Chiang Mai is located in the northwest of Thailand. We highlight the best things to do in & around Chiang Mai:
10. Eat the traditional dish Khao Soi
This creamy yellow curry noodle soup comes with a choice of chicken or beef, and you can find it in nearly any restaurant in the Chiang Mai.
9. Tour the Buddhist Temples of the old town
There are over 300 Buddhist temples in Chiang Mai and many of them are located inside the historic old town, including Wat Phra Singh, Wat Chiang Man, Wat Phan Tao, and Wat Chedi Luang.
8. Visit an elephant sanctuary
We visited Elephant Nature Park near Chiang Mai, a sanctuary that is committed to education and rehabilitation of elephants that have been abused by the tourism industry.
7. Join a cooking class
We joined a half-day cooking class, during which we prepared 3 different dishes; a Thai soup, a curry, and Pad Thai. For each dish, there were different options to choose from for your proteins and flavors.
6. Cruise down the Mae Ping River
The Mae Ping River is the main river running through Chiang Mai and offers a quick escape from the city. You can rent a kayak and cruise down yourself or join a 2 hour boat tour that takes you past beautiful scenery around Chiang Mai.
5. Day tour to Doi Inthanon National Park
Home to Thailand’s highest mountain, Doi Inthanon National Park is about a 1.5 hour drive from the city. The park is filled with beautiful waterfalls, hiking trails, viewpoints, and twin pagodas near the summit.
4. Shop at the local Talat Warorot
This historic market opened in the early 20th century and is a great place to buy clothes, souvenirs, local food and spices. Open daily from 6am to 7pm.
3. Visit Wat Phra That Doi Suthep
The sacred Doi Suthep temple is about 15 km or 9 miles outside of Chiang Mai. The temple also offers beautiful views of the city and the surrounding area.
2. Drive the Samoeng loop
This 100km or 62 miles route is a pretty easy ride with spectacular views winding through the Mae Sa Valley and the Samoeng Forest. We recommend making a few stops along the way: the Mae Sa waterfalls, botanical gardens, and the Samoeng viewpoint.
1. Chiang Mai Sunday Night Market
The largest market in Chiang Mai is the Sunday Night Market. Starting from the Tha Pae Gate, the market runs along the entire length of the Ratchadamnoen Road from 5pm until around 10.30pm. It’s also possible to visit the Saturday Night Market or the Chang Puak Gate Market on any other day of the week.
VIDEO CHAPTERS:
0:00 Intro
1:03 Eat Khao Soi
1:41 Buddhist Temples Old Town Chiang Mai
2:21 Elephant Sanctuary
3:45 Thai Cooking Class
4:41 Mae Ping River Cruise
5:25 Doi Inthanon National Park Day Trip
6:30 Talat Warorot
6:58 Wat Phra That Doi Suthep
7:53 Samoeng Loop
8:47 Chiang Mai Sunday Night Market
9:48 Chiang Mai Other Things To Do
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How did you get to the national park? With a Bus? 🙂
Thanksl you for this guide 😊.
Just discovered your channel!👍 Planning our trip to Chiang Rai and loved picking up some ideas😊❤ Groetjes uit Belgie
Tell you the truth, I prefer to stay in Chaing Rai for 2 days , then take a grab to Chiang Mai. Screw getting on a bus 3 hours to CR to come back 3 hours to CM…
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Would you recommend renting a car?
thank you for verry nice video next week we will go there
Thank you so much for this video. As you recommend, we booked at villa siri lanna for this july 😊
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Amazing vlog❤ we love it. That's our next destination.
Excellent video! Is Chiang Mai a good place for IT freelancers who need a stable internet connection? Best regards🏆
Where are the links
i booked the tour of Doi Inthanon National Park through this link but once settled in my spot and saw brochures there are better deals for this tour that also include food.
fyi maybe just get to chaing mai and ask around before buying this one. but not a huge difference otherwise.. once on the tour they also said i had to pay entrance fees.
all said and done i was almost 1000b more than the others
thanks for the video!
After researching different places, this is where I want to go and live, probably try one year there first.
Great list. Doi inthanon looks heavenly. Is it cold year round or just for the month you visited? It would be cumbersome to pack a jacket just for this one temple. Thanks for sharing.
I wish I could rent a scooter, but I don't have driving license.
Awesome content! Your video was a delight to watch.
nicee I also visited Chiang mai its so niceeee
I plan on going to Thailand next year February 2025, thank you so much very informative 😊❤
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You’re great guider for thai. places 👏🏻 . Honestly , I checked to turkish guiders for thai. Soo , it is just bla bla ( sorry turkish utubers) . I m so lucky I found you . Thank u so much for your advices ( especially chiang mai & krabi ) . Ps : turkish knows phuket , bangkok , just yet .
But krabi & chiang mai is a cave in thai. I m so excited that going on there .
Ahh , ı ‘ll go to the bangkok right but for COLDPLAY CONCERT 🎉
I lived river cruise in Chiangmai
when I'm looking at the cooking class in the link it gives many options. how can I find the one that you took?
Hi, planning to visit Chiang Mai during the first week of April, heard about the burning season there. Can you please provide me with any information about that?
Hi, great series about Thailand 😉 Do you remember which exactly tour you took at Elephant Nature Park? Was it half or full day? Thanks 🙂
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Thank you for the informative video. Other than the scooter loop, this place seems boring (compared to Phuket, Bangkok, Pattaya).
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Looking forward to visit the region in 2 weeks! Inspiring video just at the right moment! Thank you so much!
Thanks for the great video. One question though- how do get down from Doi Suthip? The very same way you get up there, red taxi?
It’s so informative! Thank you for sharing!
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Hey! I‘m planning my asia trip for 3 months (banana pancake trail).
Thailand will be my First destiny!
I‘m looking forward to be 2-3 weeks in Thailand.
How long should I stay in chiang mai, rai and Bangkok?
Arrived to Chiang Mai and found this video. Compliments for its quality, well crafted so makes me want to check out some of your other videos too.
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Khao Soi is not Thai national food.
It’s from Myanmar I believe. They called it Khao Soi too
The food is greasy and unhealthy especially the street food. You will not see much veggies in your dishes only in the pictures. Everything is sugary and fried.. but this video is excellent!
Which cooking class did you take what was the name of the place thanks! 😊
I'm watching this in my AirB&B in Silom, thinking whether if I should go Phuket or Chiang Mai.
I really am thankful for your content. After being to some places myself it feels quite repetitive. There is a temple, here is a night market and so on – so I was really happy to hear about that loop! I’ll definitely try it out! Thanks.
Do you have a thai licence? I just watched a video where a guy was stopped by police 3 times within ONE hour! Could get expensive 😮
nice wholesome stuff to weave into durin the visit
I’m interested in the samoeng loop but where is the beginning point and the destination of the loop?😂
Amazing content!