Places of Interest: The Giant Chiangmai (Cafe & Restaurant)

Finally paid a visit to this place a few days ago after hearing so much about it. It The Giant is at the Mae On area and getting there was not easy - the road is rough, steep, and narrow (definitely not recommended for bigger vehicles and in wet weather!). This probably also explains why there is a songthaew or taxi service available for the last leg of the journey, which has the steepest slopes, up. 

The Giant is an interesting place for a coffee/meal - basically it is a cafe/restaurant built into the side of a hill (I guess this makes it not a true treehouse) and has some nice scenery. And that's about it. They have a small menu which I feel is overpriced for what you get and there is nothing else to do except a zipline which you can ride back and forth for 200 baht.

From the looks of it, most people are there only for photo-taking and because they have heard so much hype about it. Overall, The Giant is a good idea but it's inaccessibility, average food, and lack of things to do make repeat visits unlikely - I know I will not be back.  

Here is their Facebook page

The entrance

From the entrance, there are two ways to the main seating area

Left way: a flight of steps lead downwards to a seating area on the side

Right side: a bridge made of wooden planks lead the way.