What Singha Park is — and why it's worth a stop in Chiang Rai
Let us be honest: most people think of Chiang Rai as a city of striking temples and mountains, but Singha Park (Boon Rawd Farm) is a different kind of surprise — it is Thailand's largest agritourism park, on land owned by Boon Rawd Brewery (the makers of Singha Beer), open to the public since 2012. Picture rows of bright-green oolong tea terraced down the slopes, a wide lake, seasonal flower fields, an animal farm, and cycling paths that wind along the water and through the tea — all in one place.
The first thing that put it on the map is the giant golden lion statue standing at the entrance — the first photo stop everyone makes. The grounds are far too big to walk in full, so the usual way to see it is to hire a bicycle or take the sightseeing tram, stop for a cup of tea grown right there in the fields, and shoot the tea terraces as a backdrop. If you want something more active there is a zip-line over the fields, and in some years there is an international balloon fiesta early in the year with balloons rising over the plantation.
Ever had this happen — an attraction you arrive at and finish in twenty minutes of walking and photos? Singha Park is not that, because here you can fill an easy half-day cycling, riding the tram, tasting tea, seeing the animals and lingering at a café. And it sits only about 10 minutes from the White Temple (Wat Rong Khun), so the two pair neatly into one morning-and-afternoon. See the wider picture in the full Chiang Rai attractions guide.
