Saturday, 7 March 2026

Sufferfest Mae Hong Son (24 Nov to 11 Dec 2025) : Day 6 - Ban Jabo to Mae Hong Son


Noodle Soup House Ban Jabo at 8 am @ https://maps.app.goo.gl/f36KYNuTQYPZtvYM9

Sunrise at 6.12 am

The good thing of staying at Ban Jabo is you can catch the sunrise from the comfort of your room! Just pull the curtains open or open the sliding door for a better view....@ 6.16 am

6.17 am

You can also enjoy the sunrise at the balcony, wrapped in your blanket @ 6.23 am 

Amazing vistas

We checked out of our room at about 7.30 am

Streetview...the noodle shop is on the left whilst some of Jabo Campsite's chalets can be seen from the hillock on the right. Our twin chalet is on a higher vantage point and not visible in this photo.

Streetview...The tallest building in brown on the right is HomeStay JaKaiSae where Kelvin and Jasmine spent the night

Breakfast at Noodle Soup House Ban Jabo @ https://maps.app.goo.gl/bwXzs5M8MPt18fP57

You get to sit on the floor with your legs dangling down

Down below is a void deck with a netted hammock

Dry noodle with Thai Milk Tea

Leaving Ban Jabo and approaching the junction to Mae Hong Son

Route 1226

Junction between Route 1226 and 1095

We finally met up with this group of Thai tourers whom we have been shadowing for days! 

The few here rides e-bikes...

Noppak Kun arrives later as he was using leg power! When Claudine saw him, she immediately recognized him and vice versa! She went, "I know you!" and both of them chorused together, "We were in the same ... train!" 

A shot from the past @ August 2016

Interesting vistas at the spot where they had met Noppak Kun and his touring buddies

Perhaps it is a camping spot for rent as there was no visible cafe or stalls nearby @ https://maps.app.goo.gl/dJ1qeSXbBWKn5MCP6

At Ban Luk Khao Lam View Point @ https://maps.app.goo.gl/uJrPzvpESmUczz6E9

Not long after we arrived at the viewpoint, our Thai touring friends arrived as well. Street view of the road where we had come from

Leaving the viewpoint where we enjoyed reasonably priced persimmons

Taking a breather at 10.30 am

The route passes through forested areas thus most of the time we see trees, road and sky only!

Ban Rung Arun is another Chinese village in the mountains with beginnings similar to the Pai's Santichon village. Whilst everyone in this village speaks Chinese fluently, it differs from Santichon in the sense that it is not touristy

The road where we had come from. There's a R&R with toilets and a few stalls selling snacks 

The River Suya flows under the bridge and across the road. The small road leads to a monastery that offers free Buddhism classes and is popular with foreigners. The couple we met at Ban Jabo left on the same day as we did, hitch hiked and was dining in the same lunch stop as us! They were heading to the monastery, Wat Pa Tam Wua @ https://maps.app.goo.gl/gE2SdAKqEorm7Csr7

Paddy stalks drying in the sun

The road we will be heading to after lunch

Our lunch stop @ https://maps.app.goo.gl/pKDZi9NQqe96BHHs5

It is located next to the gateway to the Chinese village. 

Mindy who had grown fond of her THB5 biscuits was delighted to find them here. She bought everyone a piece and kept insisting they come with green bean fillings (tau sa) but we will soon found out before the trip ends that they were actually meat floss!

Our delicious lunch comes with roast pork

After our early lunch, we rode through some limestone hills. The landscape appear flat but there's actually a slide incline which goes on for a long distance.

A government run forest reserve and camping ground @ https://maps.app.goo.gl/m6nbGqZF6dtgpq9h8

At 12.30 pm

After the bridge, another steep climb with switchback awaits @ https://maps.app.goo.gl/ZYubXFUz1DmEV46n6

We can see the road down below where we had come from!

On flat ground again at 2.30 pm. This valley is quite close to the famous fish cave.

Garlic drying in the sun. The ones grown in this region are small ones

View from the shop's terrace

View from the road @ https://maps.app.goo.gl/GyMsVYH563Pte7H36

While we had our ice creams, our Thai friends were charging their e-bikes. 

Pai River within the Mae Hong Son district @ https://maps.app.goo.gl/V54aPzkSWBpqBAY26

Crossing the bridge that traverse the Pai River. At this point, our hotel is only 8 km away

Welcome to Mae Hong Son signage at 4 pm! The joy of seeing this gateway is indescribable! 

Appreciation Dinner in honour of Kelvin and Jasmine at Kai Mook Restaurant. 













Wat Chong Kham by the lake




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This gate opens directly to the lake. The night market which surrounds the lake is 200m away








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