Huay Pu Keng Kayan Village

"We stayed in this village overnight and definitely recommend to visit it. There is an entrance fee - money that goes to fund this community (the village is self-administrated), so it's actually good that they are empowered to manage their tourism unlike the human zoos around Chiang Mai. This village is actually lively and people live normally (when we visited, there was a multi-day football tournament going on, with other people from nearby villages coming in too!)
There is also a common misconception that this village is karen long-neck only, which is not - there are also white karen, red karen, karen big ears and some shan, which is the way Karen people have always lived, even better if you are interested to discover different tribes and cultures.
We got to discuss with some of the Karens in the village, very warm and welcoming people that can speak English.
If you wish to stay there, ideally contact a homestay a bit before, but you can also ask around on site (which we did).
Most handictafts are handmade by the women of the village, hence great souvenirs."

Anastasia

"This is 100% legit Kayan village which has kindly opened their doors to tourists visiting. The village has 300 inhabitants, of varieties of Kayan women (long neck, white, red) and men.

They have created a small walking street as you exit the boat where many long neck women will show and sell their local crafts. We saw about 6 long-neck women. We asked respectfully if we could take their picture which they were happy with. We also bought crafts from their stalls as well and bought a soda from their small shop.

As soon as you walk away from the craft street you can see this is a village with lots of local people living there wearing other traditional clothing and going about their daily lives.

We spent approximately 45min-1hr visiting the village and walking around.

It costs 200 baht per person to visit the village and an additional 20 baht per person for the very short boat ride to cross the river to the village. You will get a ticket receipt. This is not a lot of money but makes a huge difference to their beautiful community."

Sarah Abbott

"This place gets mixed reviews. This is not a fake “tourist” village, the women don’t fake wearing the brass rings, these people are not zoo animals and nobody is being exploited.

This is an ethnic Karen village, they still use the Karenni language and practice their traditions 35 years after fleeing Myanmar. The longnecked ladies are mostly older women who sell crafts and pose for photos, they are friendly and warm and there is little pressure to buy anything.

These are relatively poor people who farm and produce products from available materials. The village has a school, a small clinic and a church.

There were a few other visitors when we were there, limited English in the village. You have to take a 1 minute boat ride across the Pai Rover which is 20 Baht round trip and pay 200 Baht to visit the village. The money goes to the village!

You can purchase handicrafts or not, there is also a small noodle shop at the entrance to the village. You can also trek in the area to cave. The village itself can be covered in 1/2 hour"

Phillip Hockings