Chiang Mai, Thailand- What to Expect

Nested among high mountains is one of the largest and culturally significant cities in north Thailand Known for its spiritual heritage and retention of the many Thai traditions Chang Mai is  home to hundreds of elaborate Buddhist temples, including 14th-century Wat Phra Singh and 15th-century Wat Chedi Luang, adorned with carved serpents.

Here are a few things that come in handy while planning your trip to this beautiful city:

1. The Winter Months Last through Dec to March with an average high of 36.1°C and an average low of  15°C.
2. An Average meal for one person costs about 2.14$ in a non-expensive restaurant.
3. A Pint of Domestic Drought Beer costs about 3.00$ on an average.
4. A Litre of gas Costs 1.32$.
5. A monthly Travel pass on regular rates would cost around 42.82$.
6. The monthly rent of a 1BHK a little off the City Centre is about 376.65$.

 

Main Attractions:

1. The Elephant Jungle Sanctuary is one of the main attractions in the ancient city of Chang Mai. The sanctuary is home to hundreds of rescued elephants from around the world. Visiting these magnificent creatures is a once in a lifetime experience that you don’t want to miss; It changes you.
2. Wat Chedi Luang’s massive stupa was built during the reign of King Saen Muang Ma, the ruler of the Mengrai dynasty and is a crowning jewel of the Chiang Mai skyline. At its peak, the chedi was once the home of the Emerald Buddha, Thailand’s most sacred religious relic. Due to damaged during an earthquake the chedi’s height is reduced to nearly half of its original size yet it is still an impressive structure.
   
3. Talat Warorot is Chiang Mai’s oldest public market, a great place to connect with the city’s Thai soul. You’ll find many stalls selling items for ordinary Thai households: works, toys, fishing nets, pickled tea leaves, wigs, sticky-rice steamers, Thai-style sausages, kâab mŏo, live catfish and tiny statues for spirit houses.
4. Wat Phan Tao is the most atmospheric wát in the old city, this teak marvel sits in the shadow of Wat Chedi Luang. Set in a compound full of fluttering orange flags, the monastery is a monument to the teak trade, with an enormous prayer hall supported by 28 gargantuan teak pillars and lined with dark teak panels, enshrining a particularly graceful gold Buddha image.
5. Set inside the Thai-colonial-style former Provincial Court, dating from 1935, this imaginative Lanna Folklife Museum re-creates the Lanna village life in a series of life-size dioramas that explain everything from lai·krahm pottery stencilling and fon lep to the intricate symbolism of different elements of Lanna-style monasteries.
6. Wat U Mong, a historic forest wát is famed for its sylvan setting and its ancient chedi, above a brick platform wormhole with passageways. As you explore the arched tunnels, you can see traces of the original murals and several venerated Buddha images.