This month’s Hot Getaway takes us to Tha Song Yang in the province of Tak, quite a road trip at 15 hours from Hua Hin but it’s rustic beauty is stunning and worth the long drive. In Tha Song Yang you will find the Mae Moei National Park. The park is named after the Moei River which is the border between Thailand and Myanmar stretching almost 50 Kilometers. The park itself is about 185 square kilometers in size.
Most of the park is mountainous, ranging from 680 meters to 1,250 meters above sea level. November thru March is the best time to visit as the temperatures are cool and the “sea of fog” is plentiful. May thru October is its rainy season and not an ideal time to visit.
When at Moei National Park there are several waterfalls worth viewing, those include the Chao Doi, Mae Ramaeng and Mae Salid Noi waterfalls. There is an excellent cave to explore called the Mae U-su which has the Mae U-su river running through it with wonderful stalactites and stalagmites.
Due to its rarity in Thailand, one of the most popular things to do when at the park is to visit one of the numerous “Sea of Fog” viewpoints. Often a fog layer will descend below the mountain tops so when looking from the high viewpoints in the park it appears as if the fog is a sea.
A large number of Karen have settled in the area after leaving Myanmar. You will see them selling their produce and wares along the main roads. They regularly hold festivals which delight the Thai’s even though they don’t understand what’s being said.