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Day 2 in Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai in 3 days
Day 2 in Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai in 3 days
The next morning, head towards Thaton, which is nestled between the Kok River and border of Myanmar. The main attraction here is Wat Thaton, a striking hilltop temple which offers superb views of the Mae Kok River Valley below. This is another point from where you can see the Thai-Myanmarese border mountain range. The hill is scattered with large Buddha images of different styles; Chinese, Thai and Myanmarese. The town of Thaton is small and quiet, visibly less commercialized by tourism with a handful of hotels and guesthouses. From Thaton it is also possible to take a boat down the Kok River southwards to Chiang Rai.
On this route we continue up north to the Chinese village of Mae Salong, otherwise known as Santhiriki (an old Pali name meaning peace). Mae Salong is home to descendants of Kuomintang (KMT) soldiers who fled China's communist rule in 1949. This village is visibly Chinese filled with Chinese restaurants and shops selling teas and wares. The terraced tea plantations which make Mae Salong so idyllic are where its trademark oolong tea are grown.
Whilst here, a must try is Chinese Yunnanese cuisine. Staple dishes which you will see on all the menus are leg pork, mantou (steamed Chinese bread) and chicken black bone soup washed down by oolong tea.
Spend the night here. Guesthouses in the area include:
Mae Salong Little Home, ☎ 053 765 389/ 085 724 0626. �
Mae Salong Villa, ☎ 053 765 114/ 053 765 039 ( ), . 800-1,500bt. �
Shin Shane Guesthouse, ☎ 053 765 026. �
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