Sai Ngam Hot Spring
โป่งน้ำร้อนไทรงาม
A natural hot spring stream in the forest about 15 km north of Pai, where water just over 30 °C pools under big trees into clear shallow basins, a favourite wild bathing spot for locals.
Sai Ngam Hot Spring lies in the mountain forest about 15 km north of Pai town. Compared with the commercialised Tha Pai Hot Spring (about 8 km southeast of town, with an 80 °C spring and graded pools), it is far more natural. Hot water rises from underground and flows into a forest stream at about 30–36 °C. Under large banyan trees (in Thai, 'sai' means banyan) it forms several emerald-green, clear shallow pools with sand and pebble beds, where you can sit in the water as if taking a bath. There are simple changing rooms and snack stalls nearby. Admission is collected by local managers and is modest (check on site). Tips: before 10 a.m. the place is quiet, so bring swimwear and soak for an hour before heading back to town. For better facilities or a hot spring, visit Tha Pai Hot Spring, which lies inside the national park and charges national-park rates. Getting there: about 30 minutes by motorbike from the town centre, with the last stretch on a dirt road. Note: natural streams are mossy, so watch your footing. Soap and shampoo are prohibited.
Opening hours
About 08:00–18:00
Nearby sights
- Kiew Lom Viewpoint, Pang Mapha
- Mo Paeng Waterfall
- Santichon Village
- Yun Lai Viewpoint
- Wat Nam Hu
- Pai Walking Street
- White Buddha, Wat Phra That Mae Yen
- Boon Ko Ku So Bamboo Bridge