Get up close and personal with Chiang Mai's Buddhist way of life on this cultural Chiang Mai tour for adventurers and soul seekers. Start your Chiang Mai tour with a scenic drive in a songthaew - an iconic public bus. As you make your way down Suthep Road, stop by Kad Ton Payom, a flea market well known for its northern Thai cuisine. Afterwards, offer alms to monks to ‘make merit’, then enjoy a traditional style Chiang Mai breakfast.
Next we'll make our way to Wat U-Mong, a 600-year-old temple famed for its large painted pagoda and underground tunnel. Soak up the peaceful atmosphere and perhaps take the opportunity to talk with the abbot about Buddhism and Dharma. From there, our Chiang Mai tour will pay a visit Wat Suan Dok temple, where you can mingle with monks and learn about their way of life. Take some time out to learn basic meditation, and cap the day off by making an offering to the Sangkha.
Want to see the real Chiang Mai? Come along then! We've got temples and monks to discover, a cruise on the Mae Ping River to enjoy, yummy noodles to slurp, a local farmer to meet, and markets to explore.
Our Chiang Mai city tour adventure will begin by exploring the Warorot Market, one of the largest markets in Chiang Mai. Almost everything is for sale here from food to clothing to hill tribe crafts. At the market, you'll have plenty of time to taste and sample local specialties before moving on to the Ton Lam Yai Flower Market, overflowing with colourful, fresh cut flowers.
Next, we’ll take a songthaew to Wat Chai Mongkol, a magnificent temple that was built on the banks of the Mae Ping River. Take part in a local Buddhist practice by offering alms to monks and learning about other interesting religious traditions.
Then it’s time to take a cruise up the Mae Ping River, one of the main rivers in northern Thailand and the lifeline of Chiang Mai. Our Mae Ping River cruise will reveal villages and rural life played out on the river shores, and your guide will offer insight into local livelihood and history throughout the journey.
Next on our Chiang Mai tour we'll enjoy a sumptuous Khao Soi lunch at a local farmer’s house. This noodle dish is often made with chicken or beef, served over Chinese egg noodles, and garnished with shallots, cilantro, pickled mustard greens, fried whole chilies, and a squeeze of lime juice. It's totally delicious, and a must-try food in Chiang Mai!
After lunch, we'll visit a garden to learn about local vegetables, herbs, and the medicinal properties of plants, before returning to Chiang Mai by cruise back. This is where our Chiang Mai city tour will come to an end, and you're free to continue exploring the markets at your leisure.
This tour is the first and the original in Southeast Asia. Our reputation for safety, with the press, and with tens of thousands of guests speaks for itself. Soar through lush, ancient rainforest recognized as the most beautiful in all of Thailand. This is an extreme adventure like no other on the planet! You can enjoy 5km of ziplines deep in the Thai rainforest. The longest 800 meter (1/2 mile) zipline in Asia. 33 different platform stations. 3 hanging sky bridges and 2 rappel descents. Education about wildlife and vegetation along the course. Two sky ranger guides for every group of up to 9. Detailed safety briefing & personal equipment fitting. Trekking up the 7 wondrous tiers of Mae Kampong Falls. A chance to see gibbons in the wild!. This tour is included Thai meal with bottled water.
Contempla a los elefantes en su hábitat natural y comprende cuál es su papel en la sociedad tailandesa con este pack natura, con el que además disfrutarás de un recorrido por los principales templos de Chiang Mai.
DESTACAMOS:
* Observa cómo los mahouts entrenan a los elefantes
* Visita una granja de orquídeas
* Déjate sorprender por las imponentes estatuas de Buda de los templos de Chiang Mai
Medio día en el campamento de elefantes de Mae Sa
Pasa un rato con los elefantes de Tailandia en su propio patio de recreo en Chiang Mai. Estos gigantescos animales y sus dueños, llamados ''mahout'', han trabajado juntos durante siglos. Observa la relación que han forjado, considerada una de las más fuertes en la naturaleza, ya que los elefantes pueden vivir casi el lapso completo de una vida humana.
Este tour ofrece mucho más que la típica visita a un zoológico con animales enjaulados. Entrarás en su mundo y verás cómo el mahout cuida y entrena a los elefantes. Verás a los elefantes trabajar en su hábitat natural, arrastrando troncos tal y como hacen en los bosques de Tailandia. La fuerza increíble de estos elefantes, que juega un papel clave en la agricultura y la industria tailandesa, te dejarán boquiabierto. Sólo al presenciar en persona la fuerza y la fidelidad de los elefantes a sus mahouts se puede entender la importancia de estos animales para el país. En el siglo XVI, los soldados tailandeses ya cabalgaron sus elefantes (una caballería lenta pero eficaz) en las batallas que ganaron la independencia del país de Birmania. Pero la vida de los elefantes no es todo trabajo y nada de diversión. Podrás observarlos dándose un baño después del trabajo en un arroyo fresco, jugando y chapoteando como niños en el agua.
