Doi Mae Salong
A hill in the Daen Lao range, 6 km from the Burmese border, with the town of Santikhiri strung along its ridge. The town was settled by Chinese families who came over from Burma in 1961, and the slopes around it are planted with tea.
- Where
- Mae Salong, Chiang Rai, Thailand
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 20.1683, 99.6194
Get the Doi Mae Salong stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Doi Mae Salong. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Chiang Rai volume with your photos and a note.
Near Doi Mae Salong
Doi Tung 30 km
A mountain in the highlands of Chiang Rai's Mae Fa Luang district, its once bare slopes replanted under a royal development project. It holds the Princess Mother's villa, the Mae Fah Luang gardens and a hilltop wat with old twin chedis.
Baan Dam Museum 32 km
The artist Thawan Duchanee's private museum: a cluster of dark northern Thai houses and stranger buildings filled with horns, skins, bones and his own work. It is the brooding counterpart to Chiang Rai's White Temple.
Tham Luang 35 km
A long limestone cave system beneath the Doi Nang Non range near Mae Sai, on the border with Myanmar. Its full name means great cave of the sleeping lady, after the outline of the mountain above, said to be a woman lying at rest.
Wat Rong Suea Ten 36 km
A modern wat on the edge of Chiang Rai painted a deep sapphire blue, picked out in gold. Inside, a white Buddha sits against the blue walls, and the name means the house of the dancing tiger.
Wat Rong Khun 41 km
A dazzling white work of art in the form of a Buddhist temple, its walls set with mirror glass that glitters in the sun. The artist Chalermchai Kositpipat designed and built it himself and opened it in 1997, and he is still adding to it.
Hall of Opium 52 km
A museum at the Golden Triangle, where Thailand, Laos and Myanmar meet on the Mekong, telling the story of the opium poppy. Its galleries follow the drug from its origins through the trade that once made this corner of the map notorious.
Doi Ang Khang 68 km
A 1,928 metre mountain in Fang district close to the Burmese border, home to the first royal agricultural research station, set up by King Bhumibol in 1969. Its cool slopes are planted with temperate fruit, flowers and vegetables.
Phu Chi Fa 94 km
A mountain and forest park at the eastern end of the Phi Pan Nam range in Chiang Rai's Thoeng district. Its cliff top juts out over the valley towards Laos, and at dawn in the cool season the view below is often a sea of mist.
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Questions
Where is Doi Mae Salong?
Doi Mae Salong is in Mae Salong, Chiang Rai, Thailand. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Doi Tung (30 km), Baan Dam Museum (32 km), Tham Luang (35 km).
How do I get the Doi Mae Salong stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Doi Mae Salong and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Chiang Rai volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Doi Mae Salong before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Chiang Rai volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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