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Monk Morning Alms and Doi Suthep Temple: Authentic Thai Culture & Majestic Chiang Mai City Views
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35 Ratings
Tambon Si Phum
Immerse yourself in authentic Thai culture with the Monk Morning Alms and Doi Suthep Temple tour. Experience the daily life of Thai locals, make spiritual merit, and enjoy breathtaking views of Chiang Mai city.
Duration:
5 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Untouched Thailand - Doi Suthep temple
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What's Included
- Drinking water
- Pickup and drop off at your hotel
- Expert Local temple guide
- Surcharges on fuel
- Transportation
What's Not Included
- Drinks
- Lunch
- Gratuities
- Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
Additional Information
- Engage in authentic Thai customs in the morning.
- Participate and witness classic Thai activities in their every day existence.
- Perform spiritual actions and receive blessings from sacred monks for fruitful ventures and safe travels.
- Appreciate Chiang Mai city’s landscape from elevated hill points. (Sweeping Chiang Mai city vistas)
- Be mesmerized by the Monk’s prayer chants and accept holy thread and consecrated water from them.
- Enjoy the knowledge of an expert guide exclusively for this excursion.
- All entrance fees are encompassed in the tour deal.
- A minimum of 1 people per booking is required
- A maximum of 12 people per booking
Location
Three Kings Monument
Prapokkloa Road
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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V2404jwandrewc
May 16, 2024
Amazing temple tour - My wife and I loved this experience, as people who want to spend part of our vacations learning about other cultures. Our tour guide, Tu, was extremely knowledgeable as a former monk himself for 11 years. He was passionate about teaching others the history and traditions of Buddhism, which is exactly what we were looking for! Tu goes the extra mile to make sure that you get a tailored, individual experience, and we are very appreciative for the time he spent with us!
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Adhianto_s
May 13, 2024
Early start, incredible experiences - This tour is a must in Chiang Mai! Even though we started really early, but it's definitely worth it. The view of Chiang Mai at Doi Suthep is amazing. Our friendly guide James is very knowledgeable and he shared with us many information and insights about Buddhism, Thai tradition and many more. He used to be a monk as well, so he has many many insight about this! I'm a Buddhist myself but I learned much more about Buddhism in Thailand from him. As a Buddhist it is great merit to be able to participate in almsgiving to monks. But even if you're a non-Buddhist, this experience will be valuable to you too. Highly recommended!
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Veggielisa
Mar 18, 2024
Special insight into Buddhism - The tour group was just my husband and myself, we were truly blessed to have Tom as our guide, we learnt more about Buddhism on that one tour than I’d learnt in my many years on this planet.
He really went above and beyond to accommodate our wishes.
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Olivia_m
Feb 16, 2024
Fantastic morning monk experience with Tom - What an incredible experience. We were picked up at our hostel by our tour guide Tom, and driven to the temple at 6 am. There were only three of us too so we got a private tour which was great. We took a tour of a temple, gave offerings to monks,
Before having complimentary Khao Soi, a traditional meal here in chiang mai- as well as two more temples fit with a blessing from a monk and a nature trail walk. Tom was lovely with fantastic English and such an interesting life. He genuinely cared about his job and made us feel incredibly welcome and special to this religion. He was formally a monk so extremely knowledgeable and answered all our questions. We all learned so much about buddhism and monks in an easy and interesting way, as people who have never really been interested much in religion, we have left feeling so enthusiastic about monks. He was incredibly passionate and energetic about chiang mai, monks and Buddhism, it was such a unique experience and a pleasure to learn from Tom!!! Thank you, from Tabitha, Olivia and Ella!!!! Highly recommend
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Josannef2024
Feb 16, 2024
The Gift of timelessness - The highlight of our stay in Chiand Mai
TU was a wonderfully knowledable and attentive guide
Perfect in every way from the private vehicle pick up, the stories and knowledge about the area, Buddhism and monks.
The blessings, the chanting and the opportunity to offer meals to the monks was divine
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Janett2166
Dec 6, 2023
Spectacular experience - It was a spectacular experience. Sipon was extremely knowledgeable and nice, helpful. Explaining everything with details, so we don't miss anything. He speaks English really well. This is unforgettable memories. I highly recommended it
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606odilet
Sep 6, 2023
Donation and blessing doi suthep - Gorgeous. We booked an excursion to the doi suthep temple in town, then the sunrise in the mountains in Chiang Mai and the visit to a hidden temple. Departure at 5:30 a.m. from our guest house. There were 2 of us with a guide. Donation to monks, blessing..
Return around 9am. The guide was perfect.
The best is to book in town. 1000 baths per person or €26.
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Kalises2023
Jun 20, 2023
Great - Great one on one experience , only three in our group . We were given as much time as we needed at each of the temples and the monks . Our tour guide was ver knowledgable on each of the temples and the temples .
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Amyws7516de
Apr 23, 2023
A must do in Chiang Mai - Such an incredible experience made even better by our guide Tom. Tom was very insightful, and gave us a better understanding of monks as he used to be a monk for 26 years! On our way to the monastery we were blessed by monks on their morning walk for food. We got to experience the tranquility of a monastery at sunrise with the peaceful sounds of birds and waterfalls. Then was able to go to the temple and place a bell of our wishes after paying respects to the Buddha.
We continued the day with insightful trips to where silver, silk and umbrellas are made. Along our travels Tom provided educational facts about the city, country, where we were going, any many more.
An absolutely incredible day and can’t recommend high enough.
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Stephanie_d
Apr 12, 2023
A must do - Our guide Tu was formerly a monk so really knowledgeable. His English is excellent and he answered all of our questions. We were the only people on our tour. The tour is the perfect length of time and the giving of the alms was something everyone should experience. We didn't get to see the Chiang Mai city views but that's our fault for coming during the burning season. People with mobility issues would be able to access everything except the Hidden Temple.
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