The Canopy Walks & Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden, Chiang Mai

The Canopy Walks & Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden, Chiang Mai

The Canopy Walks (ทางเดินเหนือเรือนยอดไม้) is located on the territory of Pong Yaeng (the tambon which consists of nine villages) in Mae Rim District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. It’s a long walkway suspended above the forest canopy, with views of mountains & the gardens below.

Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden (QSBG) is a botanical garden in Mae Rim District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. It is near The Canopy Walks.

The botanical garden was opened in 1993 and is maintained under the auspices of the Botanical Garden Organization (BGO) of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment. Originally called the Mae Sa Botanic Garden, it was renamed for Sirikit, Queen of Thailand, in 1994.

The 1,000 hectares (2,500 acres) site is home to twelve greenhouses, placing the establishment among Thailand’s largest glasshouse complexes.

QSBG spreads over a vast area, from a hilly region near the river Mae Sai (at an elevation of approx. 500 m (1,600 ft)) to the site’s highest point, at 1,200 m (4,000 ft). Evergreen and dipterocarp trees occupy lower elevations, while pine forest is found in higher areas QSBG displays plants and flowers year round.

It was Thailand’s first botanical garden built according to international standards. It focuses on strengthening ex situ conservation of valuable Thai flora. The breeding programs for native Thai orchids are some of QSBG’s most prominent efforts.

Video Source: Green CHIANG MAI – Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden & The Canopy Walks – Thailand from The Thailand Travellers on Youtube ⁄ CC BY