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City Municipality in Thailand
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Lampang (ลำปาง), also known as Nakhon Lampang (นครลำปาง), is a city in the river valleys of Northern Thailand.
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House of Many Pillars
An old teak house, Lanna-style with 116 pillars, more than 105 years old. Serves as a museum.
อุทยานแห่งชาติแจ้ซ้อน
It is surrounded by a mineral hot spring and rocks. There are many interesting places that are located at Chae Son National Park; for instance, hot spring, Chae Son waterfall, Mae Mon waterfall, Pha-Ngam cave. The most popular place for tourists is Chae Son hot spring where you can cook eggs in 15 minutes. It has a special menu at Chae Son hot spring called "spicy egg salad by mineral hot spring". There is a warm pond near Chae Son hot spring where you can dip your feet and legs. In addition, there are mineral spa rooms where you can take a mineral bath to improve your blood circulation and relieve your stress. It features a lush forested and mountainous region with a 73 °C hot spring over rocky terrain, providing a misty and picturesque scene, particularly in the morning.
This museum shows the origin of the local specialism of “chicken ceramic bowl”, and demonstrates their production. The aim of this museum is to conserve the local culture and support those who are interested in ceramics.
The old market street runs parallel to the river. This was the business centre of the town. Today you can see houses in the Burmese Lanna style and Chinese businessmen's houses with wooden doors and delicately carved windows.
ศูนย์อนุรักษ์ช้างไทย
The proceeds from this government-run centre go toward research and elephant conservation initiatives. The center is home to about 50 domesticated elephants, including the first elephant born from artificial insemination, and six of the 10 royal white elephants. The center hosts three daily elephant shows (200 baht for adults, 100 baht for children) at 10:00, 11:00, and 13:00, lasting about 30-45 minutes. During the show the elephants obey commands of the mahout, traditional logging techniques, painting, and playing instruments. After the show you can feed the elephants treats for 20 baht, and pet and have your picture taken with an elephant. You can also ride an elephant in the riding grounds for 500 baht, visit and feed baby elephants and their mothers in the nursery (free) and see sick elephants being cared for in the elephant hospital (free). You can also watch the mahouts bathe the elephants at 09:40 before the first show, or at 13:40 after the last show. A shuttle bus circles the park or you can walk. The centre also has a museum, a homestay program, and a mahout training program. The centre can be reached by public transport from Chiang Mai Arcade bus terminal (minibus, 1 hour, 70 baht) or Lampang. A good alternative to many of the high-priced for-profit "sanctuaries" around Chiang Mai.
วัดป่าฝาง
Temple erected in the 19th century with a golden chedi containing reliquaries brought here from Burma. Built during the reign of King Rama IV by Burmese, Wat Pa Fang has a large, glittering gold chedi containing a holy relic brought from Burma around 1906. The extensive Sala Kan Parian (preaching hall) is made entirely of wood with Burmese-style overlapping roofs. Almost across Wat Pa Fang is Wat Chai Mongkhon (วัดไชยมงคล), notable is the kuti (monk's living quarters) which is a white cement building with Burmese-style wooden roof. Inside is housed a bronze Buddha statue of fine workmanship cast in Mandalay, Burma.
วัดพระแก้วดอนเต้า
It used to be the place where the Emerald Buddha was once enshrined (the statue is now installed in Bangkok). Interesting structures include the large chedi containing the hair of the Lord Buddha, a Burmese-style mondop, an ancient viharn and a museum exhibiting ancient relics of the Lanna era.
The temple has a small ceremonial hall in Burmese-style. The temple is the seat of a small community of monks from Burma.
วัดศรีรองเมือง
A temple erected in Burmese-style in 1905 when the teak wood trade flourished and Burmese traders came into the town. Major architectural works include the viharn made of wood with several overlapping gables in the Burmese style.
วัดเจดีย์ซาวหลัง
The temple has 20 white chedis and a statue of Buddha in Burmese-style. Cool and shaded by large trees, the temple has 20 chedis in its compound, each made in the combined Lanna-Burmese style. A Chiang Saen-style bronze Buddha statue is also enshrined here, commonly referred to as "Phra Chao Than Chai" by the local people.
วัดพระธาตุจอมปิง
The amazing aspect of this temple is the natural-coloured reflection of the phrathat passing through the hole of the window and appearing on the floor inside the Phra ubosot all the time when there is light, both during the day and at night.
