Great little museum full of interesting information about Hill Tribes. Particularly useful if you are planning a trek or like me didn't have time for a trek but wanted to find out more. More

The hill tribe museum is a fairly small outfit on the third floor of a nondescript building, run by a charity that works with the hill tribes and which promotes 'respectful' and informed tourism.  The 50 bt entry fee gives access to a slide show, two large exhibition rooms and a shop selling handicrafts. It is also possible to book... More

We visited the Hill Tribe Museum while waiting for the bus to Chiang Mai. The museum gives and excellent insight into the clulture of all the Hill Tribes and their plight due to local persecutions, wars etc. I would advise anyone intending to do a Hill Tribe tour to visit to the museum first as a number of the Hill... More

small museum, but great gift shop. on Saturday night 'walking street', above Cabbages and Condoms. Don't miss some 'eats' there also. More

The Hilltribe museum is situated above the associated restaurant cabbages and Condoms. It is well worth a visit and cheap to enter. There is a slide show which could be made more appealing and one of the best places to buy handcrafts More

Good collection of costumes etc but the best part about it is the collection of articles on the political background of the Kuomintang and the CIA and the growth and changes in the illicit drug trade in the area. Fascinating! More

Our primary objective was to visit the PDA to learn about possible treks we could do that were organized by them but the quality of the hill tribe museum was a happy surprise! Lonely Planet makes it sound like a waste of time, but it is not! For a modest 50 baht entry fee we got to wander around a... More

The museum is wonderful, especially its multimedia system beside the great collections of stuffs. Gotta go here on our next visit. More

Despite the relatively negative review in the Lonely Planet, we found the museum to be well-laid out and informative (especially the video) and a "must" for anybody considering a hill-tribe vist. The place is run by a charity designed to support the hill-tribes and runs ethical tours at similar prices to those that put nothing back into the communities. The... More