Chiang Rai - White Temple & City Temples From Chiang Mai

07:00 hrs. Pick up from hotel lobby and depart to Chiang Rai by road (3 hours drive) along picturesque scenic routes passing several beautiful northern mountains. Arrive to Chiang Rai and visit to White Temple (Rong Khun Temple); designed by the famous national artist. The main temple building is a distinctive white color, decorated with fragments of reflective glass which can be seen from afar.

Visit to Emerald Temple (Phra Kaew Temple); where the Emerald Buddha image was once enshrined, now the temple houses a jade Buddha image which was made to commemorate the 90th birthday of the late Princess Mother.

Lunch served at the local restaurant.

Continue to Blue Temple (Rong Sued Ten Temple); designed by the local Chiang Rai artist who used to the team work of White Temple before. The main temple building is a distinctive blue color with the new philosophy of Buddhist art.

Depart to Black House (Baandum Museum); belongs to the national artist who is celebrated for his eerie sculptures made from horns and bones, reptile skins, traditional African sculptures, old boats, Lanna-style woodcrafts and art installations housed across 32 buildings, most of which are Lanna-style pavilions made from black wood.

Then transfer back to Chiang Mai late evening.

INCLUDED

• Air-conditioned vehicles with experienced driver
• A local English-speaking guide (other languages available upon request)
• All admission fees as mentioned in the program
• Lunch
• VAT 7% and all Government taxes (no service charge)