Mon Jam It's on top of a small mountain and has incredible, incredible views of hills, villages, Royal Project farms and valleys rolling into the distance. Mon Cham is a Chiang Mai day trip, or a side trip from the Samoeng Loop. It's only an hour's drive from the busy city to this wonderful, relaxed spot. Everyone I've taken here has adored it. The canteen serves delicious Thai and Western food, which visitors can eat in an open-walled bamboo hut perched on the mountain's edge, or you could find somewhere to sit in the garden. In a pinch, the bamboo picnic platforms in the gardens can also be used as beds by tired travelers.