Chiang Mai Zoo
Northern Thailand's first commercial zoo, opened in 1977 on Huay Kaew Road, just west of Chiang Mai University at the foot of Doi Suthep. Its 81 hectares of wooded slopes also hold an aquarium.
- Where
- Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai, Thailand
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 18.8090, 98.9470
Get the Chiang Mai Zoo stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Chiang Mai Zoo. 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 Mai volume with your photos and a note.
Near Chiang Mai Zoo
Wat Phra That Doi Suthep 2.7 km
A golden chedi on the mountain above Chiang Mai, at 1,073 metres, reached by a long staircase lined with naga serpents. Legend says a white elephant carrying a relic of the Buddha climbed this mountain and chose the spot, and the city spreads out below the terrace.
Wat Umong 2.9 km
A forest wat about 700 years old on the edge of Chiang Mai, named for the tunnels dug into its hillside. Monks have meditated in these brick passages, lit by small shrines, and the wooded grounds around them are still quiet.
Chiang Mai National Museum 3.1 km
A museum run by the Fine Arts Department, close to Wat Chet Yot in the northwest of Chiang Mai. It tells the history of the Lanna kingdom through sculpture, ceramics and everyday objects, with labels in Thai and English.
Wat Suan Dok 3.2 km
A royal wat about a kilometre west of the old city moat, on ground that was once a Lanna king's flower garden. Its field of white chedis holds the ashes of Chiang Mai's royal family, set against the slopes of Doi Suthep behind.
Wat Phra Singh 4.2 km
A royal wat in the old city of Chiang Mai that enshrines the Phra Buddha Sihing, one of the most revered Buddha images of the north. Among its Lanna buildings is the small Viharn Lai Kham, painted inside with old murals of northern life.
Wat Chedi Luang 4.8 km
A huge brick chedi in the middle of Chiang Mai's old city, still massive though it lost its upper part centuries ago. It once housed the Emerald Buddha, and its grounds join what were originally three separate wats.
Tha Phae Gate 5.4 km
The eastern gate of Chiang Mai's walled old city and the best known of them, its brick wall standing by the moat. What stands now was rebuilt in 1985 and 1986 on the old site, and the square in front is the city's meeting point for festivals and crowds.
Chiang Mai Night Bazaar 6.2 km
An evening market strung along Chang Khlan Road between the old city moat and the Ping River. It began with Chinese merchants and grew into blocks of stalls selling northern crafts, clothes and portrait paintings done while you wait.
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Questions
Where is Chiang Mai Zoo?
Chiang Mai Zoo is in Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai, Thailand. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Wat Phra That Doi Suthep (2.7 km), Wat Umong (2.9 km), Chiang Mai National Museum (3.1 km).
How do I get the Chiang Mai Zoo stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Chiang Mai Zoo and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Chiang Mai volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Chiang Mai Zoo before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Chiang Mai volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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