Chiang Rai Day Tour from Chiang Mai: White Temple & More w/ Lunch
Description
Discover Chiang Rai’s most iconic landmarks in a single day with a convenient Join-in group tour from Chiang Mai. Visit the dazzling White Temple, the vivid Blue Temple , and your choice of either the mysterious Black House or the colorful Red Temple. Enhance your experience with an optional visit to the Long Neck Karen village, offering a glimpse into one of Thailand’s unique ethnic cultures. Travel comfortably, enjoy a tasty local lunch, and let our knowledgeable guide bring each destination to life. This tour is perfect for travelers who want to see the highlights of Chiang Rai in one efficient, well-organized trip
Tour Options
Itinerary
You will be picked up at your Chiang Mai hotel between 7.00 and 7.30 am. (7.30 - 8.00 am. depending on your hotel location) Let's drive through Northern Thailand’s countryside. You will have a short stop at a natural hot spring and take a break. You can grab a bite with coffee and snacks. Don’t miss boiling eggs in this natural hot water.
Let's head to the Long Neck Hilltribe as an optional tour, and see the incredible length which continues and passes to the young generation to keep their own tradition in the changing world of technology. Please note that guests on different tour options may share the same van. In this case, guests who did not select the Longneck Village option will have some free time while other guests visit the Longneck Village. We appreciate your understanding.
Admire the breathtaking beauty of Wat Rong Khun often named The White Temple. You will see a very unique architecture that stands out through the white colour inlaid work and the use of pieces of glass in the plaster, sparkling in the sun.
This is a striking temple complex combining Chinese and Lanna architecture. It’s best known for its towering 69-meter-high statue of Guan Yin (the Goddess of Mercy), and its red-and-gold 9-tiered pagoda * This place is included in the itinerary only if you select a tour option that explicitly features the "Red temple"
Baan Dam often called Black house or Black museum is a museum with a difference, as many of the objects are related to death or dying. There are skulls and skeletons, skins and broken eggs and there are some more traditional demons and gargoyles too. There is also, to be fair, some grand scene carving, some furniture, and other collectors' piece. *This place is included in the itinerary only if you select a tour option that explicitly features the "Black house"
Wat Rong Suea Ten called Blue temple takes on the colors of blue and gold, blue representing Dharma in tribute to Buddha
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
* Pickup time will be sent via chat within 12 hours of booking. Please check the chat window. * Pickup is available from any Google Maps-searchable accommodation or business within Old Town, Nimman Haemin, Night Bazaar, and parts of Santitham. The dropdown list shows hotels only. If you can't find your pickup location in the dropdown, please enter the exact place name as it appears on Google Maps in the Search box. (Note: Street addresses without a registered place name are not accepted.) *For accommodations outside the pickup zone listed above, pickup is not available. Please come to the designated meeting point.
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Please note that carry-ons or large luggage cannot be accommodated in the van. (only items that can be placed on your lap are allowed .)
- Visitors are requested to be dressed appropriately upon entering the temples : shoulders and knees must be covered. Sandals or flip flops are allowed.
- This schedule is subject to change without notice, due to weather condition, other unforeseen interruptions. ※ All timings are approximate
- This tour is scheduled to arrive back in Chiangmai around 7.00-7.30 pm. However, arrival time may be delayed due to various factors such as traffic congestion or weather conditions. Therefore, it is not recommended to make any other appointments immediately after the tour ends.
- From May to October it is the rainy season. The tour runs even on rainy days, so please bring an umbrella or raincoat.
- If your pickup window is between 7:00 AM and 7:30 AM, the van may arrive at any time during this period. Please note that this does not mean the van will wait for 30 minutes. As this is a join-in tour involving pickups from multiple hotels, the exact pickup time cannot be predicted. We kindly ask that you be ready in the lobby from 7:00 AM. Due to traffic conditions or delays at other pickup locations, your pickup may be slightly delayed beyond 7:30 AM. We appreciate your understanding.
- Please note that guests on different tour options may share the same van. In this case, guests who did not select the Longneck Village option will have some free time while other guests visit the Longneck Village. We appreciate your understanding.
- A child needs to be accompanied by at least one adult.
Reviews(87)
The temples are cool but the longneck village was morally disgusting to visit. Children forced to pose for tourists. I would not recommend having your money support that aspect of this tour
Thank you for sharing your feedback. We understand that travelers may have different perspectives on cultural village visits, and we appreciate you expressing your concerns. We would like to note that the longneck village visit is optional. Guests who do not feel comfortable visiting the village are welcome to skip this part of the experience and enjoy free time outside the village instead. The longneck community we visit participates voluntarily and welcomes visitors as a way to preserve their traditions while generating income for local families. Tourism plays an important role in supporting their livelihoods, education, and community development. We respect that not every traveler will feel comfortable with this type of cultural experience, and we appreciate you sharing your perspective. Thank you for taking the time to leave a review.
Fantastic day, 3 temples, lot of time to relax, take photos, lunch included and sunny hot weather. Thanks
We had a really good day overall. The journey was quite long, but the temples we visited were beautiful and the explanations we received were enough for us to understand the importance and history of each monument we saw. Thank you for this experience!
We enjoyed this tour. The day we went was rainy but that didn’t stop the show. Our driver “Mr. One” was well prepared with umbrellas for everyone. Our tour guide “Yo-Yo” was great at giving information about each of our spots and he was attentive to our needs. The tour itself is beautiful. The white temple was exquisite and the blue temple was also gorgeous. I enjoyed this excursion.
Very nice visit, good car for transport, perfect small group, and superb escort!
Visited the white and blue temples and the black house. New was a fabulous tour guide and Jack a great driver! Had plenty of time to explore for ourselves but with a bit of info about each stop before hand. Would recommend!
This was a wonderful tour! Chris was an awesome guide and very knowledgeable. Tour ran smoothly and pick up was on time!
Really the tour was a success. From the moment of the purchase of the tickets, the sending of the corresponding vouchers in time and form, the fulfillment at the reception in the agreed place at the indicated time. And going into detail about the visit to Chiang Rai, it is to enter a world totally unknown to a person from the West, with customs very specific to the place and interesting to know. To those who walk in the area I recommend not to miss visiting
This was a great day trip to Chiang Rai. Lots of things to see. The hot springs were very cool to see, also the longneck village was super interesting. Blue temple was gorgeous, red temple was beautiful as well and obviously the white temple was absolutely out of the world. Strongly recommended.
We had a great time on our Chiang Rai tour. Our guide was very patient and knowledgeable. The tour gives you the perfect amount of time at each spot, and you learn a lot. Definitely worth visiting with this tour!
