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The best time of the year to see Chiang Mai is from November to April where the weather is super-fresh and crispy and all the province’s renowned flowers are out in full bloom.
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Chiang Mai City or province is an ideal retirement location.
Chiang Mai City is paradise for those fond of their food. Besides literally hundreds of Thai eateries, there are all kinds of restaurants dishing up international grub.
For an enjoyable evening to compliment the dinner, there are plenty of restaurants which also have live music, either Thai Folk songs or English songs.
Two of the best-known night restaurants in Chiang Mai are as follows:
For those who love nothing more than a decent night on the town, then Chiang Mai has one of the land’s funkiest nightlife. And with Chiang Mai’s ladies synonymous for their beauty, lads will definitely have a great time girl-spotting. Types of Nightlife available include:
Some of the best-known bars in Chiang Mai are as follows:
Some of the best-known pubs of Chiang Mai are as follows:
Some of the best-known discotheques of Chiang Mai are as follows:
Some of best-known spots for Gays and Lesbians are as follows:
Chiang Mai’s Cabaret Clubs are also very famous and are loved by tourists and its citizens. The two most famous cabaret clubs in Chiang Mai are as follows:
Spas in Chiang Mai offer luxurious treatment which suits every budget. The treatment includes both traditional remedies and modern techniques. Facilities at spas in Chiang Mai may also include a Jacuzzi and steam bath. The most popular and reasonable Spa in Chiang Mai is Oasis spa. Over the past few years this spa has become of the leading spa in the city. The spa has three branches the spa is open from 10am to 10pm.
Many Spas in Chiang Mai also offer traditional Thai healing arts as form of treatment. There is also alternative treatment such as Rishi. Tao Garden Health Spa and Resort offers many detox programs. The most popular treatments are chi organ massage, karsai genital detox massage, deeper skin detox and herbal skin detox.
Spa Operators
The Industry Promotion Centre in the North has carried on promotion for the village where villager themselves have inherited their cottage industry for decades. The following names are village (Mu Ban) that carry their fame on particular products:
Mu Ban Si Pan Khrua is famous for bamboo works and lacquerware. The village is located in Tambon Tha Sala, Amphoe Mueang.
Mu Ban Wua Lai is famous for silverware and lacquerware. It is located in Tambon Hai Ya, Amphoe Mueang.
Mu Ban Mueang Kung is famous for earthenware. It is located in Tambon Nong Khwai, Amphoe Hang Dong.
Mu Ban Roi Chan is famous for basketry. It is located in Tambon Nong Khwai, Amphoe Hang Dong.
Mu Ban Thawai is famous for antique imitation, woodcarving. It is located in Tambon Khun Khong, Amphoe Hang Dong.
Mu Ban Kuan Thahan Kaeo is famous for earthenware. It is located in Tambon Thahan Kaeo, Amphoe Hang Dong.
Mu Ban Nong Ap Chang is famous for handmade natural dye cotton. It is located in Tambon Sop Tia, Amphoe Chom Thong.
Mu Ban Don Kaeo is famous for basket weaving. It is located in Tambon Don Kaeo, Amphoe Saraphi.
Mu Ban Pa Bong is famous for woven products. It is located in Tambon Pha Bong, Amphoe Saraphi.
Mu Ban Ton Pao is famous for Sa paper products. It is located in Tambon Ton Pao, Amphoe San Kamphaeng.
Mu Ban Bo Sang is famous for umbrellas, fans and woodcarving.
Mu Ban Ton Phueng is famous for umbrella making and woodcarving. It is located in Tambon Ton Pao, Amphoe San Kamphaeng.
Nam Prik Ong is a type of chili paste which is made of minced pork and tomatoes. It is usally eaten with soft-boiled vegetables, pork crackling or deep-fried crunchy rice cakes.
Nam Prik Noom meaning in English Chili Paste Young Man, is another kind of paste that is extremely popular in the north and eaten also by Thais of all regions. It is often eaten with pork crackling.
Sai Ua is A local Chiang Mai sausage that is very aromatic and spicy and usually is eaten with sticky rice.
Kaeng meaning curries are not made of coconut milk in the north.
