drive to pai with nissan almera

[tommyuk77]

Hi there, I be driving up from bkk to Pai next week, understand the routing is route is 732 curve,hows the road condition?thanks

[tommyuk77]

anyone ?

[CMBob]

All I can tell you is that the road between Chiangmai and Pai is fine (not counting 8 billion hills and curves). If you intend to go another route (south of Mae Hong Son and then on to Pai), a friend just did that a few weeks ago and said a section or two of that road south of Mae Hong Son was under repair and just horrible.

[tommyuk77]

I see, then I stick with chiang mai to pai route instead., thanks

All I can tell you is that the road between Chiangmai and Pai is fine (not counting 8 billion hills and curves). If you intend to go another route (south of Mae Hong Son and then on to Pai), a friend just did that a few weeks ago and said a section or two of that road south of Mae Hong Son was under repair and just horrible.

[LivinLOS]

Its bumpy and a bit rough in patches.. But its sealed tarmac the whole way and nothing any normal car cant handle.

The Samoeng, wiang heng way is soooo much nicer, but has a few un sealed sections.. I think it will be sealed in another year, they seem to be working on it, and will be a far nicer option avoiding the silver van manics.

[naboo]

http://www.cmprice.com/forum/?content=detail&wb_type_id=1&topic_id=169993

Road works, says be careful.

[daveAustin]

Actually I believe there are 1095 curves -- as far as Mae Hong Son -- hence the road's name, the 1095.

It's a bit like this:

uhh, I mean like this:

[LivinLOS]

Actually I believe there are 1095 curves -- as far as Mae Hong Son -- hence the road's name, the 1095.

1864 apparently..

Road numbers are not determined by how many curves they have

[Rooney860]

Good road, no prob, did it on 650 Kawasaki 2 weeks ago, bit misty in mornings!!

[slipperylobster]

We did it 4 months ago, with a Suzuki Ertiga...MPV (not large)

Thrilling..but not a problem. Do it in the morning...not afternoon. So you can stop a few times.

My head is still spinning. Leave your lights on....even daytime.

It is very doable...but I am not looking forward to it again. Saves you 4 or 5 hours rather than going on 108.

[tommyuk77]

you scared me,haha,like this condition should be fine,thanks

Actually I believe there are 1095 curves -- as far as Mae Hong Son -- hence the road's name, the 1095.

It's a bit like this:

uhh, I mean like this:

[tommyuk77]

how about going at the night?totally no traffic at all?but i worry a lot of mist...

We did it 4 months ago, with a Suzuki Ertiga...MPV (not large)

Thrilling..but not a problem. Do it in the morning...not afternoon. So you can stop a few times.

My head is still spinning. Leave your lights on....even daytime.

It is very doable...but I am not looking forward to it again. Saves you 4 or 5 hours rather than going on 108.

[cloudhopper]

how about going at the night?totally no traffic at all?but i worry a lot of mist...

The biggest problem is slow traffic from all the tourists streaming to and from Pai now. Going over in the evening would be less aggravating but you will miss some occasional nice scenery; the vistas and traffic improve from Pai to Mae Hong Son for a nice day trip out of Pai. Most likely time for fog is 4 to 10 am. Have a nice trip.

[Shasta55]

Will be driving CM -Pai in a couple weeks. Worth leaving mid afternoon to miss the mini vans? Maybe most will be out of the way by then?

[Mickeem]

Its bumpy and a bit rough in patches.. But its sealed tarmac the whole way and nothing any normal car cant handle.

The Samoeng, wiang heng way is soooo much nicer, but has a few un sealed sections.. I think it will be sealed in another year, they seem to be working on it, and will be a far nicer option avoiding the silver van manics.

I think you mean Samoeng to Pai via Ban Wat Chan

The road to Wat Chan seems to be being tarmaced at the rate of 5km a year at present

The unsealed road is dusty and rough - especially the downhill muddy stretch down towards Wat Chan - dont think about tackling it in a saloon car

[slipperylobster]

We are going...for the 3rd trip now, on Jan 5. Pai, and then all the way to the town of Mae Hong Son. My wife owns a resort there, and needs to register the property again.