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Home » Sights » Wat Phra Doi Suthep Thart – Chiang Mai
Wat Phra Doi Suthep Thart – Chiang Mai
None travel to Chiang Mai is complete without a visit to Wat Phra Doi Suthep Thart. A spectacular Buddhist temple on a mountain with a beautiful view of Chiang Mai.
De Doi suthep mountain is by the ภาษาไทย considered a sacred site for over 1200 years. The original inhabitants, the Lua, believed that the souls of their ancestors lived on the hilltop. When Buddhism was embraced by the Siamese people, the mountain became the epicenter of the universe and the center of Buddhism in Lanna.
The temple was built in the 14th century by order of King Geu Na and attracts many pilgrims and tourists throughout the year.
The Wat Phra Doi Suthep temple is located about 15 kilometers from Chiang Mai. There are two ways to enter this shrine. The first: on foot, provided you are fit enough to climb the 306 steps of a nearly vertical Naga (serpent). The other option is with some kind of elevator. Most people choose the latter.
If you like cycling and climbing. Then get up in Chiang Mai around 6 am and climb the Doi Suthep, a nice even course of 12 km with a super steep final climb. Especially nice on Sundays when many Thai cyclists from the Chiang Mai biking club race up and down the mountain. Everyone waves friendly… Furthermore, surprised looks from the Thai on the way. What is that crazy falang doing on that bike over there?
Have done this several times and only had to stop once in the last bend before the parking lot. But have never been able to do it in 45 minutes as they say they can.
Now due to old age only bought a ladies bike. It is not because one feels young and strong that the years do not count.
I completely agree, I also visited this beautiful temple in January 2011. I had no trouble at all with the stairs, it was very beautiful and easy to do. It was quite a laugh when I was almost at the top and had to go to the farang passage to give a small contribution. No problem at all, it's great to walk around there.
Wat Phra Doi Suthep, I have beautiful memories of it, I used to be married to a Thai beauty.
FF also say that it is best to visit this temple when the weather is nice, then you have a beautiful view of the city of Chiangmai.
If you look straight down you can see the chedi of Wat Umong as well as the airport of Cnx!
Most people combine Wat Doi Suthep with the local Cnx Zoo as a day trip.
Morning: Zoo
In the afternoon Wat Doi Suthep combined with Doi Pui!, this for only 100bath per person!!
One can take a red taxi at the entrance of the zoo!
greetings: georgessiam(Korat)
I saw the doi inthanon and the doi suthep there. The latter in particular made a big impression on me. We were guests of the Thai army (1995) and they showed us beautiful places, including a very beautiful nam tok (waterfall) .In chang mai itself I ate for the first time in my life in a phatakaan with a rotating disc on the table with all the dishes on it. (according to their typical Chinese)
We were told that the Doi Suthep is the highest mountain in Thailand and is a foothill of the Himalayas. The view was beautiful. It was a bit cold up there in November.
Climbed the 306 steps last week with flowers, candle and incense. What a beautiful temple complex. Phenomenal view! Chiang Mai has many more gems of temples. Now relaxing on koh phangan.
Been going there regularly for the last 10 years. Beautiful temple, really worth it.
The last time I was there was late December 2012. Hardly get up or down the stairs. Downstairs everything is crammed full of knick-knacks, also all steps of the stairs full of merchandise. In addition, donations for schools, etc. were asked everywhere. Wanted to take pictures on the stairs, but that was impossible due to the crowds.
Cycling up the Doi is highly recommended and then drive all the way to Baan Pui and park your bike halfway in the village. So just 300 meters to the shopping street by bike. Eat on the way in the village near the palace. Chicken, somtam and sticky rice.
Andrew June 18. Doi Suthep is not the highest mountain in Thailand, that is Doi inthanon. A nice ride, also with the [motor] unfortunately no longer with the bike because of my age. If you continue at Doi Suthep you will come to a royal garden where you can enter properly dressed. And if you drive even further, you have a road down to a Hmong village on the left. Very nice, but a lot of tourist trinkets for sale. And if you drive even further, you have beautiful located campsite,
During my previous visit to Chiang Mai, it was no longer possible to visit this temple, I made a tight schedule and the booked flight to the south was waiting. So now back to visit this temple, of course also because Chiang Mai really has a lot to offer.
