Ban Mae Klang Luang

1. What to do in Ban Mae Klang Luang?

• Trekking & bird watching

You can reach the village by driving a car, but a lot of tourists choose to trek to this village. Trekking in Ban Mae Klang Luang is a really interesting activity. You can start at Km.30 on the road, walking some ways down to Pha Dok Seaw Waterfalls. The waterfall has ten different cascades and the 7th is the most beautiful. Besides, you will be able to see orange, flower, and coffee plantations on the trekking route. You may see some birds sometimes, so bring a spyglass or a pair of binoculars to watch them from a long distance. It is highly recommended to hire a local tour guide from the village to make sure you can visit most of the beautiful places here and avoid being lost.

Trekking in Ban Mae Klang Luang

Pha Dok Seaw Waterfalls

• Staying at Ban Mae Klang Luang

A lot of tourists coming here choose to stay in cottages or camping out. The cottage costs about 2000 baht per night while the camping is only 30 baht per night per person. There are several residence houses offering camping spaces that you can try such as Mae Klang Luang View, Inthanon, Kiri Maya. Some people choose to stay at a homestay which is not only much cheaper but also giving them a chance to learn more about the hill tribe lifestyle and culture. Staying at the homestay, tourists see local performances such as sword-dancing, and recitals of Karen lyre and ocarina music.

Beautiful accommodation in Ban Mae Klang Luang

• Working like local people in Ban Mae Klang Luang

Local people in Ban Mae Klang Luang is an impressive group of indigenous people who are not only warm and friendly but also a very industrious and self-sustaining lot. They engage in padi planting, fish breeding, vegetable growing, poultry, and other animal breeding for their personal and communal needs. To make money, they engage in knitting various types of traditional wear. They also plant coffee, then sell it for outlets in the cities. When in the village, do not miss your chance to try some kind of work with super friendly local people here. Trying your hand in the terraced paddy fields and catching freshwater prawns from the rice fields are among the best experiences tourist have during their trip to this village

Local people in Ban Mae Klang Luang

• Best time at Ban Mae Klang Luang

From September to October which is the rainy season in Ban Mae Klang Luang, visitors can enjoy the most beautiful scenery of the rice terraces. The whole Ban Mae Klang Luang is magnificently covered by a thin layer of fog and verdant rice terraces in descending order.

From October to November is also a great time to travel to Ban Mae Klang Luang, it is the time when the entire area is brightened by golden ears of rice.

2. How to get to Ban Mae Klang Luang

From Chiang Mai center, take a bus from Chiang Mai Bus Station to Chom Thong. The first bus leaves around 6 am and buses run regularly throughout the day. The bus will stop at the market just next to Wat Phra That Si Chom Thong Temple. From there, you can take a taxi to Mae Ban Klang Luang.