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Wiang Kaen Travel
Doi Pa Tang
Some 32 kilometres from Amphoe Wiang Kaen (127 kilometres from Chiang Rai provincial capital), this scenic mountain location hosts Chinese, Hmong and Yao ethnic minorities, During January and February, the area is rendered even more picturesque thanks to cheery blossom and mountain mists
 
Chiang Khong Travel
Located 114 kilometres northeast of Chiang Rai and 55 Kilometres east of Chiang Saen, this is a small district by the Khong River. Its fame lies in its cloth weaving at Ban Hat Bai and, in the Khong River, the Pla Buk the world's largest freshwater cat fish capable of reaching 2.5 metres long and weighting 300 kilograms. Each April celebrations are held when the giant fish are caught. At the Chiang Khong Fishery Station, Fertilisation of the fish can be witnessed.

Baan Haad Klai
Marks the Chiang Khong area where the freshwater plabuek catfish, which can attain lengths of 2.5 metres and weights of 300 kilogrammes, are caught between April 18 and early June each year.

Baan Haad Bai
25 kilometres along the Chaing Saen-Chaing Khong raod, this Thai Lue community is best known for its hand woven cotton.

 
Phan Travel

Doi Luang National Park
Doi Luang National Park covers ares in Amphoe Phan, Amphoe Waing Pa Pao of Chiang rai, and some part of Lampang and Phayao. To get to the park is by taking Chiang Rai-Phayao Highway for 58 kms. to Ban Pu Kaeng, turn right at km.773 for another 9 kms. Main attraction is Namtok Pu Kaeng It is the largest waterfall in Chiang Rai, having strong current cascading all year round.

 
Chiangrai Golf Courses
Santiburi Country Club

Designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr., this course features a wide range of sloping lies and natural hazards. Surrounded by distant hills, the golf course and housing development is set on low hilly land. At holes 2,3 & 4 players have to play alongside a huge lake. Most greens are well protected by bunkers and there are several very good dog-leg holes, particularly the par-5 eighteenth, where players have to negotiate water on the right side of the fairway on the approach shot to the green. The clubhouse is very agreeable and hotel accommodations are on site.

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