Riding Day 1. Chiang Mai – Doi Inthanon – Mae Sariang (170 miles)

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Today, we kicked-off our ten day motorcycle tour around northern Thailand. I am part of a twelve person group that includes our Thai tour guide Noah, two couples from Australia, three individual riders from the United Kingdom, a couple from China, and an individual rider from Germany. As the day progressed and everyone got to know each other, it was interesting hearing the different stories of adventure, places everyone has traveled, and where they are going next. One of the ladies from Australia was teaching nursing in the neighboring country of Laos. After finishing her teachings, she and her husband decided to take a couple weeks and tour Thailand by motorcycle before heading back down under. One of the individuals from the U.K. is on a six week journey traveling through the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Hong Kong. Most everyone on this tour has visited Cambodia and Vietnam and are more than eager to give me advise about my upcoming travel to these two countries. So I currently find myself surrounded by like-minded people who love to travel, ride motorcycle, seek-out adventure and live life to the fullest. It’s going to be a great next 10 days.



Our ride today started at 8:30am where we traveled from our hotel in Chiang Mai to the small town of Mae Sariang. We rode the highway heading south of Chiang Mai to Doi Inthanon National Park, reaching the highest peak in Thailand, 8,415 ft above sea level. We then rode along the winding mountain road through pine forest scenery where we stopped alongside the road for a cool pineapple smoothie. We continued on, until reaching Vachiratharn waterfalls, one of Thailand’s most popular waterfalls. We also made stops at Thailand's Royal pagodas and botanical gardens. The weather today was sunny and warm and the roads had very little traffic; a perfect day of riding.

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Photos

Group Photo
Riders from Thailand, USA, Australia, China, United Kingdom, and Germany.

Doi Inthanon National Park
The highest peak in Thailand, 2.565 meter above sea level

Rice field at Mae Chaem
View from our balcony in the small town of Mae Chaem where we stopped for lunch at a local restaurant

Rice field at Mae Chaem
View from our balcony in the small town of Mae Chaem where we stopped for lunch at a local restaurant

Rice Terraces
Rice terraces along the route to Mae Sariang

Cool Traffic Sign
Cool Traffic Sign along the route to Mae Sariang

Comments

[Maria]

day 1
Glad you are enjoying yourself and meeting people with same interest. I love the waterfalls and the botanical garden. Keep taking pictures. ?❤?

[Maria]

day 1
Glad you are enjoying yourself and meeting people with same interest. I love the waterfalls and the botanical garden. Keep taking pictures. ?❤?