Temples Near Udon Thani - Wat Pho Si Nai, Ban Chiang
Wat Pho Si Nai is not a particularly special temple but the grounds on which it sits is of the utmost important, for this is the site of the original archaeological finds of human remains and artefacts in ban Chiang that date back many thousands of year. Many of these artefacts can be viewed at the nearby Ban Chiang Museum.
On the site, in addition to the temples is the Ban Chiang World Heritage Site, which is free to enter if you have already bought a ticket at the Ban Chiang Museum, but 150 baht for foreigners, 30 baht for Thai's to enter if you have not. This ticket however will also give you access to the museum. The displays of the original finding here are predominantly of broken pottery and a few partial human skeleton remains.
Behind the Heritage building is a small garden which is where a plinth celebrating its admittance as a UNESCO site stands. There are several seats here to relax on and take in the beautiful and mostly peaceful surroundings.
If you want to get a basic understanding of the statues you will see in the temples, visit our Buddha Statue Meanings page.
On the site, in addition to the temples is the Ban Chiang World Heritage Site, which is free to enter if you have already bought a ticket at the Ban Chiang Museum, but 150 baht for foreigners, 30 baht for Thai's to enter if you have not. This ticket however will also give you access to the museum. The displays of the original finding here are predominantly of broken pottery and a few partial human skeleton remains.
Behind the Heritage building is a small garden which is where a plinth celebrating its admittance as a UNESCO site stands. There are several seats here to relax on and take in the beautiful and mostly peaceful surroundings.
If you want to get a basic understanding of the statues you will see in the temples, visit our Buddha Statue Meanings page.
Wat Pho Si Nai
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Wat Pho Si Nai
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Wat Pho Si Nai
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How To Get To Wat Pho Si Nai
From Udon Thani, take Route 22, Nittayo Road which runs south east from the city centre. Follow this road until you arrive at Ban Nong Mek, where you turn left at the traffic lights on to a rural road which takes you to Ban Chiang and the nearby museum. Wat Pho Si Nai is then another 500-600m further on.
The site is not signposted on route 22 but it is very well signposted on the rural road that heads to the site some 5km away.
GPS co-ordinates 17.406796, 103.240586
The site is not signposted on route 22 but it is very well signposted on the rural road that heads to the site some 5km away.
GPS co-ordinates 17.406796, 103.240586
