Travel · 01Northern Thailand2026

Chiang Mai / temples, mountains & family time.

A family trip into the hills of Northern Thailand — misty peaks and royal pagodas on Doi Inthanon, roaring waterfalls, green rice fields, and a long day out to the extraordinary White Temple of Chiang Rai.

3 chapters 19 photos Chiang Mai · Chiang Rai Family trip

Chapter 01Chiang Mai city

Golden temples in the old city.

Chiang Mai is a city of temples — hundreds of them, tucked between cafés and night markets. Carved gold façades by day, glowing lanterns by night.

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Golden Lanna-style temple under a cloudy sky — **Old City temple**Chiang Mai

Temple glowing gold at night — **Temple at night**Chiang Mai

Baby elephant playing with a log — **Little elephant**Chiang Mai

Chapter 02Doi Inthanon

Up to the roof of Thailand.

A day in the mountains: the twin royal pagodas wrapped in flower gardens, cool air at the summit, waterfalls thundering through the jungle and rice fields in every shade of green on the way down.

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Curving green rice terraces — **Rice terraces**Doi Inthanon

Couple posing on the pagoda terrace with mountains behind — **On the terrace**Doi Inthanon

Toddler smiling next to red and pink flowers — **Little explorer**Flower gardens

Statue on a rock plinth surrounded by flowers — **Royal monument**Doi Inthanon

Twin pagodas above gardens at sunset — **Twin pagodas**Sunset

Waterfall cascading through green forest — **Into the jungle**Waterfall

Woman standing in a bright green rice field — **Rice fields**Valley

Chapter 03Chiang Rai day trip

White, blue and gold.

A long, memorable day north: the dazzling White Temple — every surface carved and mirrored — the deep-blue Blue Temple, and the Golden Triangle, where Thailand, Laos and Myanmar meet on the Mekong.

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Wide view of the White Temple complex — **Wat Rong Khun**The White Temple

White Temple reflected in still water — **Mirror image**White Temple

Woman standing beside ornate white temple stairs — **The steps**White Temple

Man holding his son in front of an ornate white shrine — **Father & son**White Temple

Blue and gold temple at dusk — **The Blue Temple**Chiang Rai

Golden Buddha beside the Mekong river from above — **Golden Triangle**Mekong River

Every trip brings back a fresh perspective — this one brought back a camera roll full of temples and memories our family will keep.

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