Chiang Mai Things to Do

 64 Reviews  I had a great time riding Natalie in Thailand, near the Big Buddha, and wrote about my experience here: http://emmasbucketlist.com/2012/03/12/thailand-part-3-riding-an-elephant PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE... 

 97 Reviews  Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep is located ontop of a mountain overlooking Chiang Mai. According to legend, a relic was strapped to a white elephant that was released into the jungle. The elephnat eventually... 

 40 Reviews  In all the touristic catalogs, Chiang Mai is advertised with waterfalls. Well, I don't know if we were taken to the best or not, but we were not impressed. It's only a healthy small walk in natural... 

 41 Reviews  If you ever wanted to learn the fine art of Thai cuisine then I would highly recommend the Smart Cook Thai Cookery School in Chiang Mai, Thailand. I never realized how many different ingredients were... 

 75 Reviews  It's a strange but beautiful production - butterflies. As a matter of fact the "factory" is a tropical garden, recreating the natural condition for butterflies create and grow. Wonderful flowers,... 

 25 Reviews  I visited CM cause i wanted to learn Thai massage so i naturally tried the famous schools. First ITM (www.itmthaimassage.com) where i was greatly dissapointed cause it was a marketing temple and... 

 34 Reviews  Chiang Mai is blessed with numerous temples, some absolutely stunning. You can easily visit 3-4 in one afternoon on foot as they are often in close proximity to one another. Take lots of photos and... 

 27 Reviews  This Yang tree, inside the Wat Chedi Luang complex, was planted when Prince Kawila (1781-1815) abandoned the city of Pasang and re-established Chiang Mai in 1796. The plantation was believed to serve... 

 16 Reviews  This is not in the city and not even close, but this is the place you must go for a day trip or even more if you have the time. The Doi Inthanon National Park is a fantastic place to visit and see... 

 12 Reviews  Thailand and China, particularly Yunnan province. These peoples are collectively known by the name "hilltribes" as they have all subsisted in the mountainous jungle for generations. However, beyond... 

 8 Reviews  Bamboo rafting is not as easy as i thought, or maybe i'm just too lousy, enjoyed myself though, wet all over. So, the 1 day trip got us elephant ride, trek to waterfall, bamboo rafting, and visit to... 

 9 Reviews  Part of our tour package, we were brought to the butterfly and Orchid Farm. Nothing much for the butterfly side, only spotted 1 caterpillar :( The orchid farm, at the same area was better. Smell the... 

 15 Reviews  The Chiang Mai Zoo is located just on the edge of the city The zoo is situated on the side of a hill covering about 200 acres with quite a few steep climbs. From the entrance a long looping road takes... 

 9 Reviews  A stop at the Bo Sang Umbrella Village, gives you a chance to see a lot of beautiful painted Umbrellas and also Fans. There is a huge array! When I was there, there wasn't anybody painting the... 

 11 Reviews  We went to Elephant Nature park for a day, it was amazing experience especially for my son (was the only kid there! parents! is the best place for kids education!) : www.elephantnaturepark.org It is... 

 6 Reviews  While hanging around where the silk market, wooden art and so on we found also interesting places of ceramic workshops and work of arts. The interesting is that you can also see how they make it... 

 5 Reviews  We found the Village of Wood Carving by accident; we were just out for a drive and came across it. A whole village of craftsmen, it was absolutely fantastic to see their way of living, their... 

 9 Reviews  There are two temples in Chiang Mai which are called 'Umong'. This one is the one in the city. It is the Temple of the Great Monk's Cave, referring to the niche in the old brick chedi, where the monk... 

 21 Reviews  One of our favourite activities when we get to a developing country is to nose around one of the markets. This one is downtown Chiang Mai - there are in fact three markets that run into one another -... 

 20 Reviews  Another Temple to visit if you aren't already "templed out!" At this one, you will find a chedi that was first built by King Pha Yu (1337-55) to house the bones of his father King Kam Fu (1328- 37).... 

 9 Reviews  Outside of Chiang Mai there are many ethnic hilltribes living in the surrounding areas. Many of these hilltribes are originally from China, Laos, Burma, Vietnam and North Thailand. There are the akha... 

 11 Reviews  The oldest structure in Wat Chiang Mun, built in 1295, is the Chang Lom chedi, which is in a style that could have originated from Sri Lanka via Sukhothai, or from Pagan. Fifteen elephants represent a... 

 11 Reviews  This temple is located on a main road that leads west from the old city. Constructed by King Ku Nu in 1383, the bot in this compound contains a huge 500-year-old bronze Buddha image which is...