Pai is a small little town, no mass tourism yet, and I hope that the
long curved road will keep it that away. It's 4 hours by bus from
Chiang Mai. Pai has a big variety of guesthouses starting with simple
bamboo-huts at 50 Baht pp, but has also beautiful resorts in the direct
surrounding, up to 700 Baht for a hut. The area has a lot to offer,
this can be discovered by mountainbike or motorbike, or by foot. There
are several good trekkingcompanies here, a lot offer that same 3
day-package that you get in Chiang Mai. But from here you don't have to
sit in the car for so long on the first and last day.