Doi Inthanon and the Kew Mae Pan Trail
Thailand's rooftop, its twin pagodas and a ridge walk.
ThailandFull dayModerate
Best time
Nov – Mar
Currency
THB
Climate
Tropical
Flight
11h
Language
Thai
Doi Inthanon rises to 2,565 metres and is the highest point in Thailand. The summit itself is a wooded hump with no view, but everything around it earns the trip: a national park of more than four hundred square kilometres, a climate that drops below ten degrees at dawn, and high-altitude vegetation found nowhere else in the country.
The day turns on three moments. First the twin pagodas, Naphamethinidon and Naphaphonphumisiri, raised by the air force for the sixtieth birthdays of the king and queen, set on a ridge and surrounded by terraced gardens. Then the Kew Mae Pan trail: a two-hour loop through moss and rhododendron forest that opens onto a cliff above the whole valley. The descent finishes at a Karen village and its terraced rice fields.
The start is early and the day long, returning around 6.30pm. Bring a fleece for the morning, walking shoes and a windproof layer: the summit is often in cloud, even when it is thirty degrees in Chiang Mai.
Highlights
The country's highest point, at 2,565 metres
The two royal pagodas and their gardens
Two hours on the Kew Mae Pan trail
A Karen village and terraced rice fields
What's included
Return transfer from your hotel
Guide and insurance
Lunch and snacks
Itinerary
- 1
Hotel pick-up
Departure at 7am, about two hours south-west.
- 2
The twin pagodas
Naphamethinidon and Naphaphonphumisiri, built for the king and queen.
- 3
Kew Mae Pan trail
Two hours along the ridge, through moss forest, overlooking the valley.
- 4
Lunch
A meal inside the national park.
- 5
Karen village
Meeting the Karen community and its terraced rice fields.
- 6
Return
Back in Chiang Mai around 6.30pm.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before departure.
Local partner
Globeasy local partner
Runs the excursion on the ground
