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Wat Tham Chiang Dao Temple

64 Reviews

#5 of 17 things to do in Chiang Dao

Sights & Landmarks, Sacred & Religious Sites

Chiang Dao Subdistrict, Chiang Dao, Thailand

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Once we entered the cave against a small fee, we found ourselves in a cave with many buddha statues and an information desk.

It was terribly neat to walk through the cave, and if you want to explore the dark areas of the cave there are ladies with lanterns to guide you.

In addition you Can hire a guide (200bahts) and rent a gas lamp (additional 200bahts) to see the cave.

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Chiang Dao Subdistrict, Chiang Dao, Thailand

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vamsally

Seattle, Washington

644157

Reviewed May 22, 2019

Caves are more interesting

We mostly passed by this wat since we were headed to the caves. Looked interesting enough but not enough to outshine the caves.

Date of experience: December 2018

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BenLdn

London

4136

Reviewed March 5, 2019 via mobile

Beautiful

We only followed the walk ways lit by electric lighting, but nevertheless the caves are absolutely stunning: vast open areas with huge stalactites and other-worldly rock formations. Many statues of Buddha along the way. The grounds around the cave are also very picturesque. Worth a...More

Date of experience: March 2019

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annwida

Reviewed January 23, 2019 via mobile

Good to go!

Is a mysterious place to visit and walk into the cave. I think you don’t need to walk to another dark way with the lamp lady. Juz walk urself to another way cos more safety and everything looks similar only dark and light cave. Suggest...More

Date of experience: January 2019

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Aaron W

Chiang Mai, Thailand

356

Reviewed January 7, 2019

It's Neat

It's a beautiful temple complex with many places to pray and offer tithing to Buddha. The Cave itself is pretty neat with old a rare Buddhist artifacts. Once in the cave pop for the lantern tour; you have to pay 200 baht for the lantern...More

Date of experience: December 2018

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Jean M

Geneva, Switzerland

1232375

Reviewed November 11, 2018

Nice temple in a even nicer setting

This temple at the cave’s entrance is covered with tropical plants and at the bottom of the karts cmoutains. It offers some excellent photo to,opportunities.

Date of experience: November 2018

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Fujimaytan

San Francisco, California

4724

Reviewed August 31, 2018 via mobile

You need the lamp lady but they don’t speak English

The lamp lady is needed to go to the deeper parts of the cave and that is more interesting. However the ladies only know few words so it’s hard to get the information. If they don’t speak English, perhaps they can have an English board...More

Date of experience: August 2018

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LarRanTravels

Flint, Texas

522107

Reviewed July 16, 2018

Amazing...

The grounds surrounding & leading up to the cave entrance is dotted with buildings, ruins & statues. Do some exploring & you'll see some amazing sights!

Date of experience: April 2018

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731sanderv

134

Reviewed April 22, 2018 via mobile

Nice cave!

Very Nice place. There are 2 options over there. You can get a guide and explore the 4 caves that are dark. The guide has a lamp and this is really needed. This costs you about 200 bath (and there is the possibility to tip...More

Date of experience: April 2018

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yonatanr979

6353

Reviewed February 24, 2018

Nothing to Crazy

The place is nice and clean but it's nothing special compare to other average caves. You can go inside and see interesting parts of the cave. Defiantly won't go to Chiang Dao only for the caves but as part of longer trip.

Date of experience: February 2018

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mpiwons

Warsaw, Poland

3811

Reviewed January 20, 2018 via mobile

The must to see when in Chiang Dao

Spectacular place - temple within the cave. In addition you Can hire a guide (200bahts) and rent a gas lamp (additional 200bahts) to see the cave. If you are not physically capable or you have claustrophobia , you may have problems with going through 3...More

Date of experience: January 2018

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Miles P

hi.. im planning to.include this on my tour by next month.. im a solo traveler. can you give me an idea of how much will cost for a hired taxi or car with driver.?! and also is it open on october?!

September 11, 2017|

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Sorry I can't advise on the taxi fare or hired driver fare because I drive my own car to Wat Tham Chiang Dao temple from Chiang Mai City. It takes about 1.5 hours drive there. This temple should be open all year round.