Wat Phra Mahathai

Wat Phra Mahathai: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this Buddhist site: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Wat Phra Mahathai

Season: October to March.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Wat Phra Mahathai — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 18.30469, 103.31037. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Wat Phra Mahathai

• Phou Khao Khouay National Protected Area · sanctuary · Bolikhamsai · ~35 km · Must-see
• Mekong · river spot · Nong Khai · ~21 km
• The northernmost viewpoint in the northeastern region · viewpoint · Bueng Kan · ~24 km
• Wat Ahong Silawas · Buddhist site · Bueng Kan · ~27 km
• Pha Xay · waterfall · Bolikhamsai · ~30 km
• Tad Xai · waterfall · Bolikhamsai · ~30 km
• Tad Leuk · waterfall · Bolikhamsai · ~34 km
• Tad Vangluang · waterfall · Bolikhamsai · ~43 km
• Bueng Kan Beach · beach · Bueng Kan · ~45 km
• turn-off for Phoukod cave · cave · Bolikhamsai · ~52 km
• Nam Xan · river spot · Bueng Kan · ~52 km
• Nong Loeng Tourist Landscape Improvement Project · lake · Bueng Kan · ~54 km
• Amazing Waterlily Lake · lake · Bueng Kan · ~54 km
• Anma Keosonglai · viewpoint · Xaisomboun Province · ~59 km
• Mekong · river spot · Nong Khai · ~63 km
• Ruesi Cave Viewpoint · cave · Bueng Kan · ~67 km
• Three Whale Rocks · attraction · Bueng Kan · ~67 km
• Wat Sawang Arom (Wat Tham Sri Thon) · Buddhist site · Bueng Kan · ~1 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Wat Phra Mahathai

Other buddhist sites near Wat Phra Mahathai

• That Luang · Buddhist site · Vientiane Prefecture · ~100 km · Must-see
• Black Stupa · Buddhist site · Vientiane Prefecture · ~104 km · Must-see
• Ho Phra Keo · Buddhist site · Vientiane Prefecture · ~104 km · Must-see
• Inpeng Temple · Buddhist site · Vientiane Prefecture · ~105 km · Must-see
• Wat Ahong Silawas · Buddhist site · Bueng Kan · ~27 km
• Wat Khamchanod · Buddhist site · Udon Thani · ~78 km
• Wat Phu Tok · Buddhist site · Bueng Kan · ~79 km
• Wat Pho Chai Phra Aram Luang · Buddhist site · Nong Khai · ~94 km
• Wat Hai Sok · Buddhist site · Nong Khai · ~95 km
• Wat That Luang Tai · Buddhist site · Vientiane Prefecture · ~100 km

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