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Umphang // Umphang district - Tak - Thailand
164 kilometers south of Mae Sot on Highway 1090 is Umphang District which is another district in Tak Province that shares a border with Myanmar. Highway No. 1090 from Mae Sot to Umphang offers a picturesque view with the highest peak at 1,200 meters above sea level along the 164 kilometers of winding roads that takes approximately 4 hours to complete. However, travelers coming from Tak city, have to travel along Highway No. 105 (Tak-Mae Sot route), then turn on to the Mae Satum Phang Highway (Highway No. 1090). The total distance is 249 kilometers.
Part of a World Heritage Site, Umphang is renowned for its natural charming beauty and jungle trekking and rafting activities that visitors put at the top of their travel agenda.
Apart from numerous attractions suitable for ecotourism, Umphang is a former Karen settlement and is currently home to several hill tribes including Karen, Lisu, Hmong, Mien and Lahu. Umphang is populated mostly by Karen people who are in particular, very traditional. They live simply and maintain contact with nature using elephants at work and as a means of transportation.
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