A good guide to Chiang Rai . . .
Places to see in Chiang Rai
Places to see in Chiang Rai Province includes everything from Waterfall, Elephant Camp, Hilltribes, Beautiful Gardens, Fantastic Views
A very interesting video about 7 places you must see!
This is an interesting video we found on Youtube with good information about Chiang Rai. Art Thomya, a Thai singer/songwriter will show you the 7 Must-Sees in Chiangrai, the Northernmost province of Thailand. Not only Chiangrai has very beautiful nature, but it is also the home of the...
Phu Chee Fah, Phu Sang and Gate of Siam
Phu Chee Fah is probably the most visited mountain top in Thailand together with Doi Suthep south of Chiang Mai. One year more than 50 000 people visited Phu Chi Fa during one week around New Year. But that is the extreme. If you go there before Christmas or after the first two weeks into January...
White Temple in Chiang Rai
The White Temple is probably the most visited place in Chiang Rai and if you search on "Chiang Rai" with Google and choose images, probably more than 60% of the images representing Chiang Rai is of the White Temple. It is created by Chalermchai Kositpipat, a very famous Thai artist and designer...
Doi Mae Salong or Santikhiri
The history of Doi Mae Salong is a little bit wild: After the Communists took over the mainland of China in 1949 a division of Nationalist Chinese army fled through Yunnan Province to northeast Burma. There they were both fighting the Chinese communists and the Burmese army. In 1961,...
Doi Tung Royal Villa and Mae Fah Luang garden
The Doi Tung Project including Royal villa and Mae Fah Luang Garden was started by the mother of the present Thai king. Her name was HRH Princess Srinagarindra, the Princess Mother and his name is Bhumibol Adulyadej, Rama IX. Doi Tung is so much more than the Royal Villa and the Mae Fah Luang...
Elephant Camp
If you want to see the biggest land living animal in Asia you can go up to the Elephant Camp around 25 km west of Chiang Rai City. It is on the river so you can choose to go by boat. 100 years ago there were more than 300 000 wild elephants in Thailand and there were around 100,000...