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Day Trip 2: Chiang Rai — White Temple, Blue Temple & Black House — Chiang Mai

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Day Trip 2: Chiang Rai — White Temple, Blue Temple & Black House

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5 stops · Day trip

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Chiang Mai's most striking 'Big 3 temples' day trip. About 3 hours each way, but the visuals of the White Temple, Blue Temple and Black House are so overwhelming it's well worth it. Given the distance, a car charter/tour is recommended, a busy day on the move.

Day trip5 stopsEst. budget 120,000 KRW

Itinerary

  1. Taxi 180 min
    1

    Wat Rong Khun (White Temple)วัดร่องขุ่น (Wat Rong Khun)

    Temple · Culture · 70 min stay

    A pure-white surreal temple built by artist Chalermchai. The bridge over hands reaching up from hell and mirror mosaics glittering in the sun make for an unreal visual. The ultimate Thai day-trip temple photo.

    오전 9:30 (개장 직후·인파 전)

  2. Taxi 25 min
    2

    Wat Rong Suea Ten (Blue Temple)วัดร่องเสือเต้น (Wat Rong Suea Ten)

    Temple · Culture · 45 min stay

    A temple flowing with gold detail over intense cobalt blue throughout. The fantastical interior in the exact opposite color of the White Temple and the white Buddha image are the highlights. A must-see paired with the White Temple.

    오전 11:30

  3. Taxi 10 min
    3

    Chiang Rai City Lunch (Khao Soi / Local Restaurant)ร้านอาหารในเมืองเชียงราย

    Restaurant · 50 min stay

    Refuel midway through the long trip. Chiang Rai also does northern khao soi and kaeng hang le (pork curry) well, so there's the fun of comparing the cities' cuisines.

    점심 12:30

  4. Taxi 25 min
    4

    Baan Dam Museum (Black House)บ้านดำ (Baan Dam Museum)

    Culture · Museum · 75 min stay

    Artist Thawan Duchanee's cluster of black wooden buildings and collections of animal bones and hides. A dark, intense space that pairs with the White and Blue as a 'heaven, hell, human' trilogy.

    오후 2시

  5. Taxi 30 min
    5

    Singha Park (Boon Rawd Farm)สิงห์ปาร์ค (Singha Park)

    Nature · Photo spot · 55 min stay

    A vast tea-and-flower farm run by Singha beer. With a golden lion statue, wide meadows and even a zipline. Close a temple-heavy day with green scenery and head back to Chiang Mai. (Stick to a 4pm departure given the 3-hour return.)

    오후 4시 (귀로 전 마지막)

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