Private Doi Suthep Temple & Walking Meditation Tour
Overview
On this private tour, get a cultural awakening as you learn more about the Doi Suthep Temple and Buddhism and why it's such a unique part of the city's character. Learn from its history to the present influence that still lingers in Chiang Mai as you visit Wat Doi Suthep, Chiang Mai University and more. Thanks to this cultural experience, you'll be able to see Chiang Mai from a different perspective - the way the locals live it every day!
Withlocals Treasures of Chiang Mai Tour™ is one of Withlocals' signature tours available in major cities worldwide. We work with passionate local guides who earn a fair fee. We support local economies by only offering local products and preventing over-tourism with only small non-intrusive groups. Our tours are carbon-neutral and away from the standard tourist routes.
Inclusions
- Private Tour
- Local Guide
- Entrance Tickets
- Travel Insurance
- Coffee and/or Tea
- This tour is carbon neutral
- Entry/Admission - Doi Suthep-Pui National Park
What to expect
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Seven Fountains Jesuit Retreat Center, 97 Huey Kaew Road, Chiang Mai Thailand
Meet in front of the Elephant Coffee. Experience a journey up the hill as the locals do in a red pickup truck
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Wat Pha Lat, Ban Huai Pha Lat 101, Chiang Mai 50200 Thailand
Stop where most tourists have never visited:, check out a hidden temple in the forest.
Your experienced host will take you through the lifestyle of monks and all the sections of the temple
Enjoy a 20 minute tutorial of walking meditation, learn how to do it as the forest monks do
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Doi Suthep-Pui National Park, Huai Kaew Road, Doi Suthep 50200 Thailand
Check out Chiang Mai’s most renowned temple.
Enjoy a breathtaking view from a viewpoint where you can see the best sights over Chiang Mai
Hear stories of Buddha's life in relation to the temple
Your local insider will leave you at the temple to enjoy the stalls, views and temple. If you prefer to take the red truck back to the city, that’s fine too!
Duration: 1 hour
Meeting point
Additional information
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
- Social distancing enforced throughout experience
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Face masks are required only if it is required by the government of the country at the moment of your trip.
Exclusions
- Hotel drop-off and pick up
- You can not book this tour for more than 8 people.
- Extra food and drinks
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e've had such a great experience with Purichat! She has a lot of knowledge of the surroundings. Our visit to the Doi Temple and the Forest temple would have not been the same without her. We learned more about Buddhism and meditation. Thank you so much Purichat.
e've had such a great experience with Purichat! She has a lot of knowledge of the surroundings. Our visit to the Doi Temple and the Forest temple would have not been the same without her. We learned more about Buddhism and meditation. Thank you so much Purichat.Tanya was a great guide! Friendly, kind and an easy going pace with great insight on Buddhism. Thanks for the walking meditation instruction- I'm looking forward to trying it on my own.
Tanya was a great guide! Friendly, kind and an easy going pace with great insight on Buddhism. Thanks for the walking meditation instruction- I'm looking forward to trying it on my own.We really enjoyed our tour with Kit! He was very attentive, kind, and witty. We really appreciated his time.
We really enjoyed our tour with Kit! He was very attentive, kind, and witty. We really appreciated his time.I booked this for my husband and I, and I was unable to go. My husband had a wonderful time and of course always talks about the great time he and Kit had. They were up early am and he said it was magical being there without the tourists and able to witness the beauty and life they live. Defini...
I booked this for my husband and I, and I was unable to go. My husband had a wonderful time and of course always talks about the great time he and Kit had. They were up early am and he said it was magical being there without the tourists and able to witness the beauty and life they live. Definitely a great memory for him.Kit was fantastic. As a former monk, he knew much about the temple and Buddhist teachings. He arrived right on time drove us to a shrine at the foot of the mountain, where we made offerings to Buddha and bought food for the monks at the temple. After watching the sunrise and touring the temple gr...
Kit was fantastic. As a former monk, he knew much about the temple and Buddhist teachings. He arrived right on time drove us to a shrine at the foot of the mountain, where we made offerings to Buddha and bought food for the monks at the temple. After watching the sunrise and touring the temple grounds, Kit treated us to some delicious local coffee. After coffee, we visited the temple in the jungle about halfway down the mountain. Kit was very polite and his English was quite good. I highly recommend a tour with Kit.We wanted to do this tour as we had previously spent a lot of time at the bigger Doi Suthep Temple, it was the reason I returned to Chiang Mai for a second year, it was really special, a wonderful morning in a beautiful place, where we learnt so much from Kit about Buddhism and life in Thailand, ...
We wanted to do this tour as we had previously spent a lot of time at the bigger Doi Suthep Temple, it was the reason I returned to Chiang Mai for a second year, it was really special, a wonderful morning in a beautiful place, where we learnt so much from Kit about Buddhism and life in Thailand, an absolute highlight of our holiday. I would recommend to anyone and everyone, and I would certainly recommend kit, who was easy to talk to and very knowledgable, we would never have got the same experience visiting here without Kit.