Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Chiang Saen National Museum
( 702 Th Phahonyothin; admission 100B; 8.30am-4.30pm Wed-Sun)
This museum is a great source of
local information considering its relatively small size.
MUSEUM
Mekong River Trips
RIVER CRUISE
(Th Rimkhong; 8am-3pm)
Five-passenger speedboats leave from the waterfront jetty to Sop
Ruak (per boat one way/return 500/600B, one hour), or all the way to Chiang Khong (per
boat one way/return 2500/3000B, 1½ hours).
Sleeping
Chiang Saen Guest House
( 0 5365 0196; 45/2 Th Rimkhong; r & bungalows 100-500B; )
Opposite the river and night mar-
ket stalls, this long-running budget place has basic and aged-feeling rooms and similar A-
frame bungalows. Conveniently located within walking distance of both the river and
'downtown' Chiang Saen.
GUESTHOUSE
$
Sa Nae Charn Guest House
GUESTHOUSE
$
( 0 5365 1138; 641 Th Nhongmoon; r 300-450B; )
Run by an elderly Singaporean gentleman,
the rooms here start basic, but have increasingly nicer amenities (TV, air-con) the more
you pay.
Gin's Maekhong View Resort
& Spa
( 08 4485 1376; Th Rimkhong; r & bungalows incl breakfast 1500B; )
Here you can choose
between rather tight riverside bungalows or spacious rooms in a two-storey structure.
There's a pool, a vast sunflower field and, by the time you read this, a spa. The same folks
run the budget-oriented
Gin's Guest House
( 0 5365 0847; 71 Th Rimkhong; r 300-800B, bungalows 500B;
)
, just across the road. Gin's is located about 1km north of the centre of Chiang
Saen, near the reconstructed city walls.
HOTEL
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