Place located 63 KM north of Chiang Mai - Chiang Rai high way before Mae Khachan. If you travel on tour / privat bus / drive by your self. Chances are you will stop over here. Quite a few local shop selling good Thai foods ( Do not forget to ask for less / no chilly when you place order) and fresh mountain coffee. Most of the shop here are selling cheap hand made silverware and hill tribe antique to passed by tourist. Some hill tribe women near the hot spring well sell egg to passed by. Boil egg on hot spring taste good. Kid love it. For those of you with kid please take precaution and look after them well. The hot spring water temperature is very hot at 98+ deg C or...
Read moreA very big place at the geysers directly as you come off the mountains north of Chiang Mai. Has a lot of food & souvenir shops. Double the price for food for what I pay in the small northern town I live in but very well cooked. DO NOT stand to close to the geysers to take a photo - they geysers can come up with a very large gush of very hot water. Use the wet area around the geysers as your guide to avoid a potentially nasty burn. Tour coaches stop here on both there north & south trips. A couple of very nice coffee shops with lovely local coffee...
Read moreOn my way to the White Temple, I stopped at Thaweesin Hot Spring for a quick breakp. The hot spring is surrounded by beautiful greenery, and it’s a fun spot to relax for a bit. The atmosphere felt very local and peaceful, with a few snack stalls and places to grab a drink. It’s not a place I’d spend hours at, but it was perfect for stretching my legs and enjoying the natural hot spring vibes before continuing the drive. From The Astra Sky River in Chiang Mai, we got there by car on the way to the White Temple—it’s about halfway and made for a...
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