Travel Tips about Thung Chang district in Nan province

Thung Chang is a district in the northern part of Nan province and a few very small villages along route 101 and Nan River are called Thung Chang town. Thung Chang is about 90 km north of Nan town and is the perfect base to explore the northern part of Nan province for hiking and hill-tribes in the green mountains. Coming from Laos via the international border crossing at Huai Kon, it is also the first place with an 7/11 and ATM you will. There are a few hotels & guesthouses and even a few small restaurants & coffee shops. Although Manipruek is within Thung Chang district you can find information about Manipruek HERE. 

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Yellow Flowers in Thung Chang

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How to get to Thung Chang?

• By public transport take a mini-van from Nan town to Thung Chang. Or take one of the inter-regional busses or mini-van's doing this same route from Nan bus-station and passing Thung Chang. 
• By private car or motorbike just follow route 101 north of Nan town, passing Tha Wang Pha, Pua and as last Chiang Klang before arriving in Thung Chang.

For information about other places in Nan province click on their name below here.

Ban Bo Suak - Ban Huai Kon - Ban Pak Nai - Ban Pa Klang - Ban Sakad - Ban Sapan - Ban San Charoen - Ban Kew Muang - Ban Luang - Ban Manipruek - Ban Nong Bua - Ban Wen - Bo Klua - Chiang Klang - Mae Charim - Na Noi - Pha Tub - Phu Phayak - Pua - Santisuk - Sila Phet - Song Khwae - Tha Wang Pha - Thung Chang - Wiang Sa

What to do in Thung Chang?

The little town of Thung Chang itself does not offer much more as a weekly market, but it is the location that offers great opportunities for hiking, bicycling and experiencing the real local Thai way of life. It is also a great base to explore the Hmong & Yao villages at Manipruek or caves in the mountains of Doi Phu Kha. Read my travel blog postings about Thung Chang or Manipruek

• Military Museum & Memorial
• Thung Chang Fresh Market
• Yellow Flowers in Thung Chang
• Visiting Manipruek

Food & Beverages in Thung Chang district

Along the main road (route 101) in Thung Chang village are a few small Thai restaurants and Coffee Shops. But as there is no real center of Thung Chang the restaurants are also a bit spread along the main road (what is basically the only road in Thung Chang).

1. Cake Indy

Within Thung Chang district are more small Thai restaurants and Coffee Shops :

1. Pat Pat Village (Ban Ngop)
2. Nan Fig Organic Farm & Cafe (Ban Lae)

Accommodation in Thung Chang district

Price category :

฿ = Under 600 ฿ (Hostels, Guesthouse's)

฿฿ = 600 - 1.100 ฿ (Boutique hotels)

฿฿฿ = 1.100 -   3.000 ฿ (Midrange hotels)

฿฿฿฿  = 3.000 - 10.000 ฿ (Boutique hotels)

+ means at the high end of the price category

There are a few resorts, hotels and guesthouses in Thung Chang village :

1. Nice Resort ฿
2. Siam Garden Bungalows ฿
3. Thung Chang Hill Resort ฿฿
4. Sahainan Permaculture Organic Farm

Within Thung Chang district are also a few other resorts, hotels and guesthouses :

1. Ngop De Panna Homestay (Ban Ngop)
2. Hor Hern Dern Dao (Ban Ngop)
3. North Nan Homestay (Ban Lae)
4. Baan Kru Phu Rim Nan (Ban Pon) Along the Nan River

Where to go next?

From Thung Chang you can go 

• North to Huai Kon and Laos. 
• South to Chiang Klang and Pua.

Map of Thung Chang district

Map of Thung Chang district