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The best places to visit in Thailand: Chiang Mai Part 2 Doi Inthanon National Park

We started bright and early for our trip to Doi Inthanon. Doi Inthanon is the highest mountain in Thailand reaching an elevation of 2565 meters at its tallest point. It is about a 1.5-hour drive from central Chiang Mai.


Our first stop was for a decent cup of Java and our driver Khun Wet dropped us off at Tatonyon Cofee and Cafe.


great place for a cup of coffee at tatonyon coffee and cafe chiang mai

great place for a cup of coffee at tatonyon coffee and cafe chiang mai

great place to relax with a cup of coffee at tatonyon coffee and cafe chiang mai

Coffeed up and off to our first location - Wachirathan Waterfall

beautiful waterfall at wachirathan waterfall chiang mai

white water waterfall at wachirathan waterfall chiang mai

wet waterfalls at wachirathan waterfall chiang mai


Onwards and upwards we went to reach the peak of Doi Inthanon, however, our Song Taew broke down approximately 300 meters from the top. Luckily we were not far from the top and finished the rest of the route on foot.

the road to doi inthanon chiang mai

beautiful view from doi inthanon chiang mai

the song teaw broke down on the way to doi inthanon chiang mai


red taxi to doi inthanon chiang mai


Doi Inthanon - Tallest mountain in Thailand - 2565 meters. To be honest there isn't too much up here apart from a nice little walking trail, a weather station, and a neutron monitoring station. Also for Thailand standards, it was pretty cold at 18C and very overcast limiting any nice potential view.

the peak of doi inthanon national park chiang mai

2459 meters at the top of doi inthanon chiang mai

Buddhist shrine at doi inthanon national park chiang mai