GTR Touring Maps

Thailand Map Guides  : The Golden Triangle, The Mae Hong Son Loop,  The Mae Sa Valley Samoeng Loop,  Laos PDR Map Guide

The GT Rider guide 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

GT Rider city maps are the best, most accurate town maps with the most detail.

GTR maps are perfectly detailed, accurate and therefore reliable!

The GT Rider guide maps for the Mae Hong Son Loop, the Golden Triangle & Laos are laminated plastic waterproof = almost indestructible. Perfect for the rough & tumble of motorcycle touring & all adventurers.

GTR Guide maps are the best in the business & let you plan your tip carefully.

The reputation of GT Rider guide maps is such that they are used by NGOs, local government officials & tour operators because of their accuracy & reliability. They want something that works & shows them the network of roads and attractions accurately; and if you are coming for the first time it is essential to get the big picture of the road network & attractions to get an understanding of where everything is. Rely on a GPS only & it breaks down or takes you the wrong way, you won’t know where you are or what roads to take to get out of there. Having a reliable map as back up is invaluable.

GT Rider guide maps have elevation profiles of all the spectacular roads you might to take, making it easier to plan your ride. These are perfect for cyclists as well, because you can clearly see how the road is going to run through the mountains.

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

Why you need a map

• With a map you get the big picture. You can see the network of roads. With a GPS you can only look at a small area on the screen.
• You can plan your trip with a map.
• You can open your map out & discuss your route & options with friends over beer.
• A GPS actually isolates you from other people & interacting more with the locals. It takes a lot of the fun & adventure out of touring.
• With a map you can interact with locals, checking directions & suggested routes.
• With a map you can learn something as you go, looking out for landmarks or kms as you go. With a GPS you watch the screen to navigate & don’t necessarily look out for landmarks or kms, route numbers as you go.
• Navigating with a map is part of the excitement of travel. Blindly following your GPS, letting it lead you round by the nose is no adventure.
• A map doesn’t have a power failure or lose the GPS signal – it works with you all the time.
• Lose your way with a GPS; but with a map you can least see the big picture & road network to work out where to go – what the options are.
• You can take your map back home, sit down with your friends, show them where you went and how they can plan the same trip.

Always take a GT Rider guide map with you, even just for a backup.

THE GT RIDER GUIDE MAPS

• The Mae Hong Son Loop Map: A guide map to North Thailand’s rugged north-west frontier. Ride the legendary roads of 1864 bends. The Mae Hong Son Lop has a myriad of trails & rural back roads that can keep you busy for a week & this GTR map shows you were to go.
• The Golden Triangle Map. A guide map for the heart of the Golden Triangle and North Thailand’s top end. Ride the famous mountain roads of Doi Ang Khang, Doi Mae Salong, Doi Tung, Phu Chi Fah & the exhilarating big dipper – Phaya Phipak. Chiang Rai & the Golden Triangle area is packed with the most attractions in the North – temples, hill tribe villages, museums, fantastic mountains- and if you want to know where everything is this map is indispensable.

• The new 2020 GTR Golden Triangle Map is now available.
  

• Laos PDR Map: The best and only accurate guide map to Laos. This map covers the whole country from the China border in the North, to the Cambodian border in the south. The map is used and recommended by NGOs and the Laos National Tourism Office; & indeed all the original Lao tourist office maps were derived from this map & drawn by David Unkovich for the LNTA. GTR pioneered the way in Laos with mapping.

• NOTE the Laos PDR map is currently out of stock.

• The Mae Sa Valley – Samoeng Loop Map. A perfect guide map for Chiang Mai’s number one day trip. Scores of attractions – elephant camps, resorts, orchid farms, waterfalls, restaurants and hill tribe villages. You can zip around the loop in a couple of hours, or take your time & wander around for a couple of days with the map there are so many fabulous rural side roads. This map is also the # 1 guide map for Chiang Mai city & environs – it is the only accurate guide map to outer Chiang Mai & the ring roads showing the hotels, pubs, restaurants & housing estates around Chiang Mai city. Even if you live in Chiang Mai this map is a must have to know your own area.

Note that maps are sent registered airmail. In some countries this may slow down the delivery process. Maps are sent promptly from Thailand & are usually out of the country in 3 days. They then enter your local postal service. Being registered someone has to sign for the envelope. If you are not at home your post office will leave a notice to pick up a registered item at the post office. If they are not collected they are returned to sender.

