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3.5 Stars - 11 Opinions
291 Moo 4 Baan Muang Kham Tambol Nang Lae, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand
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The Golden Pine Resort and Spa situated in the midst of rolling countryside and surrounded by Paddy Fields which, at harvesting time, resemble a vast ocean of gold. The Resort's location is just 10 minutes from the International airport and 25 minutes from Chiang Rai town.
Golden Pine Resort Chiang Rai
Chiang Rai - Thailand
outside the marekt
NOW tahts a SNAKE !!!!!!!!
Hi everyone
I tried searching everywhere for information on getting transportation to the Chiang Rai Airport but couldn't find any.
My group of 7 will be taking a flight to BKK next month at 0820 hrs, meaning we got to be at the airport at about 0700AM perhaps.
Can anyone tell me whether it'll be easy to flag a taxi off the street to take us to the airport, or do we have to arrange in advance?
I also couldn't find many guesthouses located in Chiang Rai near the night market. Can anyone put me in the right direction?
Thanks,
Rey
Hmm, I've spent a little time in Chiang Rai over several visits and know that you won't have a problem getting a tuk tuk but I'm fairly certain taxis are also available too. The airport is a bit north of town. I prefer to stay a little bit away from the congested night market area and I can recommend a guesthouse called Kay's Internet Guesthouse. There are no private bathrooms; ie. they're shared but are kept very clean and maintained. The place is run by an older Thai woman and her American husband. Excellent prices too. It's about a ten minute walk to the Night Market which is great for dinner since they also have regular Thai dance or music performances.
Chiang Rai is not a big place so not tons of taxis around .You would have to arrange a cab to take you to the airport this is not difficult to do. WE stayed at the Rimkok . Booked it through Asiarooms...a little out of town though. It was $33.00 a night.
Unlike Chiang Mai where there's dozens of tour agents offering tours, it became apparent to me when I walked around Chiang Rai that tour agents were a bit thin on the ground. I only found a few and the cheapest I found to do a Golden Triangle Tour was a place opposite the Chiang Rai First Church called Four Lens Tours. The tour cost me 1200 baht which I thought was still too much but then I had been quoted 1600 baht at another place and silly prices elsewhere as I was on my own. Luckily for me, 2 other people were booked on the same tour which helped with the price.
The tour started with the tour company picking me up from my hotel in a nice Ford 4x4. We then headed off to pick up the other 2 people on my tour and headed north to Doi Tung where we visited the lovely Mae Fah Luang Garden which is part of a royal villa that was the final home of the Princess Mother (mother of King Rama IX). We then visited the Wat Tham Pla which is also known as the Monkey Cave Temple. As its name suggests, it's home to several cheeky unpredictable monkeys that came up to us for food. The temple itself was fairly good with a very old looking laterite chedi.
Next it was up to Mae Sai on the Thai/Burma border which we crossed over into the Burmese town of Tachileik on a 24hr permit which cost us an additional US$10. The permit was just a stamp in the passport and we visited a market selling all kinds of things. It was all very chaotic with lots of people trying to sell us cigarettes, Viagra, flip-knifes etc. I didn't buy anything and thought it was a waste of time and money but then it was Burma and it is a hard country to get in to. We then crossed back over the border back into the relative calm of Thailand and had a lunch buffet which was included in the price, which was fairly good.
After lunch, we got back into the car and made our way to the Golden Triangle town of Sop Ruak where we had our photos taken standing in front of where the two rivers join. We then visited a museum about the opium trade that took place in the area. The museum was very good and we spent quite a while looking around. Next up it was a short drive to Chiang Saen which is further down on the Mekong River. Here we visited an old temple called Wat Chedi Luang before we headed back to Chiang Rai. The tour was OK but nothing special and a bit expensive but if you have more time, then it's probably best to try and visit places by your own means or by public transport.
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