Mae Hong Son, was naturally at the forefront of ecotourism, because its whole tourism drive started long before the term was coined. Ecotourism is the only kind of tourism Mae Hong Son has ever known. The tours were mainly into the greenwood areas of Mae Hong Son to visit the native communities and experience the lifestyle of those in the interior; 
to experience the flora and fauna of the forest; and to visit the waterfall and river of Mae Hong Son