Chiang Mai Province is in Northern Thailand. The city has plethora of things to see and things to do. The beauty of the mountains, hill tribe villages, and botanical gardens attracts millions of tourists to Chiang Mai every year. You can also enjoy a zoo and aquarium, a nocturnal zoo, and classic Northern Thai temples and architecture which are a fusion of Lanna, Mon, and Burmese styles.
The Hill country, with Chiang Mai as its centre, it’s famous for its long history and exotic traditional culture of the Lanna Kingdom. It is a unique area of forests, rivers, towering waterfalls, and spectacular mountain ranges, often with a mist that covers almost the entire region. This region is the birthplace of the earliest Thai civilzation, and has many sites of archaeolgical and cultural interest, including Sukothai and Si Satchanalai. It is also home to the ethnic hill tribes who have settled in villages on the mountain sides including Mae Hong Son, Chiang Rai and Nan which are also great attractions for travellers going north.
Fast Facts
Best time to travel:
October – April
Places of interest:
Wat Phra That Doi Suthep
Doi Pui
Doi Inthanon
Elephant Nature Park