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DESTINATION THAILAND MAE CHAEM GUIDE
MAE CHAEM PHOTOS | MAE CHAEM MAP | MAE CHAEM TOURS | MAE CHAEM HOTELS  
 
ATRACTIONS IN CHIANG MAI
• Scenic Landscapes
• History . Culture Sites
• Cultural Travel
• Sport . Entertainment
• Ecological Travel
HIGHLIGHTS IN CHIANG MAI
• Chiang Dao • Fang • Mae Ai • Mae Chaem • Mae Rim • Chiang Mai Town
HOT PACKAGE TOURS
Magnificent Krabi Beach, 4 days Chiang Mai Stopover, 3 days
Thailand At Glance, 7 days Crytal Hua Hin Beach, 4 days
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MAE CHAEM TRAVEL INFORMATION
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MAE CHAEM OVERVIEW
Mae Chaem is a district (Amphoe) of Chiang Mai Province in northern Thailand. The district was established in 1938 as a minor district (King Amphoe). In 1956 it was upgraded to a full district.
The neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise) Samoeng, Mae Wang, Chom Thong and Hot of Chiang Mai Province, and Mae Sariang, Mae La Noi, Khun Yuam, Mueang Mae Hong Son and Pai of Mae Hong Son Province.
Sharp relief and forest vegetation characterize the Mae Chaem basin. The basin has a wide range of elevation, from 282 m.a.s.l. at its lowest point to 2,565 m.a.s.l. at its highest peak, Doi Inthanon, which is also the highest mountain of all Thailand. Altitude variation induces different climatic zones with distinctive types of natural landcover. Dominant vegetation includes dry dipterocarp and mixed deciduous forests below 1,000 m.a.s.l., tropical mixed pine forest from 900 - 1,500 m.a.s.l. alternating with hill evergreen forest that extends up to 2,000 m.a.s.l., and tropical montane cloud forest above 2,000 m.a.s.l. Steep hillsides with slopes exceeding 25% are a common landscape element, resulting in rates of soil erosion that prevent advanced soil development. Thus, soils are relatively shallow and have limited water-holding capacity. Dominant soil textures are sandy clay loam and clay loam
 


COMMUNITY THAILAND TRAVEL GUIDES
Northern Thailand
Chiang Mai - Chaing Dao - Mae Ai , Chiang Rai - Chiang Khong - Chaing Saen , Lampang, Lamphun , Mae Hong Son - Pai , Nan , Phayao, Phetchabun, Phitsanulok , Phrae , Sukhothai - Sisatchanalai, Tak - Maesot, Buriram , Mukdahan, Nakhon Phanom, Nakhon Ratchasima, Nong Khai , Surin, Ubon Ratchathani , Udon Thani , Yasothon
Central Thailand
Ayutthaya, Bangkok, Kanchanaburi - Sai Yok , Lop Buri, Nakhon Phathom, Nonthaburi, Prachuap Khiri Khan - Hua Hin, Phetchaburi - Chaam, Ratchaburi, Chanthaburi , Chon Buri - Pattaya, Rayong - Ko Samet, Trat - Koh Chang , Lop Buri
Southern Thailand
Chumphon, Krabi - Ao Nang - Ko Phi Phi - Rai Leh , Nakhon Si Thammarat, Narathiwat,Pattani, Phang Nga - Ao Phang Nga - Khao Lak, Phatthalung, Phu ket - Karon Beach -Patong Beach , Ranong, Satun - Tarutao, Songkhla, Surat Thani - Ko Pha Ngan - Ko Samui , Trang, Yala