Planning tours detail: Chiang Rai is Thailand's northernmost province bordered by Burma and Laos, forming the famous "Golden Triangle". The terrain surrounding the town is mainly mountainous and forested, and is populated with hill tribes. Chiang Rai is a much smaller town than Chiang Mai, and the pace of life here is much slower, more laid back. Contrast the town with Bangkok, and you feel as though you are in a completely different country.
Visit the Akha and Yao Hill tribe Village on the top of Doi Mae Salong. See traditional Chinese tea-making, taste some real Chinese green tea, do some shopping for ginseng and other local products. Mae Sai, the northernmost point if Thailand, bordering Myanma. Visit the Golden Triangle on the Mekong River where the borders of Thailand, Myanmar and Laos convene. Opium Museum, take a boat trip at the Golden Triangle area with a short stopover in Laos. Visit Chiang Saen, the ancient capital of Lanna Kingdom. |
