Out of The City (Thoeng District )

Amphoe Thoeng is a dictrict in the eastern part of Chiangrai. About 63 kilometers from Chiangrai city and cover an area 821.0 square kilometers with 84,284 populations. Taking approximately 1.5 hours by private car to get here. Most of people are farmer, gardener or work as employee.

The district is a small city but full of many attractive places up here such as Phu Chee Fah National Park, waterfall, Doi Pha Mon. Phu Chee Fah is the popular place especially during cold season from December - February with cool climate. The viewpoint with white mist, fresh and clear in the morning. It 's good for breathtaking. Visitors around Thailand come here on this season.
You can touch the beautiful view during the way, anyway you can take a bike by 2-3 hours. It is highly recomend to come with the local or local guide.

For spend overnight here, just don't worry about the accommodations and facilities. Many resorts and tents are available here.

Khun Kon Waterfall

Along the beautiful scenery to the south of Chiangrai is a Khun Korn Waterfall Botanical Garden. In the area of Tambon Maekorn and Tambon Huai Chompoo.

On the way before get to it surrouding with many kind of trees,plants like ferns, wild orchids, insects or wild animals. It is about 34 kilometers far from Chiangrai District. It is a national forest park waterfall, taking around 40 minutes to get there. Khun Korn Waterfall is the highest waterfall of the province, about 70 meters high.The water runs crystal clear all yesr round without any limestone settings.

However, along the way to Khunkorn waterfall has wide space for camping and you can learning about the nature. You can visit here anytime within the year.

Wat PhraKaew Chiangrai

Wat Phrakaew Chiangrai

The temple situated on Singhakrai road and located behind Wat Phra Singha is Wat Phra Kaeo. The temple with wooden structure its beautiful and peace place. The temple is said to have been the original place where the Emerald Buddha, now enshrined in Bangkok's Wat Phra Kaeo ( Chapel of the Emerald Buddha ) was enshrined. The Emerald Buddha has a long history and is said to have resided first in Sri Lanka, followed by Cambodia at Angkor Wat.

Formerly called Wat Pa Yiah (Bamboo Forest), this is where the Emerald Buddha image was first discovered. In 1434 the temple's octagonal Pagoda was struck by lightening and it fell apart to reveal PhraKaew Morakot, the Emerald Buddha. Thus the name of the temple was derived. The temple also houses a 600-years bronz statue of PhraChao Lan Thong and the famous Jade Buddha. His Majesty the king graciously upgraded the temple to the third-common-class royal temple in 1978.