Amphoe Mueang Chiang Mai Trip Overview
Chiang Mai has been the centre for the finest handicraft one can find in Thailand. The source of all these pieces of art is often forgotten as the real communities where traditions and techniques to come to these beautiful souvenirs are left aside.
• Diving deep in the authentic side of arts and crafts
• Gain a back-stage insight in artisan communities
• Watch how families are keeping traditions alive
• Get introduced in the art of handicraft making
• Tour one of the leading museums in Chiang Mai
Additional Info
Duration: 6 hours
Starts: Amphoe Mueang Chiang Mai, Thailand
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Amphoe Mueang Chiang Mai, Chang Wat Chiang Mai, Thailand
Chiang Mai has been the centre for the finest handicraft one can find in Thailand. The source of all these pieces of art is often forgotten as the real communities where traditions and techniques to come to these beautiful souvenirs are left aside.
• Diving deep in the authentic side of arts and crafts
• Gain a back-stage insight in artisan communities
• Watch how families are keeping traditions alive
• Get introduced in the art of handicraft making
• Tour one of the leading museums in Chiang Mai
Itinerary
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Stop At: Chiang Mai City Arts and Cultural Centre, Prapokklao Road T. Sriphum, A. Muang, Chiang Mai Thailand
Commencing from a central meeting point in Chiang Mai, your guide for the day will welcome you before starting with the first visit. We first visit the Chiang Mai City Arts and Cultural Centre; this is the heart of all activities related to the art and cultural scene in northern Thailand.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Wat Puak Taem, 15 Samlan Soi 7, Tambon Phra Sing, Amphoe Mueang Chiang Mai, Chang Wat Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
After an extensive tour, we head to the Puak Tam Community, situated around Puak Tam Temple. It is a community that produces tired umbrella, long-handed ceremonial umbrella, and brassware. You observe tiered umbrella production at one of the artisan’s houses as well get up and close with producing long brass fingernails for Thai Traditional Dance performances.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Wat Muen San Temple, Wualai Road, Chiang Mai 50200 Thailand
Continue to the Muen Sarn Community. This community has been recognized as the village where talented silversmiths from the old Lanna period for more than 2 centuries perform their unique skills of making silverware have been passed on generation to generation till today. Explore the community by foot to see lifestyles of the locals and see artisans making silverware in their house.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Wat Nantaram, Amphoe Chiang Kham, Chiang Kham 56110 Thailand
Before we explore the Nantaram community, we are warmly welcomed by a local family for a very local, yet delicious lunch. The use of freshest ingredients will only be used for a food feast that only local communities can deliver.
After lunch, we head into the community itself. The local artisan group “Professional Lacquerware Group of Nantaram”, situated inside Nantaram Temple, will have tales and stories aplenty about the community and how the group came about as well as their missions and the protection of the craftsmanship that has been inherited from their ancestors. You are welcome to join the group and get your hands on creating your lacquerware. Basic techniques will be used and of course, your result is your own to bring home as a souvenir.
At around 3 pm, we head back to the Chiang Mai City Arts and Cultural Centre as the final stop of this day.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
