72 hours backpacker Songkran Chiang Mai occasion

Not only many landscapes, unique culture festival, Chiangmai also a destination Songkran festival (festival of the Thai New Year) with distinctive traditions.

Move

From Bangkok - Chiangmai have 3 plans to choose from:

Flight Bangkok - Chiang Mai: Lowest fares are round trip 230 USD per person.

Car from Bangkok - Chiang Mai: Travel time about 9-12 hours, fare from 250-550 baht per person one way.

Train from Bangkok - Chiang Mai: Travel time about 11-13 hours. Fares from 121-158 baht per person one way.

From the bus station or train, you can get tuk tuk to move to the hotel. You should pay the price before you go.

In Chiangmai: In addition to buses, taxis, you can rent a motorbike or bicycle for free to explore.

If renting a car, you will pay a deposit of about 3,000-5,000 baht. Car rental 200 baht a day.

Where in 72 backpacker Chiangmai Songkran occasion?

Many visitors to Chiangmai on the occasion of Songkran, so you should make a reservation through the website before coming to soft prices and not worry about where to sleep.

What to eat?

The dish should include a khao soi try, wrong OUA, curry pork Kaeng hang lei, nem chua, Khanom Jeen ngiao men, Kaeng khanun, yum moo yor, Miang kham ...

Schedule 72 hours backpacker Chiangmai Songkran occasion

Day 1

9:30: The airport, exit procedures.

15h30: Get a hotel room in Chiangmai. Rest for 30 minutes.

16h: Visit Wat Chedi Luang temple in Prapokklao road. It was built in 1401 by order of King Saeng Muang Ma. 1454, King Tilo-Garaj expand the stupa to 86 meters high. Temple collapsed in an earthquake in 1545. In 1991-1992, it was rebuilt at a cost of several million baht. Special characteristics of the temple is the harmonious combination of architecture and art Lanna dynasty Northern Thailand.

18h: Dinner. Wandering motorbike Chiangmai explore the park at night or look at Tung, which was once a prison detention transporting inmates, drug trafficking.

22h: Back to the hotel to rest.

day 2

There are 2 options

1. To participate in the activities of Songkran festival like Buddha statue, Buddha cleaned, sand covered waterfront same activities as in the temple ceremony, beauty pageants, having dinner with relatives ....

2. Continue to explore the sights of Chiang Mai include:

8: Temple Wat Phra That Doi Suthep Chiangmai city center 18 km. It is located on the slopes at an altitude of 1,073 Suthep and was built in 1383. The highlight of the landscape is the huge gilded stupa, the path is 290 Naga stairs, beautiful city view from above.

11 am: Visit Mae Sa Elephant Camp about 30 km from the city. At this point you will be going round the camp elephant. Lunch here.

13h: Chiang Mai Zoo, the habitat of more than 200 species of mammals. There is Lin Hui and Xuang Xuang, Goodwill Ambassador of Thailand and China.

17 pm: Stop at a tea shop inside the zoo premises, drinking tea, watching the sunset and watch the birds fly the nest.

15/4 is the day of the Water Festival.

Traditionally, old days, Thai people use lotions, falls on family members with meaningful things that have not washed well in previous years, received the freshness and good luck in the new year. Due to the unique nature of this ritual should expand splashing all members of families as well as for foreign and domestic tourists.