Wat Phra Bat Huai Tom, Lamphun Province, Thailand

4.5 (13 reviews) Spent Ranking #1 in Li Religious Sites

Karen Tribe (homestay)

Wat Phra Bat Huay Tom is regarded as the biggest temple in Li district. It is also the most important temple in Phra Bat Huay Tom for Karen villagers (Pga K’ nyau). This temple is one of those places I visited in this village of “Ban Huai Tom”. My homestay with my Karen Family was amazing and superb! Visited many places within and outside the village as well, learned so many good things about the history of Karen Tribe and their culture, I highly recommend this Village and my tour guide, I had a wonderful time with these nice and wonderful people. The best time to visit is during December- January as the weather is good! This is one of the best trips I had so far. Will be back again soonest:-)!
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Nasai Subdistrict, Li, Thailand.

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5Jeep 5:00 PM Jan 30, 2022
Amazing village trip !
This Karen (Pga K’ nyau) village is a Buddhist community that have a simple life and still conserves their traditional ways and cultures quite firmly, e.g., dressing style, all villagers are vegetarians. We had 4 Karen kids as our local guides leading us to many attractions and providing interesting informations (and legends) about the village. The first stop was "Wat Phra Bat Huai Tom" which is the biggest temple in Li and also the heart of the community. Inside this tranquil temple, there are beauteous murals about "Kru Ba Chaiya Wongsa", noble monk who was a community developer and a spiritual anchor for villagers. Visitors can worship his body which is preserved in the glass coffin in the nearby pavilion. The second stop was "Chedi Si Wiang Chai", the golden pagoda imitating Shwedagon pagoda of Myanmar. We walked courteously in clockwise direction 3 times around the pagoda to show respect. The next stop was "Nam Bor Noi village" where we saw local life and learned their culture in traditionally Karen houses (no electricity) and village's holy well. The last stop was the village handicraft centre, where we bought some local products such as Karen shirt and silverware as souvenirs. Overall, we had an amazing moment in every minutes of the trip. P.S. Hardly find any food stalls in the village.
5Peter J 5:00 PM Nov 13, 2020
Trip to Li and the Temple
We drove to Li on a Saturday morning. It is a wonderful drive through Ban Hong etc. There are lots of mountains hills and fields to see. It takes about 2 hours. Wat Phrabat Huai Tom is a largge temple on the outskirts of the town. It is a beautiful complex with about 25 buildings. Its a great place to see the local daily life. There are few foreigners in the area. Its worth a trip if you enjoy seeing temples. Theerre is a clear capsule which has a mummy of a famed local monk which is different to put it mildly.