Lampang Travel Guide
Situated on the banks of the Wang River, Lampang is northern Thailand's third-largest town and the capital of Lampang Province. It is famous for being the country's only destination that still retains horse-drawn carriages, which are regularly used for transportation within the city limits.
- Worth It?
- If you intend to discover a northern Thai town off the beaten path, then yes.
- What to Do
- hire a horse-drawn carriage and tour the town.
- Best Time to Go
- from November to April, outside the rainy season.
- How Long?
- One day is sufficient to see Lampang.
- Trivia
- Lampang is the only place in Thailand that still uses horse-drawn carriages for transportation.
Lampang lies about 100kms southeast of Chiang Mai but has been spared from the mass tourism that has changed the characters of Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai. Thanks to the relative lack of skyscrapers, the town is a preferred setting for period drama. Visitors can hire its memorable horse-drawn carriages to tour the countless temples or traditional buildings along the river bank.
Tourists typically pause here for lunch and go to see the more popular attractions like Wat Phra That Lampang Luang, a spectacular temple set atop a hill some 20kms to the southwest, or the nearby Elephant Conservation Center, before proceeding farther north to Chiang Mai or Chiang Rai.
Lampang's lesser known tourist draws are mostly visited by local people and include the imposing Wang Kaeo Waterfall and the compact yet delightful Chae Son National Park, which features large waterfalls and a natural hot spring.
Travel to Lampang - Getting There
About 600kms from Bangkok, Lampang is a significant highway hub boasting a four-lane highway connection to Chiang Mai (100kms) and a major highway to Phrae. It is also a main stop for the train from Bangkok to Chiang Mai, which takes approximately 10 hours. Lampang Airport operates daily flights to the capital via Phitsanulok.
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