Location: Kamphaeng Phet
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Kamphaeng Phet is a town (thesaban mueang) in central Thailand, former capital of the Kamphaeng Phet Province. It covers the complete tambon Nai Mueang of the Mueang Kamphaeng Phet district. As of 2005 it has a population of 30,114.
Restaurants in Kamphaeng Phet
1. Kamphaeng Phet Historical Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 179 reviews
Reviewed By Doctor468 - Perth, Australia
The park is massive and divided into two zones, I would recommend travel by car. If not two days to cover all. Cost 150thb per person. Very easy to get around and with QR code make it easy to ID and get explanation of the attraction.
Toilet facilities are few and all space out.
But it is amazing place.
Well worth it
2. Phra Ruang Hot Springs
Overall Ratings
4 based on 39 reviews
Reviewed By thailandexpat2015 - Bangkok, Thailand
My first time to ever visit a hot spring and it was amazing. Out in the countryside, in an area that looks like nothing special. However, the hot spring is like an oasis in the middle of nowhere. The grounds are immaculate. It has a pretty lake. We rented a private pool house, which houses a small, circular pool of a couple meters in diameter. An attendant then came in and opened water valves to let in a mix of hot and cold water, as the hot water by itself would be way too hot. Soaking in the pool was incredibly relaxing. Most enjoyable and I will try to do it again if I have the chance. Close to the entrance of the park are a couple of massage places, which is convenient if you want to get even more relaxed.
3. The Kamphang Phet National Museum
Overall Ratings
4 based on 27 reviews
Reviewed By James J - Maidenhead, United Kingdom
Entry fee is 100 baht if you are a foreigner. If you're Thai however, the entry is nothing. The first part of the museum as you walk in is very nice. The rooms are air conditioned and clean and the displays show some interesting information about the provinces history and sukhotai art. The displays are all written in English and Thai and is well translated. The guides are helpful although their English is poor. To get to the second part of the museum, you must walk through a walkway. It seems like the museum has given up at this point. There is no air con, the place is dirty and the English translation is the kind you get on google translate. There were no guide set this point only a few shabby figure models dressed in clothes from years ago as the 'displays'. Overall well worth a visit for 45 minutes but nothing special and wouldn't go again unless the second part of the museum was renovated.
4. Wat Phra Si Ariyabot
Overall Ratings
4 based on 23 reviews
Reviewed By Raymond W - Chengdu, China
This picturesque ruin is one of the most appealing remains at Kamphaeng Phet, a Sukothai satellite city which is included as part of the Sukothai World Heritage City. This town is little-visited by tourists but it has a wonderfully sleepy upcountry feel and we highly recommend a day or two here, if you want to see Thailand away from the tourist razzamatazz.
At Wat Phra Si Ariyabot, you can find the ruins of a temple and monastery. The monastery remains feature walls and cells for monks, but they are only of passing interest. There are several laterite mondops (a kind of bricked in enclosure, walled in on three out of four sides), which once featured the Buddha in four different postures. Today only one of the figures remains. This figure, an original Sukothai standing Buddha, dating back some 600 years is the highlight of a visit here, and a must-see for anyone on a trip to Kamphaeng Phet.
5. Wat Phra Borommathat Chediyaram
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 11 reviews
Reviewed By autumncs - Singapore, Singapore
According to Lonely Planet, "across Mae Nam Ping (river) are the ruins of Wat Phra Borommathat"... so I arrived with the expectation to see ruins similar to those in Kamphaeng Phet Historical Park. The first thing I saw when I arrived was a huge shiny gold chedi. I tried to walk around the compound, even to the river bank, to find ruins but I didn't find any. So I guessed the the huge chedi was the "ruin" that Lonely Planet talked about.
The huge chedi is very impressive, and there are small shrines and shops around the clean modern compound. This is a good place to experience local life as I saw locals coming to pay respects but no tourists. (I was probably the only tourist around.) The Wat is close to the bus station, on the opposite side of the river from the walled city.
6. Phra Ruang Hot Springs
Overall Ratings
4 based on 16 reviews
Reviewed By NorfolkBadger2013 - Norwich, United Kingdom
This lovely place is situated a few kms north of Kamphaeng Phet - if you head towards Sukothai on highway 101 you need to look for signs to turn off to the left on a smaller road until you will see it on the left hand side. Theres a small car park outside the main gate with the usual couple of tourist stalls that sprout up outside visitor attractions. Just inside the main gate is a shrine with dozens of chicken statues which is quite a sight! The reception and shop is on the right - we visited in August and we were the only ones there - apparently in high season and at weekends it gets busier and you may have to wait your turn for a hot spring bath. If that happens don't fear cos there are extensive Gardens with small lakes etc to enjoy. We were able to get in straight away. As we are a family of four we had a family hut with a circular tiled bath - the water is incredibly hot but the staff showed us how to adjust the hot and cold feeds - we got it as hot as the kids could stand! The best thing to do is to have 5 mins in the hot water; get out for a cold shower (classic thai style ie tub of cold water with a plastic bowl that you use to pour water over yourself!); back in the hot then cold again etc etc. It was really invigorating and we felt really relaxed afterwards. Can't remember how much it cost but it really wasn't very much - towels etc also included. We didn't look but there are smaller one/two person baths and there is an open air pool where you can sit on the side and just have your feet in the natural hot water if the baths are too adventurous for you and this is free!
7. Wat Chang Rop
8. Banana Market (Kluai Khai Market)
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 10 reviews
Reviewed By ruth k
So many different bananas! And a chance to see how they are stored and taste the different types. No need to allocate more than 20 mins here but worth stopping off.
9. Wat Thep Molee
Overall Ratings
4 based on 5 reviews
10. Wat Khu Yang
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 3 reviews
Reviewed By Nadnerb2 - Dublin Ireland
This temple was about 50 mts from my guesthouse so I could visit daily. It is in a beautiful setting and besides containing a large library, it safeguards a lot of local treasure
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