This is part 28 of the 48 (out of the 77) of all the provinces in Thailand I have stayed at least 1 night. Most people will know Nakhon Phanom as the gateway to explore the limestone mountains of Tha Khek in Laos. But Nakhon Phanom is a nice town to stay along the mighty Mekong River. Of course Nakhon Phanom was originally the trading town with Laos & Vietnam. And Nakhon Phanom gained economical status during the Vietnam War when the US Airforce did build & use the airport in Nakhon Phanom. Personally for me it was in 2012 that I was for the first time in Nakhon Phanom town, as part of a trip following the Mekong River from Nong Khai to Ubon Ratchathani. I love the architectural heritage with colonial style buildings or a sunset over the Mekong River and Laos with the limestone mountains of Tha Khek in the background. Around the old Vietnamese Clock Tower are some nice restaurants & pubs. If you are interested to visit Nakhon Phanom or any other place in Northeast or North Thailand, please contact me by email at The Little Elephant Traveling in Thailand.
Popular Travel Destinations
- Thai-Laos Friendship Bridge 3 (International Border Crossing)
- The Mekong River
- Wat Phrathat Phanom in That Phanom
- Cultural & Architectural heritage from Laos & French
- Former home of Ho Chi Minh.
- Old Governors House & Museum
- IndoChina Market
How to get to Nakhon Phanom province?
- 🚘 🛵 from Bangkok via route 1, route 2 and route 22.
- ✈️ the Airport of Nakhon Phanom (KOP) is serving daily flights to Don Muang Airport in Bangkok with Air Asia.
- 🚞 nearest Train Station is in Udon Thani.
- 🚌 from all major cities in North-East Thailand and of course from Bangkok.
