MAE HONG SON LOOP
“The most famous loop in the north”
The short answer
The Mae Hong Son Loop with NBT is a four-day guided motorcycle tour from Chiang Mai — 713 km over Doi Inthanon, Ban Rak Thai and Pai, from $999 per rider, with bike, fuel, hotels, meals and guide included. No security deposit.
1,864 curves on Route 108 alone — the number every rider quotes, and they come from the other side of the world to ride it. Then there are the 762 on the Pai road. Four days and 713 km the way we run it — over the summit of Doi Inthanon at 2,565 m, past Wachirathan Waterfall on the climb, up to Ban Rak Thai, a Yunnanese village pressed against the Myanmar border, through the gold Shan temples of Mae Hong Son, and home the long way through Pai.
Made it to the top
Twin Royal Pagodas — Doi Inthanon
Pang Ung
Pai after dark
Mae Ya Waterfall
Ban Rak Thai
Doi Kiew Lom viewpoint — 1,615 m
Big Buddha Temple — Pai
The old bridge
HIGHLIGHTS
UPCOMING DATES
THE ROUTE
RIDING DISTANCES
approx riding time · excludes stops
- NBT → 1 Doi Inthanon101 km~2h 45m
- 1 Doi Inthanon → 2 Mae Sariang155 km~3h 45m
- 2 Mae Sariang → 3 Mae Hong Son163 km~3h 30m
- 3 Mae Hong Son → 4 Ban Rak Thai44 km~1h 30m
- 4 Ban Rak Thai → 5 Pai118 km~3h 15m
- 5 Pai → NBT132 km~3h 15m
- Day 1Chiang Mai → Doi Inthanon
Roll southwest on Route 108 toward Doi Inthanon National Park. Visit the King and Queen Pagodas and Wachirathan Waterfall, with cool summit air at 2,565 m. Overnight near the park.
- Day 2Doi Inthanon → Mae Hong Son
Continue northwest on Route 108, with a stop in Ban Rak Thai — a Yunnanese-Chinese village near the Myanmar border. Arrive in Mae Hong Son for the Shan-style temples of Wat Phra That Doi Kong Mu. Overnight in Mae Hong Son.
- Day 3Mae Hong Son → Pai
Run east on Route 1095 toward Pai, through the limestone country around Soppong, with a stop at the WWII Memorial Bridge on the way in. Afternoon and evening free for Pai's walking street, the canyon, and the hot springs. Overnight in Pai.
- Day 4Pai → Chiang Mai
Visit Mae Ya Waterfall, then descend southeast along the Pai Highway through forested viewpoints and rolling vistas back to Chiang Mai. Tour ends at our base by late afternoon.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
WHAT'S NOT INCLUDED
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Tap a month. We'll tell you what the road is like then — no form, no sign-up.
GOOD TO KNOW
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Read before you ride
Route Guide · 15 min read
Chiang Mai to Pai by motorbike — the Route 1095 guide
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The Mae Hong Son Loop — a rider's route guide
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Rider's Paradise
From $1600USD →“My bike was top tier. On arrival I had brand new tires and a freshly gone over machine… There were 3 others plus a mechanic. Having the mechanic come along puts the mind at rest. He is awake every morning before everyone else ensuring your bike is good to go… We did 10 days riding in Laos and it was the trip of a lifetime.”
“Wow what a team!… Such a professional team providing bikes, we had a NX 500, food and accommodation organised for us. My friend and I did the Mae Hong Song loop and it was amazing with a legend as a guide. A big thank you goes to Ling as she was helpful and very knowledgeable.”
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