Wat Phra That Doi Kong Mu in Maehongson Thailand

Wat Phra That Doi Kong Mu : This temple is on the slopes of Doi Kong Mu to the east of Mae Hong Son city. To visit the temple take Highway 108 and turn left at the Phaya Singha Nat Paja monument, then follow the concrete road for 1.5 km up the hill until you reach the temple at the top. Originally named Wat Pli Doi, this temple is the most important place of worship in the city. The temple has two stunning chedis (pagodas). The larger one was built by Jong Tong Su in 1860 to house the relics of Mok Kha Lana, a great students of the Lord Buddha’s teachings. Which were brought from Burma. The other was built in 1874 by Phaya Singha Nat Paja, the first prince of Mae Hong Son. The temple offers visitors a beautiful birds-eye view of Mae Hong Son city. Various annual festivals are held at the temple including Songkran (Thai New Year) and Ok Pan Sa (the end of Buddhist Lent) with its Tak Baat Dao Wa Deung or Tak Baat Dewo ceremony recalling the Lord Buddha’ return from the second heaven

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Maehongson - Thailand Greenwood Garden

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Mae Hong Son, was naturally at the forefront of ecotourism, because its whole tourism drive started long before the term was coined. Ecotourism is the only kind of tourism
Mae Hong Son has ever known. The tours were mainly into the greenwood areas of Mae Hong Son to visit the native communities and experience the lifestyle of those in the interior; to experience the flora and fauna of the forest; and to visit the waterfall and river of Mae Hong Son
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Elephant Conservation Center at Lampang

Visit at Lampang Elephant Conservation Center to see elephant at works before continue to Chiang Mai. Lunch at a local restaurant. Upon arrival, check in at the hotel and free at leisure until the evening. Enjoy a superb Kantoke Dinner while being entertained by a selection of traditional Thai culture and folk performances.
Kantoke is the customary northern Thai style of eating with the food being served in large platters at low tables while you sit on mats on the floor.

Sri Satchanalai Historical Park

Sri Satchanalai Historical Park is located on the bank of the Yom River at Tambon Muang Kao, Si Satchanalai county, only 55 km. from the town of Sukhothai. The ancient town, formerly call "Muang Chaliang", was named "S Satchanalai" during the Phra Ruang Dynasty when a new administrative centre was established to replace Chaliang. This ancient town occupied more than 320 hectares (800 acres) of land. Of this, the 91- hectare (288 acres) area within the old laterite ramparts and the city moat is the focus of sightseeing in the historical park.

Phuket Vegetarian Festival - 28th Sep to 7th Oct

The Vegetarian Festival takes place at the start of the ninth Chinese lunar month, which falls in late September or early October. This is Phuket's most famous and spectacular festival. The rituals, which last for nine days, are performed to purify both body and mind. During this time, participants go on a strict diet, which is technically vegan as no animal products are allowed to be consumed.

There are processions through the streets and tests of devotion where supplicants perform acts of self-mortification including piercing of the cheeks and tongues with knives and various objects. The more impressive events include ascetic devotees walking on burning coals and climbing ladders with knife-edged rungs. Definitely not for the faint hearted.