 Wat
Phra Singh |
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 This lovely temple dates from 1345 and is one of the focal
points of Songkran festivities each April 3-15 when people bathe the revered Phra Buddha Sihing image. The temple
compound includes the lovely Lai Kham chapel with its exquisite woodcarvings and northern-style murals, and a magnificent
scriptural repository with striking has relief. |
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| Wat
Suan Dok |
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 This temple was built in a 14th century Lanna Thai monarch's
pleasure gardens and is a favorite spot for photographers, particularly for striking sunsets. Several the white chedis
contain ashes of Chiang Mai's former royal family. The 500-year-old bronze Buddha image in a secondary chapel is one of
Thailand's largest metal images. |
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| Wat
Chiang Man |
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 This
is Chiang Mai's oldest temple and probably dates from 1296. The temple was the residence of King Mengrai, who founded
Chiang Mai, and is noteworthy for a chedi supported by rows of elephantine buttresses, and a small ancient Buddha image,
Phra Kaeow Khaow. |
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| Wat Chedi Luang |
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| This temple is the site of an enormous pagoda,
originally 280 feet high, and which was partially destroyed by an earthquake in 1545. At one time, Wat Chedi Luang housed
the revered Emerald Buddha image now enshrined in Bangkok's Wat Phra Kaeo. A magnificent Naga staircase adorns the
chapel's front porch. |
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| Wat
Chet Yot |
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 Super Highway, north of the Huai Kaew-Nimmanhemin Roads intersection
This temple dates from 1458. The seven-spied square chedi was inspired by designs at Bodhagaya, the site of the Buddha's
Enlightenment in north India over 2,500 years ago, and was built by Lanna Thai architects after visiting the holy site. |
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| Wat
U-Mong |
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| This delightful meditation temple is completely
different from Chiang Mai's other major temples and enjoys a bu-colic forest setting. The ancient chedi is of particular
interest. |
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| Wat
Ku Tao |
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This temple is
 noteworthy for an unusual bulbous pagoda. The structure is decorated
with colorful porcelain chips and is believed to represent five Buddhist monks' alms bowls which symbolize five Lord
Buddha. |
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| Chiang
Mai National Museum |
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| The museum houses a collection of Lanna Thai works of
art, ancient Buddha images, and war weapons. The museum opens daily, except Mondays, Tuesdays and official holidays, from
9.00 AM until noon, and 1.00 until 4.00 PM. |
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| Scorpion-Tailed
River Cruise |
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Cruising down the Ping River going back to an earlier way of living.
Since long Scorpion-Tailed boats were served as
cargo boats sailing between the northern region and Bangkok. Almost a
century that they disappeared from the river when the northern
railway-route arrived at Chiang Mai. Today they brought back to life to
serve tourists cruising along the Ping River.
 River
Cruise Program
 Transfer
tourists to the Wat Sri Khong’s boat landing, Then tourists are given a
brief about the historical background of the boat. The river cruise
offers lively picturesque of several historical places along the
riverbanks, such as: a white chedi that locals call Gew in front of the
municipality, a girdered-footbridge sapan the river between the oldest
trader community of Wat Gate and Warorot Market, The Chiang Mai’s oldest
shopping center.
The Chang pier (where hundreds of elephants were used to haul logs from
the river in the old days), site of the first city’s : First bridge,
First Christian church, First post office, and many more attractions
including lifestyles of the local people who lived along the both sides
of the river.
During the trip, the tourists can be experience
the atmosphere of the past, learn the story of the banks of the river,
hear some of the clever fishing techniques of local fishermen, and see
pictures from a century ago until the present, all explained by staff
who specialized in this field.
The trip takes between an half-hours to two hours. Delicious desserts
shall be served for free during a short break and relax at the
Scorpion-Tailed boat village set in tropical fruits garden by riverside. |
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Provided by Tourism
Authority of Thailand
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