Chiang Mai
Although Chiang Mai has seen rapid development over the last few years, it still retains many of its old charms. Popularly known as rose of the north the surrounding area is blessed with stunning natural beauty and unique indigenous cultural identity. The modern Chiang Mai is now a thriving vibrant city and is a must see on any trip around Asia. The city is famous for her friendly people, beautiful women, refined handicrafts, cool climate and stunning mountain scenery.
The surrounding areas to Chiang Mai are a big draw for tourists and backpackers with hill tribe treks, whitewater rafting and elephant riding being big draws. There are also numerous activities in town to keep the visitor happy. There is a plethora of accommodation options catering to all budgets. A bed in a clean dorm room can be had for as little as 50 baht per night or at the other end of the scale it is now easy to find a rooms catering to a more well healed visitor costing tens of thousands per night. But whatever your needs it is available in Chiang Mai.
We at The Travel Hub have assembled the following information pages on Chiang Mai and the north of Thailand and we hope they will be of use to you.
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