Getting there:
● By local truck taxi (song taew): Take Song Taew, the local truck taxi, from Chang Phueak Road in Chiang Mai city to Ban Wat Chan. The taxi leaves every day at 9AM and 11AM The fare costs 120 baht. It takes about 4 hours to get there via Samoeng.
● By Car: The easiest way to get there is via Highway 1095 from Mae Malai to Pai by either
1. Reach KM 80 and turn left to an unpaved road and continue for other 40 kilometers or
2. Take the entrance at Wat Phra That and continue for about 500 metres. Turn left to the Chom Chaeng – Ban Mueang Rae – Ban Bo Rae route. The total distance is 165 kilometres.
Or you if you prefer adventure road trip with beautiful view, there are 3 more routes for you to select, Samoeng-Wat Chan – Ban Bo Kaew – Nam Dong Sam Muen route, Amphoe Mae Chaem – Ban Wat Chan or Amphoe Mueang Mae Hong Son – Ban Wat Chan route, which are quite rough and unpaved. You will need a four-wheel drive vehicle for serious off-roading for all the routes above.