Well worth a visit, especially if you like immersing yourself in local culture. The detail inside the Wat is amazing, and its a great place to sit and reflect on life. The only thing that would have helped us out would be some info in english on the history behind it. More

I have been to wat phra singh several times, but today they had a table charging foreigner 20 bath to get inside. If you stay long time in thailand you see this reflect the society and their relationship with foreigner: unequality and money. Just to bad to see that temples like phra sing has been more about money than about... More

The biggest and most important temple in Chiang Mai. It is a very nice place to go with loads of local Thai people paying their respect to Buddha. More

Wat Phra Singh (full name: Wat Phra Singh Woramahaviharn - Thai alphabet: วัดพระสิงห์วรมหาวิหาร (Pronunciation)) is a Buddhist temple (Thai language: Wat) in Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand. King Ananda Mahidol (Rama VIII), the older brother of the present King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX), bestowed it the status of Royal temple of the first grade in 1935. More

With a clutch of very old buildings, beautifully preserved and in full working order, Phra Singh offers the visitor the opportunity to experience the hustle and bustle of modern day worship among some truly remarkable examples of temple architecture. Make a note to exploreWihan Lai Kham behind the main temple building. The tiered roof building was constructed in 1345. More

Yes it is a much smaller place, but it's so old and genuine, I spent an equal amount of time here as I did at the more famous Chedi Luang, and was fascinated. More

Beautiful buddhist temple in chiang mai.We saw this as part of our walking tour of old town area in chiang mai.Old town has a lot of beautiful temples.This one like the others is easily accessible by road and is near tha phae gate.It was crowded since we visited it during the weekend, but impressed us nonetheless by its beauty.I liked... More

Amazingly beautiful temple. Worth the visit. Easily accessible More

We visited this Wat after lunch time after meeting one of their teachers on the street. I found it very curious the cross between modernism and being a student monk. You would see all of the young student monks (teenagers really) with newspapers, cell phones, and ipods. I will say though, it provided me the opportunity to shoot two of... More