Chiang Mai Doi Suthep & Temples Tour - Chiang Mai Thailand

Chiang Mai Sightseeing

Chiang Mai Doi Suthep & Temples Tour, Visit Wat prathard Doi Suthep built by King Kuena of the Mengrai dynasty in A.D. 1386 (The most outstanding landmark of chiangmai 3500 feet above sea level) and we will take you to Wat Umong where you can chat with a buddihst mork and learn something about buddhism and Wat Suan Dok. Dive pass the city's biggest market - Talat Varorot before going to the hotel.

Wat Phra Thart Doi Suthep is set amongst the peaks of Doi Suthep. It has a lovely setting with a panoramic view of Chiangmai and the Mae Ping River valley. Although Wat Doi Suthep is the most recently built of the temples dating from the Lanna Thai period, it is the symbol of Chiangmai. The site was selected by sending an elephant to roam at will up the mountainside. When it reached this spot, it trumpeted, circled three times, and kneeled down and thus interpreted as a sign indicating and auspicious site.

Wat Umong is an ancient temple in the forest just outside Chiangmai. King Mengrai built this temple for a highly respected forest monk. The monk was not able to practice Lord Buddha's teaching in the city, so the king built a temple in an isolated area for the monk to stay quietly and meditate.

Wat Suan DoK on Suthep Road was built in 1383. It was constructed in the gardens of Lanna Royal Residence. The rows of smaller White jedees contain the ashes of Chiangmai Royal family.