This daytour will show you the highlights of Lampang and surroundings. Lampang is known as “Horse Carriage City”. The use of horse-drawn carriages stems from the time the city was a centre of the teak industry and saw an influx of migrants from British-controlled Burma. Lampang is older than Chiang Mai and has magnificent temples and colonial style houses. Close to Lampang is the Elephant Conservation Centre and an impressive elephant hospital which we will visit as well.
For those who are interested in history and architecture we have designed this tour that focuses on the secular and religious architecture of Lampang and surroundings. Lampang is older than Chiang Mai and has magnificent temples and colonial style houses. It's really an open air museum of stunning temples and historical houses.Lampang is known as “Horse Carriage City”. The use of horse-drawn carriages stems from the time the city was a centre of the teak industry and saw an influx of migrants from British-controlled Burma.
Last year Bangkok Airways started flying twice daily from Bangkok to Lampang. Taking advantage of the early morning flight you will visit the highlights of Lampang and surroundings before we drive to Chiang Mai. Lampang is known as “Horse Carriage City”. The use of horse-drawn carriages stems from the time the city was a centre of the teak industry and saw an influx of migrants from British-controlled Burma. Lampang is older than Chiang Mai and has magnificent temples and colonial style houses.
This tour will take you to the charming city of Lampang. The city of Lampang claims to be the leading centre of Lanna culture. It certainly is much older than Chiang Mai and has some of the most beautiful temples of Northern Thailand. In the 19th century Lampang became a centre of teak logging with at least 4,000 elephants working in the area. It has strong Burmese influences due to the Burmese the British logging companies brought with them to work. There are some magnificent historical houses dating back from that period.You will travel to Lampang by local train.
