Mueang Chiang Rai District

📅 Nov 17, 2023

Late lunch at Khao Soi Mae Pimpon · 4:44 PM

The restaurant is pretty good, just next to the white temple. They offer good Khao Soi Chicken (60B) and Thai Red Curry Pork (75B).

Stay at Sleepy House · 5:44 PM

Clean, quite and fairly good location. A bit of a cat-themed. Nice breakfast.

📅 Nov 23, 2023

Visit at Pong Phrabat Hot Springs · 10:00 AM

This is a very typical local hot spring. Free foot dip, cheap fee for public bath, cheap massage and from 70B onwards for a private room. Do drop by if it is convenient.

Visit at Baan Dam Museum · 11:00 AM

The main building houses art pieces with AR effects using your phone. Also some "viking" furniture vibes with crocodile and snake skins, and a king chair made of buffalo horn and skin. You can sit on these furniture. The entire place is basically a park with many small buildings that house various furniture, drums and carvings, mostly quite repetitive.
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Lunch at Aquatale Café · 2:44 PM

A cafe in the forest with good coffee and decent food. In is a nice cottage with outdoor seatings, with a koi pond. Love the food and the vibe.

Stay at Doowall hotel gallery · 5:37 PM

Sort of feel like a 5-star hotel, minus the amenities. We stayed in a cottage, which is quite small, but still nice. Our unit didn't have a good view. They have interesting art pieces, a garden with a lake, free boating and bicycles, free snacks, fruit and drinks, welcome drink and cake, decent breakfast. And a pool which almost no one swims in, as it is next to the snack area. The place is surrounded by rice fields, so who cycles to explore the surroundings.

📅 Nov 22, 2023

Coffee at Cafe’lista · 11:13 AM

I thought this is just a tiny cafe on a rice field, but the compound is pretty big with many things to explore. The cafe is small and simple, but decent coffee and cake. There is also a garden, a lawn, a pond, and a few buildings. Plenty of places and props for photo opportunities. I would recommend minimum of 2 hours here if you like photography or just chill and relax.
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Dinner at Chivit Thamma Da Coffee House, Bistro & Bar · 6:41 PM

The most famous cafe and restaurant in Chiang Rai. The place is known for its beautiful garden seating, great service and pretty good food. It has a wide variety of food choices from Asian to Western, and dining here is just a very pleasant experience. You can opt for alcohol and dessert after your meal. I could easily spend 2 hours here, just comfortable and pleasant. We visited this place 8 years ago during our last trip, and we visited Chivit Thamma Da twice during our current Chiang Rai visit. Both the morning and evening vibe are excellent.

📅 Nov 18, 2023

Breakfast at Nakhon Pathom Restaurant · 8:12 AM

Pretty nice BBQ pork rice with sweet sauce, first time having it as breakfast. A local favorite at town center.

Visit at Wat Rong Suea Ten (Blue Temple) · 11:00 AM

A beautiful blue temple quite near to Chiang Rai town, very near to Chivit Thamma Da cafe. One of those modern artistic temples, where art meets religion. It is beautiful and interesting.

Visit at Singha Park Chiang Rai · 1:48 PM

A huge park with tea plantation, flower field, farm and lake, and a few restaurants. Though you can drive in, you can only stop at 3 places. To fully explore the park, you rent an e-bike or golf cart. I would recommend 2-3 hours to explore this place. We came on Saturday, and there is an outdoor food market (Japanese themed). near the lake until nighttime. It is just fun to explore the park using an electric vehicle, and plenty of photo op. Entrance is free, need to pay for optional electric vehicle rental though.
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Visit at Walking Street Chiang Rai · 7:32 PM

This special street market only opens on Saturday night, and it is pretty long. Most food stalls are concentrated on the eastern end, where they have performance and dancing as well.

Dinner at Heaven Burger · 9:21 PM

We have the Signature Heaven Burger (199B), and it was decent. Has my hopes too high as everyone else says it is the best burger.