Chiang Rai day trip from Chiang Mai

Stops on this plan

The order below is a sample — add, drop or swap stops as you like. The order of stops and rough timings are agreed in chat before you book.

1. 
   1

   Wat Rong Khun (White Temple)

   A temple designed and built as a work of contemporary art by the artist Chalermchai Kositpipat. A bridge leads across a pond to the white, mirror-studded ordination hall.

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   Photo by Chainwit. (CC BY 4.0)

2. 
   2

   Wat Rong Suea Ten (Blue Temple)

   A temple by the Kok River near Chiang Rai town, known as the Blue Temple. Its blue-and-gold viharn houses a white principal Buddha image.

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   Photo by Chainwit. (CC BY-SA 4.0)

3. 
   3

   Baan Dam Museum Optional

   An art museum designed by Thawan Duchanee, a Thai National Artist, with dozens of dark wooden buildings. It isn’t a temple, so the atmosphere is quite different from the first two stops.

   Photo by Szwendam się (CC BY-SA 4.0)

4. 
   4

   Singha Park Chiang Rai Optional

   An agritourism farm with tea plantations, seasonal flower fields and a golden lion statue that people stop to photograph.

   Photo by Spaway (Pixabay) (CC0)

Before you go

• It’s a long travel day: get enough rest, and agree the departure time in the chat before you book. Is a same-day return realistic?
• Both temples expect shoulders and knees covered, and you must take your shoes off before entering the ordination hall at Wat Rong Khun.