The Chiang Rai 3 Temples Tour
Five tours to the White, Blue and Red Temples of Chiang Rai compared: how long each spends at Wat Rong Khun, Wat Rong Suea Ten and Huay Pla Kang, what else it adds, and which fees are paid.
A Chiang Rai 3 temples tour visits Wat Rong Khun (the White Temple), Wat Rong Suea Ten (the Blue Temple) and Wat Huay Pla Kang (the “Red Temple”, with the nine-tier pagoda and the statue of Guan Yin), usually as a day from Chiang Mai. The tours differ in what they add before and after, and in how long they let you stay. MONKEY TRAVEL ASIA’s Chiang Mai: Chiang Rai White, Blue and Red Temples and Karen Tribe, from US$29 on promotion, usually US$49 a person (checked November 2026), adds a hot spring and a Karen village; TripGuru Thailand's day gives the temples the most time of the five compared here.
For MONKEY TRAVEL ASIA’s day we read US$34.06 a person, or US$41.15 with the temples’ tickets, on 26 November 2026, 20 January 2027 and 24 March 2027 (checked November 2026).
The three temples, in the order the tours take them
Coming from Chiang Mai, the White Temple is first because it sits south of Chiang Rai on the way in. The Blue Temple is 16 km on by road, in the city’s northern outskirts, and Huay Pla Kang is a short drive further, on a hill at the north-west edge near Lalitta Cafe, the garden cafe that several tours add at the end. MONKEY TRAVEL ASIA allows 30 minutes on the coach from the White Temple to the Blue, and 15 more to Huay Pla Kang.
Five tours side by side
| Tour | White Temple | Blue Temple | Huay Pla Kang | Also |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiang Mai: Chiang Rai White, Blue and Red Temples and Karen Tribe (MONKEY TRAVEL ASIA by Ask Discovery) | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Mae Kachan hot spring, a Karen village (300 baht extra), optional lunch |
| ChiangMai:White/Blue/Red Temples, Karen Tribe & Lalitta Cafe (TripGuru Thailand) | 75 min | 1 hour | 1 hour | Phu Forest Cafe, lunch stop, Lalitta Cafe 20 min |
| Chiang Mai: Lalitta Cafe & White, Blue, Big Buddha Temples (Trips Chiang Mai) | 1 hour | 30 min | 40 min | Hot spring 30 min, buffet lunch, Lalitta Cafe 30 min |
| From Chiang Mai: Chiang Rai Temples & Long Neck Village Tour (CHIANG MAI DAY TRIP) | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Hot spring passed by, Karen village on one option, Thai lunch |
| Chiang Mai: White, Blue, and Red Temples Tour (CHIANG MAI DAY TRIP) | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Hot spring, a 30-minute wait at the village entrance, Thai lunch |
From each tour’s itinerary, checked November 2026.
What the price covers
| Tour | Temple fees | Lunch | Group | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MONKEY TRAVEL ASIA by Ask Discovery | On the tickets option | Not included | Coach | US$29 on promotion, usually US$49, checked November 2026 |
| TripGuru Thailand | On the fees-included options | Not included | Small group or private | US$30 on promotion, usually US$60, checked November 2026 |
| Trips Chiang Mai | All temples, the lift at Huay Pla Kang and Lalitta Cafe | Buffet included | 12-seat van (42-seat minibus in high season) | US$55 on promotion, usually US$58, checked November 2026 |
| CHIANG MAI DAY TRIP, Long Neck Village Tour | All but the village on the cheaper option | Included | Up to 12 | US$54 on promotion, usually US$57, checked November 2026 |
| CHIANG MAI DAY TRIP, White, Blue, and Red Temples Tour | All entry fees | Included | Up to 12 | US$54 on promotion, usually US$57, checked November 2026 |
GetYourGuide from-prices a person, checked November 2026. Options read on 26 November 2026: TripGuru Thailand US$46.08 at its meeting point without fees, US$59.25 with them; CHIANG MAI DAY TRIP’s Long Neck Village Tour US$53.74 without the village, US$61.61 with it.
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Picking one
If you want to linger at the temples, TripGuru Thailand's day is the one: an hour or more at each, with the Karen village only as an option. If you would rather have lunch and every ticket sorted before you leave, Trips Chiang Mai's day pays them all, the lift at Huay Pla Kang included. MONKEY TRAVEL ASIA’s coach costs least of the five and fills the morning with the hot spring and the village; one reviewer on 7 November 2026 found the last temple “impossible to cover fully in the given amount of time”, and another on 6 November thought Huay Pla Kang, on its hill, worth the climb.
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Chiang Mai: Chiang Rai White, Blue and Red Temples and Karen Tribe
MONKEY TRAVEL ASIA: the hot spring and a Karen village, then the White, Blue and Red Temples by coach from Tha Phae Gate or the Night Bazaar. Tickets in or out.
Check dates →ChiangMai:White/Blue/Red Temples, Karen Tribe & Lalitta Cafe
TripGuru Thailand: 75 minutes at the White Temple and an hour each at the Blue and at Huay Pla Kang, with Lalitta Cafe. Hotel pickup or a meeting point.
See the tour →Chiang Mai: Lalitta Cafe & White, Blue, Big Buddha Temples
Trips Chiang Mai: all three temples, the lift at Huay Pla Kang, Lalitta Cafe and a buffet lunch, with a hot spring stop on the way. Hotel pickup in central Chiang Mai.
See the tour →Prices, ratings and review counts from the listings (GetYourGuide checked November 2026). Operators price by date and season, so treat the figures as the shape of the market, not a quote.
Before you go, the White Temple has the 200-baht fee and the dress code what to wear.
More from Chiang Rai
Chiang Rai Tours with Open Dates
Temple visits and other days out round Chiang Rai with live availability. Pickup, inclusions and cancellation terms show on each tour before you pay.
White, Blue and Red in One Guided Day
MONKEY TRAVEL ASIA's day from Chiang Mai: Wat Rong Khun, Wat Rong Suea Ten and Huay Pla Kang, after the Mae Kachan hot spring and a Karen village.
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