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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.
9 km · about 15 min drive
Chiang Mai, Thailand · Asia
San Sai works well as a base: 15 minutes from Chiang Mai, 49km from Pha Chor Canyon.
San Sai is a town located in Chiang Mai, Thailand. With a population of 0, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, San Sai 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 Sai to your route.
San Sai (Thai: สันทราย) is a district (amphoe) in the central part of Chiang Mai province in northern Thailand.
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San Sai is located in Chiang Mai, Thailand, Asia. The coordinates are 18.8479 latitude, 99.0451 longitude.
San Sai has a population of approximately 0 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.
9 km · about 15 min drive
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A vibrant weekly market stretching through the Old City with local handicrafts, street food, and live music performances.
9 km · about 15 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.
14 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.
24 km · about 25 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.
33 km · about 40 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.
35 km · about 40 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.
49 km · about 55 min drive
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White chedis perched on bare limestone pinnacles above Chae Hom, linked by narrow ladders and catwalks bolted to the rock at around 815 metres. The final approach is by songthaew then a steep scramble.
54 km · about 60 min drive
Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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