Chiang Mai Province

Things to Do in Chiang Mai

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Things to Do in Chiang Mai

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Thai and Akha Cooking Class in Chiang Mai
1,293
Cooking Classes
from $32.83 per adult
Dinner Cruise on The Ping River & Night Market – Private Experience
Walking Tours
from $88.21 per adult (price varies by group size)
Care Pride Elephants: Full Day Tour
223
Parks
from $92.65 per adult
6-Hour Hike and Bike in Doi Suthep Pui National Park Combo from Chiang Mai
57
Day Trips
from $60.50 per adult
Small-Group Chiang Mai Evening Street Food Tour
376
Private and Luxury
from $36.88 per adult
Chiang Rai One Day: Hot Spring,White Temple, Golden Triangle, Yao&Akha Hilltribe
13
Bus Tours
from $44.73 per adult (price varies by group size)
8 Day Motorcylce Tour (Ultimate Trails) from Chiang Mai, Thailand
Motorcycle Tours
from $2,640.00 per adult
Chiang Mai: Tour of Chiang Mai Ancient City of Wiang Kum Kam
2
Bus Tours
from $38.07 per adult
Chiang Mai farming and Khao Soy
25
City Tours
from $19.88 per adult
Buffalo Soldier Trail Mountain Biking Tour from Chiang Mai with Lunch
5
Full-day Tours
from $100.58 per adult

Top Attractions in Chiang Mai

1. Elephant Rescue Park

Nature & Wildlife Areas

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This is one of the genuine parks that rescue elephants from circuses, lock sites and other cruel environments.

2. Wat Chedi Luang Varavihara

Ancient Ruins • Architectural Buildings

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This giant stone structure sits in the centre of a stone-paved square and just dominates its surroundings.

3. Kanta Elephant Sanctuary

Nature & Wildlife Areas

Open now

Visitors are educated on the history, habits, care and feeding of Asian elephants.

4. Art in Paradise, Chiang Mai 3D Art Museum

Speciality Museums

Admission tickets from $16.77

This entire 3-story warehouse is an art gallery of famous paintings and a few paintings by new artists.

5. Wat Phra Singh

Religious Sites

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A center of Chiang Mai's Buddhist faith for a thousand years, Phra Singh continues to serve the reverent and the…

6. Wat Pha Lat

Points of Interest & Landmarks • Religious Sites

A hidden temple paradise up in the mountains outside Chiang May.

7. Wat Phra That Doi Kham (Temple of the Golden Mountain)

Speciality Museums • Historic Sites

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This ancient temple has more than 1,300 years of history, believed to be built in circa 687 to enshrine Buddha’s relics.

8. Wat Umong

Ancient Ruins • Religious Sites

Open now

This is a unique temple that is build in the midst of a forest.

9. Royal Park Rajapruek

Gardens

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The Royal Flora garden festival has been revived, four years after it was originally built for HM The King of…

10. Night Bazaar

Flea & Street Markets

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The market has grown considerably in size and features many unique hand made treasures.

11. Saturday Night Market Walking Street - Wua Lai Road

Flea & Street Markets

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Shops range from local traditional artisan booths to modern, creatively designed clothing.

12. Warorot Market (Kad Luang)

Flea & Street Markets

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What is not widely known is that this area is a crossroad of Thai, Chinese, Indian, Muslim and Western cultures…

13. Ploen Ruedee Night Market

Flea & Street Markets

A buzzing street food market with a range of cuisines from pizza to local dishes including fried insects.

14. Wat Sri Suphan

Religious Sites

Open now

Wat Sri Suphan is a truly unique temple originally built to serve as the main temple for a silversmith village.

15. Wat Suan Dok

Cemeteries • Religious Sites

One of the Royal Temples and resting place of the remains/ashes of many princes.

16. Mae Sa Waterfall

Parks • Waterfalls

Open now

This is a series of 10 waterfalls (levels) spread over an ascent of approximately 150 metres.

17. Monkchat Meditation Retreat

Religious Sites

He teaches Buddhist principals, mediation techniques and everything in between.

18. Yi Peng and Loy Krathong (Lantern Festival)

Cultural Events

Thousands of lanterns float skyward in the dark of night with the full moon overhead.

19. Elephant Care & Grand Canyon Jumping

Nature & Wildlife Areas

Open now

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They have saved natural habitat of elephants where they breed them.

20. Wat Phan Tao

Religious Sites

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It was moved from its location in 1875 and reassembled at Wat Phan Tao under the patronage of Inthawichayanon, the…

21. Buak Hard Public Park

Bodies of Water • Parks

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This park is the old city’s only real public recreation area, sited inside the moat next to Ku Ruang Corner, the…

22. Wat Lok Molee

Religious Sites

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One of the tallest in the city, this chedi contains the ashes of the last Mengrai Dynasty kings and queens.

23. Kerchor Elephant Eco Park

Nature & Wildlife Areas

you get to life a day in the life of a elephant keeper and they are treated like family not like a mass product…

24. Chiang Mai Zoo

Zoos

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The aquarium is home to over 20,000 fish from over 250 species from around the world.

25. Tha Phae Gate

Points of Interest & Landmarks

THIS much photographed gate forms part of defensive city walls dating back to the 13th century.

26. CentralPlaza Chiangmai Airport

Shopping Malls

This is a very spacious mall set over a number of levels and hosting a department store, supermarket, food hall and a…

27. Chiang Mai Night Safari

Nature & Wildlife Areas • Zoos

This place is the world's third nocturnal zoo and it also the nature theme park that built to promote Chiang Mai…

28. Pikanesuan Devalai Chiangmai

Religious Sites

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The Elephant God that is Lord Ganesha is revered in many religions of the world but primarily Hinduism & Buddhism.Thi...

29. Anusarn Market

Flea & Street Markets

This is the original night market which has since doubled in size and incorporates bars, restaurants, massage shops and…

30. Chiang Mai City Arts and Cultural Centre

Art Museums

The exhibition shows the building of Chiang Mai and Thai culture over a life time!

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