Wat Phra That

#passionpassport Love this place and spent over an hour here. Once up at the Temple a sign asks you to purchase an entry ticket, but there's no one staffing the ticket office. Great views over the valley and Chiang Mai, and a lovely Temple with many shrines. Fairly quiet when we were there around 9.30am and nice and cool. Before you get to the Temple there are many stalls selling local crafts and beverages. Lots of spaces available visible enough🤙🏻 Beautiful temple and cultural icon. There’s great QR codes everywhere where you can learn about the temples, history and statue meanings. It’s a bit of a hike up the stairs but it’s only a 5min walk so low to moderate fitness would be ok if you’re ok with stairs. If you have injuries or aren’t adept with a large flight of stairs, there is the chair lift but I didn’t try it so not sure what it’s like. There’s a bathroom located to the right near the chair lifts and again up at the top, both are free. Though take toilet paper, there’s none upon arrival. There are heaps of vendors around but please be respectful of the sacred place, no shoulders, knees or shoes are allowed in the temple and there are more cultural things to be mindful especially in the presence of monks. Plus, don’t ring the bells. All in all, it’s a calm serene place for worship and appreciation. The prices are reasonable, 30B to get in if you’re a foreigner and water is 10B. Anything else there’s plenty of vendors who could use the support post covid. It must’ve been a hard time for them but as always they’re all really sweet and lovely. I’ve been here twice now, the views alone are stunning, would absolutely recommend to come here.