Two temples in Chiang Rai. Wat Huay Pla Kang has no online ticket listed; Wat Phra Kaew, Chiang Rai has no online ticket listed. The table and the two notes below put them side by side; the full pages have what to see, the ticket and the timing for each.
Wat Huay Pla Kang is free to enter and no ticket for it is sold online. The grounds, the pagoda and the halls are open to anyone; the one thing you pay for is the lift inside the great white statue of Guanyin, where a small fee or donation is collected at the base. Incense, flowers and candles for offerings are sold near the entrance.
The temple lies a few kilometres north-west of central Chiang Rai, so most visitors reach it by songthaew, tuk-tuk, Grab car or hired scooter, often on a half-day loop that also takes in the White Temple, the Blue Temple and the Black House.
No ticket for Wat Phra Kaew alone is sold online, and none is needed. The temple stands in the middle of Chiang Rai town, entry to the grounds and halls is free, and the only money most visitors spend is a donation or a few baht for flowers, incense and candles.
Most people simply walk here. The temple is on Trairat Road, a few minutes on foot from the clock tower and the night bazaar, so it slots easily into a self-guided stroll around the town centre, with Wat Phra Singh only a short distance away. The other common way to see it is on a day tour of Chiang Rai: the classic itinerary, usually run from Chiang Mai or from Chiang Rai hotels, combines the White Temple, the Blue Temple and the Black House with the town's old temples, and some longer trips continue to the Golden Triangle.
