Bhubing Palace

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Bhubing Palace

Thai name : พระตำหนักภูพิงคราชนิเวศน์

GPS : 18.804598, 98.899234 (See on the map)

Presentation

Bhubing Rajanives Palace is located on the Buak Ha mountain a few kilometers from the Wat Phra That Doi Suthep, the most famous temple in Chiang Mai Province. It was built on the order of King Rama V in 1961 to be used as a residence when he came to stay in Chiang Mai. It was also used to receive royal guests on different occasions. The climate there is cool throughout the year (take what you cover). The inner zone includes the Phrueksa Wisuitthikhun Palace, a two-storey building with a ground floor on the hill, Siri Song Bhubing Palace which used eucalyptus wood for the construction of a log cabin and a house of Thai-style two-storey hosts that served as a residence for royal guests and high officials accompanying the king. You can not visit the palace itself but only its often foggy gardens sheltering winter flowers, rose gardens, old ferns and a kind of little jungle without forgetting the reservoir, the bamboo and the big tree.

Practical information about Bhubing Palace

Open daily from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
But the ticket office opens only from 8:30 to 11:30 and from 13:00 to 15:30.
The palace may be sometimes closed because it serves as a royal residence.
The admission fee is 50 Baht per person.
This visit can be interesting to add after Wat Phra That Doi Suthep temple if you like flowers and gardens. To come, you can take the red cars waiting at the foot of the stairs leading to Wat Phrat That Doi Suthep. You can not miss them. It will cost you 40 THB per person.