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Curated lists of the best hotels, restaurants, temples, beaches, and nightlife across Thailand.
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9 Hidden Gems in Pai Worth the Detour
For a hike, Mae Yen Waterfall and its forty river crossings. For a view, Doi Kiew Lom at dawn or the cliff-edge noodle house at Ban Jabo. For a soak, the free Mueang Paeng hot spring, and for a quiet temple, Wat Nam Hu. Nine places just past Pai Canyon and the walking street, each with the one thing to get right.
The 10 Best Activities & Tours in Pai, Ranked
Viewpoints do the heavy lifting here, with two hilltop lookouts up top and a run of Mae Hong Son Loop stops like the hot springs and the strawberry farm filling out the middle. Papa's Pedals is the one I'd single out, a bike rental shop.
The 10 Best Hotels in Pai, Ranked
Pai's list leans heavily on small boutique resorts and bamboo bungalow places, with a riverside hostel and a couple of bigger pool hotels breaking things up. Pai Village Boutique Resort takes the top spot, though B2 Pai Premier is the busiest.
The 10 Best Nightlife Spots in Pai, Ranked
Most of this lot sits on or just off the walking street, and it's a scruffy mix of draft beer bars, live music rooms and fire show spots rather than anything polished. JIKKO takes the top spot for its taps and pizza, though Pai Siam is the busiest. Cheap is the norm, with several barely nudging past a single baht sign.
The 10 Best Restaurants in Pai, Ranked
This lot is dominated by cheap Thai kitchens and daytime cafés clustered around Pai's main road and Rangsiyanon, with a hillside sunset spot and a Mexican place breaking the pattern. Centrico takes the top slot.
The 10 Best Spas & Wellness Spots in Pai, Ranked
This is mostly straightforward Thai massage shops in and around town, with a few outliers like a mountain meditation retreat, a valley yoga and sound healing spot and a riverside hot springs resort. On Massage is the one I'd point at first, since an hour of Thai massage runs 250 baht and the therapists pay attention.
The 10 Best Temples & Cultural Sites in Pai, Ranked
Calling this list "temples" is a stretch, since half of it is canyons, caves, waterfalls and a bamboo bridge, with only three actual wats in the mix. Wat Pa Tam Wua is the one I'd single out, a quiet forest temple built around caves that far fewer people bother reviewing, which tells you plenty. Most sit within a short ride of Pai town and cost nothing beyond gas.
The 5 Best Markets in Pai, Ranked
Pai's night walking streets take the top spots here, and nearly everything sits in the town center. If you only make one stop, make it Pai Walking Street.