Pai River
The Pai River (Thai: แม่น้ำปาย, Thai pronunciation: [mɛ̂ːnáːm paːj]; RTGS: Maenam Pai) is a river that originates in the mountains of the Daen Lao Range, Pai District, Mae Hong Son Province, Thailand. The river flows first in a north-south direction and then in an east-west direction down to Mueang Mae Hong Son District and across the Thai/Burmese border. The river tributes the Salween River in Kayah State, Burma. It is 180 kilometres (110 mi) long.
Pai River | |
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Pai River near Mae Hong Son | |
Map of the Thai highlands | |
Location | |
Country | Thailand, Burma |
State | Mae Hong Son Province (Thailand), Kayah State (Burma) |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Daen Lao Range, Pai District, Mae Hong Son Province, Thailand |
• coordinates | 19°27′0″N 98°29′20″E |
• elevation | 1,170 m (3,840 ft) |
Mouth | Salween |
• location | Punghsa-se, Kayah State, Burma |
• coordinates | 19°08′45″N 97°32′40″E |
• elevation | 111 m (364 ft) |
Length | 180 km (110 mi) |
Its name is Lanna language (
Pai River is popular for whitewater rafting.[2] Rapids on the river vary from class I to class IV on the International Scale of River Difficulty and everything in between. back in 2009 a dutch tourist name Susan van Amerom age of 26 was fall of the PVC boat by accident and died in Pai river Run by Guide Tep on a rafting company call Pai Adventure that later on was changing the owner. Other than that The Pai River offers a scenic view of mountain forest and many choose to camp along the quiet river banks.
See also
References
- Deja, Ong-Arg (23 December 2006). ""ปาย" เปลี่ยนไป..." ["Pai" has changed...]. Prachatai (in Thai). Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- "Rafting Along the Pai River". Tourism Thailand. Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
External links
- Pai River in Mae Hong Son
- A New Cyprinid Fish, Hampala salweenensis, from the Mae Pai River
- Huai Nam Dang National Park