Wat Phra Kaeo Don Tao Lampang

Lampang , Thailand
  • Traveler Rating 4.00
    3 reviews

    Attraction Type:

    Religious site, Historic site

    Popularity

    2of 8 attractions in Lampang

TravelPod Member ReviewsWat Phra Kaeo Don Tao Lampang

  • Tourist trap sham and a disgraced temple

    1

    adventureday 10 contributions Pueblo, United States Feb 16, 2012

    Several tour busses were parked outside when we arrived and after we paid to enter the grounds we found the place to be appalling, filthy and in disrepair. There was a beautiful large reclining Buddha statue that was completely covered in bird shit, the grounds were covered in more bird shit and trash, the main temple was closed and looked to be equally disgusting inside, and the toilets reaked to high heaven. It was the most horrible temple we had seen anywhere in the country. I was extremely disappointed and upset that it was in such a condition. There were tons of young monks hanging around and throwing rocks at each other, but obviously not doing any chores. It seemed to me more of a money making tourist trap than a respected temple and I was mad that I spent even a measly 70 cents on it. There are several beautiful free temples in the town that should be visited and where your donations might actually go to help the temple.

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    Lampang Wandering

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    We wanted to travel from Sukothai to Chiang Mai, but the 8 hour journey did not sound like fun, so we decided to break it up by stopping in Lampang. Lampang is not on the normal tourist itinerary and we didn't have a good idea of what it was like or what to do there. When we got off the bus we took a tuk-tuk to the old part of town where we had …