The most amazing handicraft village in the north of Thailand .Sankamphaeng ?
May be you’ve heard about this place before. But which place that we should not miss at all !
The hot springs?
In the first place ,Sankamphaeng Hot Springs located in Sankamphaeng district which is outside Chiang Mai city about 40 km.Thisplau is the destination for the tourists who interested in health and well-being. Natural sping emitting water with high sulfur content, the spring is said to cure ailmants and rejuvenate the body. The water has a temperature in excess of 100 degrees ceutigroode.
Additionally, This hot springs formerly used as the subterranean. Energy resource because during 1972 Thailand has been lack of fuel to genereate the electricity ( The price of petrol at that time was very high ) so the Goverment tried to find the reserved enegy .
In the same way , Department of Mireral Resources and EGAT (The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand ) found this place but the cost for this methed was more expensive than use petrol so they stopped this project and classified this plas to be the potential energy resource .After that TAT and Sankamphaeng District cooperative has invested to develop the area about 71 rais, they built the mineral bath building,souvenirshop,restaurant, flower garden ther,on 22 nd December 1984,this area has been opened again as the tourism location.
That is to say,don’t miss boil eggs in the well.So,egg are another symbol here.You can get here by taking mini-bus (Songtaew) Alternatively , there is a car deprting from TAT office in Chiang mai Town at 10.00 hrs and back from the hotspring at 13.00 hrs daily,80 Bahtladult.You will love it !