Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
To get here, go to the Welcome to Nongsamrong Community sign on Rte 2024, then
after 150m follow the Udorn Sunshine Fragrant Orchid sign.
Sŏrng·tăa·ou
6 and the 'yel-
low bus' get you close to it. A túk-túk from Udon's city centre should cost 60B to 70B.
MUSEUM
Udon Thani Provincial Museum
(Th Phosri; 8.30am-4.30pm Mon-Fri, 8am-4pm Sat & Sun)
Filling a 1920s colonial-style
building that used to be a girls' school, this museum has an interesting catch-all collection
ranging from geology to handicrafts.
Nong Prajak Park
Udon's most popular park starts to rev up as the afternoon winds down. Much of the ac-
tion takes place on the sunset-watching side of the lake, along Th Thesa. Dozens of street-
around 10am, and paint-your-own pottery shops join in around 4pm. There's a
bike hire
(1-/
2-/3-seaters per hr 20/40/50B;
PARK
8am-8pm)
shop on the northeast shore.
Wat Phothisomphon
BUDDHIST TEMPLE
(Th Poniyom; dawn-dusk)
The centrepiece of this historic temple, built during the
reign of King Rama V, is a modern
chedi
, built to honor several revered monks. The mur-
al paintings inside are excellent.
Festivals & Events
For the first 15 days of December, Udon celebrates the
Thung Si Meuang Fair
, with Isan cul-
tural performances and all the usual shopping and eating. The Pu and Ya statues from San-
jao Pu-Ya spend the first 10 days in a temporary temple in City Field. The statues' trans-
fers on the 1st and 10th are grand processions accompanied by a 99m dragon; there's also
dragon dancing on the 5th.
Sleeping
The One
HOTEL
$