Si lo deseas, puedes subirte a un elefante para dar un paseo o echar un vistazo a un espectáculo de serpientes que se deslizan, encrespan y trepan. Después, dejaremos las bestias para experimentar la belleza de Tailandia. Visitaremos una granja de orquídeas, donde se exhiben cientos de las plantas preciosas y delicadas. Te sorprenderá su paleta infinita de colores y formas.
Paraguas, sombrillas, tejidos, esculturas cerámicas… Descubre la artesanía tailandesa en la bautizada como Autopista de la Artesanía y termina el día con una cena en khantoke acompañada de bailes tradicionales.
DESTACAMOS:
* Asiste a demostraciones de cómo se elaboran productos artesanos
* Elige qué deseas visitar
* Degusta platos típicos del país como si fueras un auténtico tailandés
Artesanía tailandesa en Sankampaeng
Viaja en dirección suroeste desde Chiang Mai, a lo largo de la llamada Autopista de la Artesanía, hasta Bo Sang y descubre porqué el norte de Tailandia es tan especial. Conocida como la aldea de paraguas, su calle principal está llena de tiendas de artesanía construidas siguiendo el estilo arquitectónico tradicional de Lanna: madera como materia prima y tejados a dos aguas. Descubre la increíble variedad de paraguas y sombrillas hechas a mano decoradas con motivos florales y colores exuberantes.
La excursión continúa en el distrito Sankampaeng, donde se alojan una gran cantidad de industrias artesanales. La seda es un producto clave, la base de los magníficos trajes tradicionales. La seda tailandesa es reconocida mundialmente por su tejido más grueso que absorbe los colores brillantes utilizados en el proceso de teñido del tejido. Observa cómo las mujeres tejen la seda en telares; sus dedos se mueven a un ritmo rapidísimo para entrelazar el tejido siguiendo el ritmo del telar. Es un espectáculo hipnótico y la tela resultante es única.
Existen otros artesanos como los plateros y los joyeros, o los que se dedican al tallado de muebles de madera y la escultura cerámica. Por otra parte, también destaca el lacado tailandés. Es particularmente inusual y presenta una brillante base en negro y detalles en oro. Hay cosas que nunca cambian y, de la misma forma que hace siglos, la artesanía de calidad requiere talento artístico, creatividad y tiempo.
Esta excursión es flexible, haz saber a tu guía qué prefieres visitar.
“Art in Paradise (Chiang Mai)” the first Illusion Art Museum of Chiang Mai, presents Illusion Art, the painting art requiring techniques and expertise in painting on a flat surface into a "3D" and giving a sense of realistic art. In addition, the museum also offers artworks in the form that allow visitors to take part in the artworks closely (Interactive Art), where the visitors can take photos with creative imagination, emotion and postures designed to correspond with each painting according to their own preferences as if they are a part of the painting.
Therefore, Art in Paradise (Chiang Mai) is where the art is understandable for everyone, and happiness and entertainment are delivered to the visitor as well.
Chiang Mai Night Safari is a government natural theme park which is built to promote Chiang Mai tourism regarding to the government policy apart from arts, cultures, traditions and the beauty of nature which are the main fascinating tourist attractions. The government also works for the promotion of Chiang Mai Airport in order to make it an international airport which will allow Chiang Mai to be the tourist center in Indo-China and Southeast Asia.
Therefore, if you are looking for a place to visit, a place to hang out at night amidst the real natural environment where you can relax and learn ecosystem, wildlife and natural resources not only in terms of quantity but also quality, Chiang Mai Night Safari is the best answer for you.
Chiang Mai Zoo Aquarium is the first Aquarium Center in the Southeast Asian region with a large underwater tunnel and longest in the world. It collects the freshwater fishes from the Meakhong River and the sea to be interdependent living. Chiang Mai Zoo Aquarium is a new attraction, and is aquariums centers of Asia and the world in the future.
The project area is 10 Rai, and the area of aquarium exhibition building is 13.985 square meters. There is an underwater tunnel in the building which is a freshwater and a sea tunnel and linked together by auto-walking way and is the longest in the world and total length is 133 meters. The sea tunnel length is 66.5 meters and the freshwater tunnel is 66.5 meters which is the longest in the world. The tunnel is made from clear acrylic which thickness is more than 2.5 inches and can get water pressure at a depth of 5 meters safely.
There is exhibition of the aquatic species both the freshwater and sea animals more than 20,000fishes and exhibit more than 250 species of aquatic species. It exhibits the important of the aquatic species from the rain forests of the world both Asia and Amazon.
The food here in the North of Thailand is very different to the rest of the country. Traditionally Northern families sit and eat their dinners around a Khantoke, a small circular table, sitting on the floor.
On this tour you will enjoy a meal of several Northern dishes, along with a very graceful show of Northern Thai dancing, which includes the sword dance, candle dance, fingernail dance and the Ramwong, where you will be invited to participate.
