Things To Do In Chiang Mai

Chiang Mai is cool and dry from November to February, which is when most people come, but there is enough within reach of San Kamphaeng to fill a stay in any season. A short list to start with:

Take a Thai cooking class
Visit a mountainside temple
Shop at a local evening market
Spend a day with elephants
Explore the old city
Go trekking in the hills
Climb at Crazy Horse (currently closed for maintenance)
Work through the factory shops and markets around San Kamphaeng

The posts below cover some of these in more detail. We add to the list as we write more.

At the lodge

The restaurant, the pool and a Thai massage are all a few steps from the chalets.

Golf

There are two championship golf courses a short drive from the lodge.

Happy hour at the pool bar

The poolside bar runs happy hour from 17:00 to 19:00 every day, with cocktails and craft beer.

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Huai Lan Reservoir

A reservoir a few minutes from the lodge, worth the short trip in the late afternoon for the sunset.

Read about Huai Lan Reservoir

Shopping

Tailoring in the city, the Night Bazaar, Warorot Market, the Sunday Walking Street, and the handicraft villages of San Kamphaeng.

Read about shopping

Getting Around

Airport transfers, Grab and Bolt fares into Chiang Mai, songthaews and day-trip drivers, from a base 25–30 km east of the old city.

Read about getting around

Chiang Mai for the Older Traveller

A stay 30 km east of the city, with day trips to Muang On Cave, the San Kamphaeng hot springs and the golf course, plus airport transfers and the best months to come.

Read Chiang Mai for the Older Traveller