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A Day in the Mountains

TOUR CODE : MOU

Pick up time from your hotel in Chiang Mai. Depart Chiang Mai for sub-district of Mae Waang. (approximately 60 km.) for one and a half hour drive the south of Chiang Mai through the area of rice fields, country side villages, green mountains proceed to Mae Sapok falls (tourists need to walk about 2 km. to the waterfall). A brief stop is made at the Karen village before lunch in a local restaurant. Boarding a bamboo rafting along the Mae Waang River in your own action (wet-cloths is recommended) about an hour before take an elephant riding one hour through the forest. Return to Chiang Mai City.

Visit the most interesting temples in Chiang Mai such as Wat Phra Singh with its famous Buddha image, Wat Chedi Luang, Wat Chiang Man, the oldest temple in Chiang Mai built by King Mangrai, Wat Suan Dok which houses the remains of many generations of the old Chiang Mai Royal Family and Wat Jet Yot. Also visit to Wat Doi Suthep, tucked away in the mountains at 3,520 feet (1,056 meters). The temple is reached by a staircase with 290 steps, flanked by a NAGA balustrade on either side. The Monastery was built by King Gue-Na in 1383. The center is a big Chedi (spired pagoda) which contains partial relics of Lord Buddha.