Ban Rak Thai

Nice place to visit. Low season and no people which is good for me, quiet and not crowded, not even single foreigners in here 😎 Remember this village doesn't have 7-Eleven so if you need something from 7, buy before you arrive here. Very remote and hours from the towns. Scenery is awesome and I bet you will love this place.

Wonderful small lake town simulating a China scenery background, consisting of mostly immigrants from Yunnan, China. People here can still speak some Mandarin. Of course, they can speak Thai. Food here have Halal food, Thai and Yunnan cuisines. Looks of places to take pictures. A lot of locals and Malaysians frequent here. Can stay for a day or 2.

This place is extremely beautiful, and it's like a place far away from the modern life. (It doesn't make you feel like you are in Thailand, but China). It's like a retreat away from the world. If you need a break, definitely recommend to visit once. Is a quite village. As mentioned the village is small and quiet. Nothing much to look around (3D2N is more than enough). But during winter time (November to January), please bring a thick jacket with you as is very cold and the degree will be around 5-13 degrees Celsius. The restaurants food are nice. Some villagers able to speak Mandarin. However please do not buy their street food or the packaging snack as most of their snacks are imported from China and it taste bad and its expensive. Bring your own snacks. *There will NOT be any convenient shop like 7-11or Lawson in or around the village. Bring your own if you need it, or you can get it while you otw to the village. It is very difficult and far to travel to this village. As the whole Mae Hong Son is known for its 1,864 curves. If you are the type of person who gets car sick, please prepare a few plastic bag with you just in case.

The best thing about Ban Rak Thai was the ride up, windy roads, good fun. The town itself is pretty enough built on the little lake but not really sure what it is! There’s no real cafes as such, just a few restaurants and lots of people selling wine! Not sure what you would do if you stayed here buts it’s a nice little detour if you don’t have a massive number of kms to do on the loop, it’s about half way between Mae Hong Son and Pang Ma Pha.

Yes, I dig it. It's nothing special in the sense of it just being a more taiwanese styled border town with a lake up high in the mountains. At the same time that makes it a very special place. I loved it, an associate found it incredibly boring. If you're here to chill and sightsee a night or two here will feel 5 star. If you want to party skip this place and stay the additional night or two in Pai.

Really good taste of a Chinese village although in Thailand but very touristy and crowded in the high season. The food was delicious around the “reservoir” (beautiful water was man made) which is the reason this is 4 stars. You can drive up to the Myanmar border just 1 minute away too which was pretty cool! It’s also a good 40 minutes of the main highway and lots of sharp turns so if you don’t enjoy them don’t go. If you have time and like to drive this is a cool place to visit especially if you haven’t been to China before!

Nice, created with brilliant idea from local, and give a nice vibe and ambiance. But very touristic and crowded in high season. Do not expect quietness. Very pleasant weather November - December. Happy however to contribute to local economy by going there.

The place for relax . But come here not easy , advise stay more than one day to enjoy .