Excursió de mig dia a Doi Suthep i al poble Hmong

L'excursió de mig dia és bona, no gaire llarga ni cansada. La guia, Mee, és excel·lent, professional i parla bé els dos idiomes, anglès i mandarí. Ens van recollir a l'hotel i van ser flexibles en deixar-nos en un lloc del camí. L'última parada, un temple dalt d'una muntanya, la pujada de 300 esglaons va ser un bon exercici i oferia una vista fantàstica de la ciutat de Chiang Mai.

excellent tour, the guide was extremely nice and shared a lot of historic and cultural knowledge about the places visited. I got to try tradicional clothes from village people (it was around 60 baht) remember to bring cash if you want to try the locals food, coffee and wine. there's a lot of hand made stuff you can buy also. there's ATM but only in one place.

Barreja predominantment d'anglesos i pocs asiàtics com nosaltres, el guia turístic va poder explicar i compartir la història del lloc en mandarí senzill, ajudant la meva mare amb problemes de mobilitat a agafar les escales mecàniques fins al temple de Suthep. Vam gaudir de la visita de mig dia. Satisfets.

Tinc una parada més. Visitem dos temples i un poble. Wat Phalet és un temple de 700 anys, i la pagoda sembla molt antiga. Al poble de les tribus de la muntanya, vaig veure molta gent aborigen vestida amb els seus vestits tradicionals. I vaig regalar la meva medalla de la Marató a una nena.

El guia de parla anglesa, el Sr. Chai, va explicar detalladament la història i la cultura de la muntanya Doi Suthep. Vam tenir prou temps per fer turisme, mig dia sense presses, molt bé. Al retorn, ens van poder deixar en un altre lloc del nucli antic, però calia avisar amb antelació, la qual cosa és molt flexible, sense haver de tornar necessàriament a l'hotel. Guia: Sr. Chai Atraccions al llarg del camí: Muntanya Doi Suthep

Visiting to doi suthep is a must when travelling to chiang mai. Tour guide was good speaking in english sharing the history of doi suthep the beautiful temple. Hmong village is decent having the chance to see how village tribe live and selling their items. We also had the chance to try on many wine before purchasing back home!.

A just-OK tour. Kind of disappointed that the tour guide did not give much information about the places we visited but just dropped us here and there, then told us when we would meet again for the bus. The transfer service was nice though. The panoramic view to overlook Chiang Mai city at the temple could be even more amazing if the weather was better. The visit to the tribe was dull yet humble. In general, if you have abundant time to explore Chiang Mai, and you have seen the sites in old city or done many other outdoor adventures, then this tour could be a choice. Otherwise, this tour is just a way to kill your time.

The temple is beautiful but again with these places in Thailand they are swarming with tourists, so it can be hard to get the perfect picture. The journey up is on a winding mountain road so it can feel a bit queezy. The hmong village has a beautiful garden, which our guide bizarrely told us not to visit as its not the season for the flowers. However, ignore this and go visit and pay the extra w0 baht for the lovely views.

El recorregut en si va ser bo: cotxe net, el guia turístic era bo i segur, i fins i tot va proporcionar paraigües. El poble era bastant avorrit, al meu parer; et porten per un mercat (pujant una muntanya!!!) i acabes en un museu on has de pagar per entrar, i després et deixen a la teva sort. Les persones amb problemes de mobilitat tindrien dificultats amb aquest recorregut, donada la part del poble, que no era una pujada fàcil per la muntanya!

value for money and time versus getting your own songtheaws along the way. it was a nice temple. time at hmong village was too short in my opinion as there were 2 flower gardens and a strawberry farm.