How to get to Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep from Old City (Chiangmai)

Friday, December 13, 2013 Chiangmai , Countries , How-Tos , Thailand , Travel 0 Comments

Cách đi từ phố cổ Chiangmai tới Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep (Thái Lan).

Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep (วัดพระธาตุดอยสุเทพ, Huai Kaeo Rd ) is 18 km from town, sitting at a 1,073 m elevation on the slopes of Doi (Mount) Suthep. Built in 1383 during the Lanna Thai period.

Doi Suthep - Self Travel Tips

How to get there: take a songthaew from your hotel to Chiang Mai Zoo for 20 baht (if you are close to the city walls), show/tell the driver about the temple, they will take you to where there are several songthaews waiting to get a full load of passengers for a trip up the mountain. Normally you can get a bargain for 400BTH for 4 people.

To enter the Doi Suthep itself is free for Thais, and 30 baht for foreigners.

The journey from town can be made by motorcycle or a bicycle with appropriate gearing. The final 12 km from the zoo onwards is entirely uphill and will take 60-90 minutes if cycling.