Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Chiang Rai, Thailand

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

In januari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Cool, dry season (1 nov – 15 feb (meestal)), Sea of mist at Phu Chi Fa (1 nov – 15 feb (meestal)), Christmas and New Year peak (18 dec – 5 jan), Wild Himalayan cherry (20 dec – 15 feb (meestal))

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

• Risico

  Burning season

  1 feb – 20 apr · meestalRookseizoen

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Cool, dry season (1 nov – 15 feb (meestal)), Sea of mist at Phu Chi Fa (1 nov – 15 feb (meestal)), Wild Himalayan cherry (20 dec – 15 feb (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In maart begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Burning season (1 feb – 20 apr (meestal))

Topdrukte — Songkran, Long summer break in Thailand

• Festival

  Songkran

  13–15 aprWaternieuwjaarDrukSluitingen

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Burning season (1 feb – 20 apr (meestal))

Druk — Long summer break in Thailand, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Lychee Fair

  10–25 mei · meestalOogsttijd

  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. Bron ↗

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In juni begint er niets nieuws.

Druk — Asalha Bucha and Khao Phansa, schoolvakanties in 5 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Feestdag

  Asalha Bucha and Khao Phansa

  5 jul – 5 aug · meestalReligieus feestSluitingen

  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. Bron ↗

Druk — Asalha Bucha and Khao Phansa, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Risico

  Kok and Sai river floods

  1 aug – 30 sep · meestalOverstromingsseizoen

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Asalha Bucha and Khao Phansa (5 jul – 5 aug (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In september begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Kok and Sai river floods (1 aug – 30 sep (meestal))

Topdrukte — Ok Phansa, October semester break in Thailand

• Feestdag

  Ok Phansa

  1–31 okt · meestalReligieus feestDruk

  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. Bron ↗

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

• Seizoen

  Cool, dry season

  1 nov – 15 feb · meestalDruk

  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.

• Natuur

  Sea of mist at Phu Chi Fa

  1 nov – 15 feb · meestalMistseizoenDruk

  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. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Loi Krathong

  5–30 nov · meestalLicht & vuur

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

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

• Feestdag

  Christmas and New Year peak

  18 dec – 5 janKerst & nieuwjaarDrukBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

• Natuur

  Wild Himalayan cherry

  20 dec – 15 feb · meestalKersenbloesem

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Cool, dry season (1 nov – 15 feb (meestal)), Sea of mist at Phu Chi Fa (1 nov – 15 feb (meestal))