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Chiang Mai, aka the “Rose of the North”, has been popular among Thai and foreign tourists for decades due to the beauty of its nature, art and culture. So has Mae Rim, one of its districts, due to its numerous natural attractions. Its slogan mentions Mae Sa waterfall, orchids, Phra Phutthabat Seeroi, mountains, elephants, flora and the late Princess Dararasmi. Covering 555km², Mae Rim district consists of 11 tambons. Four of these tambons — Mae Raem, Pong Yaeng, Saluang and Huai Sai — are forest land in Doi Suthep National Park. However, several interesting attractions and activities are lesser known and sometimes overlooked. The forest land in Mae Rim totals 319km². The rest of the land is a plain sloping down from west to east. According to the official website of this district, Mae Rim district is widely known as “a town with the beauty of natural attractions”. The west side is surrounded by mountains while the east side is a low-lying area.

The Ping and Rim rivers and Mae Sa stream run through this district. After the relocation of the community centre to Ban Khuang Pao in tambon Rim Tai, it continually grew. As a matter of fact, several other places are awaiting to be explored by everyone. Mae Rim had been a tambon called Kwaeng with the centre at the remote Ban Saluang Nok. In 1914, it was upgraded to be a district named Mae Rim because the district office is located on a low lying area by the Rim River which flows from Mae Taeng district to the Ping River at Ban Sob Rim in tambon Rim Tai. Among them are Darabhirom Royal Mansion Museum, Wat Pa Darabhirom, Wat Phra Phutthabat Seeroi and the Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden (QSBG). When it comes to Mae Rim, many people think about the beautiful scenery of Mae Sa waterfall, Doi Mon Chaem and Huai Tueng Thao Reservoir or want to have fun at an elephant camp.

The newest attraction is the Canopy Walkway.

Piyakaset Suksathan, head of the QSBG’s Garden Department, said that the question of “where to visit depends on the visitors’ interest. A highlight is the Glasshouse Complex which has aquatic plants, lotuses, water lilies, orchids, tropical rainforest plants, cacti and carnivorous plants. Also, the Natural Science Museum tells visitors about forests in Thailand and botanical explorations and has eight 3D paintings. You can spend a whole day there. Each year, about 200,000 tourists visit the QSBG”. If you have free time, a visit to a Hmong village in tambon Mae Raem, a hot-air balloon ride over the nearby Doi Saket district or a visit to the privately-owned Tweechol Botanic Garden is a plus. The newest attraction is the Canopy Walkway. He hopes for more arrivals of tourists and says more local students should be brought here by their teachers to study nature. Hot-air balloon rides are popular among tourists, especially couples. In all, Mae Rim is a perfect getaway for both nature lovers and culture vultures.

Each hot-air balloon takes off from the Balloon Adventure Thailand’s launch pad at the Horizon Village & Resort in Doi Saket district on the Chiang Mai- Doi Saket Highway, about 10km from downtown Chiang Mai. The countryside above the ground at a height of between 150-450m. Each ride takes just over an hour in the morning. Passengers will fly over the treetops. Located on a mountain in Mae Rim’s tambon Saluang, Wat Phra Phutthabat Seeroi enshrines the footprints of the three previous Lord Buddhas and the current Lord Buddha. They are Kakusantho Buddha’s footprint measuring 12 sok, Konakamano Buddha’s and Kasapo Buddha’s footprints measuring 9 sok each and Gautama Buddha’s footprint measuring 4 sok. Had a meal on Veparabanpot Mountain. According to a legend, the Lord Buddha (Gautama) once made a pilgrimage to Pajjantaprathet, or the present-day Thailand. He along with his 500 followers stopped. He learned from his meditative absorption that there were footprints of three previous Buddhas on this mountain. The price is 8,800 baht per person per flight.

He later left his footprint here and predicted that Sri Ariyametrai Buddha, the future Lord Buddha, would visit this mountain and leave his footprint which would erase those of the other four Lord Buddhas. The newest attraction is the 35m-high Canopy Walkway. Highlights include the Glasshouse Complex, the Natural Science Museum and the newly-opened Canopy Walkway. Situated on the foothills of Doi Suthep Mountain in Tambon Mae Raem, the QSBG has curated gardens and glasshouses showcasing the richness of Thai and other plants. Eight glasshouses with themed plant collections. The Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden (QSBG) is the first international standard botanical garden in Thailand. According to Methee Wongnak, head of the QSBG’s Centre for Conservation Native Tropical Highland Plans, this suspended walkway is Thailand’s longest with a total length of 504m. It snakes its way along the treetops in 500 rai of forest area in the 7,285 rai botanical garden. The Glass House Complex consists of four exhibition conservatories. The iron grating walkway has steps at some points, two observation buildings with glass floors, four gazebos on the ground as well as restrooms.

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