Baan Mae Sam Laeb ‘Sail a boat across the river to reach Myanmar.’

If you have dreamed of visiting any foreign country for once in lifetime, this is easier than you think. You don’t always need to have a large amount of money, a plane ticket, or a super long-time journey. In fact, you can sometimes step into another land within several minutes. 

Some countries are close to each other, including Thailand and Myanmar. Many tourists who visit Thailand will always want to get into Myanmar too, as some parts of Thailand connect to the border of Myanmar. They can sail on a boat or even walk on their feet to get there.

And if you want to know a spot you can get to Myanmar, then let’s take ‘Baan Mae Sam Laeb’ in Mae Hong Son. This place is one of the most popular tourism spots.

Baan Mae Sam Laeb is in fact a village near Salawin River. The perfect scenery is guaranteed. Just imagine little houses located in the middle of mountains, with river flowing nearby. The landscape mostly consists of high mountains, but there is sand at some parts of the shore. How nice will it be if you bring yourself into something like that?

In the past, Baan Mae Sam Laeb only had several houses. But as time went by, things have changed. The commercial situation around there has been improved. Some political events occurred. Therefore, some Burmese people moved into Ban Mae Sam Laeb instead to live their new lives. That’s why there has been more houses until now.

Baan Mae Sam Laeb village can be considered as a heart-gathering land for Thai people and Burmese people. Although people from the two countries don’t visit each other as much as in the past, but the friendship has never gone anywhere. The history still lives. People can still cross the borders of the two country if they want to. The two country are only separated from each other by a river between them.

Villagers at Baan Mae Sam Laeb are from different groups. There are Muslims, Shan people, Karen people, and so on. If you see them, don’t be shy. Just try to say hello to them. Make a conversation. They will be friendly. You don’t have to be awkward.

As soon as you arrive at the village, you will want to learn about all these. You will want to observe the lifestyles of these villagers. If that so, you may start from getting a boat to sail across the river and get into Burmese border. After getting there, you can take a look around and see how those people live.

Beside of getting to Myanmar by a boat, you can also sail about along Salawin River. Most tourists love to start from the village to Sob Moey County and Ta Song Yang County, Tak Province.

You will enjoy sailing a boat for sure. That will be fun and relaxing. Your face wll be impacted with cool wind and water drizzle. Always get your camera ready. You don’t want to leave this beautiful memory behind you. Take a lot of photos and upload them to your Facebook or Instagram.

Beside, there are some other minor tourist attractions nearby that you can visit too.

How to get there

Baan Mae Sam Laeb is located in Mae Sariang County. You can get there by a van or any other available public vehicle.

Nearby Places 

• Salawin National Park

Feel nice in the middle of mountains again. This national park takes place in Sob Moey County and Mae Sariang County. There are many types of forests and wild animals. You can enjoy sightseeing or setting up a tent for your own camp there.

• Museum of Mae Sariang

This museum is decorated in Shan style. You can find exhibitions that present you the lifestyles of villagers in Mae Sariang. There are wax figures, models, costumes, amulets, etc.