Thailandee!com
What places to visit in Udon Thani?
Home > Destinations in Thailand > Places to visit in Udon Thani
What to see in Udon Thani
If in town apart from Nong Prajak Park, which is especially pleasant in the evening and the night market or even the city pillar shrine, there are only a few interesting attractions, the province is big had have many nice places for tourists. Whether you like history and then it will be Ban Chiang and the Phu Pra bat that will interest you the most, nature with the magnificent spectacle of the red lotus sea, the rurality of Ban Khiriwongkot or a farmstay at Suwan Organic Farm, majestic temples or handicraft, you will find something to satisfy your curiosity here. I even found a unique little spa. On the other hand, it is advisable to have your own means of transport because by public transport, you will quickly be limited.I also listed at the end of the page some good tours, excursions and activities that you can do in Udon Thani or from Udon Thani. Click here to see them.
Must-visit places in Udon Thani
Red Lotus Sea
หนองหานกุมภวาปี
My opinion :
Ban Chiang historical site
พิพิธภัณฑสถานแห่งชาติบ้านเขียง
My opinion :
Nam Phan lake (Sang Khom)
อ่างเก็บน้ำพาน
My opinion :
Wat Pa Phu Kon
วัดป่าภูก้อน
My opinion :
Phu Phra Bat Historical Park
อุทยานประวัติศาสตร์ภูพระบาท
My opinion :
Nong Prajak Park
สวนสาธารณะ หนองประจักษ์
My opinion :
Night market
ถนนคนเดิน
My opinion :
Find a room in Udon Thani
Other nice places to visit in Udon Thani
Baan Khiri Wong Kot
This community more than 130 km northwest from Udon Thani province is becoming more and more popular. Tourists go there for their tractor adventure rides through the rice fields and the forest or for a complete 2 days/1 night program including different activities with the locals.
Kumphawapi Monkey park
If the red lotus lotus is quite famous, the small monkey park in the neighboring city of Kumphawapi is much less known. But it can fun to go there before or after the boat ride on the <em>'Red Lotus Sea'</em> and it is not far.
Kunnapat Rock Salt Spa (Ban Dung)
This small spa located in Ban Dung, 86 kilometers from Udon Thani city, offers you to enjoy the benefits of the naturally salted water from the soil of the district for a hot bath of the whole body or just your feet. A pleasant moment if you have no difficulty in immersing yourself in a very hot water.
Udon Sunshine Orchid Garden
2 km from the city, the orchid garden has an amazing attraction: a dancing orchids. Truly amazing! You can also buy perfume.
Ban Na Kha Silk market
This clothing market about fifteen kilometers in the North of Udon Thani is famous for its traditional 'Mi-Khit' clothes. A local production typical of this part of Thailand (Isan). A shopping stop that can be extended 9km further by visiting the village where the weavers work.
Wat Kham Chanot
This temple is very important and revered because it is supposed to house the Phaya Nak, the great sacred Naga snake that is very present in the architecture of temples in Thailand, especially in the North and North-East of the country. It is not architecturally the most beautiful temple in Udon Thani province but certainly the most visited by Thai Buddhists.
City pillar shrine
The San Lak Mueang, a shrine that houses the city's founding pillar, is located near two pretty parks in Udon Thani city center. It is a tradition deeply rooted in Northern Thailand especially to have such a place and to come to pray and pay respect to the protective divinity of the city.
Wat Phothisomphon
It is the most important temple in Udon Thani, the most important in town, with the City Pillar Shrine. Visitors especially notice its chedi whose top floor is magnificent decorated and its ordination hall.Other visits suggestions in Udon Thani
- Wat Pa Dong Rai
This temple in the shape of a lotus flower, built on a pond is not far from Ban Chiang Museum. The work on the main element, which began in 2003, was completed in 2019. In addition to its unique shape, it is the paintings of the interior vault that mark the visitors.
Tours in Udon Thani and around
This selection includes tours, excursions and activities that I have personally tested or were tested by people I fully trust but also offers by recognized agencies or websites known for their seriousness and quality.
Isan tour: Udon Thani - Nong Khai - Chiang Khan
Offered in English
Discover 3 provinces of Isan, a region preserved from mass tourism as it is very little offered to foreign tourists. Between temples, natural wonders and moments of simple life with the locals, you will meet artisans and enjoy magnificent sunrises and sunsets over the Mekong River.
Places to see elsewhere in Thailand
Elephant Nature Park
It is the elephant sanctuary of reference in Thailand. There, you are sure to live a beautiful and respectful encounter with elephants. Because even if things slowly change (thanks to the work of...
Tai Dam Village
The Tai Dam house of Museum located 18 kilometers from Chiang Khan is a kind of eco-museum of this village dedicated to the local community that migrated from Vietnam more than a century ago. You...
Wat Tha Sung (Crystal Temple)
It is the most famous and visited temple, especially by Thais, in Uthai Thani province and it is therefore obviously a must-see place! And it is very photogenic, especially its Golden Castle!
A little tip for the guide ?
If Thailandee.com website has helped you prepare your travel in Thailand, do not hesitate to give me a small tip by clicking on the button below. Thanks a lot !
Traveling in Thailand
Transports in Thailand
Type your departure city, your destination and the date of your trip.
Powered by 12Go Asia system
Find accommodation in Thailand
All COVID-19 restrictions for coming to Thailand lifted from October 1 !
We have been waiting for it for months, hoping it will happen on July 1, but it will finally be October 1, 2022, when Thailand will lift the last COVID restrictions to enter the country. From this date, it will no longer be necessary to show...
