After the monkey cave, we had the great opportunity to visit the Long Neck Karen Hill tribes (the highlight amongst other tribes). The tour van brought us into a forested area where there is an entrance fee counter where tourist have to pay 300 baht per pax to see the hill tribes. All 5 of us decide to go for it. It was worth it, though it may not seem so at first as we had to walk up and down a long distance before we see any long neck karens. The first part of the way in were just very normal tribes people hawking their wares. We got to spend much part of our time at the end with the long neck variety.
We bought a few scarfs as souvenirs and soon its time to head to the tour van to proceed to Mai Sai Border. Mai Sai Border is close to Tachilek. We chose not to go into Tachilek, but only stay around the MaiSai part. That itself has already many rows of stalls, we could see the river and there's a bridge to view Myanmar from. There are changes to entrance fees according to Tripadvisor
After this we met back with tour group to go up to Golden triangle. This is a must visit due to the historical and geographical heritage and legacy of opium trading. Here, one can see 3 countries join at one river mouth.
Standing here, one feels part of something bigger, part of history . With this, we end our tour and head back to hotel. The drive back was lovely with the evening skies closing in and the scenic views that pass you by. It takes about 2 hours to be back in Nak Nakra hotel. Some of us went for a round of massage. We closed the night with a great dinner near the hotel. Next morning, we'll head to bus terminal for the coach back to CM. 2 days in CR is just right.
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