Chiang Mai Map

The North’s largest city, Chiang Mai is the centre for tourism, either in the city or visiting hill tribes, elephant camps and trekking amid wonderful mountain scenery.

Chiang Mai is over 700 years old. The old walled city with its moats contains some magnificent temples. Wat Phra Singh is famous for its Lanna-style architecture, beautiful woodcarvings and superb murals.

Nearby is the ageless Wat Chedi Luang, which lost the top of its massive chedi to an earthquake 400 years ago. Doi Suthep Mountain looms over the town, and the highly revered temple at its peak offers superb views of the surrounding countryside.

The Mae Sa Valley is an easy place to explore with its elephant camps, orchid farms, waterfalls and Queen Sirikit Park. Elephant-lovers may prefer to head to Mae Taeng or Chiang Dao, where you can watch elephants at work and go trekking in the countryside.

For the really adventurous, Doi Inthanon National Park, home to Thailand’s highest peak, provides trekking opportunities amid wonderful scenery, plummeting waterfalls and a great variety of bird life.

Chiang Mai is known for its outstanding handicrafts. Travelers love to head down the road to San Kamphaeng, which is crowded with cottage industries making woodcarvings, Thai silk, silverwork, umbrellas, lacquer ware, etc. Watch the craftsmen at work and also make purchases, or wander around the famous Night Bazaar, where many similar items are for sale. 

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