
Getting around Chiang Mai
Getting around Chiang Mai


Where we stayed in Chiang Mai
As I mentioned in earlier paragraphs, we stayed within the walls of the Old City. In terms of convenience, staying within the walls is always best. Furthermore, when we arrived into Chiang Mai it was close to evening time. So being in a central location was great. For our first night, we checked in to a cozy little inn, which was aptly named, Cozy Inn. The inn is pretty central with close vicinity to places to eat, landmarks of interests and nearby transportation. As a result, staying here gave us the time and convenience for us to go around the historical sites of the old city the next morning.


Our stay at Anantara Resort Chiang Mai
Our stay at Anantara Resort Chiang Mai
If you have the means to splurge, Anantara is the place you want to stay. It is comfortable, luxurious with impeccable service, you would NOT want to leave your room once you are here. However, the location of Anantara is outside of the old city, which isn’t as convenient as staying in the old city, where all the action is.





Temples, temples, temples… and the occasional massage
Temples, temples, temples… and the occasional massage
There are so many temples, just within the old city alone. If you want to visit every one of them, you will definitely need more time to truly appreciate each and everyone of them. Despite that, we still attempted to visit some of them, we tried to pick out what seem interesting to us. Some of these temples are quite interesting and we also managed to put in a prayer or two in some of the temples. If you are someone who isn’t that much interested seeing old cultural and religious centres, then I would say, Chiang Mai’s old city may not really be for you. However, what we found extremely fun though, was cycling between those landmarks. We really enjoyed just taking in the history and city views on bicycle, taking our time and having the freedom to pick where we want to stop.
While I did say that Chiang Mai old city is all about old culture and religious sites, there are still other places of interests, outside of the city. In the next day, we ventured further outside of the city to visit Doi Suthep mountain. There is some nature to be seen and the ride up was interesting as well. There are some tour packages that you can take for Doi Suthep which covers some landmarks within this mountainous area. But for us, we took up a half day tour with KLOOK. We visited one of northern Thailand’s most sacred temples that sits at the top Doi Suthep. This temple is worth a visit as the journey up the mountains is quite beautiful and the views Chiang Mai you get from the temple of is breathtaking.
Extreme Chiang Mai
For the adventure seekers, there is Pongyang Jungle Coaster and Adventure Park. The theme park is located at the Mae Rim District, further north from Doi Suthep and the old city. If you are visiting, be prepared for an adrenaline rush because the attractions here are exciting and unique. Why? This theme park is set within a lush jungle! Imagine zipping through the forest on a roller coaster and zip lining through jungle! The park has at least 45 minutes worth of rides on 14 action-packed platforms.





The highlight of this park for me is the Jungle Coaster. The ride is five minutes of dips, twists and turns, keeping you excited and wanting more! The ride was fun, not really scary and is suitable for both children and adults. If that is still too exciting for you, you can slow it down through a system of brakes and levers.


Before you leave the park, the one last thing you need to do is to enjoy a cup of Thai milk tea and a slice of cake here. We loved this jungle cafe because you will be chilling at the netted seating area along the waterfall area. I wish we had more time to laze around here all day!


This ends my little post about Chiang Mai’s historical and cultural landmarks. Please check out part 2 of Chiang Mai, where I am focusing more on food! Check it out here: Chiang Mai: A Foodie’s Heaven
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Would love to go to Chiang Mai one day
Worth a visit!