Long Necks, what about it?
Many people think differently about a visit to the Long Necks. One calls it with the necessary horror inhumane and the other a cultural trip that you should not miss.
Rituals and customs
Joseph has his own opinion when it comes to bodily adornments. Traditions, good or bad, often go very far back in time and that also applies to copper rings around your neck, stretched earlobes, tattoos and even a lot of rituals within the different religions, to which he also includes Buddhism. He wonders if we have the right to condemn that.
Super Low Season in Thailand
Traveling during the low season has a number of attractive sides. Even in the most touristy places you can view everything at your leisure, always find a nice table at a restaurant and - not unimportantly - the hotel prices are significantly lower.
Mae Hong Son, the pearl of the North
About 925 kilometers north of Bangkok is the most northwestern place Mae Hong Son. For years an undeveloped area, the vast majority of which consists of mountains and forests.
Long necks in Thailand
The Hill Tribes are mainly known from the 'Red Long Neck Caries'. This tribe, refugees from Burma, lives in small villages in the jungle. For beauty reasons, some women have about fifteen heavy copper rings around their necks, creating a stately giraffe appearance. Only girls born with a full moon are eligible.
We plan to travel from Chiang Mai to Mae Hong Son to see the Long Necks and hill peoples there. Now everyone advises us against this because you have to travel 10 hours through a terribly winding road. It would be very touristy and not worth it.
Today on the road between Chiang Rai and Mae Chan I saw a Long Neck, Karen Village sign. Went there to take a look. However, it turned out that an entrance fee of 300 Bath per person was requested. No ticket could be issued either. So I left quickly.
Thailand on the border with Burma
The north of Thailand has a lot to offer in terms of nature and culture. We start our 'tour' in Sukhothai. Here the actual history of Thailand started in 1238 with a revolt against the ruling Khmer.
Reader question: To go or not to the “Long Necks” in Chiang Mai?
We will be in Chiang Mai in two weeks and want to visit the “Long Necks” population group. Now I have read that this is maintained for the tourists. Who knows if that's true, because then we won't go there.
Thailand photo exhibition “longneck” villages
On Tuesday 11 June, the opening of a special traveling photo exhibition about current tourism and the future possibilities in “longneck” villages in Mae Hong Son, Northwest Thailand, will take place in Rotterdam.
Long Necks in Thailand (video)
A video about the 'Long Neck'. Officially this hill tribe is called 'Padaung' it is a tribe that belongs to the Karen, they mainly live in Northern Thailand.
'Long Neck' in Chiangrai Province
By Chris Vercammen A while ago I visited the "Golden Triangle" and happened to discover a sign that hill tribes are also housed in a reserve! Now I knew that efforts had been made by the local government to give the 'Hilltribe' a protected status and to allow the children to enjoy compulsory education. The 'village' is located on the main road to the border with Myanmar in the NangLae district. …