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An ethnic Lahu woman enjoys a cigarette while sitting at her home in a remote village near Pang Ma Pha, Northern Thailand.
Pang Ma Pha, also known as Sappong, is located 6 hours west of Chiang Mai and can be reached by bus. Residents enjoy a relaxed way of life and the small outpost serves as the gateway to many small villages inhabited by various ethnic groups of hilltribe people including Lahus and Ankas.
Since there are no "guided tours" to these villages and few of the residents speak Thai but rather their native ethnic languages, travelers should brush up on non-verbal communication skills before setting out on one of the many trails leading to remote areas. The hilltribe people inhabiting this locale earn their sustenance as slash and burn farmers so the air is filled with smoke during the dry season.
If you want to get away from other travelers in over-run Chiang Mai, Pai and Mae Hong Son, a visit to Sappong, also home to the magnificent Tham Lod cave, is highly recommended.
Are you promoting a destination in SE Asia? Email me and maybe we can work something out.
An ethnic Lahu woman enjoys a cigarette while sitting at her home in a remote village near Pang Ma Pha, Northern Thailand.
Pang Ma Pha, also known as Sappong, is located 6 hours west of Chiang Mai and can be reached by bus. Residents enjoy a relaxed way of life and the small outpost serves as the gateway to many small villages inhabited by various ethnic groups of hilltribe people including Lahus and Ankas.
Since there are no "guided tours" to these villages and few of the residents speak Thai but rather their native ethnic languages, travelers should brush up on non-verbal communication skills before setting out on one of the many trails leading to remote areas. The hilltribe people inhabiting this locale earn their sustenance as slash and burn farmers so the air is filled with smoke during the dry season.
If you want to get away from other travelers in over-run Chiang Mai, Pai and Mae Hong Son, a visit to Sappong, also home to the magnificent Tham Lod cave, is highly recommended.
Are you promoting a destination in SE Asia? Email me and maybe we can work something out.
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