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Thailand Map Guides  : The Golden Triangle, Mae Hong Son, The Mae Sa Valley

PDR Laos Map Guide

GT Rider maps of Thailand & Laos maps are renowned as being the best touring maps around. All maps have been surveyed on the ground using a GPS, so they are guaranteed accurate with;

  • Precise Kilometre Distances
  • The right village & town names – what you see on the road signs
  • Correct road classifications – ridden & checked
  • Elevation profiles of the most exciting mountain roads
  • Exact placement of local attractions – big & small
  • Detailed up to date city maps

Detailed! Accurate! Reliable!

GT Rider guide maps of Thailand & Laos maps are laminated plastic waterproof = almost indestructible. Perfect for the rough & tumble of motorcycle touring & all adventurers.

GT Rider guide maps of Thailand & Laos maps are used by NGOs, local government officials & tour operators because of their accuracy & reliability.

So if you want to enjoy your touring holidays  & make the best use of your time, take a GT Rider guide map with you.

  • Easy ordering with secure online payments via PayPal. All maps promptly sent by registered airmail.
  • Don’t miss out, plan your holidays & tour with confidence using a GT Rider map.

THE GT RIDER GUIDE MAPS: Detailed Information

  • The Mae Hong Son Loop Map: A guide map to North Thailand’s rugged north-west frontier. Ride the legendary roads of one thousand bends.
  • The Golden Triangle Map. A guide map for the heart of the Golden Triangle and North Thailand’s top end. Ride famous mountain roads of Doi Ang Khang, Doi Mae Salong, Doi Tung and Phu Chi Fah.
  • Laos PDR Map: The best and only accurate guide map to Laos. Used and recommended by NGOs and the Laos National Tourism Office.
  • The Mae Sa Valley – Samoeng Loop Map. A guide map for Chiang Mai’s number one day trip, with elephant camps, orchid farms, waterfalls, resorts, restaurant and hill tribe villages.

THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE GUIDE MAP

The first GT Rider map with the topographic details. This map definitely beats the old B&B for up-to-date detail & clarity = this is the map to use for the top end & some of the best most spectacular roads & scenery in the North. Doi Ang Khang, Doi Mae Salong, Doi Tung, Phi Chi Fah are all famous mountains & rides in North Thailand. Don’t miss them. Use this map to get the best out of the Golden Triangle & make a 4-5-6-7 day loop Chiang Mai – Fang – Tha Ton – Doi Mae Salong – Doi Tung – Mae Sai – Golden Triangle – Chiang Saen – Chiang Khong – Phu Chi Fah – Chiang Rai / Phayao – Chiang Mai.

It has 9 city maps; Plus;
  • Fang
  • Tha Ton
  • Doi Mae Salong
  • Mae Sai
  • Sop Ruak (Golden Triangle)
  • Chiang Saen
  • Chiang Khong
  • Phayao
  • Chiang Rai
  • 6 Elephant camps
  • 17 Waterfalls
  • 7 Hot Springs
  • 10 Caves
  • 14 National Parks
  • 24 Temples
  • 85 Up-country resorts / guesthouses / hotels, in addition to the city accommodation
  • 11 Up-country restaurants in addition to the city establishments
  • 53 other Points of Interest
  • 8 Golf Courses

AND: Profiles of the Golden Triangle’s greatest, steepest, winding motorcycling roads! There’s never been a Golden Triangle guide map like this before! This plastic map is laminated, waterproof – indestructible.

More Golden Triangle Map Information…

Item Price: $7.50 + Registered Airmail: $5 + 7% Tax

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THE MAE HONG SON LOOP GUIDE MAP

4th Edition December 2009

Asia’s legendary Motorcycle Loop – ride the road of 1,864 bends. The most accurate, detailed guide to Thailand’s rugged Northwest frontier with Myanmar (Burma). Surveyed, drawn and published by The GT Rider. This is a detailed, highly accurate map of the loop from Chiang Mai, Pai, Soppong, Mae Hong Son, Khun Yuam, Mae Chaem or Mai Sariang and back to Chiang Mai. Shows scenic highlights, highways, distances, accommodation and activities en route. Surveyed & drawn by the GT Rider, using a GPS.

  • 1st Edition November 2002
  • 2nd Edition November 2003
  • 3rd Edition November 2006
  • 4th Edition December 2009

Laminated- waterproof – indestructible. You can’t lose, hundreds of kms of twisting mountain roads – asphalt & dirt!

Item Price: $7.50 + Registered Airmail: $5 + 7% Tax

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THE LAOS GUIDE MAP

4th Edition March 2009

The GT Rider Laos guide map – the best most accurate, reliable detailed guide map to the Laos PDR.

