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Chiang Mai Province

Popularly known as the Rose of the North, Chiang Mai is blessed with stunning natural beauty and unique indigenous cultural identity. Founded by King Mengrai the Great as the capital of the Lanna Thai kingdom by merging the various city states in the region in 1296. Today Chiang Mai is the economic, communications, cultural and tourism centre of Northern Thailand.

About 700 kilometres from Bangkok, Chiang Mai is situated on the Mae Ping River basin some 310 metres above sea level. Surrounded by high mountain ranges, it covers an area of approximately 20,107 square kilometres. The terrain is mainly jungles and mountains, parts of which are within national parks which are still fertile and verdant with plentiful flora and fauna. There are many sites and locations where tourists prefer to visit to study the lifestyle of the tribal people who live on high hills.

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Chiang Dao Caves

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Tham Chiang Dao is a charming cave located in Amphoe Chiang Dao. It is situated 72 kilometres from Chiang Maitown,

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Doi Ang Khang

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This royal agricultural station situated among beautiful mountainous scenery, provincial capital, 163 kilometres north of Chiang Mai, is a demonstration

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Fang Hot Springs

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Located at Ban Pin, also 163 kilometres north of Chiang Mai provincial capital, 50 hot springs occupy a 10-acre forest

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Chiang Mai Night Safari

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Chiang MaiNight Safari was established as evening and night tourist attraction. It is the first night safari in Thailand. Chiang

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Chiang Mai Zoo

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Situated next to Huai Kaew Arboretum at the foot of the mountain where Phra That Doi Suthep is located, the

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Wat Ketkaram

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Wat Ketkaram is an ancient temple located on the East Side of the Mae Ping River. According to the chronological

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Bo Sang Umbrella / Parasol Village

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The world – famous village is 9 kilometres from town, along a road lined with handicraft-producing factories. In genuine cottage

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San Kamphaeng Cotton & Silk Weaving Village

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This equally famous village is located 13 kilometres from town. The village is the major source of all Thai silk

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Wat Chet Yot

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Located on Super Highway, north of the Huai Kaeo Nimmanhemin Roads intersection. This temple dates from 1458. The seven spired

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Wat Phra Sing

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Located on Sam Lan Road, this lovely temple dates from 1345 and is one of the focal points of Songkran

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Doi Inthanon National Park

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Doi Inthanon is Thailand’s highest mountain and towers 2,565 metres above sea level. Travel 58 kilometres west of Chiang Maivia

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Wat Suan Dok

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Located on Suthep Road, this temple was built in a 14th century Lanna Thai monarch’s pleasure gardens and is a

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Wat Chiang Man

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Located on Ratchapkkhinai Road, this is Chiang Mai’s oldest temple and probably dates from 1296. The temple was the residence

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San Kamphaeng Hot Springs

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This is located 36 kilometres from town amid natural surroundings of trees and verdant hills. The water has a high

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Wat Phra That Si Chom Thong

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This temple is 58 kilometres from Chiang Mai and dates from the mid-1400s. The temple houses a collection of bronze

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Wat Chedi Luang

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Located on Phra Pokklao Road, this temple is the site of an enormous pagoda, originally 280 feet high, and which

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Wat Phra That Doi Suthep

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This temple is Chiang Mai’s most important and visible landmark, and overlooks the city from its forested mountain backdrop. It

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Wat Phra That Doi Kham

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This temple is situated in Tambon Mae Hia, Amphoe Mueang. It is a beautiful temple situated on a lush mountainside

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