Baan Tong Luang was opened to the public in 2005. According to the signs, it was set up as an Eco Agricultural project to preserve the old traditional ways of Hill Tribe agriculture and to provide an income for the Hill Tribe people. For the visitor, Baan Tong Luang provides the opportunity to see and photograph the people from four Thai Hill Tribes in one place. If you are looking for any degree of authenticity or are hoping to see the traditional way of life of these ethnic Thai Hill Tribes then Baan Tong Luang is not for you. The 500 Baht entrance fee makes Baan Tong Luang perhaps the most expensive street market in the whole of Thailand.