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63 Reviews It's show business... but it's good. The performance at the training center (I don't know if it exists more than one) shows hard work and professionalism with the elephants. The show pleases adults...
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32 Reviews I asked the taxi driver we had hired for the day whether he knew a village where a Long Neck hilltribe lived. He had just taken us to a Hmong village and I thought it would be interesting checking...
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Wat Phra That Doi Suthep - Buddhist Temple
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...
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51 Reviews The Night Bazaar is a huge market covering a long outdoor stretch of Chang Khlan Road between Tha Phae Road and Si Donchai Road, with the centre of the maelstrom in the Chiang Mai Night Bazaar...
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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 a healthy small walk in natural...
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24 Reviews Many people miss out on a wonderful experience by flying to Chiang Mai from Bangkok. The best choice is the overnight train, which is clean, safe, comfortable and fun. If you are a couple or a family...
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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...
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33 Reviews The Lost Hut is the Best Bar in Chiang Mai! Hands down! The staff and owners were really friendly and also gave us a bunch of info about some motorcycle touring. Also the prices were good, beers were...
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23 Reviews This towering waterfall, about 250m high at the top, is an awesome sight. You approach it near Doi Inthanon National Park, and as you're hiking through the jungle (about a 10 minute hike) you can hear...
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25 Reviews The Night Bazaar is a huge market covering a long outdoor stretch of Chang Khlan Road between Tha Phae Road and Si Donchai Road, with the centre of the maelstrom in the Chiang Mai Night Bazaar...
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43 Reviews Pai is a beautiful small town nestled in a valley approximately 3 hours or 132 km northwest of Chiangers. It is a popular destination for those who want to enjoy the chilled atmosphere in more ways...
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2 Reviews and 319 Opinions Everything you would expect from a Mandarin Oriental plus the really spectacular design. Two...
6 Reviews We went on a tour to the temple and the driver very quietly offered his services to us as 'you only pay for the gasoline' He charged us 300 baht to go to visit the craft village. But we went to a Gem...
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4 Reviews and 115 Opinions We stayed at the Dusit in April 2007. The hotel facilities were 5 star but the best thing about the...
2 Reviews and 117 Opinions The Tharaburi Resort looks like it has seen better days. The political problems in Bangkok has not...
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Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep is on a mountain near Chiang Mai. It was built in 1557. Besides being a beautiful temple, the altitude (3250 feet) also makes it cooler....
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Q: Aloha, I'm visiting this January and would like to explore Chaing Mai, as well as, Pai. I was hoping to check into a place and...

A: If you know the exact dates that you will arrive in Chaing Mai, it is best to make a reservation so that you know exactly where you are going . After two days, get your...
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A short trip through Northern Thailand

This was the Route we took and the things we did / saw on our short Northern Thailand Trip. We booked a 5 day tour with Diethelm travels (a firm that is quite big in doing trips in Thailand) The name...
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Northern Thailand - Higher, Cooler and Amazing

Many of my tips about northern Thailand are hidden (make that lost) in my general Thailand tips. I recently had trouble finding one of them myself. I decided to do a separate travel page for northern...
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Chiang Mai, Golden Triangle & Northern Thailand

Chiangmai is the largest city in beautiful northern Thailand. There are lots of things to do in and around Chiangmai. As it is located within the mountain region, the weather is cooling especially in...
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I flew from Bangkok into Chaing Mai and stayed at the Imperial Hotel. I then went to Tha Ton from there I went by longtail boat down the Mae Kok River to Chaing Rai stopping at several hill tribes...
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Chiang Mai also under re-construction

As I've mentioned in my introduction, I was already on VT for well over a year, things happened, I left and that was after a very full year of adding daily tips etc. So, now that I'm back, it's going...
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