Wat Phra That Doi Suthep, Khruba Sri Wichai Monument and 3 more
Somewhere to go today. These stops are near each other, so the day is mostly spent at them rather than between them. We have not written this one up — the distances are measured and the descriptions come from Wikipedia, and it is offered as a suggestion rather than a guide we have driven.
The day
In order, with the drive between each.
- 1
Wat Jet Yot
Seven spires on a single stupa, copied from the temple at Bodh Gaya where the Buddha reached enlightenment. It is the temple people born in the year of the snake come to.
6:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Tourism Directory →Ministry of Tourism & Sports · Ministry of Tourism & Sports, Thailand 16 min · 6 km - 2
Khruba Sri Wichai Monument
The monk who got the road up Doi Suthep built. In 1934 he organised volunteers from across the north to cut it by hand in five months; the monument stands at the bottom of that road, and people stop to pay respects before driving up.
Open 24 hours
Tourism Directory →Ministry of Tourism & Sports · Ministry of Tourism & Sports, Thailand 11 min · 4 km - 3
Huay Kaew Waterfall
A small fall of about ten metres inside Doi Suthep–Pui National Park, running all year. It is close enough to the city to reach on foot from the zoo.
8:00 AM – 5:00 PMTourism Directory →Ministry of Tourism & Sports · Ministry of Tourism & Sports, Thailand 1 min · 0 km - 4
Wat Pha Lat
A small temple in forest on the side of Doi Suthep, founded in the 14th century as the place where pilgrims rested on the walk up to Doi Suthep. The Monk's Trail still arrives at it, and it is at its best in the rains, when the stream through the grounds is full.
6:00 AM – 5:30 PM
Tourism Directory →Ministry of Tourism & Sports · Ministry of Tourism & Sports, Thailand 9 min · 5 km - 5
Wat Phra That Doi Suthep
The temple above the city, at the top of the road Khruba Sri Wichai's volunteers cut in 1934. A naga staircase of 306 steps climbs to a terrace with a gilded chedi at the centre and the whole valley below it.
5:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Tourism Directory →Ministry of Tourism & Sports · Ministry of Tourism & Sports, Thailand 12 min · 6 km - ⌂
