Chang Rai is famous for its white temple and also for the northern part of the city where three countries meet at the River Mekong.
The beautiful statue of Buddha welcomes you from the edge of Thailand side and you also have a good view of the rather muddy and brown Mekong river from there. There is a boat ride also available to visit the nearby by Laos island.
One way to reach Chang Rai is by renting a car from Chang Mai, the drive would take you around 4 hours but you can plan the to the white temple along the way, you need to plan to spend flew hours at the temple site and take in the unbelievable scale of the temple, The temple surroundings also present one with unique very art pieces that will definitely leave you astounded,