Northern Thailand · Culture
Chiang Raiเชียงราย
A white temple, a blue temple and a black house — three artists' visions of heaven and hell, twenty minutes apart, unlike anything else in Buddhism.
In brief
Is it worth it for you
A white temple, a blue temple and a black house — three artists' visions of heaven and hell, twenty minutes apart, unlike anything else in Buddhism.
What to do
Chiang Rai
When
The year in Chiang Rai
- Jan: Dry and cooler
- Feb: Dry and cooler
- Mar: Hot
- Apr: Hot
- May: Hot
- Jun: Rainy
- Jul: Rainy
- Aug: Rainy
- Sep: Rainy
- Oct: Rainy
- Nov: Dry and cooler
- Dec: Dry and cooler
Getting there
From Sofia to Chiang Rai
- Flights from Sofia
- Getting around Thailand
- Experiences in Chiang Rai
Nearby
Near Chiang Rai
- NorthChiang Mai
Three hundred temples inside a square moat, mountains in every direction, and the country's best coffee.
- CentralSukhothai
The first Thai kingdom, and a historical park best seen from a bicycle at 7 a.m. before the heat and the coaches arrive.
- CentralAyutthaya
The capital of Siam for four centuries until it was burned in 1767.