TH · Lampang · 18.30°N 99.50°E

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Horse-cart rides, teak temples and the home of Thailand's rooster bowls.

Best time
November to February is cool and dry. March and April are very hot, and haze from crop burning is common around the same time.
How long
1–2 days
Getting there
Fly from KL to Chiang Mai (about 3 hours), then about 1.5 hours by road or about 2 hours by train south. Lampang also has an airport with domestic flights from Bangkok.
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Dear group chat,Horse-cart rides, teak temples and the home of Thailand's rooster bowls.— gowherelahTo: whoever’s drivingLampangTH, Lampang
KLlampang
≈ 1,703 km from KL, as the crow flies
Horse-drawn carriages, Lampang, northern Thailand

Photo: Fotograf / Photographer: Heinrich Damm (User:Hdamm, Hdamm at de.wikipedia.org) · CC BY-SA 3.0

Photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each.

A quiet northern city on the Wang River, about 100 km south-east of Chiang Mai. It's the only town in Thailand where horse-drawn carriages still carry visitors around, and it has some of the north's finest old teak temples and houses.

Makan

  1. Khao taenCrispy rice crackers drizzled with sugar syrup, a Lampang speciality.Map ↗
  2. Khao soiNorthern curry noodles, served at small shops around town.Map ↗

Things to do

  1. Horse carriage rideA gentle loop around the old town in a painted carriage.Map ↗
  2. Wat Phra That Lampang LuangA walled Lanna temple about 20 km south-west of town, one of the finest in the north.Map ↗
  3. Kad Kong TaThe old riverside street of teak shophouses, which becomes a walking street on weekend evenings.Map ↗
  4. Baan Sao NakAn old teak house held up by more than a hundred pillars.Map ↗
  5. Thai Elephant Conservation CenterA government-run centre with an elephant hospital, on the road between Lampang and Chiang Mai.Map ↗

Good to know

  • Rooster bowls are heavy and fragile. Ask the shop to pack them well for the flight.
  • Agree the route and price of a carriage ride before you set off.

Last checked October 2026. Things change, so check opening times, fees and transport before you go.