11 days in Chiang Mai from Sydney: the whole trip, every cost counted
A real trip planned by Trip720 for 2 adults leaving Sydney on 10 December 2026: Chiang Mai (8 nights), with flights, stays, transfers, food, activities and the visa.
Whole trip, home to home
A$4,473
for 2 adults
Priced on 2026-10-22; flight prices are estimates from recent fares. Your own dates, home town and budget change the plan and the total.
Day 1 · Travel day: Sydney → Chiang Mai 10 December 2026
- 17:35Set up your eSIM before you leave
- 18:05Leave home for Sydney airport
- 19:30Dinner at the airport
- 21:00Sydney (SYD) → Chiang Mai (CNX), 1 stop
Day 2 · Arrive in Chiang Mai 11 December 2026
- 06:50Meal on board
- 07:35Land at Chiang Mai airport (CNX)
- 08:20Chiang Mai airport → accommodation
- 08:35Arrive at Sunshine House
- 08:50Rest after the long flight
- 10:00Getting around Chiang Mai
- 10:35Free morning in Chiang Mai
- 12:30Lunch at Mr. KAI Restaurant
- 19:30Dinner at a local restaurant near your stay
Day 3 · Chiang Mai 12 December 2026
- 08:00Breakfast at Liberated Seed Coffee Roaster (LibSeed)
- 09:00To Wat Phra Singh
- 09:20Free time: Wat Phra Singh
- 12:30Lunch at CHUM Northern Kitchen @Old City
- 13:30To Nong Buak Haad Park
- 13:45Free time: Nong Buak Haad Park
- 17:15Dinner at a local restaurant near your stay
- 18:05To Chiang Mai Temples and Market Tuk Tuk Night Tour
- 18:30Chiang Mai Temples and Market Tuk Tuk Night Tourabout 4 h · From 45.61 AUD per person; exact price and time chosen on Viator · free cancellation · 4.9★ (141 reviews)
- 22:35Back to your stay
Day 4 · Chiang Mai 13 December 2026
- 08:00Breakfast at Nap’s Coffee Roaster CNX
- 09:00Day trip to Pai: Tha Pai Hot Springs
- 10:00Getting around Chiang Mai
- 12:30Lunch in Pai
- 19:30Dinner at a local restaurant near your stay
- 20:30Evening: Chiang Mai Night Bazaar
Day 5 · Chiang Mai 14 December 2026
- 08:00Breakfast at a café near your stay
- 09:00To Warorot Market
- 09:30Free time: Warorot Market
- 12:30Lunch near Warorot Market
- 13:30To Wat Umong
- 14:10Free time: Wat Umong
- 16:40To Monk's Trail hike to Wat Pha Lat
- 17:05Free time: Monk's Trail hike to Wat Pha Lat
- 18:05To Small-Group Chiang Mai Evening Street Food Tour
- 18:30Small-Group Chiang Mai Evening Street Food Tourabout 2.5 h · From 56.46 AUD per person; exact price and time chosen on Viator · free cancellation · 4.7★ (870 reviews)
- 19:30Dinner: part of Small-Group Chiang Mai Evening Street Food Tour
- 21:05Back to your stay
Day 6 · Chiang Mai 15 December 2026
- 08:00Breakfast at a café near your stay
- 09:00Not to miss: Introductory meditation retreat at Wat Suan Dok
- 12:30Lunch at a casual café near where you are
- 17:00Getting around Chiang Mai
- 19:30Dinner at a local restaurant near your stay
Day 7 · Chiang Mai 16 December 2026
- 08:00Breakfast at a café near your stay
- 09:00Day trip to Chiang Dao: Doi Luang Chiang Dao
- 10:00Getting around Chiang Mai
- 12:30Lunch at a casual café near where you are
- 19:30Dinner at a local restaurant near your stay
Day 8 · Chiang Mai 17 December 2026
- 08:00Breakfast at a café near your stay
- 09:00Not to miss: Thai cooking class with market tour
- 12:30Lunch at a casual café near where you are
- 12:30Getting around Chiang Mai
- 13:30To Chiang Mai City Art & Cultural Center
- 13:55Free time: Chiang Mai City Art & Cultural Center
- 16:25To King Mangrai Shrine
- 16:30Free time: King Mangrai Shrine
- 19:30Dinner at a local restaurant near your stay
Day 9 · Chiang Mai 18 December 2026
- 08:00Breakfast at a café near your stay
- 09:05To Chiang Mai - Doi Suthep, Wat Chedi Luang & Wat Pha Lat
- 09:30Chiang Mai - Doi Suthep, Wat Chedi Luang & Wat Pha Latabout 4 h · From 34.53 AUD per person; exact price and time chosen on Viator · free cancellation · 4.7★ (203 reviews)
- 13:45Lunch at a casual café near Chiang Mai - Doi Suthep, Wat Chedi Luang & Wat Pha Lat
- 14:45To Chiang Mai House of Photography
- 15:10Free time: Chiang Mai House of Photography
- 18:10Back to your stay
- 19:30Dinner at a local restaurant near your stay
Day 10 · Chiang Mai → Sydney 19 December 2026
- 08:00Breakfast at a café near your stay
- 09:00Free morning in Chiang Mai
- 10:45Check out · Sunshine House
- 12:30Lunch at a casual café near where you are
- 18:15Accommodation → Chiang Mai airport
- 19:30Dinner at the airport
- 21:00Chiang Mai (CNX) → Sydney (SYD)
Day 11 · Home again 20 December 2026
- 08:00Meal on board
- 12:30Meal on board
- 13:35Land at Sydney airport (SYD)
- 14:20Sydney airport → home
- 14:45Home again
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