Chiangrai: Thailand's most northern province, is 785 kilometers from Bangkok and borders Myanmar and Laos to the north. The provincial capital is some 785 kilometers north of Bangkok, and occupies a fertile valley approximately 580 meters above sea level. The largely mountainous province is 11 ,678 square kilometers in area. The major provincial river is the Mae Kok which is some 130 kilometers in length. Chiangrai was founded in 1 262 AD. by King Mengrai. Chiang Rai was the ancient capital of the Lanna kingdom, until it was captured by the Burmese during the 1600s. Chiangrai did not become Thai territory again until 1786. Chiangrai was granted provincial status in 1910.

Doi Tung. some 2,000 meters above sea level, is located some 18 kilometers south of Mae Sai via Route 149. In the past, its forest area was destroyed by shifting cultivation of hill tribe people. Until 1987, Doi Tung Development Project has been established according to the Princess Mother's imitative. Along the route there are some attractions such as scenic spots, Princess Mother's residence, Mae Fa Luang Garden, Phrathat Doi Tung (a reliclury for Buddha relics, and hill tribe villages.

The Golden Triangle. the area is locally referred to as Sop Ruake, where the Mae Khong river meets the Ruak river . This is where the borders of three countries, Laos, Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand, come together as the natural borders. The riverine convergence of the three countresacan be clearly and advantageously seen from a hilltop pavilion at Wat Phrathat Phukhao. There are remains of many ancient places and structures attesting to the area having bee settled by people in the past, where the various legends on the Lanna ancestors originate. Around Sop Ruak are boar rental service to view the scenery around the Golden Triangle.

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