CHIANG MAI UNDER $500

YES, you heard that right — less than $500 Group trip with 8 adults, transport INCLUDED (thank you, Grab 🛺💅) 📍 CHIANG MAI — absolute BANG for your buck. Here’s what we did: ☕️ Rost8ry Spending: ~100–250฿ Had an iced oat latte + espresso champagne… literal chef’s kiss. Caffeine game = STRONG. 🛍️ Jing Jai Market Street food heaven + mini shops EVERYWHERE. Cheap & delish. My kind of chaos 💸🔥 🏯 Chiang Mai Old Town Souvenirs for dirt cheap – like 15฿ for the cutest coin pouches?! Say less 🧸 🐱 MALI Cat Café 250฿ = 1 free drink + 1 hour of cat therapy. Worth it. Vibes were immaculate. Cats were divas 😽 🍕 Street Pizza @ Nimman FROM 185฿ – you pick the base + toppings. Mine was 260฿ and honestly best. pizza. EVER. I’m emotional 🥹🍕 💆 Cozy Massage FULL BODY (Tiger balm style) – 550฿ Foot massage – 400฿ So good, wish I had more time. No bookings tho, so queue up early 🙃 🍜 Kao Soy ~250–300฿ Waited 25 mins and zero regrets. That broth was a spiritual experience. Just… bring mosquito spray 🦟😭 🔥 BBQ on the MOUNTAIN?!? @ ON THE ROCKS ~400–500฿ per pax 45 min ride out but WORTH IT. Pork? 10/10. Beef? Meh. Mosquitoes? Aggressive. Bring spray or be eaten. 🍯 ANDDDD… guess what?! I FOUND After You Café at Central Festival Mall!!! Yup, no need to fly to Bangkok for my Shibuya honey toast fix /Hojicha Kakigori. So damn happy 😭🍞✨ ⸻ 🧳Chiang Mai on a budget? Absolutely possible. 💰Under $500. 🍴Good food. 🙀 Good cats. 💆 Good massage. 💯 10/10 trip, would go again.