Chiang Mai Travel Forum

After a wedding celebration, the plan is to take the guest party (max 40) for a day trip around Chiang Mai/outskirts. A river trip perhaps? Not really interested in seeing/riding elephants all day. Got to be varied and include something for everyone .. young and old. Any thoughts? Did you do something rather special whilst there?/ Thanks for input.

You could combine some of the following: City Temples (there are some really nice ones) Doi Suthep Mountain Temple (great views) Handicrafts (probably night market will do) Butterfly and orchid farm (interesting and different) Night Bazaar and a great meal somewhere..... I never didi a river trip so can't advise on that one.

you might consider of...
IN morning
time Enjoy the mae ping river cruise viewing the chiangmai city by boat.

In the afternoon
Visit to market buy ingrediens and back to cooking school get an introduce Thai ingredients and alternatives you can substitute back home, how to make savory curry pastes used in a multitude of dishes, touring Chiang Mai's fabulous fresh market, learning to carve vegetables and fruits into sensational attention-getting artworks. And have lunch with you own special menu! very fun!

Hi,

First, you need the transport... I suggest you contact a local travel company to make all the arrangements for you. There are many around town as well as your hotel travel desk who can help.

It's a day trip, so you'll need to have lunch/refreshments along the way? Again, you may need some pre-arrangements.

What I'm trying to say is that you should get some help from the travel company and leave the arrangements to them. Unless you're very familiar with Chiang Mai or Thailand it is not easy or advisable to shuttle around 40 people.

Places to suggest? Go up to Doi Suthep, visit the Royal Gardens there as well, maybe go to the Hmong hill-tribe village. On the way down you can stop at the Palaad Tawanron Restaurant for lunch.

Boat trip? Couple the boat trip with a visit to a farm and also a lunch at one of the river restaurants.

If you have time... go to the flower gardens, craft villages... hill resort...

there are a few options you can do other than being on elephant backs as you mentioned.

but a size of 40 persons, i would encourage you to seek ground handling tour operators...dont brave 40 persons on your own...highly possible frustrations in the horizon.

enjoy the north and congrats if the wedding celebration was of your own! ;-)