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About Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai, known as "The Rose of the North", is Thailand's second largest city. Despite its recent economic development, Chiang Mai has managed to retain its rich tradition and culture. Its numerous museums, ancient wats, cultural villages, markets, restaurants, and other natural sites, along with its people's warm hospitality, make Chiang Mai a place worth visiting and returning to.
December to March is the cold season in Chiang Mai. Temperature could go as low as 8.6C. Please bring appropriate clothing.
For more information on Chiang Mai, please click here.
Local Tours
Below are the tours available at the hotel. If you are
interested, please contact Khun Nikorn Mahamai at bkctour@hotmail.com.
Elephant Show
| 08.30 |
Leave Chiang Mai for Elephant Camp |
| 09.45 |
Elephant Show |
| 10.30 |
Elephant ride through the woods |
| 11.30 |
Traditional ox-cart ride with local villagers |
| 12.00 |
Lunch |
| 13.00 |
River rafting |
Queen Sirikit Botanical Garden-San Kampaeng Hot Spring
| 08.00 |
Leave for Queen Sirikit Botanical Garden in Mae Rim District |
| 09.00 |
Tour around the Botanical Garden |
| 11.00 |
Leave for San Kampaeng Hot Spring |
| 12.00 |
Lunch |
| 13.00 |
At leisure (hot spring bathing or swimming) |
| 15.00 |
Return to Chiang Mai |
| 16.30 |
Visit the Shevakokomarapat Old Medicine Hospital,
Chiang Mai (Thai traditional massage) |
| 18.30 |
Dinner at vegetarian restaurant |
Cultural Community (Wat Gate)
| 08.00 |
Tricycle ride to Chiang Mai's first church |
| 09.00 |
Visit "six-pole" house and the Gallery
Restaurant; enjoy the Bain Niwas atmosphere (the Borneo Trading Co. was an
English firm engaged in logging around Chiang Mai about 50 years ago)
Visit Wat Gate and the Sikh Church
Take a bite of "Chiang Mai Sacoo", a highly popular Thai snack |
| 10.00 |
Visit last Chiang Mai Prince's house and Wat Sri Khong with
Ping Riverside scenery |
| 12.00 |
Lunch on "Khao Soi" at Fa Haam Rd. (Northern Thai
Style egg noodle spicy soup) |
Tour of Woodcarving Community, Ban Buak Khang Amphoe Sankampaeng
| 08.30 |
Leave Chiang Mai |
| 09.00 |
Visit Mr. Pet Viria, master woodcarver of Ban
Changnak, famous for his effigies of elephants |
| 10.00 |
Visit Wat Buak Khang, pay respects to an important Buddha
image; admire the twin vihara (chapel), the only one of its kind in the
world |
| 11.00 |
Visit the home of Por Khru Titigorn Magaeow, a famous
painter of Lanna |
| 12.00 |
Return to hotel |
Ancient Cities and Handicraft Villages Tour
Cities and towns that once thrived in the valley have long since disappeared
leaving but little trace. This tour visits these sites and studies the small
communities where ancient ways have been preserved until the present day.
| 08.00 |
Tour begins at the ruins of Wiang Kum Kam, a former capital
of King Mangrai |
| 09.30 |
Continue to Wiang Ta Kan, where settlements date back to the
Haripunchai period |
| 11.00 |
Return to Ban Thawai, the woodcarving capital of Thailand,
and Bang Muang Kung, where earthenware pots are made |
| 12.00 |
Tour ends |
Understanding the Hill Tribes
Day 1
| 08.00 |
Visit the Hilltribe Museum at the King Rama 9th Lanna Park, listen to a lecture on the Thai hilltribes, and enjoy the exhibition |
| 10.00 |
Travel to Taad Mok Waterfall in Mae Taeng District by
pick-up truck (along the Mae Malai-Pai Rd.) |
| 11.30 |
Buy food and beverages at the Mae Malai market |
| 12.00 |
Lunch at Taad Mok Waterfall |
| 13.30 |
Travel to hilltribe village |
| 14.30 |
Arrive in the village, visit coffee plantations and
cornfields |
| 15.00 |
Hear a talk on hilltribe culture |
| 18.00 |
Dinner
Stay overnight in the hilltribe village |
Day 2
| 06.30 |
Breakfast |
| 08.00 |
Participate in hilltribe activities, e.g. collection of
coffee berries and corn; social work: contribute to
school-building work, etc. |
| 12.00 |
Lunch |
| 14.00 |
Journey back to Chiang Mai |
| 16.00 |
Arrive in Chiang Mai |
Wood-Carving, Handmade Cotton
| 08.00 |
Leave for Baan Tawai, Hang Dong District |
| 09.00 |
Visit wood-carving village |
| 11.00 |
Go to Chom Thong district |
| 12.00 |
Lunch
Visit Wat Prathat Sri Chom Thong |
| 13.00 |
Go to Baan Nong Ab Chang |
| 14.00 |
Observe the cotton weaving and natural color dyed
cotton at Baan Nong Ab Chang Village |
| 15.00 |
Go to Baan Rai Pai Ngarm
Saengda Bunnasit's Museum on cotton weaving and natural dyed cotton |
| 17.00 |
Journey back to Chiang Mai |
| 18.30 |
Arrive in Chiang Mai |
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