Chiang Rai > Chiang Mai

Chiang Rai Bus Station

Since nothing much to explore in the town center, we decided to go back to Chiang Mai in the morning.

Arrived Chiang Mai after 3.5hrs bus ride. Took a tuk tuk 150thb to our guest house.

Thongran's Guest house (1200thb)

Very spacious room newly refurbished room. English speaking friendly young couple host (Jar and Ghip). 

Laundry + iron for 40thb per kg.

Located in Old City, 3mins walk to Sunday Night Bazaar, near Anubaan Chiang Mai School.

Duck glass noodle with duck blood (50thb)

Wat Chedi Luang

Banyen Boutique Massage

Moonmuang Road, Soi 6 no.8/1 

Tel: 086-1980418

200thb per hour, clean nice environment.

Fast food is expensive comparing to Singapore. Onion Rings (L) 47thb after 50% promotion discount

Tonight we will be exploring the Night Bazaar and Anusarn Market.

Lots of people but not interesting. Things are not cheap and lots of repetition.

This can be a miss.

Start our tour with our private guide in Chiang Rai

Our tour guide, Jermsak is one of the best guide I ever met.

He prepared snacks, fruits, cold mineral water for us in the car and brought us to buy our bus ticket.

He pay attention to us and spend time explaining the culture and history of the attractions.

Total cost: 3100thb without driver (he drove himself)

Handphone: +66(0)84 6154459

chiangraitravelplanner@gmail.com

Our breakfast in our first destination.

Chicken noodle (45thb)

Wat Rong Khun (White Temple)

Chalermchai Kositpipat, Architect of White Temple.

Disciple of Thawan Duchanee.

Wishing tree

What a grand restrooms!

Baan Si Dum (Black House)

Estate of Artist Thawan Duchanee

2 live phytons

Residential of Thawan Duchanee

The place is full of animal skulls, bones and skins.

Skeleton of elephant

Lunch time at one of the restaurant highly recommended by Jermsak.

Was popular among their locals.

We had basil beef, green curry, tom yum and 2 drinks for less than 250thb.

Golden Triangle

This is the place where we can see 3 countries at one sight.

Standing on Golden Triangle, opposite is Burma, Diagonally opposite is Laos.

Opium Museum

Bitten at the neck, several tribal members were killed by tigers. So the leader who was also a sorceress ordered unmarried women to wear neck ring to prevent themselves from bad luck. Golden ring were used first then brass ring is used today. Normally, neck coils are composed of 2 set of brass rings, the 2 sets can be separated for cleaning.

Originally, the Padaung people started putting neck rings to their girls at 5 years of age or older.

At the first time, a girl would wear 8 neck rings. In general, the first set of rings weigh approx. 1 kg. Every 3 years, another 3 rings are added until woman becomes 25 years of age or gets married. Once the neck rings have been put on, they will be there through the wearer's life without taking off.

The rings, however have gained more popularity and worn by either Padaung girls and woman nowadays for beauty purposes.

Mae Salong Tea Plantation

Oolong tea is was famous here, one of the main exporter was Taiwan.

I bought 1 pack for only 400thb.

Doi Mae Salong 

There are a lot chinese residing here, origin from KMT(Kuomingtang).

Clock Tower

Went back to the same stall at Night Bazaar Food Court.

This time round, we ordered big size (100thb).