Best Places to Visit
Attractions
From stunning Chiangmai City to cultural landmarks and thrilling activities, you’ll find everything you need to plan your perfect vacation. Don’t miss out on the adventure of a lifetime – start planning your trip to Chiang Mai today!
Ban-Pong Temple
Wat Ban Pong
Wat Ban Pong is a temple complex in the village Ban Pong, as the name already indicated. It’s a beautiful and quiet monastery and behind it, on top of a mountain you can see the connected Metal Pagoda. This huge building was build around an ancient stupa or chedi which has been on top of the mountain for hundreds of years already. Besides a very steep road with a lot of hair pin curves also a 900 steps stairway leads you to the pagoda, but unfortunately on the tour we don’t have enough time to climb the stairs.
Patara Elephant Farm
Experience the Heart of Giving for the Heart of Living
Patara Elephant Farm invites you to hands-on experience on participating, sharing responsibilities and taking care of an elephant. “Elephant Owner for a Day” is a special program created for everyone to learn and interact with elephants as what an owner would do daily, during which time you are trained to approach your elephant correctly, know the elephant’s temperament, feed and check its health, learn about and take care of your own elephant, bathe and brush it in the river, learn how to ride on its neck, and communicate through different spoken commands. You will get a chance to bare-back riding to visit forests, waterfalls or local temples. The program is specialized and meaningful activity to create trust and relationship between you and your elephant.
Chiang Mai Night Safari
Nature Theme Park
Chiang Mai Night Safari operated by a government agency the supervision of the Pinkanakorn Development Agency (Public Organization) abbreviated as PDA is located in Tambon Mae Hia, Suthep, Muang District, and Tambon Nong Khwai, Hang Dong District, Chiang Mai Province. The total area of 323.81 acres and away from the city center only about 10 kilometers. Chiang Mai Night Safari was the first to open on February 6, 2006
Chiang Mai Night Safari is also highlighted in the Nature Theme Park, ธourists will be able to study the behavior of wild animals up close.
Royal Park Ratchaphruek
two million plants in one place
The Royal Flora Ratchaphruek was a flower festival held 1 November 2006, to 31 January 2007, in the Thai city of Chiang Mai that drew 3,781,624 visitors. It was one of the grand celebrations being hosted by the Royal Thai Government in honor of King Bhumibol, the world longest reigning monarch. The place gathers the South East Asia most numbers of tropical plants and flowers which are 2,200 plants on 2,500,000 trees. There is Ho Kham Royal Pavillion featuring Lanna architecture. The entrance of the pavilion is decorated by 30 glorifying gates with the images of duties and thoughts of the H.M. King. The gates are paralleled with Ratchaphruek trees. Exhibition hall, international garden and the King Glorifying Garden are also available. The garden is now opened for public and more activities are also held.
Doi Kham Temple
Experience the Heart of Giving for the Heart of Living
Wat Doi Kham (Temple of Golden Mountain), as we know it in the present, has been through several renovations, so the temple as a whole still has a pristine condition. Initially, the temple was called Wat Suwan Banphot. It was constructed in 687 by Mahantayot and Anantayot, sons of Queen Camadevi – the first ruler and queen of Haripuñjaya Kingdom.
Within the temple is a sermon hall, as well as two enshrined significant Buddha images, which are Phra Rod Luang (a large gilded sandstone Buddha image) and Phra Sam Mor (a clay Buddha image) that was was found and dug up by local villagers in the year 1966 and brought to be enshrined at the temple to bring fortune.
Grand Canyon Water Park
The only outdoor water park in northern Chiang mai
Escape the heat of Chiang Mai city by visiting Hang Dong Quarry, also known as the Chiang Mai Grand Canyon. Obviously, no way near measuring up to its American counterpart, the Chiang Mai Grand Canyon is a former quarry turned into a stunningly beautiful location for a fun day out. Located roughly 45 minutes from Chiang Mai city centre in a small village. The canyon is carved out of red clay soil and is quite a sight to behold. Something a little different to add to your usual Chiang Mai itinerary.
Wat Intharawat
Wat Ton Kwen
Wat Tonkwen or Wat Inthrawat of Chiang Mai is located on Thanon Sai Khlong Chonlaphrathan. Coming from Ton Phayom Market, the way to this temple passes by Royal Park Rajapruek. Wat Tonkwen is a small temple with an old but unique, neatly carved wooden main hall (Wihan). The building has plaster-based structure and distinct big wooden columns. The interior is decorated with hand-weaved bamboo mat and simply classic carved wood in contrast with the outer structure. Surrounding the main hall are a multipurpose hall and sand-ground open space. Here, there is a coffee plum tree or Ma-kwen on the right of the entrance nearby the temple’s wall with underneath recreation area, incents, candles and flowers for worship. Despite the size as compared to many famous main halls of other places, its splendour of Lanna architecture can make up for that. The tympanum in typical Lanna Ma-Tangmai form; the trace of stained glass decoration; the flora-pattern, cross-beam adornment called Kong Khio; and Bairaka, the roof edge decoration in mythical snake naka shape are perfect exemplars of Chiang Mai’s fine arts. Furthermore, a Buddha image on a beautiful glass base is also displayed inside the building for villagers and visitors to admire. Another highlight spot in this temple is the one and only four-gabled pavilion of Thailand’s northern region. These features make the temple a great model of refined Lanna arts, and thus, ‘the Excellently Conserved Building’ in 1989, awarded by the Association of Siamese Architect under Royal Patronage. The beauty of the past reflecting through these buildings becomes a great inspiration for architects, the model for Royal Pavilion Ho Khamluang -the core building of Royal Park Rajapruek- and the majestic sensation of Lanna in many television series.
BAN PONG ATV
Off-Road Tours
Appreciate the natural beauty of Chiang Mai and embark on this thrilling ATV Adventure by Ban Pong ATV. If you’re looking for a new way to explore the natural wonderlands of Chiang Mai provinces, we offer a different and unique ATV tour. Enjoy a fun and safe ride through real untamed rainforests, get in touch with local villages, farms, plantations, forests, discover a hidden waterfall.
Ob Khan National Park
Varieties of Plants and Wild Animals
Ob Khan looks like a steep cliff channel. But it is smaller and about 30 meters high, with the Mae Khan River flowing through the middle. It also looks dented into various shapes. caused by the erosion of the current
It is located about 450 meters from the office of the national park.
Huai Ya Sai has a relatively shallow water level suitable for swimming. In addition, the shore is covered with green grass. and beautiful flowers And next to Huai Ya Sai, just 500 meters, there is a low cliff called Pha Tup.
It is about 1 kilometer away from the National Park Office.
Other places of interest are Huai Pong, which is about 2 kilometers away from the office. Here you can swim, Pha Lai, Khun Puey Waterfall, Mae Tian Waterfall, Doi Ton Cave, Mae To Hot Spring, Emerald Waterfall, Mae Mood Waterfall, and Khun Waterfall. Win, Mae Wang Waterfall and Grasshopper Cave, as well as nature trails for those interested as well.