Pang Ung Mae Hong Son – Bamboo Rafting, Mist & Trekking Trails
Pang Ung: A Royal Legacy of Mist, Swans, and Mountain Adventures Discover how a former opium field became a sanctuary of alpine beauty, trekking trails, and starlit camping in Mae Hong Son. From Opium Fields to Alpine Eden Pang Ung ’s story begins in the 1980s, when His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) transformed this once-notorious opium-growing area into a model of ecological restoration under the Pang Tong Royal Development Project 18. Today, the reservoir and pine forests stand as a testament to sustainable development, blending conservation with community empowerment. The name itself— Pang (lumberjack shelter) and Ung (waterlogged basin)—hints at its rugged past and watery rebirth. Sunset Rafts and Swan Encounters As dusk paints the sky in hues of tangerine and lavender, bamboo rafts (50 THB/person) glide across the lake, offering front-row seats to Pang Oung ’s pièce de résistance: black and white swans gliding gr...
