Pai River
The Pai River (Thai: แม่น้ำปาย, RTGS: Maenam Pai, Thai pronunciation: [mɛ̂ːnáːm paːj]) 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 is popular for whitewater rafting.[1] 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 canadian 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.[clarification needed][citation needed] 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
- ^ "Rafting Along the Pai River". Tourism Thailand. Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). Retrieved 16 Mar 2015.
External links
- Pai River in Mae Hong Son
- A New Cyprinid Fish, Hampala salweenensis, from the Mae Pai River[permanent dead link]
- Huai Nam Dang National Park[permanent dead link]