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Chiang Mai Old City Temples
A moated square mile containing over 30 ancient Buddhist temples including the revered Wat Chedi Luang and Wat Phra Singh.
20 km · about 25 min drive
Chiang Mai, Thailand · Asia
San Pa Tong works well as a base: 15 minutes from Hang Dong, 21km from Pha Chor Canyon.
San Pa Tong is a town located in Chiang Mai, Thailand. With a population of 17,773, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, San Pa Tong sits in Thailand, where you drive on the left. It's in the Asia/Bangkok time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add San Pa Tong to your route.
San Pa Tong (Thai: สันป่าตอง, pronounced [sǎn pàː tɔ̄ːŋ]) is a district (amphoe) of Chiang Mai province in northern Thailand.
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San Pa Tong is located in Chiang Mai, Thailand, Asia. The coordinates are 18.6283 latitude, 98.8957 longitude.
San Pa Tong has a population of approximately 17,773 people, making it a town in Thailand.
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Tourist police (English): 1155.
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A moated square mile containing over 30 ancient Buddhist temples including the revered Wat Chedi Luang and Wat Phra Singh.
20 km · about 25 min drive
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A vibrant weekly market stretching through the Old City with local handicrafts, street food, and live music performances.
20 km · about 25 min drive
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A sacred golden temple atop a mountain overlooking Chiang Mai, reached by a 309-step staircase flanked by mythical serpents.
20 km · about 25 min drive
natural wonder
Thirty-metre columns and fins of compacted sediment left after the Ping River shifted course, eroded into a narrow gorge you walk through on a sand floor. It sits in the southern arm of Mae Wang National Park.
21 km · about 25 min drive
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Ethical elephant sanctuaries in the hills around Chiang Mai where visitors can observe, feed, and bathe rescued elephants.
28 km · about 30 min drive
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Thailand's highest peak with cloud forests, twin royal pagodas, impressive waterfalls, and cool temperatures year-round.
43 km · about 50 min drive
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A tea-and-coffee village at 1,300 metres in the hills east of Chiang Mai, its wooden houses stacked along a stream with a waterfall at the top of the lane. Weekday mornings are near-silent.
55 km · about 65 min drive
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A hillside temple 50 kilometres north of Chiang Mai where a central chedi is ringed by twelve white-and-gold stupas, one for each Chinese zodiac sign. Almost all visitors are Thai.
59 km · about 70 min drive
Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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