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Chiang Rai

Chiang Rai (เชียงราย) is the capital of Chiang Rai Province, Northern Thailand. Wikivoyage

Population 70,610 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Thailand

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Thailand

Getting there

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Still gathering the markets around Chiang Rai. I'll let you know here when it's all in — or open the live guide.

Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Wai Sa Phaya Mengrai or Phokhun Mengrai Maharat Festival

    January – February

    Held 23 Jan–1 Feb. See the Buang Suang worshipping ceremony which commemorates Phokhun Mengrai Maharat. The fair is organised by Chiang Rai Province

  2. Lychee Fair

    May

    Held around mid-May every year. There is a float competition, lychee beauty contest, and booths of many local products at the Chiang Rai provincial stadium

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Chiang Rai); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Eating nearby

All 12 places to eat

Getting around

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