Doi Angkhang – untouched spot in N.Thailand

Doi Angkhang is a very well known place in Northern Thailand right in the Chiang Mai province. This mountain (doi means mountain)is in the northern part of Chiang Mai, so the weather is just amazing (very nice and cold during winters, actually gets to 4-5 degrees Celsius during winter season).

Doi Angkhan actually doesn’t feel like the normal Thai place you’d usually go to, because of a lot of Chinese (Yu-Nan) influence, as well as Yu Nan Chinese folks living there. You can actually see Sakura flowers blossom there during the winter (which is when I had the opportunity to visit). Many of the places there is virtually untouched and kept as it always was.

What you cannot miss is the Royal Agricultural Project, which has many amazing sights and seeing with the strawberry farms, miniaturized plants, beautiful gardens, and many more that I just want to go over with. These include: fruits, flowers, vegetables, herbs, crops, etc. In the Royal Project Cooperative’s Compound, you can buy the fresh fruits and products straight from the farm.

I particularly liked the strawberry farm because of how it is laid out, which is just very beautiful (see it for yourself in my pics).

The hill tribe people there are very nice and generous, and you can see them farming most of the time. More info from the place where I went and other northern spots that I found out about and was able to visit is at  http://www.tourismthailand.org/7wonders/

The road there is just spectacular with no rough pathways and very beautiful trees and sceneries from the mountains on both sides of the road. It’s quite steep however, but still very safe to drive by yourself if you want, it’s around 26 kilometers up the hill but it’ll be a very nice and peaceful drive for sure.

Touring the little northern town in Thailand - Pai

The northern part of Thailand is becoming a more and more famous trend each year for locals and foreign tourists to visit. I mean, it's not very surprising for its popularity to rise so much, because the city is just engulfed in a relaxed atmosphere, especially during the winter.


There are many types of resorts or hotels/guesthouses there as well, from the low budget ones for backpackers to the top end ones that people just get envious for you to stay there. there are lots to choose from, but i'm not very particular about any, maybe some other time i'll do a review on the places to stay there, try going to http://www.tourismthailand.org/7wonders/ and search for it there.

What people love doing there is just being rejuvenated from city life and kicking it back and relaxing. What most people do when they go there are: enjoy a cruise on a raft down the river to enjoy the scenery and greenery of course, then a lot of people like to go try riding on the elephant and rent bicycles to tour the town on their own, since it's not a very big town, you can enjoy it for a few days.

Sometimes, many people just go there to just detox themselves by enjoying the fresh air, some people just enjoy teh vegan restaurants there as well, it's really up to you, but i must say that what all of you should do is try touring the mountains and the river to really let the nature sink in, because it is truly something special that's hard to find anywhere else, so give it a try!

enjoy!!