วัดพระธาตุลำปางหลวง
Traditional Lanna architecture on the site of ancient Lampang city is famous for murals from the 19th century. The city seal features a white cockerel in the temple's gate. A paradigm of temple building of Lanna. The temple itself is prominently sited on a hillock surrounded by walls. The entrance arches, called Pratu Khong (ประตูโขง), is adorned with fine plaster designs. The wall-less main viharn houses a bronze Buddha statue called the Phra Chao Lan Thong (พระเจ้าล้านทอง).
งานขันโตกช้าง หรือ สะโตกช้าง
First Friday and Saturday in February. Elephants are fed with fruits and vegetables on the traditional Lanna Tok tablet. There is an elephant show and the pachyderms are feasted with their popular fruits and vegetables which are placed on the tok, a traditional food tray of the Lanna people.
งานหลวงเวียงละคอน
Festival related to the history of the city, local customs and traditions. It is held just prior to the annual Loy Krathong featuring Lampang's historical background and long-established customs and traditions. A Khrua Than procession is organized with local people dressed in native attires carrying various traditional household appliances, some of which are of ancient vintage.
Excellent, mainly visited by locals but definitely advisable for tourists.
Many assorted cheap food stalls with tables and seating. On the left at the market entrance is a 7-Eleven that sells (and opens) beer bottles and soft drinks to go with your meal.
Ranging from Thailand’s local dishes to international dishes, is all available here. Very tasty food, clean and reasonable price.
Cosy coffee shop with free Wi-Fi.
Modern style cafe. Get some refreshing drinks for beginning the fresh new day. Not only delicious drinks, you can also find some lovely desserts or even breakfast and lunch. Highly recommended to taste by yourself, and you will love it forever.
Wooden colonial house, family-run, clean, great value.
Clean rooms, central location. Often full.
Clean rooms, small, nice atmosphere, not many visitors.
Often full. Also has good restaurant.
Run by a nice Thai couple. They have a small garden access to the small parking area in front of Please Bar and Gibbon Bar.
Quite acceptable. From the bus station, a songthaew charges 40-60 baht. The hotel is a little dated, but clean and the air-con is good. The breakfast is a choice of either two Thai dishes of rice porridge or fried noodle, or toast and jam. There is Internet at the hotel, and an Internet cafe is difficult to locate anywhere near the hotel.
Modern accommodation. Safe, clean rooms and friendly staff. Breakfast buffet 07:00-10:00. Free Internet and welcome drink.
ลำปาง ไฮ ดา เวย์ บิสโทร&คาเฟ่
Very nice guesthouse with pool and restaurant. There is one double Bedroom and one family bungalow. You will stay in a wooden hut with private bathroom, fridge, air-conditioning, kettle and kitchen sink. They also have a shared kitchen with microwave and gas stove for some light cooking on-site. Food at the restaurant is very affordable and very tasty.
Cabins in a forested area between a large pond and the river. Safe, clean and friendly staff. Nice swimming pool next to the pond.
Charming wooden style hotel. Very well maintained. No buffet breakfast, just à la carte.
From the Thai Elephant Conservation Centre.
Lampang is a major ceramics centre of Thailand. Up and down Hwy 11 you will find ceramics factories with outlets. An especially good one is Sangchai, which sells a wide range of pottery with the chicken motif along with local goodies such as khao tan biscuits. It's common to see out-of-town Thais shopping for souvenirs.
ไม้แกะสลัก
Wood-carving () is a major industry at Tambon Na Khrua of Mae Tha District. Most local people make their living by producing wooden figures of animals in various sizes. It has been a cottage industry in this locality for generations.
กระดาษสา
A product made from a type of soft wood. The process is purely traditional and the major producing center is the village of Ban Nam Thong. The Sa is mainly made into parasols, lampshades, decorative flowers and other souvenir items.
Legend of Thailand local dessert. You can find any kind of Thai dessert here. Beware! If you buy some desserts that contain some coconut milk, you need to put it in the refrigerator to keep them last longer.
Souvenirs, local food, local products, wild food and many more things are available here. This is one of the best markets that you can find in the north of Thailand.
By train
The Northern railway line from Bangkok to Chiang Mai passes through Lampang. As such, there are several trains in either direction every day.
By bus
Many buses run from Bangkok's Mo Chit terminal, most of which continue on to Chiang Mai.
By car
From Bangkok take Highway 32 to Nakhon Sawan. then Highway 1 via Kamphaeng Phet and Tak to Lampang. Distance from Bangkok is 600 km.
There are no tuk-tuks, so either use the horse-drawn carriages or the songthaews, which can be hired like a tuk-tuk.
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