Indeed this temple, having visited perhaps hundreds, it seems, has left an impression on me. It has given me a feeling of connection with Buddhism, and also with my girlfriend, even though I am not married there.
I would also have liked to make the bike ride, but she did not dare to do it, so I took the taxi, the steps are easy to do, especially since there is something on the way that you want to think about, even if it is for a photo and a kiss with a hill tribes baby (at least dressed like that) and for 20 baht then.
It gives you the impression that you have to keep going back because you have never seen everything, but that's just how Thailand is for me
Every time we are in Chiang Mai we visit the temple. Beautiful and waiting for good weather because of the view. In the neighborhood there is also a mountain people visited 20 years ago, now I think it is too touristy, it now seems like a large street with all kinds of shops. 20 years ago just the stuff on the floor and maybe only 3 people selling something. We are glad that we have experienced the pristine. We'll be back as soon as things calm down a bit. I think Chiang Mai and Huahin are doable now, but we also want to do our thing in Bangkok for a few more days.
I visited the temple in 1991. It was then an oasis of peace, reflection and prayer. When I visited the temple again in 2012 I was shocked. It was no longer a temple but a fairground attraction. Last year we did the 12 km walk up as a sporting challenge. I didn't even visit the temple. It had all become pure flat commerce
And again the temple but seen from a completely different angle (and where I hope the link works):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDyazuhPl8A
The temple is worth visiting. Furthermore, you have a beautiful view over Chiang Mai and you can see the airport and the planes taking off, which are exactly miniature, because you are very high above Chiang Mai.
Once you are at the temple, drive through the road and you will return to a nice village with a tourist market, but quite nice. The market goes through the entire village with stairs and at the top of the village they have a flower garden. If you follow the road even further into the mountains (bad road) you will arrive in a village where it is remarkably clean, but they still live there 50 years ago.
I was there July 6, it was again very busy. There were a lot of cyclists in the morning, who only went up, after which the bicycles were brought back by car. Probably book a tour in ChiangMai. Perhaps recommended for people who do not dare to drive down with an emergency.
Admission is free on presentation of your Thai driving license.
We visit Wat Phra That Doi Suthep almost every year when we spend the winter near Chiangrai. To escape the village where we live for a while, we usually stay for a week in Chiangmai, where there is clearly more entertainment. If someone does not like to go up the stairs at the temple on foot, he should take the cable lift first, and take the stairs first when descending, this is not so tiring, and still gives the opportunity to see this road as well . The road where traffic now drives up the mountain was first built in 1935 on the advice of a well-known Monk. From the city, the temple is easiest to reach with a Songtaew who take this ride several times a day, or for very sporty people with the bicycle. It is best to choose a day where the visibility is good, so that you have a nice view over the city.
The famous monk who built/designed the road to Wat Prathat Doi Suthep is called Kruba Sriwichai and it took almost 6 months to complete. A beautiful impressive temple. We have lived here for more than 10 years now and have often been upstairs and climbed the stairs many times. View is great on a clear day. Now it has all become more commercial, but the temple and the view are certainly worth a visit.
What many people may not know is that you can get meditation and mindfulness training there. These are in the part where the monks live. At the square with the beautiful view there is a staircase down and then you enter the area where the monks stay. You can stay there for free. It is a spartan regime. But I can recommend it to everyone. I have been there twice for 2 weeks.
Adri
Everyone should of course see this tourist temple, but halfway up the road just before the viewpoint is a beautiful old temple with a beautiful view and a beautiful waterfall.
I would say visit it once, it is a relief from the crowds at the temple at the top.
Greetings Wim.
LS
You can get a meditation training there. At the square with the view you can take a staircase down to the monks' houses. There you can register for a meditation training. You will receive a personal tutor. It costs nothing. They only expect a donation upon departure. Life there is basic, two meals a day… 7am and 12pm. You get a sleeping cell.
I did it 2 x 2 weeks! a must.
Groet
Adri
I visited this beautiful temple summer 2019. It was a rainy day and the whole complex was shrouded in fog. We didn't see anything of the view, but the temple in the fog was also special I must say. On my next trip I definitely want to see this temple again, hopefully in good weather.