chiang mai is "the place to be" in thailand, perso, it is the top that you will find the true thai culture, the south is beautiful for its scenery but the people are corrupted by tourism ...

did you taste kao soy? a delicious Lana culinary specialty.

i know very well chiang mai and generally north. As for the jungle and the rice fields, do not take too many kilometers to find them, for example, direction Doi sakhet, a magnificent temple monastery which is 20km towards Chiang Rai, the, you You can explore the surrounding countryside and hot springs. Did you continue the route after the doi suthet? to go and taste the coffee of "KAREN" ... there is also on the road of samoeng known for its strawberry crops ... Huay ting thao is nice but there is a lake even more beautiful a few 30 kms further, it takes take taxi boats that transport you to a small concentration of barracks placed on the water or you can spend the day swimming, fishing and even stay at night ....

when at the festivals, the feast of the purifying water "songkran", magical in this part of the country, the fete des lumieres "loy kraton" ... again, it is "the place of be" etc etc ...

In short, there is so much to do to see about this city and around that we do not get bored or little.

only downside, do not be there during the season of "burns" .... March and April ... irrespirable