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Thrilling 1864 Curves: Mae Hong Son Loop - Amazing Thailand

Visit the Wat Phra That Doi Kong Mu hilltop temple, then Pai Canyon’s narrow ridges – five nights of riding the famous Mae Hong Son Loop.

From£1,078pp

Duration5 days

StyleGuided

Best suited toExperienced riders

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An independent Stradora pick. Details from the operator's published information, last checked 28 Oct 2026. Stradora DiscoveryChosen independently by our editors because we think it's worth the drive. We're not partnered with this operator: dates, prices and booking are handled by them, and we last checked their published details on 28 Oct 2026.

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5 nights through Thailand

Five nights from Chiang Mai, guided, round the Mae Hong Son loop and its 1,864 curves, with a complimentary extra hotel night.

The loop is the best known motorcycle road in Asia: 1,864 bends by the official count along a three-hundred-kilometre stretch of the southern Himalayan foothills, and the reason most riders come to northern Thailand.

Pai comes first by way of Mae Taeng, a riverside town with a night market and a long-standing travellers’ population. Mae Hong Son follows, with the hilltop temple of Wat Phra That Doi Kong Mu looking down over the valley, then Mae Sariang on the border road, with Pai Canyon and its narrow ridges along the way. The final day climbs Doi Inthanon, the highest mountain in Thailand at just over 2,500 metres, with a sealed road to the summit, before the run back into Chiang Mai and a farewell dinner.

The motorcycle, the fuel, the hotels on a twin-sharing basis at three and four-star standard, breakfast, lunch and dinner with soft drinks, all the riding gear, third-party liability insurance, a licensed guide, a chase vehicle carrying a spare motorcycle, the national park and site entrance fees and airport transfers for groups of four or more are all included; motorcycle health and CDW insurance, the security deposit, alcohol, flights, visas and suggested tips are not. The price shown is for one rider. The cool dry season from November to February is the window, since the burning season in March and April fills the valleys with smoke. The extra night at the start is a sensible touch for anyone arriving off a long flight, and at under eight hundred kilometres over four riding days this is the gentlest way to do the loop properly.

Style

Guided

Duration

Short break (4-6 nights)

Region

Asia

Vehicle provision

Vehicle provided

Departures

May - September, December

Starts/ends

Chiang Mai, Thailand

Support

Support vehicle, Guide

Accommodation

Hotels

Suitable cars

Experienced riders

Vehicle

Motorcycle

Price basis

One rider (1 rider)

Run by

Independent specialist operator

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Pai Canyon at sunset, Mae Hong Son province

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Aerial view of forested mountains in Mae Hong Son province

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Wat Chong Klang and Wat Chong Kham reflected in the lake, Mae Hong Son

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