Hat Yai Municipal Park, on Kanchanawanit Road, is 6 kilometres from the city centre on the Hat Yai-Songkhla highway. It is  the major recreation for the people of Hat Yai and surrounding areas as well. The park is full of beautiful flowering plants, with a  pavilion in the middle of the pond, avarium, and food stalls. At the foot of the hill near the Brahman shrine at the hilltop. And at  the southern foothill near the body scout camp stands the jade statue of Guan-yin, the Chinese Goddess.

 Wat Hat Yai Nai, on Phetkasem Road, near Khlong U Taphao Bridge, is the site of a large reclining Buddha measuring 35  metres long, 15 metres tall, and 10 metres wide, named Phra Phuttha Hattha Mongkhon, believed to the third largest reclining  Buddha in the world - revered by both Thai and foreign tourists.

 Namtok Ton Nga Chang is located in the Ton Nga Chang Wildlife Sanctuary. It is one of the beautiful waterfalls of the south,  about 26 kilometres from the city. Follow the Hat Yai-Rattaphum road for 13 kilometres, then turn left at Ban Hu Rae for  another 13 kilometres. This waterfall has seven levels, the third level is the most beautiful and is named after the waterfall. At the  third level the stream separates into two, resembling the elephants tusks. Treks have been provided for more adventurous  tourists. One can hire the motorised tricycle (tuk-tuk) to the waterfall for two to three hours at 300-400 baht, or one can take the  minibus from the fresh maket (Talat Sot Thet Sa Ban Hat Yai).

   Chiang Rai province covers some 11,678 square kilometres, is bordered by Myanmar to  the north and northeast. The provincial capital is 785 kilometres north of Bangkok and is 580   metres above sea level.
     Chiang Rai was founded in 1262 by King Meng Rai and was the first capital of Lanna Thai  (Kingdom of a Million Ricefields). The province contains Thailand's northernmost point at  Mae Sai, is well known for its crisp mountain scenery, and hilltribes, and falls within the region  know as the Golden Triangle, the area where the borders of Thailand, Myanmar and Laos  converge.

 City Attractions
 King Meng Rai the Great Monument
     This is located on the city outskirts, beside the northern road to Mae Chan, and honours the  monarch who founded Chiang Rai in 1262.
 Ku Phra Chao Meng Rai
     Situated in Wat Ngam Muang, on Ngam Muang Hillock, this stupa contains King Meng  Rai's ashes and relics.
 Mae Kok River
     Known in Thai as Maenam Kok, this scenic 130-kilometre long waterway runs through the  heart of Chiang Rai. The river is a major transportation artery from neighbouring Chiang Mai  province, especially the town of Tha Thon (180 kilometres north of Chiang Mai provincial  capital), from whence long-tailed boats make the 3-4 hour journey every day at 12.30 PM  (Chiang Rai-Tha Thon: 10.30 AM). The river passes several hilltribe settlements and elephant  camps from where jungle treks originate.

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