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Chiang Mai

Thailand · CNX · UTC+7
18.79°N
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98.99°E
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ASIA
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TH
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Stunning aerial view of Wat Chedi Luang, showcasing traditional Thai architecture in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Avg trip cost · 5 nights
€619
mid-range, all-in
Best month
Jan
22°C · mild crowds
CO₂ from Berlin
1380 kg
short/long-haul · DEFRA
Match for "culture + wellness"
28
category match
Cost across the year

5-night trip · all-in · per traveler

flight + lodging + on-ground · 7-day rolling median

€522
cheapest · Jan
€550 €650 €750 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec €522 · best
↑ peak summer · €812 (Jun) · ↓ winter dip · €522 (Jan)
Best time to visit

Jan. By a mile.

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Climate comfort
100
Crowd level
88
Price index
99
Sunshine
100
Event impact
72
Things to do

Six honest picks. Not sixty.

From Wikipedia + OpenStreetMap. No affiliate links, no crowd bias.

Religious & sacred sites

wat Phrathat Doi Suthep Racha Worawihan

Wat Phra That Doi Suthep is a Theravada Buddhist temple (wat) in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. The temple is often referred to as "Doi Suthep" although this is actually the name of the mountain where it is located. It is a sacred site to many Thai people. The temple is 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from the city of Chiang Mai and situated at an elevation of 1,073 meters. From the temple, impressive views of downtown Chiang Mai can be seen.

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Religious & sacred sites

Wat Chedi Luang

Wat Chedi Luang is a Buddhist temple in the historic centre of Chiang Mai, Thailand. The current temple grounds were originally made up of three temples — Wat Chedi Luang, Wat Ho Tham and Wat Sukmin.

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Parks & nature

Doi Suthep

Doi Suthep (ดอยสุเทพ), is a mountain ("doi") west of Chiang Mai, Thailand. It is 1,676 metres (5,499 ft) in elevation and is one of the twin peaks of a granite mountain. The other peak is known as Doi Pui and is slightly higher.

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Museums

Highland People Discovery Museum

The Highland People Discovery Museum (พิพิธภัณฑ์เรียนรู้ราษฎรบนพื้นที่สูง), formerly known as the Tribal Museum, is an ethnographic museum in the Mueang Chiang Mai District of Chiang Mai province, northern Thailand, showing the life of Thailand's minority hill tribes.

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Religious & sacred sites

San Pa Koi Mosque

The Attaqwa Mosque, sometimes spelled Attakkawa Mosque; Chinese: 訕巴契清真寺; pinyin: shànbāqìqīngzhēnsì, Thai: มัสยิดอัตตักวา; RTGS: Matsayit Attakkwa, and also known as the San Pa Koi Mosque, is a mosque situated on the east side of the Ping River in Chiang Mai, is one of the seven Chinese mosques in the Chiang Mai Province.

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Attractions

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Getting there

Open Best Way
Flight from Berlin
recommended
door-to-door · 1 traveler
time
9h 15m
cost
€480
CO₂
1240 kg
Train (multi-leg)
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