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 Traveller's Tales: Things to do in Chiang Mai, Thailand
Learn about leisure and recreation in Chiang Mai, Thailand. You may read about their travel activities and adventures. Find out their travel tips and guides and discover fun things to do in Chiang Mai, Thailand.Also, you might want to read our
Bangkok city guide,
Chiang Mai city guide,
Hua Hin city guide,
Koh Samet city guide,
Koh Samui city guide,
Krabi city guide,
Pattaya city guide,
and Phuket city guide.
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| M Mackley |
14 April 2005 |
Stayed at Chiang Mai Orchid - Chiang Mai, Thailand.
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Recommend Chiang Mai Thai cookery school for 1 day or up to 5, fun informative, delicious recipes to cook and eat in a relaxed atmosphere. Also elephant trek was a good day out. Shuttle buses picked up at hotel for these tours.
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| C Burton |
10 April 2005 |
Stayed at Rachamankha - Chiang Mai, Thailand.
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We visited a few main temples in the old town, it is easy to walk around, not too busy. We went on an elephant safari at an elephant camp, which was a memorable experience, & very good value. The night bazaars are also a must, we bought lots of handicrafts and ate at the local cafes. We will definitely visit Chiang Mai again.
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| R Logan |
04 March 2005 |
Stayed at Chiang Mai Orchid - Chiang Mai, Thailand.
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Batik course at Chiang Mai Batik school highly recommended.
Did 3 day trek with Trekker Tours...good value for money. Good guides and good food.
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| C Hughes |
10 February 2005 |
Stayed at Royal Princess Chiang Mai - Chiang Mai, Thailand.
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If you have time, go to the Elephant Conservation Centre in Lampang, which is about an hour's bus ride from Chiang Mai. We stayed there for 2 nights on their homestay programme, where you get up at 6.30am in the morning to fetch the elephants from the jungle, take lessons in how to be a mahout, ride the elephants into the river (and have a bath with them!) and ride them back to the jungle in the afternoon. In the evening, you help to cook the dinner and just enjoy being in such peaceful place (well - peaceful except for the cockerels and dogs barking.) I would really recommend this experience - it was wonderful.
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| D Bruce |
10 February 2005 |
Stayed at Rydges Amora Tapae Chiangmai Hotel - Chiang Mai, Thailand.
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Elephant farm very good. Elephant dung paper a very interesting concept which appealed to me.
Temples great.
Night bazaars and artifact shops a homemaker's paradise.
Forget the dinner cruise. Did not eat much as when boat put on lights hoards of moths descended on dinner.
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| T Speller |
06 January 2005 |
Stayed at Chiang Mai Plaza Hotel - Chiang Mai, Thailand.
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We went to Chiang Mai to trek for a couple of days and to see the town. The trek we went on was with Lizu Lodge which was more expensive than the rest but the extra quality in service, treks and location was excellent. I would recommend the 2-3 day trek. Chiang Mai is an excellent place to shop, get massages, eat and to meet various people from all over the world. Western tourist will have no problem navigating around Chang Mai and communication with most locals.
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| N Bernard |
27 November 2004 |
Stayed at Novotel Chiang Mai - Chiang Mai, Thailand.
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The city was very interesting. The dinner at the Old Chiang Mai Cultural Centre was good value and interesting. The handicraft outlets along Sankampaeng were disappointing because we were rushed though the demonstration area to an overpriced showroom. Not the authentic workshops I had imagined. However, we did make some purchases. We hired a car to take us up Mae Rim and it was very good, except for the monkey show. Make sure you have enough money - the elephant rides are pricey for Thailand. The buffet lunch at the Orchid farm was excellent and cheap.
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| D Sjauw |
15 November 2004 |
Stayed at Chiang Mai Plaza Hotel - Chiang Mai, Thailand.
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Chiang Mai was great. We went on the typical elephant ride/bamboo raft 1 day trip and really enjoyed it. The shopping in Chiang Mai was the best of the places we went (Bangkok and Krabi, too) in terms of pricing and selection. I also didn't initially want to go to Bo Sang for the craft "villages," but hired a tuktuk for 100 Bhat to take us to them and actually really enjoyed that trip...i definitely recommend hiring your own tuktuk for this rather than going on the tours through the agencies.
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| S Atapattu |
24 October 2004 |
Stayed at Tamarind Village, Chiang Mai - Chiang Mai, Thailand.
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Chiang Mai was too much of a city for us, too much like bangkok on a smaller scale. The old town where tamarind village is located is a great part of town. There are some great restaurants in the city, however. One particularly good one is Nuen Phen (for Northern Thai cuisine in a eclectic setting). Took a cooking class with a company called Khao Hom. Extremely professional, fantastic location in a beautiful property (15 minutes out of the city), gentle breezes through ancient tamarind trees. Clean and very well organized. Pick up from your place of residence. The dishes we were taught were not the usual "generic" ones that the schools in the city churn out. A must for anyone wanting to have a truly genuine experience in Thai cooking. An epicurean's delight!! Please feel free to e-mail me for more details.
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| J Walker |
20 September 2004 |
Stayed at Tamarind Village, Chiang Mai - Chiang Mai, Thailand.
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Chaing Mai is a vibrant city with lots to see and do. Generally inexpensive with lots of shopping opportunities and excursion trips to choose from. The 1 day trek (elephant ride and bamboo river rafting) were very enjoyable experiences and not too strenuous so would recomend to young and old alike. The night market was excellent, and the artists corner particularly enjoyable providing excellent portrait work from photographs.
If you are a fan of live music especially Rock (Jimi Hendrix, Doors etc.etc.) then the Pubs on the riverside especially the Brasserrie Bar come highly recommended.
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