Srinagarindra general public, the foundation offers artificial limbs to the needy. In 1964, at the age of 64, she hiked to the top of Doi Inthanon, Thailand's highest peak, in Chiang Mai Province. She had been used to taking walks from Bhubing Palace, accompanied by border control police and two physicians. Soon she felt that she had covered all she could within the immediate vicinity, and yearned to conquer Doi Inthanon, which was visible from the palace windows. In those days there was no access road to the top, so the princess mother spent two nights camping out during her hike,
Doi Tung to the princess mother's interest and encouragement, the hills were reforested. She was also instrumental in fighting against the opium trade. As a result the local hill tribes stopped growing poppies and began to grow other crops. The royal villa was originally built as a summer residence for the princess mother and now houses a museum and displaying her work to improve the life quality of local tribal people. The Mae Fah Luang Gardens are a botanical park on the slopes below the royal villa. Flowers and plants grow among rock formations. Doi Tung Doi Tung (ดอยตุง) is a mountain