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| Hanging out with an elephant family at a humane sanctuary was definitely a highlight of my time here. |
Where to stay:
- Hug Hostel
- Nearby there's a bunch of bars that all the backpackers go to with a taste bar that's AMAZING
What to do:
- Jazz Bar down the street from Hug Hostel
- "Into The Wild” Elephant Camp
- Humane sanctuary for elephant family
- Have a 1600 baht half day and 2300 baht full day (I did the half and Pai Canyon (could’ve gotten dropped off there)
- Feed, walk, play and bath with elephants
- I also heard great things about Elephant Nature Park
- If you don’t go to one of these, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do your research and make sure to go to a humane one. Most places beat their elephants with sharp blades and break their spirits at an early age by abandoning them in ditches for long periods of time. Anyplace that lets you ride an elephant is probably guilty of this- that’s super bad for them.
- Grand Canyon- abandoned mine that filled with water. Cliff diving, etc.
- Bua Thong / Sticky Waterfalls- took red taxi out there
- For both Canyon and Waterfall, put a note up in your hostel to go with people. Red taxi’s are fixed costs, so the more people, the better
- About an hour / 1500 baht red taxi ride out of town
- Called Sticky waterfalls because you can safely walk up the whole waterfall
- Wat Chedi Luang
- Architecture is highlighted at night
- Located near...
- Sunday night market
- Wua Lai Road
- Market is on Saturday night, too
- Note that a friendly approach to haggling at Chiang Mai’s markets will get you further than any hard-ball tactics will.
- Ends near Tha Phae Gate
- Nimmanahaeminda Road- backpacker / bar haven
- Massage
- Cheap foot massage at Chaing Mai Park
- Green Bamboo Massage
- Book 2 days in advance
- Or Chiang Mai Women's Correctional Institution (day of booking only?)
- I did this one. So worth it.
- Eating Northern Thai Cuisine Khantoke Set Feast
- Learning How To Cook Thai Food at an organic Thai cooking school
- I went to “Best Thai Cookery.” They picked me up, we all went to the market and learned about different ingredients, went to their farm out of the city and cooked: Coconut Milk Soup, Som Tam, Cashew Chicken, Stir Fry, Pumpkin Curry (had other options, that’s just what I chose)
- Art In Paridise- cool 3D art
- Wat Rong Khun
- White temple, 2.5 hours away from airport
- Super cool Buddhist temple (white hands, faces)
- Part of a tour package that includes Hot springs, Golden triangle (and lunch there), a Hill tribe visit, and Mae Sui (boarder pass) for 1000 baht
- Wat Phra That Doi Suthep Temple
- The sunrise views from here are particularly spectacular
- I also read evening prayers at sunset are particularly spectacular...
- Red Taxi up here with others, 100 baht each if there’s 10 of you
- Warorot Market (Kad Luang)
- Part of the market is dedicated to vendors who will actually prepare and cook a meal for you from scratch there and then, with spicy aromas and flashes of pan-fire creating a real assault on the senses. (~40 baht?)
- MAYA Lifestyle Shopping Center
- Modern mall, movie theater
- Ice Cream Shop
- Take photo with the giant head
- Chiang Mai Soccer game?
- Royal Park Rajapruek
- Quaries where locals swim right around here
- Monjam mountain?
- Hour and a half north
Food:
- Ton Ta-Krai(?)- Khantoke Set Feast (curry dips w/sticky rice)
- Kao soi- noodle dish w/coconut milk
- Fresh fish from the river restaurants
- Old iron bridge crossing river
- Lady With a Hat
- Famous food stall. The pork is AMAZING
- Ang Noodle- local’s favorite noodle soup place
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