Please note that post covid it is taking a minimum of 2 weeks for map delivery by registered airmail.

NOTE: the Map Sales Cart & Checkout options are located at the bottom of the right column.

The 2020 GTR Golden Triangle Guide Map	THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE GUIDE MAP 3rd Edition. February 2020 The sensational guide to the infamous Golden Triangle. This is the map to find your way around & seek out those out of the way places you’ve heard about.  Use this map to understand the exciting network of spectacular mountain top roads & scenery in the top North; especially along the remote border areas of Thailand  – Myanmar & Thailand – Laos.  Doi Ang Khang, Doi Mae Salong, Doi Tung, Phi Chi Fah & the big dipper – Phaya Phipak are all famous mountains & rides in North Thailand. Don’t miss them. The GTR Golden Triangle map gives you the best reliable info to 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. You can ride & tour with full confidence using this map. Don’t go with out it. $8.50Add to basket Item Price: $8.50 + Registered Airmail $7 + 7% Tax = $1.05 Hard Copy – Sent to You via Registered Air Mail Please note that post covid it is taking a minimum of 2 weeks for map delivery by registered airmail. NOTE: the Map Sales Cart & Checkout options are located at the bottom of the right sidebar / column. It has 12 city maps; Plus; Fang Tha Ton Doi Mae Salong Thoed Thai Mae Sai downtown Mae Sai greater Sob Ruak – Golden Triangle Chiang Saen Chiang Khong Phayao Chiang Rai Chiang Rai Environs   89 Identified Highlights of the GT Loop 11 Road Elevation Profiles. 38 Scenic Mountains 13 Lakes – Wet Lands – Dams 7 Elephant Camps 24 Waterfalls 13 National Parks 13 Caves 13 Hot Springs 65 Temples 76 Resorts Hotels 11 Golf Courses 60 Other Points of Interest 31 Restaurants coffee shops 54 Amphurs 1196 Villages 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. Click here for full Golden Triangle map details & info
	THE MAE HONG SON LOOP GUIDE MAP 6th Edition January 2018 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. Elevation profiles of the steepest most spectacular roads on the loop. 1st Edition November 2002 2nd Edition November 2003  3rd Edition November 2006 4th Edition December 2009 5th Edition January 2015 6th Edition January 2018 Laminated- waterproof – indestructible. You can’t lose, hundreds of kms of twisting mountain roads – asphalt & dirt! Item Price: $8.50 + Registered Airmail $7 + 7% Tax = $1.05 Hard Copy – Sent to You via Registered Air Mail Please note that post covid it is taking a minimum of 2 weeks for map delivery by registered airmail. Click here for full Mae Hong Son map details & info. $8.50Add to basket NOTE: the Map Sales Cart & Checkout options are located at the bottom of the right sidebar / column.
	THE LAOS GUIDE MAP NOTE the Laos PDR map is currently out of stock. 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. 5th Edition March 2012 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 Laos  National Tourism Authority. 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! Click here for full Laos Guide map details & info   Item Price: $7.00 + Registered Airmail $7.5 + 7% Tax = $1.01 Hard Copy – Sent to You via Registered Air Mail Please note that post covid it is taking a minimum of 2 weeks for map delivery by registered airmail. $8.50Add to basket NOTE: the Map Sales Cart & Checkout options are located at the bottom of the right sidebar / column.

	MAE SA – SAMOENG LOOP MAP Detailed accurate map of the loop route from Chiang Mai, to Samoeng and around to Mae Sa Valley. Includes 6 road elevation profiles for drivers. Return via Mae Rim. Detailed Mae Rim – Mae Raem map. Map shows section distances, points of interest, accommodation and restaurants etc. North Thailand’s best 100 kms loop & Chiang Mai’s # 1 Day trip. New 2nd Edition March 2014.  Item Price: $4.50 + Registered Airmail ($7.50) + 7% Tax ($1.12) = $13.12 Item Price: $4.50 + USA Registered Airmail ($10.36) + 7% Tax ($1.32) = $16.18 Hard Copy – Sent to You via Registered Air Mail Click here for full Mae Sa Samoeng map details & info. FPlease note that post covid it is taking a minimum of 2 weeks for map delivery by registered airmail. $4.50Add to basket NOTE: the Map Sales Cart & Checkout options are located at the bottom of the right sidebar / column.