Queen Sirikit Botanical Gardens

The garden was opened in 1992 and covers a large area that incorporates many vegetation types, including some rare species. Moreover, the mountain location makes it an enjoyable escape for everyone, particularly nature enthusiasts.

The best time to see the flowers in bloom is during the cool season. Visitors can take a leisurely walk along the many winding nature trails and generally get away from it all. The entrance fee is THB20 each. It is located at 100 Moo 9, Km 12, Chiang Mai 50180 Thailand.

Chiang Dao Cave

This area is very popular with Thais who, at present, outnumber foreigners by ten to one. Chiang Dao Mountain and cave provides some of Thailand 's most beautiful scenery. The sacred caves are filled with Buddha images belonging to Wat Tham Chiang Dao.

If you wish to venture deeper, you should be accompanied by a guide and an oil lantern where you will be charge about THB80 for a 40-minute tour.

Bo Sang Umbrella Village

For more than 200 years, almost everyone in the small village of Bo Sang has been earning a living from the umbrella trade, silk and cotton umbrellas and paper parasols.

You can watch the umbrellas being made, then choose one from the variety of beautiful and colorful designs to take home as a souvenir.

There is also an annual fair, held each January on the main street, which features an umbrella procession, beauty contests, exhibitions and the selling of umbrellas and other handicrafts.

You can visit it daily dawn to dusk and is situated at Charoen Muang Road (Road 1006), Chiang Mai 50000 Thailand .