Chiang Saen
Chiang Saen (เชียงแสน) is a city in Chiang Rai Province, just south of the Golden Triangle. Wikivoyage
Population 50,344 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Thailand
Getting there
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Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide- Chiang Saen National Museum Museum · 950 m
- Tha Luang Gate City gate · 90 m
- Wat Ku Kham Attraction · 150 m
- Wat Chetawan Attraction · 300 m
- Tha Wisukarma Gate City gate · 360 m
- Wat Phra Yuen Archaeological site · 410 m
- Wat Phra Chao Thong Noi Archaeological site · 470 m
- Tha Sao Din Gate City gate · 500 m
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
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Songkran Festival and Boat Races
April
Held 13-18 Apr every year. In this festival, there is a parade featuring the water bathing ceremony of the Phrachao Lanthong Buddha image. There are also boat races and folk performances
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Loi Krathong Festival
November
The festival day usually falls in the month of November depending on the Thai lunar calendar
Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Chiang Saen); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Getting around
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.