Kaeng Hang-Le is northern-style pork curry.
Kaeng Om is a spicy curry consisting of intestines.
Kaeng Khae is a spicy curry consisting of vegetables.
Khanom Chin Nam Ngiao is a traditional noodle dish with chicken of the North.
Khao Soi is another popular noodle dish which can be made from chicken, pork or beef. What makes it unique is that it contains coconut milk and it is garnished with garlic.
Chiang Mai is the center of quality handicrafts. Visitors need merely visit the nearest city emporium or night market to purchase an extraordinary variety of antiques, silver jewellery, and embroidery, Thai silks and cottons, basketry, celadon, silverware, furniture, lacquerware, woodcarvings and parasols.
Major Chiang Mai products include:
Cottons & Silks: First-class Chiang Mai cottons and silks are of incomparable quality. Cottons and silks
have innumerable fashion and furnishing applications. The largest possible selection is available in San Kamphaeng.
Umbrellas/ Parasols: These are inextricably associated with Bo Sang where villagers have been engaged in their manufacture for at least 200 years. All materials, silks, cottons, Sa paper (manufactured from the bark of the mulberry tree) and bamboo are produced or found locally. Visitors to Bo Sang will see literally hundreds of designs and sizes ranging from the miniature to the gigantic.
Basketry: products such as lamps, baskets, and Saggs
Thai Cloth: Nong Arb Chang Village is a famous producer of handmade cotton with pongee dye. Kao Mai Lanna Resort with its uniqueness of turning the tobacco furnace into a resort and restaurant. Baan Rai Pai Ngam is a village producing the high- quality and the most popular old style handmade cotton in the province.
Silverware: The finest Thai silverware is exquisite, and is made in Chiang Mai, where certain families have practised their art for several generations. Traditional skills and a guaranteed content of at least 92.5% pure silver invest bowls, receptacles and decorative items with authentic value. Silver shops are concentrated on Wua Lai Road, where silverware artisans and their families live.
Lacquerware: Striking black and gold designs give lacquerware its visual appeal and sheen. This decorative are enhances items made of wood, bamboo, metal, paper and baked clay, in the form of receptacles, ornaments and various souvenirs.
Furniture/ Woodcarving: Chiang Mai’s Ban Thawai village in Hang Dong district, is a major centre of furniture making. Major woods and materials include teak, rosewood and rattan. Items may be unadorned or, especially with teak and rosewood, carved in traditional or modern designs. Woodcarving is a traditional northern Thai art featured in numerous temples. In recent years, woodcarving has increasingly embellished furniture, gracing screens, chairs, tables, beds, figurines, carved elephant indeed anything bearing a wooden surface large enough to be carved.
Hilltribe Products: These include silver ornaments, such as bracelets, necklace, pendants and pipes of intricate design, and embroidered items including tunics, jackets, bags, purses, caps and dress lengths.
Gold Plated Orchids & Butterflies: Orchids and butterflies are preserved and plated with 24-carat gold to create unusual gift items such as necklace pendants, hairpins and earrings.
Pottery: Chiang Mai is the major centre of Thailand’s pottery industry. Prized items include high-fired celadon which is produced in many forms, including dinner sets, lamp bases and decorative items.
Sa (Mulberry) Paper Products: Sa products that come in different, distinctive designs include cards, notebooks, stationery, boxes, bags, photo frames, lanterns, gift wrapping paper, etc.
Shopping in Chiang Mai is one of the most popular activities of the region. It truly is a shopping paradise. Besides the usual abundance of shopping malls and department stores, there are a huge variety of locals where tourists can, with a bit of bargaining, really scoop a stack of great of deals. The Night Bazaar in downtown Chiang Mai is the most popular location for tourists.
The major malls and markets include:
Artificial Rock Climbing can be practiced at the Peak Rock Climbing Plaza, situated on Chang Khlan Road, next to the Siam Commercial Bank, Tha Phae Branch. It is an artificial rock wall with a height of 15 metres and 8 metres wide. It is imported from France and meets world standards. A part of the plaza is also set as a department store and handicraft shops. For more information, please contact Tel: 0 5380 0567.