7 best Temples in Chiang Mai

The article today is by Nomads Wind and is about the 7 best temples in Chiang Mai to visit 

“Within the city and its outskirts, there are over 300 temples that reflect the glory of the ancient Lanna kingdom”

From the 300 temples the Nomad’s Wind have chosen these temples for you to visit if you are in Chiang Mai.’

Wat Chedi Luang Varavihara 

A templecomplex with a partially crumbled 15th-century chedi and a pillar believed to protect the city and it’s location: https://goo.gl/maps/DcGNcZgB4gB2

Wat Phra Singha 

14th-century Buddhist temple boasting gold & copper Buddhas, murals & ancient manuscripts and it’s location: https://goo.gl/maps/579p1x9DuPR2

Wat Buppharam  

Where KingMueang Kaeo began a ritual circumambulation of Chiang Mai after the Burmese rule ended - and it’s location: https://goo.gl/maps/n8hP6PHejAm

  

Wat Suan Dok 

A BuddhistTemple outside of the main town in tranquil surroundings with a golden dome and a historic mausoleum, don’t forget to take lots of photographs, and it’s location: https://goo.gl/maps/tyrYqv3cjc72

To read about the other temples to visit please read the full article.  If you visit Chiang Mai we would suggest that you stay  with us at Kantary Hills Chiang Mai. 

Please remember to enter temples throughout Thailand with respect; remove shoes; no mini-skirts or sleeveless t.shirts.

     

10 best things to do in Chiang Mai

There are many reasons that you visit Chiang Mai. Here is a list of the 10 best things to do in Chiang Mai – that they think you should visit.

1)     Doi Suthep  

2)    Old City Temples – Chiang Mai Old City, they recommend to try Wat Chedi Luang, Wat Phra Singh and Wat Phan Tao 

3)    Chiang Mai Night Safari (Hang Dong) 

4)    Wiang Kum Kam, the Underground AncientCity 

5)    Elephant Jungle Sanctuary

6)    Doi Inthanon National Park – also known as the roof of Thailand 

7)    Karen Long Neck Tribe & ChiangDao Cave – certainly somewhere which will be remembered.

8)    Do Pui Tribal Village and NationalPark – explore here and see another way of life.

9)    Bo Sang Handicraft Village – here you will find people making umbrellas and signs, artists and more shops.

10)  Lanna Folklife Museum – certainly worth a visit if you want to learn more about the history and culture of people in Chiang Mai. 

There are obviously more places to visit than what is listed here and we hope that you will stay with us at Kantary Hills. 

  

      

3 must see temples in Chiang Mai

Thailand certainly is an amazing place and has an enormous number of beautiful places to visit but the Ancient City is special. This article is by Jetsettingfools - and about 3 must-see Temples to visit if you are in Chiang Mai. 

Wat Phra Singh

A 14^th Century Buddhist Temple with gold and copper Buddhas. Take some time here and visit the large reclining Buddha, the ‘Lion Buddha’, historic murals on the wall and the walls are decorated in the tradition gold stenciling (lai Krahn).

Information and Location. 

Wat Chiang Man (sometimes Mun)

This was apparently the first temple built in Chiang Mai and houses so much history it is a location which must be visited. Look carefully for the ‘Elephant Chedi’ (ChediChang Lom) with the stone elephants supporting a Chedi. Then visit the New Wihan, housing two very important statues.

1)     The Phra Sae Tang Khamani (sometimes called The Crystal Buddha)

This is a 10cm tall Buddha called out of clear quartz – quite mesmerizing.

2)     The Phra Sila Statue

A stone stele (statue) of a Buddha taming an elephant and it was originally from India. It is believed that the statue has rain giving powers so it features strongly in the #Songkran Festival.

Information and Location.

Wat Chedi Luang

This was the original Wat which held the Phra Kaew (Emerald Buddah) but here was an earthquake in 1551 which demolished some of the temple so the Emerald Buddha was moved to the Royal Palace in Bangkok – a replica is here. Some of it has been reconstructed by UNESCO.

Information and Location.

 Visit the Ancient City and stay with us at Kantary Hills.

#CapeandKantary #UniqueThailandExperience #AmazingThailand #Thailand    

      

Mae Hong Son Loop

Cape+Kantary is a magazine that you will find in all the Cape and Kantary - https://www.capekantaryhotels.com - properties. In every edition, there is always an article that we like to share

In this edition - https://www.capekantaryhotels.com/ckmagazine/Issue14/index.html - (Pages 76 – 80) the article is about the Mae Hong Son Loop – a top ten motorbike route in the world and a veritable rite of passage for motorcycle enthusiasts. Original words by Tom Chard.

