North East Region – Page 4

Wat Tham Si Mongkhon (Wat Tham Din Phiang)

Wat Tham Si Mongkhon or Wat Tham Din Phiang. A legend has it that this Cave was a pilgrim trail of a Laotian monk, who walked from Lao PDR. to Thailand instead of passing via the Boat route. Only virtuous men or monks with supernormal powers...

Wat Tham Si Mongkhon or Wat Th...

Bueng Kan North East Region

Phu Thok

Phu Thok means an isolated mountain in Isan dialect. Located in Ban Na Kham Khaen, Tambon Na Sabaeng, this sandstone range stands out and can be seen from a distance. It consists of two hills: Phu Thok Yai and Phu Thok Noi. Previously, this area...

Phu Thok means an isolated mou...

Nong Khai North East Region

Sala Kaeo Ku (Wat Khaek)

Located 3 km. from the town of Nong Khai on the right side of the route to Phon Phisai. Presently, it is under the care of the Nong Khai Buddhist Association....

Located 3 km. from the town of...

Bueng Kan North East Region

Chet Si Waterfall

is located in Ban Don Siat, Tambon Ban Tong. This very beautiful waterfall, especially during the rainy season, originates from a stream of Huai Ka-am and flows along a high sandstone cliff to spread over a long line. The falling water that hits the rocks below...

is located in Ban Don Siat, Ta...

Nong Khai North East Region

Sirindhorn Aquarium (Nongkhai Aquarium)

Is at 112 Mu 7, Chaloem Phra Kiat Road, Tambon Nong Kom Ko, within the area the Nong Khai campus of Khon Kaen University. It was established to correspond to the University's objective to be a centre for education and research on fishery, collecting the...

Is at 112 Mu 7, Chaloem Phra K...

Nong Khai North East Region

Namtok Than Thip

Is a high and beautiful waterfall amidst a lush forest. It has three tiers. The frist tier is around 30 metres high and its long white body of water rushes into a pond below. The second tier of about 100 metres higgh can be reached...

Is a high and beautiful waterf...

Nong Khai North East Region

Nong Khai Walking Street

Nong Khai Walking Street or Talat Khaem Khong is a scenic evening market located by the Mekong River near Tha Sadet Market. Along a distance of 500 metres, there are stalls selling an array of products; such as, local food, art and crafts, and souvenirs. There...

Nong Khai Walking Street or Ta...

Nong Khai North East Region

Wat Thai

Wat Thai is located by the Mekong River on Phisai Soradet Road, Soi Thetsaban 16, Ban Chumphon.There are replicas of various places at the front of the temple based on the folk belief that the Wat Thai area in front of the temple is the...

Wat Thai is located by the Mek...

Nong Khai North East Region

Khok Khon Museum

Khok Khon museum is located at Mu 4 Tambon Khok Khon, on the Mong River Basin, which shelters a major archaeological site that was uninterruptedly inhabited from the prehistoric to Dvaravati Periods, approximately 1,500-2,500 years ago. Human skeletons and artefacts like polished stone tools, stone...

Khok Khon museum is located at...

Nong Khai North East Region

Phrathat Bang Phuan

Phrathat Bang Phuan, is located in Wat Phrathat Bang Phuan/ Ban Don Mu, Tambon Phrathat Bang Phuan. This ancient pagoda which contains the Lord Buddha's relics has long been respected and worshipped by the people of Nong Khai. The original pagoda was built with bricks...

Phrathat Bang Phuan, is locate...