Later there is a special hill tribe show featuring dances from the various hill tribes of Northern Thailand.
Start your day with seeing elephant show at the showground and connect to the elephant Riding from Maesa Elephant Camp to the Eco-Agricultural hill tribes village at Baan Tong Luang where you can learn and see lifestyle of 4 different tribes those are Karen Longneck, Lahu Shibalah, Red Karen or Pakayor and Palong Karen.
Baan Tong Luang is conveniently located just off the Maerim – Samoeng Road, an area containing many and varied Chiang Mai attractions. Baan Tong Luang has been laid out quite well, with a separate area for each of the different Hill Tribes. The village is divided by picturesque rice paddies and fields containing water buffalo, with several thatched roof huts in the distance. The road through the village is lined on both sides with thatched roof wooden huts, almost every one displaying for sale a wide variety of Hill Tribe embroidery, cloth, jewelry and many other items of uncertain ethnic origin which you can find at Chiang Mai’s Night Bazaar or walking streets at considerably lower prices.
Each shop is staffed by girls wearing the appropriate, extremely beautiful Hill Tribe costumes, all of whom are trying, and mostly succeeding, to avoid looking bored as the constant stream of camera wielding visitors passes by. Dotted about throughout Baan Tong Luang are the occasional women demonstrating the traditional methods of weaving and spinning and one elderly man who is delighted to show off his considerable prowess with a handmade wooden crossbow.
Flying Squirrels, Zip-line Adventure Chiang Mai Thailand is a truly fun adventure experience that YOU would have wanted to create! Engineered and built by a group of fun-loving experts, we have pioneered a one-of-a-kind attraction.
With a combination of zip-lines and our exclusive obstacle course built high in the treetops, we will take you on a journey of invigorating fun and exhilarating excitement. After all, where else can you bike high in the sky or slide down the trunk of massive ancient trees? And did we mention flying high above the canopy?! Flying Squirrels is an adventure like no other for ALL ages…
Mae Sa Elephant Camp offers another day out with elephants, one of the most delightful experiences for most tourists to Thailand is their experience riding in a safe howdah on the back of an elephant.
Riding on the elephant through the lush tropical jungle of ChianMai's Maesa Valley.
Baan Tong Luang is a fabricated village containing 4 separate Thai Hill Tribes. The Thai Hill Tribes at Baan Tong Luang are the Lahu, Hmong, White Karen and the Long necked Karen, also known as Padong or Paduang. Baan Tong Luang is conveniently located just off the Maerim – Samoeng Road, an area containing many and varied Chiang Mai attractions.
Baan Tong Luang has been laid out quite well, with a separate area for each of the different Hill Tribes. The village is divided by picturesque rice paddies and fields containing water buffalo, with several thatched roof huts in the distance. The road through the village is lined on both sides with thatched roof wooden huts, almost every one displaying for sale a wide variety of Hill Tribe embroidery, cloth, jewelry and many other items of uncertain ethnic origin which you can find at Chiang Mai’s Night Bazaar or walking streets at considerably lower prices.
Each shop is staffed by girls wearing the appropriate, extremely beautiful Hill Tribe costumes, all of whom are trying, and mostly succeeding, to avoid looking bored as the constant stream of camera wielding visitors passes by. Dotted about throughout Baan Tong Luang are the occasional women demonstrating the traditional methods of weaving and spinning and one elderly man who is delighted to show off his considerable prowess with a handmade wooden crossbow.
Mae Taman offers another day out with elephants. Mae Taman is famous for its Elephant Camp and Elephant show, there´s elephant feeding and a show with a one-hour trek into the forest together with an ox cart ride. You will gain an impressive view of the forest and an unforgettable experience. After that we will have an hour for bamboo rafting on the Mae Tang River, admire the scenery and absorb the tranquility as you float down the river.
Leave the city behind and relax awhile, carried along the cool waters of the River Ping. Enjoy the ever-changing river scene: resplendent teak houses, rural greenery and sunny - faced kids scrambling into the water with shouts of glee. Stop at a local farmer's house and see for yourself the cultivation of jasmine rice and a variety of herbs for use both in medicine and cookery. Enjoy a snack of seasonal fresh fruits and savor there refreshing taste of lemon-grass and other herbal juices.
Lunch with local noodle "Kao Soi”. Farmer’s House Landing, you shoud not leave Chiang Mai without tasting local speciality, Kao Soi is a smooth, spicy, noodle curry soup. Prepared with fine ingredients, you will enjoy Kao Soi Baan Chao Na at the Farmer’s Landing – fresh yellow egg noodles, coconut milk straight from the shell and Baan Chao Na authentic chilli paste, freshly ground to a special family recipe.
Lunch with Thai Set Menu. Have a special lunch on a cruise every day along the Mae Ping River. We serve you the best Thai food set menu and mixed fruit in natural surroundings at farmer houses.