SET on the banks of the Mae Kok River just 10 minutes from Chiang Rai airport, The Legend Chiang Rai is a collection of individual villas, studios and suites hidden away in tropical gardens.
Featuring a swimming pool, spa, two restaurants and conference room, hotel provides a good starting point for visiting Hill Tribes and the Golden Triangle, trekking and exploring the northern tip of Thailand.
Nearby must do’s is a visit to the Hall of Opium – the story of opium and other addictions, guaranteed to any teenager think twice - and Wat Pra Kaew, home to the Emerald Buddha in Chiang Rai. The Maesai market on the Burmese border offers inexpensive jade, gold, shoes, clothing and Asian treasures.
Special fares on THAI from the Middle East, with convenient onward connections from Suvarnabhumi International Airport Bangkok direct to Chiang Rai, are available until end September. The ticket ticket includes bonus tickets to Dream World Bangkok, 10 per cent discount in Central shopping malls, 50 per cent discount for the Siam Niramit Show in Bangkok and a free hour long foot massage at Oasis Spa. Central and Oasis are also in Chiang Mai – just two hours by bus from Chiang Rai.
THAI’s Royal Orchid Holidays can book also book tours upon arrival. See www.thelegend-chiangrai.com for more information.