Lampang Temples, Ceramics & Horse Carriage Heritage Tour

Highlights

• Explore Wat Phra That Lampang Luang.
• Discover chicken-bowl ceramics at Dhanabadee Museum.
• Visit Wat Chai Mongkhon and Wat Pa Fang.
• Explore Burmese-style Wat Sri Rong Mueang.
• Visit historic Wat Pong Sanuk.
• Ride a horse carriage through Lampang.

Departure: 08:30–17:30 hrs.

1. 08.30 Hrs. Pick up from your hotel lobby and depart to Lampang Town (1½-hour drive) along picturesque mountain roads. On the way, visit Wat Phra That Lampang Luang, Northern Thailand’s finest temple and the best example of wooden Lanna-style architecture.

   Arrive in Lampang and visit the Dhanabadee Ceramic Museum, home to the legend of the chicken bowl and the story of Lampang’s ceramic industry, showcasing the original chicken bowl design and the history of ceramic manufacturing in Lampang and Thailand.

   Lunch is provided at a local restaurant.

   Continue to Wat Chai Mongkhon, notable for its Kuti (monk’s living quarters), a white cement building with a Burmese-style wooden roof housing a finely crafted bronze Buddha statue cast in Mandalay, Myanmar.

   Visit Wat Pa Fang, a Burmese-style temple built in 1892 with a large, glittering gold chedi containing a holy relic brought from Myanmar around 1906, and an all-wood preaching hall with overlapping Burmese-style roofs.

   Continue to Wat Sri Rong Mueang, a Burmese-style temple built in 1904 when Lampang was the region’s commercial and forestry centre, featuring a wooden viharn with several overlapping Burmese-style gables.

   Visit Wat Pong Sanuk, one of Lampang’s most important temples, built in 1223 BE (AD 680) at the same time the city was founded, named for the Chiang Saen people who migrated to the area.

   Explore the city by colourful horse carriage, touring the city centre past northern Thai and Burmese-style houses. Afterwards, return to Chiang Mai.