We're on the Ping River in Hang Dong, about 20-mins from the center of Chiang Mai.

It's easy to get around to all of the out of town attractions when you hire a daily minivan+driver. They'll take you to all the places you want to go to, and to some you never knew existed. In town, most things are walking-distance from one place to the next, but if walking's not your thing, you simply flag down a songtell (red taxi/pickup), a tuk tuk or even a rickshaw.