Chiang Rai Temples, Coffee, and Food Adventure
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Explore the map in the DocentPro app22 places in Chang Wat Chiang Rai: Wat Rong Khun - White Temple, Baan Dam Museum, Clock Tower Chiang Rai, and 19 more. Every place is verified on Google Maps, featured in a YouTube post by Sam and Victor.
Wat Rong Khun - White Temple
Place of worship
4.6
A famous and iconic temple in Chiang Rai, known for its striking white color and intricate, mirrored mosaic details. The temple features a 'hell' section with sculpted hands reaching out, leading to a path representing the journey to heaven. It's a popular spot for photography, especially during off-peak hours.
Baan Dam Museum
Art museum
4.1
Known as the Black House, this museum is a unique blend of traditional northern Thai architecture and modern art, with buildings constructed mostly from dark wood. It offers a stoic and minimal aesthetic, featuring an array of artworks and taxidermy, providing a striking contrast to the White and Blue Temples.
Clock Tower Chiang Rai
Scenic spot
4.4
A stunning golden clock tower located in the heart of Chiang Rai, right outside the Sooknirund Hotel. It serves as a prominent landmark and a popular meeting point in the city center.
Wat Huay Pla Kang: Goddess of Mercy Chiang Rai
Place of worship
4.7
A temple complex featuring a huge Goddess of Mercy statue, an epic dragon staircase, and a large pagoda. It's a significant cultural and religious site in Chiang Rai, known for its intricate white and gold architectural details and panoramic views from the top of the pagoda.
Chiang Rai Night Bazaar
Market
4.2
A bustling daily night market in Chiang Rai, offering a vibrant atmosphere with numerous stalls selling clothes, handmade souvenirs, local produce, and a wide variety of street food. It also features a food court-style dining area with live entertainment, making it a lively spot for an evening stroll.
Chiang Mai International Airport
International airport
4.2
This is a key international gateway to Northern Thailand, praised in the video for its quick and efficient baggage claim process, allowing travelers to exit the airport within 30 minutes of landing. Travelers can enjoy AirAsia's 'Fly-Thru' service, ensuring luggage is transferred directly to the final destination, perfect for those with connecting flights.
Choui Fong Tea Head Office
Landmark
4.5
A popular tea plantation with a shop and cafe overlooking beautiful tea fields. Visitors can enjoy a variety of hot and iced teas, including oolong, green, and black tea, as well as unique tea-infused desserts and savory dishes, all while enjoying scenic views reminiscent of Jeju Island.
SOOKNIRUND HOTEL
Hotel
4.6
This boutique hotel, built in the 1960s and recently renovated, is centrally located in Chiang Rai, right next to the Golden Clock Tower. Its interiors feature a colonial-meets-downtown New York vibe with a colour palette of pink, grey, and black, and spacious rooms that feel like service apartments.
Chakrapad Chicken Rice
Restaurant
4.7
Located right at the foot of the clock tower, this chicken rice shop serves one thing only: delicious boiled chicken with garlic rice and soup. It's a popular spot for a quick and affordable meal, with prices as low as 40 baht for a plate. They also offer a fried chicken version for those who prefer it.
Anantara Golden Triangle Elephant Camp & Resort อนันตรา สามเหลี่ยมทองคำ แคมป์ช้าง แอนด์ รีสอร์ท
Hotel
4.8
This resort sits in a rainforest and offers a unique glamping experience where guests can stay overnight in a 'Jungle Bubble Room' and have dinner with elephants right outside. It is also home to The Golden Triangle Asian Elephant Foundation, which rescues street elephants and supports them by returning them to their natural habitat. The resort offers various elephant excursions, including morning walks and river dips.
Barrab restaurant Chiang Rai
Restaurant
4.7
A local Chiang Rai restaurant that specializes in Northern Thai cuisine. Despite its tourist-friendly atmosphere with an owner who speaks multiple languages, it offers authentic regional dishes like 'nam ngiao', a spicy and sour soup noodle with pork, and 'khao soi' with shrimp.
GRAND SPA แกรนด์สปา
Spa
4.9
A modern and clean spa located across the Chiang Rai Night Bazaar, offering various massages and spa treatments. It provides a relaxing couple's room with views, and guests are welcomed with lemongrass tea and traditional snacks. The spa is known for its neck/scalp massages.
Hauscoffee
Cafe
4.9
This cozy cafe in a quiet residential neighborhood looks like a garage renovated into a midcentury-style space. It's known for serving coffee and homemade doughnuts, and despite its small size, it only has 6 seats, offering a quaint and personal experience.
Nam Ngiao Pa Suk
Noodle shop
4.5
A local restaurant specializing in 'Nam Ngiao', a spicy and sour soup noodle with pork and pig blood cake, served with fresh vegetables and deep-fried water buffalo skin. The eatery is known for its quick service and has a casual, authentic atmosphere.
1:2 Chiangrai brew - Farmland
Cafe
4.7
An industrial-style coffee shop decorated with graffiti, known for its take-out and food deliveries. It offers a variety of coffee beans, including Yirgacheffe, with options like iced americano and iced latte, and is a popular spot for coffee lovers.
Urge
Cafe
4.7
An aesthetic cafe in Chiang Rai that feels reminiscent of a stylish friend's home, with a clean and modern design. It's known for its photogenic corners, serves delicious drinks like strawberry and lychee peach soda, iced peach tea, and iced americano, along with sweet treats like strawberry shortcake. It also has board games and friendly cats, making it a popular spot for customers to hang out.
Lilhouse cafe
Coffee shop
4.7
A cafe that looks like the home of a stylish friend, with a bright, minimalist interior featuring white walls, wooden accents, and a striking spiral staircase leading to a second floor with bar seating. It offers a variety of drinks and cakes, including strawberry shortcake and several iced coffee options, all set in a serene location with views of surrounding fields.
Doy Din Dang Pottery เครื่องปั้นดินเผาดอยดินแดง
Landmark
4.6
A pottery studio hidden within a forest, creating a village-like atmosphere dedicated to ceramics. It features buildings with unique wall decorations made from broken pottery pieces, and offers a variety of handmade pottery, including teapots, cups, bowls, and decorative items. Visitors can explore various shops and galleries showcasing different types of pottery.
Rote Yiam Beef Noodle
Restaurant
3.7
This noodle shop, recommended by the driver, is known for serving top-quality beef noodles. It offers a wide variety of fresh beef cuts, including brisket, tendon, and beef balls, allowing customers to customize their bowls and choose different noodle types and bowl sizes. The shop is busy with customers enjoying the hearty beef soup.
Bandu Market
Market
4.3
A bustling local market where fresh produce, meats, and street food are sold. It reminds the narrator of Hong Kong wet markets due to its vibrant atmosphere and wide array of fresh ingredients. It's a great place to experience local life and taste authentic Thai street food.
Coconut Ice cream - Un Chan
Ice cream shop
4.9
A popular stall located next to the Blue Temple, famous for its refreshing coconut ice cream. Customers can enjoy their ice cream served in a coconut shell with toppings like butterfly pea sticky rice, peanuts, and sesame seeds, along with a cup of coconut water.
ARABIA COFFEE STORE
Coffee shop
4.6
Arabia Coffee Store is a cafe in Chiang Rai that harvests and roasts its own coffee beans, offering a selection of washed, blends, prune, and honey single-origin coffee. The cafe features wabi-sabi interiors in a warehouse setting, providing a minimalist and serene atmosphere for visitors to enjoy their coffee and pastries like carrot cake. They provide an outdoor roastery and workshop area at the entrance.
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