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 Chiang Rai, Thailand travel tales
Our customers share their travelling experiences in Chiang Rai, Thailand.
Read about first hand stories on travel tips and guides, events, entertainment,shopping, food, business and transportation.
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| L Claudine |
14 November 2001 |
Stayed at Anantara Resort and Spa, Golden Triangle - Chiang Rai, Thailand.
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Hotel is just over one hour's drive north from Chiang Rai and overlooks the Mekong River and beyond that, Laos. Because of its remoteness and if you are tight for time, you have to rely on the hotel's tour operator to arrange trips and these are not cheap. We enjoyed the elephant safari very much. A more reasonable alternative, especially if you are in a group, is to hire a hotel car and driver, and arm yourself with a guidebook. We did this to visit the Doi Tung Development Project, where the late Princess Mother's villa is located. Worth seeing for the scenic drive in the hills, very attractive landscaped gardens and surreal Swiss interiors of the villa.
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| L Aiken |
08 August 2001 |
Stayed at Dusit Island Resort Hotel - Chiang Rai, Thailand.
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We utilized the tour desk with great success. We booked a tour taking us up river in a long tail boat, then an elephant ride for two hours through the jungle where we met some hill tribe people. It was only my 3 member family, another couple and an individual. Perfect day and great guide, Nid. (I was apprehensive about making the trip during rainy season, but it had no negative impact on our trip.)
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| R Sinding |
06 August 2001 |
Stayed at Anantara Resort and Spa, Golden Triangle - Chiang Rai, Thailand.
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The Golden Triangle is much more than the precise spot where Thailand, Burma (Myanmar) and Laos meet -- it is the entire region, with lovely mountain scenery, interesting hill tribe villages and a fascinating history, both ancient (warring tribes, etc.) and modern (warring opium lords, etc.). It's a great area to self-drive -- the roads are good, safe and well marked. After being at the mercy of taxis, tuk-tuks, cyclos, buses and other conveyances not under one's own control for a couple of weeks, it is truly liberating to hire a car (4-wheel drive isn't necessary, even in the rainy season) and see this very pretty corner of Southeast Asia at one's own pace.
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| C Mcavinue |
24 December 2000 |
Stayed at Anantara Resort and Spa, Golden Triangle - Chiang Rai, Thailand.
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Reasonably priced trips to nearby attractions.
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| S Meerson |
01 October 2000 |
Stayed at Dusit Island Resort Hotel - Chiang Rai, Thailand.
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This part of the world is a romantic, peaceful, meditative, refreshing place. As a woman traveling with myself I felt safe and really enjoyed the tranquility that Northern Thailand has to offer. This is a real rest and relaxation, Indiana Jones kind of exploring type of place. It was lush, there were mountain views and rice fields and monasteries (wats) that resonated to my deepest soul. I highly recommend arranging a private tour through a woman by the name of 'Kamonthida' at SEA Tours located inside the Dusit Island Resort. Tell her Shirley from Scottsdale gave you this info and to have a truly knowledgeable, kind, caring, intelligent guide ask to have 'Chamrat' = just don't do it when I am there as he will be taking me to more places next year! Chiang Rai is a small town which I loved and there are excursions all around the area depending what you want - either riding elephants. or longtail boat on the Kok River, the Golden Triangle and into Myanmar,the night market in town, hilltribe villages, incredible food, fruits, and flowers and fabulous inexpensive Thai massage at the Dusit Resort - I did all of this and loved every minute of it.
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