Welcome to Panorama Hotel. Air conditioning room with satellite-TV (BBC), telephone, hot shower tub, refrigerator and other standard facilities. Panorama House offers fan room with private bath room and hot shower. Hostelling International Panorama is a guesthouse with 16 fan rooms. Private bath room with hot shower and local TV channels. Bird's eye view of Panorama Hotel from Gongmoo Hill close to the hotel. Hospitality from local staff. Always at your disposal. Nice view from the room. Local oxcard, traditional way of communication

Places to visit in town. Car rent of half day tour to visit temples and tourist spots in town is 500 Baht. From the hotel you can walk to see the night market. No need to look for taxi. Gongmoo Hill is attached to town. Bus or car can drive up there as well as by foot about 15 minutes walk. This scene can be viewed from Panorama Hotel just 1 km away. This picture was taken from the roof of the hotel. Two pagodas and the temple. The two pagodas can be viewed from the town beautifully at sunset. At the top of the hill the whole town can be seen. Pagoda a beauty scene. The two pagodas at the top of the hill. Monument of Singhanatracha, the first governor of Mae Hong Son. The loop road from Chiangmai to Mae Hong Son. The dress of Tai Yai or Shan people, the major ethnic group in the low land. The traditional celebration at the temple. Hill tribes are half of the population of Mae Hong Son. Wild life zoo at Pangtong Palace. Gongmoo is the sacred place in town. Not only Riverquare Brigge but Pai Bridge in Mae Hong Son also has its own story of the Japanese troop building their way to Burma during World War 2. There is a Japanese War Museum in Khunyuam displaying remains of the soldier ambulances, guns, cars etc. Last but not least is that there is no bad impression of Japanese soldiers here. It is more on the friendships and the native people helped the Japanese soldiers during their retreat from losing war in Burma. Palalakaeng in Huawiang Temple

panhostel@yahoo.com and cc to panorama@panhostel.com. Dance performed by Hilltribe School gils. Panorama Hotel, 51 Khunlumprapas Road, Muang, Mae Hong Son 58000. Tel (66) 53611757 Fax (66) 53611790 Mobile: 0813098894. Visit longneck karen village by boat at Huaypookang village then proceed to Nampiangdin village. You can go by car at Huaysuatao or Naisoi village. Tour to visit places are available upon request. Maesurin Waterfall in Khunyuam 100 meters high is the new attractive place to visit. Also shor trekking and home stay could be arranged. We can arrange trips for you to visit those places at cheap price, Starting from 2000-2500 Baht per day (lump sum) for the group of 1-8 persons. So arrange your own travel group and destination. We are flexible to comply with your schedule.

Travel up the Hills to Pangtong Palace Mae-Aw. Asphalted road up to the hill over 1,000 meters above sea level. From Phasue Waterfall to Pangtong palace, Pang-oong National Park and Mae Aw villalge. Car rent to visit those places are Baht 2000. Beautiful garden at Pangtong 2 (Pang Oong) National Park. Close to this site is the original Shan village, an attractive place to see. Good landscape and the garden is beautiful in winter. Mae Aw village, the Guamintang Chinese residence. Mae Aw is famous for tea. You can try it free of charge. Buffalo is rare in town but still used in the village. Fishes in the fish cave. Fish cave is a natural park and it is a place for children and weekend for the family to spend their time just 15 km from town

Mae-Aw, Chinese Yunan village famous for tea plantation. Mae-Aw is the Kuamintang Yunnan Chinese village. The Yunnan food especially porklegs and chinese bread is famous there. The restaurant and the lake. Tea is grown there and you can taste it for free. Pickles and fermented fruits are sold there

Mae Hong Son is the land of caves. Over hundred caves were found especially in Pangmapa District. Lod Cave is open for general public. Inside, apart from various forms of beautiful stalagmites and stalagtites, there is an ancient painting of deer and remains of ancient coffins?, made of teak wood dated back over 2,000 years. If you want to see the intact coffin see them at Peeman Cave about 4 km from Pangmapa but you have to climb up the reef about 30 neters high. It is also famous for trekking and rafting along the Pai River. From heavy rain this year, all waterfalls in Maehongson is attractive. The best one is Maesurin Waterfall in Khunyuam district ahout 80 km from Maehongson city. The height of the fall is 100 meters high, you have to watch it from the opposite hill. Trekking down to the bottom part take around 1 hour, just small track, not for elderlies. Another beautiful one is Phasue Waterfall about 30 km from town with good road to this beautiful waterfall of 8 tiers. Along this route you can visit many hilltribe villages. Another new tourist spot is the Huai Pooling Waterfall at Huaytongor village about 60 km from town. The fall is about 80 meters high and very beautiful at the view point 100 meters distance. Climbing to the bottom of the fall takes 30-40 minutes. This new site is for adventure tour and trekking only. You have to go there either by motorcycle or 4 wheel-drive car. It is laterite road and underconstruction and would be difficult during rainy season. Home stay at Huaytongor village is available and the local guide to the waterfall is 100 baht. FOR DETAILS INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT panorama@panhostel.com. We also produce local fruit wines namely, Lychee wine, Plum wine and Eugenia Wine. We�offer special price for our cutomers�150�Baht�per�bottle.. We also networking with guesthouses,

Visit Hilltribe villages see the cultural heritage. Many hilltribes live in Mae Hong Son, the hmong, lisu, lahu, and various tribes of karenis. Short time visit to these places and vicinity would take around half day. Car rent is Baht 700. Hilltribe people weave their own colorful cloths. The longneck karen is the most famous one. They are one of the high class and proud of their own culture. Boat trip to longneck karen village and to Nampiangdin, the border village to Burma. Beuatiful ferns, birds and forest along the bank are attractive. Take the binocular with you. Some might think that they are primitive. What is better, happiness or struggle to death of the life in the bigcities? The longneck girls with their dolls. Welcome visitors with smiling face. Beautiful and humble

Autumn in Mae Hong Son, forest turn to red color in December to March. This is my good friend Hal. I took this picture on his birthday. I think he likes to be in pictures. Visiting wonderful exotic places in Thailand. The place that you can admire the beuty of nature. The airport and the hills surrounding Mae Hong Son town. Wat Klangtong, the temple near by the airport.