, just to get the right tea
leaves for the great cup of tea. Great outdoor are waiting
for you in Thailand northern hills use good trekking shoes
for your trips, don't start your sightseeing tour with the
notorious slippers like most tourist do on their walking tours.
Hiking and trekking tours
over attractive trails, no need for special or
expensive trekking gear on your adventure trekking outdoor
trip in this marvelous hilly nature in northern Thailand.
There are also some beautiful waterfalls around but not as
great as the
Erawan
Falls or the biggest waterfall in Thailand at
Umphang
the
Thee Lor Sue Water Fall.
For some of the
best waterfalls in Thailand have a
look here. |
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This is a very
pretty hilly area north west
of Chiang Rai city. In the
hills around farmers
and Chinese make a good
living. Some of the Chinese KMT nationalist army that
fled the homeland during
China's internal war settled
here, the others fled to
Taiwan.
Storefronts show Chinese and
Thai writings,
and most merchants speak
several languages including
Mandarin, Thai, Akha and
English. The village grew in
relative isolation for
several years until the
1980s, when a hard surface
road into the hills was
opened. Oolong tea, among
other, is grown on the
fringes of town, and
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Tea
Plantation in golden
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At Mae Salong
numerous vendors operate tea shops
serve the delicious tea. If you
drink tea make sure the brew the tea
from bottled water. You can find
some good
hotels in
nearby Chiang Rai here. A
ideal travel destination short
vacation.
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