Chiang Mai

Doi Inthanon

Doi Inthanon is the most famous attraction in Chiang Mai. When it's hot in the city this mountain park is cool. To the pleasing climate add beautiful waterfalls, diverse wildlife, forests, wild orchids, hill tribe settlements and visitor facilities and you have a great destination.

Mae Klang Waterfall

Mae Klang Waterfall (60) At the base of Doi Inthanon and regarded as Chiang Mai's most photogenic waterfall. Take lunch and have a picnic.

Mae Sa Elephant Training Center

Mae Sa Elephant Training Center (30 km) Elephant skills demonstration each morning. Gallop through the jungle atop one of these fellows ... okay, ride one on a walk through the forest. Riding an elephant is a unique and singular experience.

San Kamphang Hot Springs

San Kamphang Hot Springs (35 km) Trees, hills and hot mineral water baths are the attraction of this resort. A swimming pool, dining facility and accommodations for overnighters. Tel 661 510-0418

Taeng Dao Elephant Camp

Taeng Dao Elephant Camp (55 km) Elephant demonstrations and rides as well as river rafting and trekking hill tribe villages

Chiang Dao Caves

Chiang Dao Caves (70 km) Actually a network of caves extending deep inside Doi Chiang Dao. It has sacred Buddha images as its primary attraction. Hired guide can take one deeper into the tunnels. The cave has an interesting legend

Doi Ang Khang

Doi Ang Khang (160) A royal agricultural station which is a research and demonstration site for flowering plants, temperate zone fruit trees, vegetables and crops. The station enjoys patronage from His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

Fang Hot Springs

Fang Hot Springs (160) As many as 50 hot springs on a 10 acre plot of forest. Three of the springs boil continuously at 90 - 100 degrees celsius and smell of sulphur.

Ob Luang Gorge

Ob Luang Gorge The Grand Canyon of Chiang Mai province, surrounded buy mountains and a teak forest.