Hello there

So Happen Mon jam also caught my attention! R u able to where some infor on the place?

Thanks in advance!

How much Grab cost from Airport to the city?

Not more than 150 baht. Normally 100-150 within this range.

I personally prefer Airport Taxi. Price are fix at 160 baht. But the car was Toyota Camry Hybrid

This post has been edited by RegentCid: Dec 30 2022, 09:54 AM

Chiangmai got many buffet shabu2 outlets. Packed with people esp during dinner

Hi sifus, Im planning to visit chiang mai later this year and just wanted to check whether anyone know if I were to apply for IDP using my D license, can I legally rent and ride a 125cc motorbike in chiang mai?

Like if I were to kena roadbloack can I just show the IDP?

Can rent. Rental shop they don't care about IDP. But Police is another story.
Kena block normally they want kopi duit. Personally, If you dont plan going Pai. no need rent motocycle.

I'll be going to Chiang Mai soon and not sure how much cash should I change.
Is credit card is generally accepted in most places in Chiang Mai?

I would suggest you to prepare more cash, while most establishments accept credit card, they will charge you an extra 3%~7%.
Cash is still very much preferred here.
Even the car rental company I went to only deals with cash, and I was asked to pay deposit in cash, luckily I had extra MYR gave them the equivalent value as deposit.
Only the 'atas' places that already charge you a premium price will let you pay in cc without extra charges.

Surprisingly, I noticed the exchange rate of those money changer stall in Chiang Mai around old town area is not that bad. I even came across one that offered better rate than what I have gotten in Malaysia, but I wouldn't rely on that.

Thanks for your advise bro.
Anyway, I've gone to CM and came back already .
I ended up changing more THB and as you said, most of the places are still heavily using cash and for those places that allows cards, they do charge extra.

Hi bro, did you rent car in Chiang Mai? Is it better to get rental car there and Is it easy to drive there?

yea, the last 2 times i went there i rented from ChiangMaiWheels.com
first time i called to confirm 1 day earlier,
2nd time i just walked-in.

friendly staffs, price is transparent, insurance included, no hidden charges, but cash only.
also make sure you have extra cash for deposit, 5k baht. but last time they let me off with RM500 cash haha.

they seem to be very lenient & easy going, on their websites they even say they accept 'any driving license'. (both times i used international driving license though)
and, they only seem to be just checking the gas level when returning car, not like go through every single spot for scratches.

oh well, at least for me nothing bad had happened.

as for the driving/traffic there, i think similar to malaysia? just a lot more motorbikes.

This post has been edited by FinFin: Jul 6 2024, 01:41 AM

going to chiang mai next year for 5d4n but i'm thinking to slot in chiang rai too for 2 nights. will it be rushing?

it will be big group of us and looking to hire a van/bus to travel around. any contact for the drivers?

Hi

It is advisable to go to Chiang Mai in Sept?

How rush? It depends what attractions/places you don't want to miss, and how to fit them all in into the time available. If no time, then skip some places.

Secondly, check the distances and time getting there. Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai is about 190km. Give a travel time of 1 minutes each km.

From Chiang Rai, a possible loop to the golden triangle can done. See below map. Definitely must get to Mae Sai, the most northern point of Thailand, with a border checkpoint to Myanmar. The golden triangle place is where the 3 countries, Myanmar, Laos and Thailand, meet.

I think this loop can easily take a whole day, starting early like 7am, with late morning walking around and lunch in Mae Sai. And getting back to the hotel by 5pm.

Yep decided to do day trip to chiang rai and only visit a must go places

come in and 6 c 6c. going to chiang mai this december. matta fair MAS is chip chip! unlike con air AA. lol

wanna ask for help on the hotels.first time going. Thanks. Any good moderate range hotels in the city to recommend?