Get in
By airplane:Chiang Mai, International is the third biggest airport of the country about 3 kilometers out of the city.
There are connections with
EVA Airways to Vienna, Taipei,
Nok Air to Chiang Rai and Mae Hong Son and
Air Asia to Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur.
Train:สถานีรถไฟเชียงใหม่ is about 2 kilometers outside of the city centre.
National train connections:
Chiang Mai - Bangkok 12 h.There are frequent bus services to Bangkok and other big cities in the country.
By car:Chiang Mai - Bangkok: 690 km in 8:45 h
Chiang Mai - Ayutthaya: 620 km in 8:00 h
Chiang Mai - Ko Samui: 1450 km in 19:30 h, includes ferry!
Chiang Mai - Krabi: 1470 km in 18:15 h
Attractions
General
Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep (Thai: วัดพระธาตุดอยสุเทพ) is a Theravada Buddhist temple in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. The temple is often referred to as "Doi Suthep" although this is actually the name of the mountain it is located on
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Wat Phra Singh (full name: Wat Phra Singh Woramahaviharn - Thai alphabet: วัดพระสิงห์วรมหาวิหาร (Pronunciation)) is a Buddhist temple (Thai language: Wat) in Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand. King Ananda Mahidol (Rama VIII), the older brother of the present King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX), bestowed it the status of Royal temple of the first grade in 1935
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Wat Chiang Man (Thai: วัดเชียงมั่น − sometimes also written as Wat Chiang Mun) is a Buddhist temple (Thai language: Wat) inside the old city (which is contained within the city walls and moat) of Chiang Mai, in northern Thailand.
Wat Chiang Man was built in 1297 CE as the first temple of Chiang Mai on the spot which had been used by King Mangrai as a camp during the construction of his new capital city Chiang Mai
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Wat Umong (complete name: Wat Umong Suan Puthatham) is a 700 year old Buddhist temple in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Wat Umong is located against the mountains of Doi Suthep and is south of Chiang Mai University
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Maesa Elephant Camp , 119/9 Tapae Road, Muang District, +66 53-206247 or +66 53-206248. An elephant camp in the hills about a half hour's drive north of the city center
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Sunday Market.
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Wat Chedi Luang (Thai: วัดเจดีย์หลวง, lit. temple of the big stupa) is a Buddhist temple in the historic centre of Chiang Mai, Thailand
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Wat Phra Jao Mengrai , off Ratchamankha Road near Heuan Phen. An atmospheric wooden temple away from beaten track, quiet and gently crumbling in absence of tourist hordes
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Wat Chet Yot Thai: วัดเจ็ดยอด, official name: Wat Photharam Maha Wihan - Thai: วัดโพธารามมหาวิหาร) is a Buddhist temple (Wat) in Chiang Mai in northern Thailand. It is a centre of pilgrimage for those born in the year of the Snake
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Museum
Arts and Cultural Center - This fully modernised multimedia history and cultural education centre is in very centre of old city on Prapokklao Road between Rajdumnern Road and Rajwithee Road. If travelling by tuk-tuk or songthaew, it's easiest to ask for Three Kings Monument Saam Kasat; it's large, elegant white building just behind statue
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Hilltribe Research Institute Museum - Founded in 1965 as a result of a proposal by the noted anthropologist Prof. W
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Chiang Mai National Museum Located along the SuperHighway, within walking distance of Wat Chet Yot which may usefully be visited on the same trip Offers an insight into the history of Chiangmai. Tel
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Chiang Mai University Art Museum , corner of Suthep and Nimmanhaemin Roads, tel: 053-944833. Tue-Sun 9AM-5PM free
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Museum of World Insects and Natural Wonders , Srimankalajarn Road, Soi 13 the road links Huay Kaew Road and Suthep Road - the entrance from the latter is near Suan Dok Hospital; Tel: 053-211891. One of Asia's most unusual museums housing butterflies, beetles and beyond
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Wat Ket Karam Museum.
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Chiang Mai Numismatic Museum Treasury Hall, 52 Ratchadamnoen Road, tel: 053-22 4237/8. M-Sa 9AM-3:30PM
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Postal Museum , at Mae Ping Post Office, 1-2 km south of Wat Phra Singh. Tu-Sa 08:30-16:30 free
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Parks
Bhuping Palace is on the same road beyond Doi Suthep 22 km from town. This royal winter palace has lavishly landscaped gardens and is open to the public daily 08:30-11:30 & 13:00-15:00 when the Thai royal family is not in residence
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Dokmai Garden This garden displays 120 different edible fruit plants, 127 different vegetables, in total more than 750 vascular plants. Of these, 500 have been selected for pesentations on aluminium signs English, Japanese and Thai
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Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden The Queen Sirikit Botanical Garden in Amphoe Mae Rim, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand was opened in 1992 and is maintained under the auspices of the Thai Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment. The facility's purpose is to conduct and promote botanical research, biodiversity and to conserve Thailand's natural plant resources
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Ratchaphruek Flower Gardens.
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Chiang Mai Foreign Cemetery is a serene place of history and remembrance. It's on Thanon Chiang Mai-Lamphun about 800m north of Holiday Inn formerly Sheraton
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Mae Sa Orchid Farm.
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Chiangmai Zoo Chiang Mai Zoo is a 200-acre (81 ha) zoo located on 100 Huay Kaew Road, Chiang Mai, Thailand, just north of Chiang Mai University. It is the first commercial zoo in Northern Thailand, and was established on 16 June 1977
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Nature
Patara Elephant Farm.
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Elephant Nature Park is a 800-hectare (2,000-acre) sanctuary and rescue centre for elephants in the Northern Thailand, Chiang Mai Province, approximately 60 kilometres (37 mi) from Chiang Mai City. Founded in the 1990s, the project's aim is to provide sanctuary for distressed elephants from all over Thailand
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Doi Inthanon (Thai: ดอยอินทนนท์(Pronunciation)) is the highest mountain in Thailand. It is located in Mae Chaem District, Chiang Mai Province
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