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Wat Phra Khaew - Kamphaeng Phet Historical P

Wat Phra Khaew - Kamphaeng Phet Historical P, Kamphaeng Phet

 volopolo Says:  Wat Phra KhaewKamphaeng Phet Historical Parkinfo coming soonInformationName: Wat Phra KhaewAttraction Type: MonumentLocation: Kamphaeng Phet historical parkPictures in the web: Wat Phra Khaew, Kamphaeng Phet historical parkPhotos: You can take great photos of the TempleLast... 

Wat Chang Rob - Kamphaeng Phet Historical Pa

Wat Chang Rob - Kamphaeng Phet Historical Pa, Kamphaeng Phet

 volopolo Says:  Wat Chang RobKamphaeng Phet Historical Parkinfo coming soonInformationName: Wat Chang RobAttraction Type: MonumentLocation: Kamphaeng Phet historical parkPictures in the web: Wat Chang Rob, Kamphaeng Phet historical parkPhotos: You can take great photos of the TempleLast... 

Wat Awat Yai - Kamphaeng Phet Historical Par

Wat Awat Yai - Kamphaeng Phet Historical Par, Kamphaeng Phet

 volopolo Says:  Wat Awat YaiKamphaeng Phet Historical Parkinfo coming soonInformationName: Wat Awat YaiAttraction Type: MonumentLocation: Kamphaeng Phet historical parkPictures in the web: Wat Awat Yai, Kamphaeng Phet historical parkPhotos: You can take great photos of the TempleLast visit:... 

Wat Phra That

Wat Phra That, Kamphaeng Phet

 Willettsworld Says:  Second in size to Wat Phra Kaeo is Wat Phra That, which is next door to it in the Historic Park. Here the principal Chedi is built of a mixture of laterite and bricks with a 15-metre wide square base. 

Wat Phra Kaew

Wat Phra Kaew, Kamphaeng Phet

 Willettsworld Says:  This is one of the most picturesque and, therefore, famous temples as it's located in the middle of the Historic Park. It is a large royal temple near a site believed to have been a palace. The temple itself was used on important city events and had no monks in residence.... 

Wat Pa Mued Nok

Wat Pa Mued Nok, Kamphaeng Phet

 Willettsworld Says:  This temple is the first you'll come to after you leave the city walls via the northern gate. 

Wat Awat Yai

Wat Awat Yai, Kamphaeng Phet

 Willettsworld Says:  This temple is located on the 101 road that goes north out of the town, about 750 metres from the city walls. 

Wat Chang Rop

Wat Chang Rop, Kamphaeng Phet

 Willettsworld Says:  This is another of the famous temples in Kamphaeng Phet and is located in the forest area to the north of the city walls. It's famous round Ceylonese style chedi is built on top of a 31-metre square base which is furnished with 68 stucco elephants. There is a staircase on... 

Wat Kamphang Ngam

Wat Kamphang Ngam, Kamphaeng Phet

 Willettsworld Says:  This is one of the famous ruins at Kamphaeng Phet and is located in the forest area to the north of the city walls. Originally, the temple enclosure was in a beautiful condition which earned it the name Kamphang Ngam, meaning "beautiful wall". In the compound there is a... 

Wat Singh

Wat Singh, Kamphaeng Phet

 Willettsworld Says:  Located to the north of Wat Phra Si Ariyabot, this is believed to have been constructed during both the Sukhothai and Ayutthaya periods. With laterite walls, it has a square-shaped principal Chedi with arches on four sides. In front of the Ubosot are ornamental lion and Naga... 

Wat Phra Si Ariyabot

Wat Phra Si Ariyabot, Kamphaeng Phet

 Willettsworld Says:  This is located to the north of Wat Phra Non in the forest to the north of the city walls. Walls on the four sides are of laterite materials with an entrance also made of laterite. A Mondop structure houses Buddha statues in four postures - walking, sitting, standing and... 

Wat Kongchai

Wat Kongchai, Kamphaeng Phet

 Willettsworld Says:  The main structures within this temple consist of a 9 room vihara. Behind this is a round bell-shaped chedi on several octagonal bases. 

Wat Phra Non

Wat Phra Non, Kamphaeng Phet

 Willettsworld Says:  This is the first major ruin, which dates from the 15th-16th century, after entering through the entrance in the forest to the north of the city walls. It is fenced in by laterite walls on four sides. At the front of the temple is a square-shaped pond, bathrooms and an... 

Kamphaeng Phet Historical Park

Kamphaeng Phet Historical Park, Kamphaeng Phet

 Willettsworld Says:  The Kamphaeng Phet Historical Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site along with old Sukhothai. Chakangrao, the ancient Kamphaeng Phet town, had the same town planning concept as old Sukhothai and Si Satchanalai, with separate zones for religious sites both within and outside... 

City walls

City walls, Kamphaeng Phet

 Willettsworld Says:  The City walls and old fortifications mark the boundary of the rectangular town area, measuring 300-700 metres wide and 2,200 metres long. The best place to see them is along the northern wall when you leave the Historic Park to get to some of the other ruins. Along this... 

Hotels  

Chakungrao Riverview Hotel

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Nightlife  

Bars: Live music

Bars: Live music, Kamphaeng Phet

 Willettsworld Says:  Eagle Pub on Chakungrao is one of the busiest spots in town with live music nightly starting at 21.30. Opposite the Eagle pub is Timber Bar which also has live music. Both serve food and, of course, beer! 

Transportation  

Bus station

Bus station, Kamphaeng Phet

 Willettsworld Says:  The bus station is about 2km out of Kamphaeng Phet. To get there, catch a songtheaw from around the intersection of Kamphaeng Phet and Tesa Roads, which takes you over the Kamphaeng Phet Bridge and 500m further to the bus station.Buses come and go all day long from the main... 

Bus to/from Bangkok

Bus to/from Bangkok, Kamphaeng Phet

 pattayaraj Says:  There's goverment bus which run from BKK to Kampaeng Phet but just 2-3 times a day. Other private bus companies offer more trips but always a half trip from Chiang Mai,so it sometimes fulls. The recommend private bus company is Sombat Tour which offer a bus with sitting seat... 

Warnings Or Dangers  

Beware of dogs in Kamphaeng Phet Historical Park

Beware of dogs in Kamphaeng Phet Historical Park, Kamphaeng Phet

 jmokhlis Says:  There are dogs everywhere in Thailand especially in this part of the country, strays or otherwise and unfortunately some are not as "well behaved" as the ones in Europe. They will tend to bark at you relentlessly as they are not used to strangers and most mean no harm but be... 

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Reconstructed plans

Reconstructed plans, Kamphaeng Phet

 Willettsworld Says:  Some of the ruins have a 3D plan of what the temple would have looked like had it still be intact today. This gives a great insight as to what the layout of the temple would've been like. 

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 Located on the East of Kampaeng Phet city wall. This ruin temple just left Viharn and main Chedi in Lotus bud style. It assumed to be built in the same period... 

 

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 I've got some interesting experiences in Kamphaeng Phet. I'd love to share with you the 21 tips I've written, the 70 photos uploaded, and 0 travelogues I've created. 

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Kamphaeng Phet - a history travel

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Kamphaeng Phet - Ruins that are overlooked

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 The provincial capital Kamphaeng Phet is split into the new city, which is a fairly typical central Thai city and the old city, encircled by the original walls, which is home to the UNESCO World... 

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Temple of the Sleeping Buddha

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 This is the reason why I made a day trip to this town. I had wanted to see the sleeping Buddha...with a smile! 

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