Hotels in Mae Sot

Mae sot is a very vivid town, not crowded by tourists. There are a lot of things to see around Mae Sot. You do not need to book the 4 day trekking to enjoy this niece peace of nature. -If you have the time, go to khunpawor national park early in the morning. around 7am you are allowed to go to the waterfalls (we were too late.. because of the wild elephants...snakes we were not allowed in the park). There's even a camp site in superb condition. Direction Umphang you have -Pha Charoen National which has a nice waterfall, especially visited by thai people. -Pa Wai waterfall is 10 km further, hidden in the national park behind a local village. at the entrance of this park/waterfall you'll find a map with a little tour you can follow. Afterwards you should go further the road by car until you hit a dirt road.. grab on your walking shoes and hike this road for 10-15 minutes until you find yourself in the middle of farm field on top of a hill, superb views, especially late afternoons.

Nice city. Plenty of bargain shopping markets and areas. Great outdoor food. Lovely waterfalls near the city. Nice sights around the city. The road from Mae Sot to Tak through the mountains is quite hilly but a beautiful drive.

I loved the exposure to so many different groups within the Thai culture with each group influencing their own area from the temples, mosques and restaurants. Negotiating the streets is rather tricky in some parts with the absence of sidewalks. The amount of stray dogs was disheartening. I spent most of my time at the school I was visiting and found the staff and students the most delightful and amiable of people. The sightseeing trips around Mae Sot were amazing and this is a gem of a place to visit. The veil of the tourist is torn away and the authentic Thailand is revealed.

This is really not a tourist spot. Apparently the only reason an international airport being set up there is for its proximity to the casinos just over the Burmese border. Not much to do or see for other types of tourists, very much a suburban centre that has all you need but little more. The acoustic bar out front of the Hop Inn has decent western food and there is a cool Canadian outlet in the centre of town too. 100 baht gets you anywhere in a taxi

We travel by motorbike. We stay only for a few hours. Just for relaxing ourselves after 900km travel. We having our breakfast at Mustafa restaurant. Then continue our journey to the chalenging road called thousand corner.

I was there staying to see friends an hour or two away from Mae Sot. I used Mae Sot as a base. Not enough time to look around , however seemed a nice place and hope to stay longer to look around next time. Intend to see friends again in a year or two and will include extra time to look around at Mae Sot.