Chiang Mai Half Day Doi Suthep Temple and Mhong Village
Chiang Mai Half day Tour to visit Doi Suthep Temple and Mhong Village
Price is 700 baht per person - Group Join in Tour - You will join a group of up to 12-13 persons. Only morning time available
Doi Suthep Temple:
Doi Suthep is about 15 kilometers from Chiang Mai, and on it is Wat Prathat Doi Suthep, a Holy Temple.The place can easily be reached from Chiang Mai.
High in the hills above Chiang Mai is Doi Suthep temple, a spectacular shrine commissioned by King Kuena, ruler of Chiang Mai from 1367-88. According to an old legend, the king was persuaded to build the temple when the monk Sumana presented him with a bone relic of the historical Buddha.The king searched far and wide for a suitable spot to build the temple, but none could be found. Finally, he resolved to let fate decide its location, and he tied the relic to the back of an elephant and set it loose. For days the elephant stomped through the jungle, shadowed by the king's men, until it reached the mountaintop of Doi Suthep. The elephant made a good choice because the king readily agreed to the spot. Construction began 1386 and was completed within a few years.
Doi Suthep sits a good thousand meters above the surrounding landscape, so it is a great place to view the countryside. Once the difficult ascent had to be made on foot, but a motor road was added in 1935 and a funicular (lift) was recently installed as well.
Mhong Village:
A beautiful drive takes you uphill to a Meo Hill tribe living in simple huts and speaking their own language.
Doi Pui is located 3 kilometers beyond Phuping Palace. Here you can visit tribal villages in the hills skirting Chiang Mai and can see their daily life-style here.
Itinerary:
* Pick up from your hotel in Chiang Mai at 08.30 am. or (13.00 pm. for afternoon tour)
* Drive 45 minutes up the mountain
* Visit Doi Suthep Temple, the most important temple in Chiang Mai. Exercising time by walking up 306 steps to the temples or taking the funicular to the temple with the attitude at 1,100 m above the sea level. See the Northern Thai dented corner golden pagoda which contain the relic of the Lord Buddha.
* Visit Mhong Hill tribe Village
* Return to your hotel in Chiang Mai at 12.30 pm. (17.30 pm for afternoon tour)
Tour Includes: Air conditioned transport, Licensed English Speaking tour guide, entrance fee and pick up and drop off at your hotel/Guest house in the city center & Travel Insurance
Clothing: Polite clothes such as trousers or a long skirt should be worn for the visit to Doi Suthep temple.
Group Join in Tour - You will join a group of up to 12 persons.
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