Northern Thailand Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
region of Thailand
About Northern Thailand
Surrounded by the highest mountains in Thailand, Northern Thailand is cooler than the rest of the usually sweltering country and thus particularly popular in the hot season from March to June. In the mountains at night temperatures occasionally dip below freezing in the cold season, although in the plains the daily average is rarely less than 25 degrees Celsius. Culturally, Northern Thailand shows heavy influences from the neighboring cultures ofMyanmarandYunnan(China). The kingdoms ofLanna(centred atChiang Mai) andSukhothaiwere the first historical Thai nations. Much of northern Thailand was for a long time off-limits due to a series of Communist insurgencies and Myanmar's drug battles and civil wars spilling over the border. Both problems have been largely resolved, although caution is s
Northern Thailand Travel Guide Sections
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