For an unforgettable golf holiday, Chiang Mai offers golfers a city rich in culture, crafts, temples and natural beauty along with 8 championship golf courses. Chiang Mai is filled with various entertainment centers, shopping opportunities, and gourmets can feast on tasty local Lanna cuisine. Chiang Mai night life, while more relaxed than Bangkok or Pattaya, is another attraction that draws many international golfers. For a golf holiday with luxury accommodation, Chiang Mai offers an unbelievable choice. For those who enjoy other treasures as well you won’t be disappointed. Chiang Mai offers its visitors a city rich in culture, spas, massage, crafts, temples and natural beauty.

Chiang Mai is a city built on the roots of a traditional culture and heritage. It’s a city with a beautiful Northern Thailand Lanna cultural personality of its own. In addition, it’s been blessed with much natural beauty. The Thai people themselves look to those hailing from Chiang Mai as the most cultured in the country. Handicrafts of silk, silver and wood are timeless souvenirs for golf visitors. Along with all this, a wide variety of accommodations, restaurants, and entertainment all help to make Chiang Mai one of Thailand’s prime golfing and tourist destinations.

A large part of Chiang Mai’s land is covered by mountains and forests. These generally run in a north-south pattern through the province and give birth to several streams and tributaries (such as the Mae Jam, Mae Ngud, and Mae Klang) which in turn feed important rivers and irrigation canals (such as the Muang and Faay) which provide the water necessary to Chiang Mai’s agriculture. Chiang Mai’s largest and most important river is the Ping, which originates in the mountains of Chiang Dao and flows southward for 540 kilometers (337.5 miles). It is along the banks of this river that Chiang Mai’s flat, fertile valley and several golf courses lie.

Chiang Mai is also home to Inthanon Mountain, which stands 2,575 meters (8,448 feet) above sea level and is Thailand’s highest mountain. Again some of the mountainous Chiang Mai golf courses lie in this direction.

The Chiang Mai weather ranges from cool to rainy. Cool Season, which is best for golf in Chiang Mai lasts from October to the end of February. Average high temperatures during this period are 21C with much cooler nights. The coldest months are December and January where temperatures drop down to 5C at night on the mountain tops. The hot months runs from early March to end the of May. Average daytime highs are close to 30C during this season. The rainy months start in June can lasts until Spetember. However, most rains come in the late afternoon or overnight and only on rare occasions affect golf in Chiang Mai.

Anyone on Thailand golf holiday in Chiang Mai can select from the 8 challenging golf courses Chiang Mai has to offer. Everything is on par, from the mountainous Chiang Mai Highlands and Gassan Khutan golf courses to the valley settings of Lamphun and Chiang Mai Royal golf sites.

Recommended hotel: Holiday Inn Chiangmai. Distance from Bangkok is 1 hour 15 minutes by air.

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