Uploaded July 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
This day trip from the city of Chiang Rai in Northern Thailand was one of most interesting day trips I've taken in a while, featuring eight cultural stops. The first two stops were of stunning Buddhist temples: The White Temple (Wat Rong Khun), and The Blue Temple (Wat Rong Suea Ten). We then toured the Baan Dam Museum, known as The Black House, which is part temple, part museum, part private house. After that, we visited Long Neck Karen Village, featuring the Karen hilltribe, where many of the women have elongated necks, due to the heavy brass and gold chains they wear around their necks. After that, the saw the Choui Fong Tea Plantation, where we were given a tea making demonstration, then off to the Northernmost Border of Thailand, the border with Myanmar. Then off to The Golden Triangle, which has a history of opium and heroin production, where Thailand borders both Myanmar and Laos. Our final stop was at the nearby House of Opium Museum, where you learn all about the history, production, and effects of opium.
0:00 The White Temple (Wat Rong Khun)
1:56 The Blue Temple (Wat Rong Suea Ten)
3:13 The Black House (Baan Dam Museum)
4:49 Long Neck Karen Hilltribe Village
6:06 Choui Fong Tea Plantation
6:29 Northernmost Border of Thailand (with Myanmar)
7:04 The Golden Triangle (Border of Thailand, Myanmar, Laos)
8:16 House of Opium Museum
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This day trip from the city of Chiang Rai in Northern Thailand was one of most interesting day trips I've taken in a while, featuring eight cultural stops. The first two stops were of stunning Buddhist temples: The White Temple (Wat Rong Khun), and The Blue Temple (Wat Rong Suea Ten). We then toured the Baan Dam Museum, known as The Black House, which is part temple, part museum, part private house. After that, we visited Long Neck Karen Village, featuring the Karen hilltribe, where many of the women have elongated necks, due to the heavy brass and gold chains they wear around their necks. After that, the saw the Choui Fong Tea Plantation, where we were given a tea making demonstration, then off to the Northernmost Border of Thailand, the border with Myanmar. Then off to The Golden Triangle, which has a history of opium and heroin production, where Thailand borders both Myanmar and Laos. Our final stop was at the nearby House of Opium Museum, where you learn all about the history, production, and effects of opium.
0:00 The White Temple (Wat Rong Khun)
1:56 The Blue Temple (Wat Rong Suea Ten)
3:13 The Black House (Baan Dam Museum)
4:49 Long Neck Karen Hilltribe Village
6:06 Choui Fong Tea Plantation
6:29 Northernmost Border of Thailand (with Myanmar)
7:04 The Golden Triangle (Border of Thailand, Myanmar, Laos)
8:16 House of Opium Museum
Please SUBSCRIBE to Andy's Awesome Adventures and enable "All" on the Subscribe bell icon. My goal is to reach 100,000 subscribers with your help. Thank you!
