Thailand Travel Guide -> Chiang Rai Travel Guide -> Golden Triangle
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Thailand Travel Guide -> Chiang Rai Travel Guide -> Golden Triangle |
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Golden
Triangle is the place of the Mekong where the borders of Thailand,
Myanmar (Burma), and Laos touch and the rivers Ruak and Mekong join. If
there was no sign on the bank of the river that advertises this fact no
doubt nobody would notice anything there that is special. Nevertheless,
the Golden Triangle is a "must" for every visitor of Chiang Rai province.
There used to be nothing at this place but with the advent of tourism a
small village, called Sob Ruak, was founded, and now countless souvenir
booths and small restaurants line the road. There are also two international
class hotels, the Imperial Golden Triangle Hotel, which is quite decent,
and the Baan Boran Hotel (formerly called Le Meridien Baan Boran), which
is exquisite.
The main attraction of Sob Ruak are boat tours - rent a longtail boat for an hour or so and speed up the Mekong river. To the left are Thailand and Myanmar, and on the right is Laos. Lots of interesting things can be observed on the water - fishing boats, Lao housewives doing their laundry in the river, skipper's wives preparing lunch on the boat while their little children climb around, monks taking a walk on the river banks, and plenty of other things. If you are dressed reasonably smart and would like to take your lunch in very nice surroundings, drive to the Baan Boran Hotel for lunch. They have a good restaurant with an extensive menu where you can sit outside on the terrace and enjoy a beautiful view of the lush valley of the Mekong and the green hills beyond. The tour to the Golden Triangle can easily be combined with a visit to Chiang Saen. |
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