Hill tribe craft school how to get to us
We are located 130km north of Chiang Mai, Thailand's northern capital city. We are just off route 1095 which is one amazingly curvy road. We are located about one hour north of the popular tourist town of Pai.
and 10 minutes motor bike ride from Soppong (also called Pangmapah) to our village, called Nong Tong.
Route 1095 is known as the Mae Hong Son Loop. A twisting roller coaster of a road navigating itself over a myriad of mountains made up from the Foothills of the Himalayas. The route has more hairpin bends and switchbacks you could possibly imagine, in fact there are more than 1800 sever hairpin bends in just 200 kilometres over some of the most spectacular scenery in the Asia.
This is Hill Tribe Territory your first and memorable introduction to the Lisu!
We have listed below many of the ways to get to us. Many of our customers have followed our guidelines to make the journey to us a fulfilling experience.
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From Bangkok: You can fly direct to Maehongson from Bangkok and then take a bus to Soppong (about two hours). OR fly, bus or train to Chiang Mai and proceed from Chiang Mai as follows:
From Chiang Mai:
1) If you stay in a guest house in Chiang Mai the easiest and cheapest way to travel to our village is to have your guest house manager arrange for a minivan (160-70 baht) to pick you up at the guest house and bring you to a town called Pai. From Pai take the public bus to Soppong (Pangmapah), 40 baht.
Alternatively, go to the Arcade bus station in Chiang Mai and take the public bus, 175 baht or a minivan 250 baht to Soppong. Or take a minivan to Pai, 150 baht and from Pai take the public bus to Soppong, 45 baht. The minivan is much more comfortable then the big public bus and faster. Buses leave the Arcade bus station starting at 7:30 am and about every hour after that. Phone 053304748 for the latest information and to book a mini bus seat one day ahead.
We will pick you up in Soppong and bring you to the village. Telephone us from the bus stop in Soppong, 089-998-4886. The trip from Chiang Mai to Soppong takes 3-4 hours depending on which travel option you choose.
2) Fly to Pai via SGA airlines, about Baht 1500 one way and proceed to Soppong by bus (40 baht, one hour) or taxi (1000 Baht, negotiable).
3) Drive: you can rent a car or motor bike in Chiang Mai or Pai and drive to Soppong if you choose. Ask your rental agent for directions to Soppong.
From Pai:
Proceed to Soppong by ordinary bus (45 baht, one hour) or taxi (1000 Baht, negotiable).
From Soppong: Telephone us, 089-998-4886, or 085-721-1575 from the phone both in Soppong. We will meet you in Soppong and bring you to the village, a ten minute motor bike ride. Your approximate time of arrival will be prearranged upon booking a visit with us.
If you are coming on a motorbike click on the link below for a google map of Soppong. The "C" marker is at the Soppong River Inn, the road to our village is directly across from the Inn. Just turn up the hill and follow our signs to the homestay. There are no motor bike rentals in Soppong.
For more information please contact us at homestay@lisuhilltribe.com or call us at 089-998-4886 or 085-721-1575 in Thailand.
Motorbike
If you have the skills needed to ride a motorcycle this is probably the best option riding one of the worlds top 10 motorcycle routes. You can hire a Motorcycle from Chiang Mai or Pai from one of the many hire shops.