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22 reviews 37 travel blogs 15 photos Attraction Type:
Historic village, Waterway
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Week Fifteen - Luang Prabang to Chiang Mai
... Bed early at 10. Day 103 - Saturday 6 December Up for Golden Triangle tour at 8am. First stop Wat Chedi Luang in Chiang Saen which features 18m ancient chedi with large Buddha (facing due east as they all do)built into its structure. Ancient Banyon ...
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Opium and Gold
... river and away from the noisy downtown area. Good move as the place was real nice. The next day we took a local bus to Chiang Saen, the departure point for the Golden Triangle and the Opium Museum. We had to get onto a local taxi (songthaw) to get ...
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Chiang Rai
... message. It was well worth the visit. Early that afternoon, a bus took us an hour and a half to Chiang Rai, the northernmost major city in Thailand. We found some accommodation and spent the evening wandering the night market. The next day, we visited ...
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Motorbike Adventures from Chiang Rai
... who I had met on the bus to Tha Ton, and had been in the same spots since) took off early the next morning towards Chiang Saen, about 60 km from Chiang Rai. We were hoping to do a bit of a "golden triangle loop", but that was a bit too much to do in one ...
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May day
... baskets full of fresh produce and meat. Although I found it similar to the markets Mike and I visited in Vietnam, it was fun to see John's reaction to the different types of vendors. And with that we were off to Chiang ...
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The Story of a Charmless Town
My God. I never realised before, but Thailand is such a developed country! My first day in Chiang Rai was spent walking around in a bit of a daze, astonished at the change a border can make. Cars, noise, neon, health food stores, 7-11 on every ...
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The Golden Triangle
... still does in Laos and Burma to some extent). The area is more of interest for this formerly seedy side than anything else, but Chiang Saen has avoided becoming much of a tourist trap. That's because all the tourists head to Sop Ruak, which is the Thai ...
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Choice Chiang Rai
... male or female (Kaaaaaaaaaaa) or you can be done with the first word and just use the second. So, welcome to Chiang Rai and the northern part of Thailand. We've actually been up this way for almost a week. After the 'V.I.P' bus trip to Bangkok (not sure ...
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Oilier's Smarmy
... round Chiang Rai: * Karen / Akha village (more of a circus side show to see the Long Neck Karen whose women have brass rings put round their necks) * Monkey Cave * Mae Sai town * Golden Triange view * Opium House Museum * Chiang Saen ancient ...
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Up to nord
... after a storm and a spider big like my hand, the decision to move away was the best one. I sleep a night to Chiang Saen 57 baht from chiang Rai and 1.30 hr driving with the local bus. I staied to the JD guesthouse , 200 baht with hot water, very clean . ...
Chiang Saen Map
- Chiang Saen - the old city walls
- Doi Thung - Mae Fah Luang flower garden
- Doi Tung
- Hill Tribe Museum
- Mae Salong (Santikhiri)
- Mae Salong - the mausoleum of General Tuan
- Sop Ruak - the center of the Golden Triangle
- Wat Phra Kaeo (Temple of the Emerald Buddha)
- Chiang Rai Night Bazaar
- Wang Jao Clinic and Spa
- Wat Phrathat Doi Tong
- Doi Tung