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Old City Temple Pilgrimage — From the Oldest to the Most Revered Temple — Chiang Mai

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Old City Temple Pilgrimage — From the Oldest to the Most Revered Temple

Half-day

4 stops · Half-day

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A Lanna Buddhist pilgrimage linking only the core temples inside the moat-ringed Old City on foot. The city's founding temple from 1296, a collapsed giant chedi, a teak wooden hall and the most revered Buddha image. Go early to avoid heat and crowds and catch the alms-giving scene.

Half-day4 stopsEst. budget 12,000 KRW

Itinerary

  1. 1

    Wat Chiang Manวัดเชียงมั่น

    Temple · 30 min stay

    Chiang Mai's first temple, built together with the city's founding in 1296. An elephant-base chedi and crystal and marble Buddha images attest to the city's starting point.

    오전 8~9시

  2. Walk 10 min
    2

    Wat Chedi Luangวัดเจดีย์หลวง

    Temple · 40 min stay

    A 15th-century giant chedi remaining with its top toppled by an earthquake. The city's symbol, which once enshrined the Emerald Buddha. Overwhelming scale and ruined beauty.

  3. Walk 2 min
    3

    Wat Phan Taoวัดพันเตา

    Temple · 20 min stay

    An all-teak wooden hall right next to Chedi Luang. A rare wooden wat built by relocating a royal residence, beautiful in the contrast of golden decoration and dark teak.

  4. Walk 12 min
    4

    Wat Phra Singhวัดพระสิงห์

    Temple · 40 min stay

    Chiang Mai's most revered temple. The Lai Kham hall with the Phra Singh image and intricate Lai Kham murals. The center of the city's faith during Songkran.

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