Hilltribe Museum

2 M D - 4 months ago

Museum looks like it was last touched in 2000. Articles are out of date. Exhibits are not protected. Labels and descriptions are repeated throughout.

There are also signs saying don't walk through a spirit gate, but part of the museum is through a mock spirit gate. Don't visit human zoos, but we have a tour where you can see hilltribe members. Don't buy hilltribe items, but our gift shop sells hilltribe items (as explained by staff). It sends a very conflicting message and I think some of it is unethical...

4 Siew Hing Lam - 4 years ago

Probably give you insight of the different hill tribe in Thailand. Know the do and don't before you wanted to visit the tribe village and want you will be expecting. The pda inside the museum also offer customise tour which can range from half day to 4 days 3 nights trekking or educational. They are non profit organisation that put the money they earned into good use for the tribe.

4 Nicha S - 10 months ago

The place is informative on the hill tribes and is a must do before setting out on a hill tribe trek. It is unfortunate the information has not been updated in the last decade

3 Patrick Cassidy - 6 months ago

It looks closed for the foreseeable future but had a cool mural. The park opposite is cool though.

3 Eva Reilly - 4 years ago

Good effort was put into creating this a few years ago. There was an unwelcoming atmosphere when I turned up to the place and I was the only person there. The in information was interesting and it's definitely a good place to start if you're thinking of visiting the hilltribes they have a lot of brochures and give advice about ethical tours. 50 baht entrance fee. Authentic hilltribes crafts are available in the gift shop

4 Roxana V. - 3 months ago

This is an old museum but still contains some interesting information and artifacts. Wish we could have seen the video; that would have been interesting as well.

3 Thomas O. - 3 years ago

The museum got old. It feels like they set it up 20-30 years ago and left it untouched since then. Additionally the airflow is so bad within that building that you get tired quickly because of lack of oxygen inside. However, they had a video presentation available in different languages - nice! So we learned a lot of numbers about the different tribes (easy to forget). The 50₿ are not too expensive for what's offered. It is ok to get an overview about the tribes and might help you to decide wether you want to visit a tribe and if - which one to visit.