Pick-Up/Drop-Off Holiday Inn Chiang Mai

Chiang Mai, Home of Thai Cooking

Chiang Mai a wonderfully designed city far to the north of Bangkok and sitting along the banks of the Ping River. Very much an educational hub for most of Thailand outside of Bangkok, Chiang Mai is host to 5 of Thailand’s largest Universities, as well as numerous Thai cooking schools and Thai massage institutes.

Culture and arts play an important role in this now modern city, and home in the city are many museums and concert halls, thus creating a progressive environment as pleasing as the natural beauty of the mountains that surround the city.

The weather is pleasing as well, with temperatures and rainfall being much more moderate then in the southern and central parts of the country.

Things to do in Chiang Mai

Animal lovers will delight in the list of things to do below, from bird watching to hiking in the wild to elephant riding, the animal lover within you will always find something to do in and outside of Chiang Mai.

For example, an animal lover could spend days at the Chiang Mai Zoo, which opened in 1977 and has been running strong ever since. In 2008, an Aquatic Tunnel of 133 meters was opened on the premises, and has been a major attraction ever since.

The zoo covers 200 acres of land, is free of charge, and houses over 400 species of animals to include giant pandas, penguins, and elephants, as well as also having two large aquariums to wander from.

In addition to the Chiang Mai Zoo, animal enthusiasts will want to take a trip on the eco-friendly Zipline tour called the Flight of the Gibbon, which is run by an organization that donates 10% of their profits to gibbon reintroduction and rainforest conservation. This Rainforest Canopy tour takes you through hours of jungle, where bird watching and nature loving is the rule of the day.