The Beautiful North

North from Bangkok you can experience the legendary beauty of the mountains, where Thailand’s fascinating hill tribes live out their ancient cultures. Due to their isolation, these people have kept their customs, dialects and dances.

Dotted with mist-covered mountain ranges, this is also an area to go trekking and literally get off the beaten track. Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai offer fine accommodation and are good bases from which to tour the area.