2 days of trips to Chiang Mai: my opinion Epicurogarden.com

In the morning of my sixth day of trip, I leave the sublime Sukhotkai explore north thailand And spend four days in Chiang Mai. Then I find more than 800 kilometers from bangkok, on the edge of a gold triangle, on the old road Silk. Traditionally and modernly, I liked Chiang Mai because of his lively streets, full of people at night, the richness of his cultural heritage, but above all because of the unique position at the base of the Assembly Doi Suthep.

After a few hours by bus, Célia and I arrive at Chiang Mai. As soon as we get out of the bus terminal, we invite Tuk-Tuk to join our boarding house. There we collect the keys to our room and lay our things. The shower prevents us from exploring the Chiang Mai and we are stuck for half an hour in our room, tightens against each other to listen to the rain falling. The rainy season is approaching Thailand. Finally, the showers are calmed down and we go to explore the city. Four days in Chiang Mai, that is:

• Exploration of the old fortified city And his temples, cross many young Buddhist monks dressed in their traditional orange clothing and play on smartphones, lunch of Thai pads on the street sitting on improvised chairs like locals, diving in the animated streets at night and lost in the crowd.
• Discover the famous night basar, NEXT ALL YOUR PRINCIES, Fashion Font fails to arrest and buy extremely large cotton pants sports samples of elephants. However, I swore that, I live, I will never carry one of these things in my life! In fact, it's great comfortable.
• Run out of words in front of the Wat Suan cemetery while the princess And he fails to lose vision! This temple is located far from the old town on Suthep Road dates from the 14th century and is the ashes of ancient sovereign Chiang Mai. The place is great, but the monuments are flawless with white. The sunlight that affects this is blinding.
• Put on 306 steps Doi Suthep. This temple is 16 kilometers from Chiang Mai, 1676 meters above sea level in the mountains. When I visited him, the temple was hidden under the thick fog, which did not spoil his charm. On the contrary! I loved this escape in the mountains after spending a few consecutive days in the city, it is good to “cut”.
• Take the basics of Thai cuisine By departing the course in one of the city schools.
• Go in a trip to the mountains.

We participate in a two -day trip and a night spent in a mountain village. We booked him on the internet from Paris, but at back I regretted that I rushed to myself. In Chiang Mai is an impressive number of passenger agencies with the store. We could easily book this type of site on site, the day earlier for the next day and at a lower price. Sioux Tip: Don't rush! Northern Thailand is known for its paths. It's a mountain and green region. I hesitated between Chiang Mai and Pai, further north and more authentic According to the opinions of the passengers who advised themselves, but Chiang Mai was less distant and wanted to diminish the time spent in transportation.

Two days later, 4 × 4 comes to pick us up in a boarding house. We lit a bag for that occasion and left a good part of our things at the hotel. There are a group of six people in the vehicle. Two Frenchmen, as a couple, spend their time arguing. California pushed everything in his path. Canadian with shaved skull bodybuild is up to the extreme – I almost see her veins protrude from her muscles – While the second young man is twenty, a little behind. After all, a young woman from Kazakhstan is coming. Carries an informed hat and continues to apply antiseptic handling of the hands on the wound on the leg “My hair is with these thoughts. They are all in their thirties and have been traveling Asia for several months. Célia and I are fading with our two short weeks of rest. They come to talk very quickly about the countries they visited, the places they covered and exchanged their Facebook – in case they find themselves in another country at the same time.

Trek is a package that offers the following activities:

• Visiting orchid plantation
• Elephants walk along the river
• 1h30 walk in Thai jungle
• One night in the mountains
• 1h30 walk in the early morning to get back down
• Swimming in the waterfall
• Raffing boat and bamboo

On the logistics side, the package includes transfer from our boarding house, as well as four meals, based on rice, vegetables and green curry. Said drinks are not taken into account in the package. Accommodation is made in a wooden house in a mountain village where the crowd Mattress, blankets and mosquito nets. Our group arrived in the village around 3:00 pm. We were covered with dust and driving sweat after walking in the full sun. Bad luck, Access to water was cut. I couldn't shower until a few hours later. But I supported without a blink #Warrior. Once in the village, obviously not to do anything but either A moment a little from the time. I talked to the group groups, asked questions to guides, walked in the surrounding jungle where I simply read.

I'm pretty mixed with this trip. A visit to the orchid plantation and ship-bamboo left me in marble. In addition, there were too little kids led by Banga boats. I was very embarrassed – Unlike my local guide who believed they were working to return money to their families because they were Burmese. If I loved the time spent walking in the mountains – Thai jungle is magnificent – I did not find the pleasure I usually experience with hiking, revealing exceptional places and living authentic experience. The time assigned to hiking was very short, and the latter without any difficulty. I wish it lasts longer! And unfortunately, tourists beat and rebelled hiking trails. We were in a low season, but we crossed many groups similar to ours.

Even if this experience was unique, it lacked a little authenticity. However, I liked to discover the jungleEnjoy the sunset in the mountains, exchanging grimaces with your children during stopping in the village, fire a faith at night and sleep in an improvised tent.

Sleep in the mountains in Chiang Mai: Check!