subject: Chiang Mai Tours: An Exotic Option For A Wonderful And Inexpensive Holiday [print this page] Your visit to Thailand is incomplete without a visit to Chiang Mai. This is the oldest city of Thailand with a history of around 700 years. This scenic wonder is situated in the northern part of Thailand way apart from the most developed metropolis of Bangkok at the southern beach resorts of Koh Samui and Phuket. This city is a city of wonder with scenic beauty with ancient tribal villages, hilly terrains, rivers and lush tropical jungles. One of the most amazing adventures in Chiang Mai is a tour on an Elephants back into the dense tropical jungle.
Chiang Mai has a bit of everything for every sort of visitor. You can enjoy historical monuments with Buddhist temples of around 500 years old and still standing. You can immerse yourself in the lap of nature with dense forests and lush greenery. You can do river rafting, jungle trekking, and experience the life of ancient tribes. You can also choose from a variety of accommodation from home stay and cheap roadside hotels to the budget/deluxe and 5 star hotels in and around the city. You can expect the unexpected wonder with your Chiang Mai tours.
This very city has witnessed limited visitors till the mid 1990s. This was explored accidentally by tourists in search of a calm and natural location for spending their vacations. From mid 1990s this city witnessed a flood of foreign visitors and people started acquiring lands and develop them to a tourist must see destination. The city of Wiang Kum Kham is a famous ruin of a live city which has been flooded some 700 years back. You can visit great historical Buddhist temples including Wat Chiang Man, Wat Suan Dawk, Wat Phan Taom, Wat Phra Singh and Wat Jet Yod, each one of which is at least 500 years old.
The city of Chiang Mai has marked its importance on the guide chart of Thailand Holiday. You can enjoy and extravagant lifestyle with a touch of nature in Chiang Mai. This very city is famous for its night time market. Everything from silk to traditional handicrafts you can get on the streets of Chiang Mai at night. You can roam around in Chiang Mai in Tuk Tuk (a motor propelled rickshaw) or can roam around walking to discover the extravagant and delicious Thai local cuisines on the streets.
Chiang Mai tours are quite affordable with the citys cost of living. You can find a rest house at around 5$ to 10$ per night (200-400 Baht). You can find a delicious meal with chicken and fish soup with iced water at around 50 Baht. The normal average monthly income of a Thai citizen in Chiang Mai is around 10000 Baht or less. So you can get a fair priced vacation with much amusement at Chiang Mai. When you feel like taking rest without wondering around in nature, you can hire a boat trip across the Pong river throughout the day relaxing and enjoying nature.
Planning for Thailand Holiday? Chiang Mai is a must to be placed on your tour planner.
