Mae Sot - Page 2

Accommodation

Mae Sot has a reasonable selection of hotels and guest houses, both air-conditioned and fan cooled. There are also a couple of bungalow resorts located a few kilometres outside of the town.

Food and Drink

Thai and Chinese restaurants can be found along the main street. Most of the hotels have either coffee shops or restaurants serving Thai food. The market is a good place for tasty snacks and cheap meals.

Shopping

There is a reasonable selection of souvenirs and handicrafts in shops around the town, several of them also have Burmese goods for sale. The market has quite a selection of goods including clothing.

Mae Sot also has a couple of shops selling gemstones, but take care unless you know how to determine their value.

Sight Seeing`

Trekking is a popular activity and can be arranged at several places around town. Lang San National Park on the road to Tak is a pleasant day trip. There is also a hillcraft centre not far from the park.

The area around Mae Sot is quite scenic, songthaews can be chartered for sight seeing trips.

Getting to & Around Mae Sot