Hva som skjer i Chiang Rai, Thailand gjennom året

Toppsesong — Cool, dry season, Sea of mist at Phu Chi Fa

Ingenting nytt starter i januar.

Fortsatt på gang: Cool, dry season (1. nov – 15. feb (vanligvis)), Sea of mist at Phu Chi Fa (1. nov – 15. feb (vanligvis)), Christmas and New Year peak (18. des – 5. jan), Wild Himalayan cherry (20. des – 15. feb (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Cool, dry season, Sea of mist at Phu Chi Fa

• Fare

  Burning season

  1. feb – 20. apr · vanligvisRøyksesong

  Field and forest fires in the valleys and across the border put Chiang Rai near the top of the world's air-quality charts most Marches. The hill viewpoints stop being viewpoints. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Cool, dry season (1. nov – 15. feb (vanligvis)), Sea of mist at Phu Chi Fa (1. nov – 15. feb (vanligvis)), Wild Himalayan cherry (20. des – 15. feb (vanligvis))

Skuldersesong — skoleferie i 2 av markedene som fyller stedet, en helt vanlig måned

Ingenting nytt starter i mars.

Fortsatt på gang: Burning season (1. feb – 20. apr (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Songkran, Long summer break i Thailand

• Festival

  Songkran

  13.–15. aprVannfestival-nyttårMye folkStengninger

  Water in the streets around the clock tower for three days, and the northern habit of extending it either side. Buses and hotels are the hard part, not the party. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Burning season (1. feb – 20. apr (vanligvis))

Travelt — Long summer break i Thailand, skoleferie i 2 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Festival

  Lychee Fair

  10.–25. mai · vanligvisInnhøsting

  Held by the Kok River in mid-May when the province's lychee harvest comes in, with float parades, orchard displays, local food contests and stalls selling fruit by the basket. Kilde ↗

Skuldersesong — skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet, en helt vanlig måned

Ingenting nytt starter i juni.

Travelt — Asalha Bucha and Khao Phansa, skoleferie i 5 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Helligdag

  Asalha Bucha and Khao Phansa

  5. jul – 5. aug · vanligvisReligiøs høytidStengninger

  The start of Buddhist Lent falls on the full moon of the eighth lunar month. Temples hold candle processions and candlelit circumambulations, and alcohol sales stop nationwide for two days. Kilde ↗

Travelt — Asalha Bucha and Khao Phansa, skoleferie i 4 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Fare

  Kok and Sai river floods

  1. aug – 30. sep · vanligvisFlomsesong

  Late in the rains, runoff from Myanmar swells the Kok and Sai rivers; Mae Sai and low parts of town flood in most years, and mountain roads to Doi Tung and Phu Chi Fa suffer landslides. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Asalha Bucha and Khao Phansa (5. jul – 5. aug (vanligvis))

Skuldersesong — skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet, en helt vanlig måned

Ingenting nytt starter i september.

Fortsatt på gang: Kok and Sai river floods (1. aug – 30. sep (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Ok Phansa, October semester break i Thailand

• Helligdag

  Ok Phansa

  1.–31. okt · vanligvisReligiøs høytidMye folk

  The end of Buddhist Lent on the full moon of the eleventh lunar month brings dawn alms-giving to monks and temple fairs, and the first weekend trips of the coming cool season. Kilde ↗

Toppsesong — Cool, dry season, Sea of mist at Phu Chi Fa

• Sesong

  Cool, dry season

  1. nov – 15. feb · vanligvisMye folk

  The one stretch worth planning around: clear mornings on the hill roads, cold enough at Doi Mae Salong for a jacket at dawn, and the province at its busiest.

• Natur

  Sea of mist at Phu Chi Fa

  1. nov – 15. feb · vanligvisTåkesesongMye folk

  Cloud fills the valley below the ridge overnight and burns off by nine, so the walk up is done in the dark. Weekends the viewpoint is shoulder to shoulder before sunrise. Kilde ↗

• Festival

  Loi Krathong

  5.–30. nov · vanligvisLys og ild

  Floats onto the Kok river on the twelfth full moon; smaller than the Chiang Mai version and easier to be in the middle of. Kilde ↗

Toppsesong — Cool, dry season, Sea of mist at Phu Chi Fa

• Helligdag

  Christmas and New Year peak

  18. des – 5. janJul og nyttårMye folkBestill tidlig

  The weeks around Christmas and New Year are the busiest of the year here for both foreign and Thai visitors: rooms and transport sell out early and rates run at their highest. Kilde ↗

• Natur

  Wild Himalayan cherry

  20. des – 15. feb · vanligvisKirsebærblomstring

  Thai sakura along the ridges at Doi Mae Salong and above Mae Fah Luang, pink for a fortnight somewhere in the window. The exact week moves with how cold December was. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Cool, dry season (1. nov – 15. feb (vanligvis)), Sea of mist at Phu Chi Fa (1. nov – 15. feb (vanligvis))