Chiang Mai Highlights & Hidden Gems: Private Tour with a Guide

Explore Chiang Mai with a local guide who tailors the experience to your interests and the places you’d most like to discover. Before you meet, you’ll complete a short Personalization Form to help us match you with the right guide and plan a route that suits your travel style. You might focus on Buddhist temples, Lanna history, local shops, neighborhood streets, or the everyday traditions of northern Thailand. Please note that this itinerary is not fixed. The number of stops will vary depending on your interests and selected duration.

Marking the eastern entrance to Chiang Mai’s Old City, Tha Phae Gate is one of its most recognizable landmarks. Explore the area with your guide and learn how the gates, walls, and moat shaped the city. Nearby lanes offer a closer look at the homes, shrines, and small businesses beyond the busy square.

Running through Chiang Mai’s Old City, Ratchadamnoen Road connects Tha Phae Gate with Wat Phra Singh. Explore its temples, shops, and adjoining lanes with your guide, discovering how historic landmarks sit alongside everyday businesses. On Sunday evenings, the Walking Street market brings stalls showcasing local crafts and handmade goods.

Known for its massive, partially ruined brick chedi, Wat Chedi Luang is one of Chiang Mai’s most significant temples. Explore with your guide and learn about its place in the city’s history, its connections to the Lanna kingdom, and the Buddhist traditions that continue to shape life in northern Thailand. Tickets to enter are not included.

Standing beside Wat Chedi Luang, Wat Phan Tao is known for its teak assembly hall and carved wooden details. Its wooden architecture contrasts with the brick chedis and gilded buildings found elsewhere in the Old City. Discover the craftsmanship behind the temple and its place in Chiang Mai’s Buddhist heritage.

One of Chiang Mai’s best-known temples, Wat Phra Singh offers a closer look at the architectural traditions and religious heritage of the Lanna kingdom. Explore with your guide and learn how its buildings, decorative details, and enduring role as a place of worship connect the city’s past with the present. Tickets to enter are not included.

This small temple near the Three Kings Monument stands at the original site of Chiang Mai’s city pillar. Discover its connection to the beliefs surrounding the city’s founding, and learn how traditions associated with protection and prosperity helped shape local life. Its modest scale offers a different perspective from Chiang Mai’s larger temple complexes.

Set in a central Old City square, the Three Kings Monument commemorates the rulers associated with Chiang Mai’s founding. Hear the stories behind the figures and learn how their relationships helped establish the city as a center of the Lanna kingdom, adding context to the surrounding streets and temples.