  • 1st Edition November 2002.
  • 2nd Edition August 2003.
  • 3rd Edition November 2005.
  • 4th Edition March 2009.

Laminated- waterproof – indestructible. Ridden & surveyed & by the GT Rider, using a GPS. Thousands of hours & kilometres involved. The GT Rider Laos map has been approved, recommended & used by the National Tourism Authority of Laos. Copied by the Lao government National Geographic Mapping Office! Used by NGOs & recognized by govt agencies – Lao & International – as the map for Laos.

A highly accurate map, ridden & surveyed on the ground with a GPS = accurate road classifications & kilometers, plus village names checked & read from the village sign posts – not fudged from old military maps. The only reliable map to use for touring Laos!

The 2009-2010 GT Rider Laos guide map has

  1. The topography beautifully shaded in
  2. Hundreds of kms of new dirt roads & trails – GPS Surveyed
  3. A totally new dirt track classification: “Motorcycle Track Dry Season Only”
  4. Elevation profiles of the Northern Laos’ best motorcycling roads. Perfect for cyclists too!
LAOS CITY MAPS
1. Vientiane
2. Luang Prabang
3. Vang Vieng
4. Nong Khiew
5. Oudom Xai
6. Luang Namtha
7. Muang Sing
8. Houei Xai
9. Pak Beng
10. Phonsavan
11. Tha Khek
12. Savannakhet
13. Pakxe
14. Xayaboury
LAOS GPS ROAD ELEVATION PROFILES
1. Route 3 Houei Xai – Vieng Phukha
2. Route 3 Vieng Phukha – Luang Namtha
3. Luang Namtha – Oudom Xai
4. Route 13 Oudom Xai – Pak Mong
5. Route 13 Pak Mong – Luang Prabang
6. Route 13 Luang Prabang – Phou Khoun
7. Route 13 Phou Khoun – Vang Vieng
8. Route 7 Phou Khoun – Phonsavan

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MAE SA – SAMOENG LOOP MAP

Detailed map of the loop route from Chiang Mai, to Samoeng and around to Mae Sa Valley. Return via Mae Rim. Map shows section lengths, points of interest, accommodation and restaurants etc. North Thailand’s best 100 kms loop & Chiang Mai’s # 1 Day trip.

1st Edition November 2006

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Set Of FOUR Maps Above

  • Golden Triangle Guide Map
  • Mae Hong Son Loop
  • Laos Map
  • Mae Sa Valley / Samoeng Loop Map

Item Price: $35 includes Registered Airmail & Tax
(Delivery normally takes 10 days,but  often less.)

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Full Set Of THAI BORDER DOCUMENTS

$9.95File downloads… Documents required for all motorcycles for entering & departing Thailand.

  1. Customs Temporary Import / Export
  2. Customs Permission to Export – if your Thai bike is not registered in your name
  3. Immigration TM2 Information of Conveyance
  4. Immigration TM3 Crew List
  5. Immigration TM4 Passenger List

Completed copies of all of these documents are required for each border crossing by motorbike. Fill out these before you arrive at the border & your crossings will be a lot easier. Complete all documents in duplicate.

  • If you’re arriving on a non-Thai registered bike, you must hand the duplicate copy back in as you leave.
  • If you’re leaving on a Thai registered bike, you must hand the duplicate copy back in on your re-entry to Thailand.

(File Download is available immediately payment is made.)

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KIT INCLUDES guide book & 3 maps.

  1. Book:    A Motorcycle Guide To The Golden Triangle. (Currently out of print. Go to Amazon for stock.)
  2. Map:     The Mae Hong Son Loop. 4th edition.
  3. Map:     The Laos Guide 4th edition.
  4. Map:     The Mae Sa Valley – Samoeng Loop

Kit costs US$40 (when available) and includes registered airmail postage to anywhere in the world. (Delivery normally takes 10 days, but often less.)

GUIDE BOOK:The biker’s bible for touring the Golden Triangle. Written by a motorcyclist for motorcyclists. Nothing else has it – accurate distances, travel times, road descriptions and warnings on sensitive border areas. Recommended loops, hotels, guesthouses and restaurants used by the riders of the Golden Triangle.Bangkok Post: “A Motorcycle Guide to The Golden Triangle by David Unkovich is a great handbook for any independent motorcyclist-cum-traveller. The addition of route details, travel times required levels of expertise and sight-seeing highlights make it a must for all two-wheeled adventurers.
Not Available Hard Copy – Sent to You via Registered Air Mailed

E-mail David for more info. In the USA you can order “A Motorcycle Guide To The Golden Triangle” from Amazon.

GT Rider Polo Shirts

Available in Chiang Mai from Mr Mechanic. Go here for more info.

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