Resorts

The entrance to the Mae Sa Valley is only 13 km north of Chiang Mai City and forms part of an 80 km loop road encircling the national park of Doi Suthep and Doi Pui. This pristine area of waterfalls, rushing streams and largely undamaged northern forest is one of Chiang Mai's best kept secrets, at least as far as international tourists are concerned. Recent development of the area has been carried out with considerable taste and commendable regard for the natural environment.

Several picturesque resorts, with accommodation and dining facilities, offer bucolic rural living. These include the Mae Sa Valley Resort, the Erawan Resort, the Lanna Resort, the Krisadadoi Resort and the Suan Bua Resort. Some resorts occupy hillsides, others secluded valleys - but all are tranquil and often elegant. The air here is clear and fresh and city stresses seem a world away.

Other attractions, apart from the natural beauty, include several villages of different hilltribe people, camps where elephants can be seen at work and ridden, orchid, snake and butterfly farms and spectacular waterfalls of which the most popular is the Mae Sa Waterfall. Everywhere is the abundant rush of nature - birds of amazing colors, even brighter butterflies and according to the season, wild flowers and beautiful trees, ablaze with blossoms of red, gold and purple.

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