This riverside settlement on the Moei
River, facing Myanmar (Burma) on the opposite bank, and some 86
kilometers from Tak city, is well known for its shopping
opportunities, especially for Burmese goods such as cloth lengths,
gemstones and decorative items.
Popular cruises originate from the Bhumibol Dam to Chiang Mai's Doi
Tao Self - Help Settlement edging the dam reservoir, a total
distance of 140 kilometers. Full details may be obtained from the
Educational Tour Center, Tel : ( Bangkok ) 221-5183, or the
Thongnatee Company Limited, Tel : 457-3428, 467-2557.
Located on the Tak-Mae Sot Highway
(Route 105), 17 kilometres from Tak city, and accessed by a
3-kilometre road, the park contains the scenic Lang Sang and Pha
Phung waterfalls. Accommodation is available. Contact the National
Park Division of the Royal Forestry Department in Bangkok, Tel:
579-0529 or 579-4842 for further details.
Originally named Krabak Yai National
Park, after the name of Thailand’s biggest tree, this 37,250-acre
national park is located 2 kilometres off the Tak-Mae Sot Highway,
some 26 kilometres from Tak city. The mountainous area has several
scenic viewpoints, evergreen forest, waterfalls and streams.
Accommodation, primarily in the form of bungalows and camp sites, is
available. Contact the National Park Division of the Royal Forestry
Department in Bangkok, Tel: 579-0529 or 579-4842 for further
details.
Located on the road to Lan Sang
Waterfall, the area is one is which Lahu, Lissu and Meo hilltribes
reside. Hilltribes products are for sale at Km 29 on the Tak-Mae Sot
High-way.
This cave, boasting notably beautiful
stalactites and stalagmites, is located on the scenic Mae Sot-Mae
Sariang High-way (Route 1085), at Km. 95-96. It is necessary to ford
the Mae Usa stream in front of the cave to gain acccess. This may
not be possible during the annual Rains Season (July through
October).
Doi Mae Ramoeng is some 130
kilometres north of Mae Sot on the Mae Sot-Mae Sariang Highway.
Mountain scenery is particularly spectacular in the morning when
mist swirls through the peaks. The area is rich in wildlife,
particularly deer species and numerous types of birds.