Tourist office Chiang Mai
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), the national tourism body, lists 1 office in Chiang Mai: the Tourism Authority of Thailand, Chiang Mai Office, at 105/1 Chiang Mai-Lamphun Road in Tambon Watgate. TAT's FAQ counts its local offices among its tourist information centres, where maps, brochures and information on tours, shopping, dining and accommodation are available.
Chiang Mai International Airport also lists a Tourist Assistance Center of the Ministry of Tourism and Sports in the international arrivals area. It is not a TAT office.
Find the nearest tourist office
Tourism Authority of Thailand, Chiang Mai Office
Location: 105/1 Chiang Mai-Lamphun Road, Tambon Watgate, Amphoe Mueang
Opening hours: Monday to Friday, 08:00 to 17:00; closed on public holidays
TAT describes its local offices as convenient sources of travel information within Thailand.
Tourist Assistance Center at Chiang Mai International Airport
Location: International terminal, first floor, arrivals zone, Chiang Mai International Airport
Opening hours: Every day, 06:00 to midnight
Not run by TAT: the Ministry of Tourism and Sports runs this centre in the international arrivals area.
Discover Chiang Mai in detail
Discover Chiang Mai in detail
The Chiang Mai guide on Tourist Office gathers the things to visit in Chiang Mai in one place. It opens with a one-day route through the Old City that links Wat Phra Singh, the Three Kings Monument, Wat Chedi Luang, Wat Chiang Man, Tha Phae Gate and Warorot Market.
Further on come Wat Phra That Doi Suthep, Wat Umong and the day trips to Doi Inthanon and Elephant Nature Park, a set of free visits such as the Sunday Walking Street, and answers on how many days to allow, the best time to visit and the ride in from the airport.
National and local holidays in Chiang Mai
Public holidays can change opening hours in Chiang Mai: government offices close, and museums, markets and other attractions may close or switch to holiday hours. The Secretariat of the Cabinet lists 22 public holiday dates for 2026: the 19 annual holidays set by the Office of the Prime Minister, the extra holiday on 2 January approved by the Cabinet on 12 November 2024, and 2 substitute days, because Visakha Bucha Day falls on a Sunday and King Bhumibol's birthday on a Saturday. Banks follow the Bank of Thailand's own 2026 calendar, which adds National Labor Day on 1 May but does not include Royal Ploughing Ceremony Day on 13 May or Buddhist Lent Day on 30 July.
National holidays in Thailand 2026
- 1 January New Year's Day
- 2 January Additional special holiday
- 3 March Makha Bucha Day
- 6 April Chakri Memorial Day
- 13 April Songkran Festival
- 14 April Songkran Festival
- 15 April Songkran Festival
- 4 May Coronation Day
- 13 May Royal Ploughing Ceremony Day
- 31 May Visakha Bucha Day, a Sunday
- 1 June Substitution for Visakha Bucha Day
- 3 June H.M. Queen Suthida Bajrasudhabimalalakshana's Birthday
- 28 July H.M. King Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua's Birthday
- 29 July Asarnha Bucha Day
- 30 July Buddhist Lent Day
- 12 August H.M. Queen Sirikit the Queen Mother's Birthday and Mother's Day
- 13 October H.M. King Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great Memorial Day
- 23 October H.M. King Chulalongkorn the Great Memorial Day
- 5 December H.M. King Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great's Birthday, National Day and Father's Day, a Saturday
- 7 December Substitution for H.M. King Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great's Birthday
- 10 December Constitution Day
- 31 December New Year's Eve
Local holidays in Chiang Mai 2026
Neither the 2026 calendar of the Secretariat of the Cabinet nor the Bank of Thailand's 2026 list gives Chiang Mai a public holiday of its own. The special holiday on 16 October 2026 applies to Bangkok only.
The Tourism Authority of Thailand, Chiang Mai Office, is closed on public holidays.
Bank of Thailand list of 2026 holidays for banks, in English >