Chiang Rai - Mae Sai Two Days in Thailand on a Harley Davidson

We start this ride by heading North through Green Valleys toward Chiang Rai, stopping at the Charin restaurant (Superb Cake Selection) before the white temple.

We ride up out of the Ping River valley through mountain forests. The ride to the first destination, "Wat Ruang Khun" is a ride through some of Thailand's most beautiful countryside.

In Chiang Saen we'll meet up with the Mekong River and head north to the "Golden Triangle." The Golden Triangle represents a geographic area of Burma, Laos and Northern Thailand where opium poppies were grown and the product traded.

"The Golden Triangle" is the point where Laos, Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand converge. The River Ruak joins the Mekong here, you can see all three countries. Boat trips into Laos for a short shopping and sight-seeing trip are available without visas required.

A short ride into Mae Sai completes the day's ride. Mae Sai is an active border town with shopping on both sides. We should get in early enough to afford a few hours on the Myanmar side of the border. There are hundreds of shops selling everthing from clothing & gems to dried fruit and whiskeys. We will spend the night in Mae Sai.

The next day's ride has a couple of options depending on the riders. After breakfast, you can spend the morning exploring the shops and local attractions or we can get on the road. We'll be heading to Tha Ton back in Chiang Mai province.
 
If we get an early start we'll take the longer, winding road up through Doi Tung National Park riding through pine forests. Good coffee is grown and roasted at nearby farms.
 
The other route is more direct. Eventually we end up at the Paduang "Long-Neck" tribe village.
 

We'll get back on our motorcycles and travel south to Chiang Dao, for a late lunch at Chiang Dao Nest. Gourmet western food is on the menu, at reasonable prices. They have a few Thai dishes as well. After a leisurely lunch we'll head into Chiang Mai city.

• 8:00 - 8:30 AM Briefing
• 8:30 AM Depart Chiang Mai
• Ride north to Wat Ruang Khun (the “White Temple”)
• Relax, wander the grounds
• Head out to Chiang Saen and the “golden triangle"
• You can take a short boat ride into Laos sightseeing or shopping
• Take the back roads into Mae Sai,on the Myanmar (Burma) border
• Spend the night in Mae Sai.

• 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM breakfast at the hotel
• Departure for Tha Ton is flexible depending on the group
• If we get an early start we'll travel through Doi Tung National Park on our way to Tha Ton (great Arabica Coffee grown there)
• Karen Long-neck village in Tha Ton
• Ride South to Chiang Dao for a late lunch at the Chiang Dao Nest gourmet restaurant
• Ride into Chiang Mai

We'll ride our Harley Davidsons down quiet, well maintained back roads to this driveway to Chiang Dao Nest for a late lunch.