“It is an energetic and frantic ride through the jungle to the intersection near the gate to Doi Inthanon National Park”.

The classic loop has a total of 1,864 curves and there are a great number of places that you can stop on the way – Chiang Mai, Pai, Mae Hong Song and Mae Sariang. At each of these places there are a number of things that you may stop and do so this means that the route can take from a couple of days to as much as a week and then you may never wasn’t to leave Thailand again!

Mae Hong Son Loop 1 - https://youtu.be/Z4CKgMEoa2E

Mae Hong Son Loop 2 - https://youtu.be/qDUnI_TMFOs

Photo courtesy of #Instagram and serialamsterdam

#KantaryCollection  #Cape+KantaryMagazine #Thailand

      

Chiang Mai - what to do, eat, visit and stay

 

 

 

Cape+Kantary is a magazine that you will find in all the Cape and Kantary Properties.

In every edition there is an ‘Insider Guide’ – what to do, where to eat, what to visit and where to stay.

In this edition - http://www.capekantaryhotels.com/ckmagazine/Issue15/index.html - (Pages 78 - 81) our writers chose #Kantary Hills in Chiang Mai.

 

Do
- The Samoeng Loop – http://bit.ly/2t9DxYI - this whole journey around Doi Suthep may take three hours or more because the route is scattered with a great many places where you may want to stop to take a photo of the beautiful view across to neighbouring Myanmar.

 

 

Eat
- Have lunch at The Nimman Bar & Grill – http://www.kantarycollection.com/kantaryhills-chiangmai/dining.php



 

Visit
- The Cutler - https://www.facebook.com/THECUTLERBARBER/ - this is a classic barbershop modelled on those seen in New York and Australia – you can also get a tattoo.

 
Stay
- Kantary Hills - http://www.kantarycollection.com/kantaryhills-chiangmai/ - located in the heart of Chiang Mai and only a short distance from the trendy Nimmanhaemin Road - http://www.chiangmai.bangkok.com/nimmanhemin.htm.

#CapeandKantary #PlacestovisitinChiangMai #WheretostayinChiangMai #RestaurantsinChiangMai #Cape+KantaryMagazine #doeatvisitstay

 

     

Knitting in Thailand – trendy?

As a long-time Thai resident and regular contributor to this blog who gets the (work-related) opportunity to visit all of the Kasemij properties throughout Thailand, last week whilst I was staying at Cape Panwa I met a couple of guests who were trying to find the answer to what they felt was a conundrum – they wanted to know what the female street vendors they sometimes saw armed with spools of knitting wool and slabs of wood were doing?

What the ladies were doing is called "board knitting" - a form of "loom knitting" that has long been practiced in Thailand, but has only recently become a fashionable pastime with the more sophisticated women, both here and around the world. The guests wanted more information about this skill - at the hotel we have created a rather competent concierge to cope with the more common requests from guests but this one somehow missed their radar.

So I  tried to assist and suggested the guests ask Tim where they could purchase the equipment in order to try loom knitting as he has lived in Phuket for over ten years - luckily he was able to save the day (Ed - well Chuen his wife was).  Tim was able to find some knitting boards and spools of wool, while the guests managed to find a book of board knitting patterns.  So together they organised a special day when the guests and staff at the Front Office all had a go.

Would you like to have a go? We suggest you try making yourself a scarf and then go to visit Doi Suthep in Chiang Mai, where you can stay at the Kantary Hills – it’s colder up there.

              

An escape from Paradise to Paradise

After the hectic time of Songkran and Weddings Tim chose to have a break  with his family. He visited Kantary Hills in Chiangmai and what an escape it was.

The air was sweet, the entrance magnificent, the fountain bubbling and all the smiles were Thai. They were swiftly taken to their spacious rooms and Tim nipped into the shop for homemade truffles and ice cream for his girls.

 Following this they went for a walk along the Nimman Road. A world of shopping and dining discounts awaited them simply because they were staying at Kantary Hills! Ice creams, coffees, books, clothes and gifts awaited them, they drifted in and out of the very stylish but small outlets.

The next day involved them rising early to greet the monks and then visiting the local bazaar where more t.shirts, toys and fruits were purchased. They returned home rested and very happy - and wondered when they could go again.

Next time he will buy some vanilla pods - he can't buy them in Phuket.

Please click here to see a visit to Chang Mai from a guest staying at Cape Panwa.