Wat phongkham

Wat phongkham: 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 phongkham

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 phongkham — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 18.50519, 102.43363. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Wat phongkham

• Nam Ngum Dam · lake · Vientiane Province · ~15 km · Must-see
• Tham Jang · cave · Vientiane Province · ~56 km · Must-see
• Kaysone Phomvihane Museum · museum · Vientiane Prefecture · ~75 km · Must-see
• Tha cave · cave · Vientiane Province · ~16 km
• Nam Lik 1 hydro power station · lake · Vientiane Province · ~17 km
• Nam · lake · Vientiane Province · ~26 km
• Suang　waterfall · waterfall · Vientiane Prefecture · ~38 km
• Maxime Cave · cave · Vientiane Province · ~54 km
• Nam Song · river spot · Vientiane Province · ~55 km
• Python Cave · cave · Vientiane Province · ~56 km
• Num Bor Keo Cave · cave · Vientiane Province · ~56 km
• Chang Cave · cave · Vientiane Province · ~56 km
• Tiger Cave · cave · Vientiane Province · ~56 km
• Phou Pahok · viewpoint · Vientiane Province · ~57 km
• Bicycle drink stop towards Blue Lagoon · cave · Vientiane Province · ~57 km
• Viewpoint · viewpoint · Nong Khai · ~57 km
• Ponies of Vang Vieng · attraction · Vientiane Province · ~58 km
• Puma Cave · cave · Vientiane Province · ~58 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Wat phongkham

Other buddhist sites near Wat phongkham

• Inpeng Temple · Buddhist site · Vientiane Prefecture · ~78 km · Must-see
• That Luang · Buddhist site · Vientiane Prefecture · ~78 km · Must-see
• Black Stupa · Buddhist site · Vientiane Prefecture · ~79 km · Must-see
• Ho Phra Keo · Buddhist site · Vientiane Prefecture · ~79 km · Must-see
• Wat Pha Tak Suea · Buddhist site · Nong Khai · ~67 km
• Wat Hin Mak Peng (Luang Pu Thet Thetsarangsi) · Buddhist site · Nong Khai · ~73 km
• Sīdamdūan Monastery · Buddhist site · Vientiane Prefecture · ~78 km
• Wat That Luang Tai · Buddhist site · Vientiane Prefecture · ~78 km
• Wat Ong Teu · Buddhist site · Vientiane Prefecture · ~78 km
• Mixay Temple · Buddhist site · Vientiane Prefecture · ~78 km

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