Udon Thani Temples

Amphoe Muang

San Chao Pu-Ya

San Chao Pu-Ya is a chinese-style shrine located near Nong Bua market within the provincial town. It is a large beautiful Chinese shrine nearby the pond. The shrine keeps a 99 metre-tall replicated golden dragon, which is used in the annual festival at Thung Si Muang in December.

Wat Ban Tat


Wat Ban Tat is located off the centre of the province. Take Highway No. 2 (Udon Thani-Khon Kaen) and make a right at Ban Kong Keng for 9 kilometres. The temple is teeming with trees and small, wild animals. A numbers of Thais practise meditation at this temple.

Wat Matchimawat

Wat Matchimawat is a temple located within the province, renovated in the reign of King Rama V. The temple houses a white rock Buddha image.

Wat Phothi Somphon

Wat Phothi Somphon is located within the province, built at the end of King Rama V era (around the early of 20th century).

Amphoe Ban Phu

Phra Phutthabat (Holy Footprint) Bua Ban

Phra Phutthabat (Holy Footprint) Bua Ban is enshrined at the foot of the Khao (Mount) Phu Phan 12 kilometres south of Phu Phra Bat Historical Park. Battlements carved in Dvaravati and Khmer arts are also placed here.

Amphoe Nong Han

Wat Pho Si Nai


The site comprises of two parts. The first part stores antiques. Inside the building of the Ban Chiang Naitonal Museum, old artefacts, ancient Ban Chiang culture, tools and utensils that show ancient technology and surroundings, as well as earthenware pots from 4,000 to 7,500 years old, are displayed. The museum is open Wednesday-Sunday 9.00 a.m. - 4.00 p.m. The second part comprises an open museum in the compound of Wat Pho Si Nai. Most of the objects here consist of potteries that were found in the burial ground.