Chiang Khan
A quiet town on the Mekong in northern Loei, with Laos on the far bank. Its long riverside street of old wooden shophouses fills with walkers in the evening, and at dawn the monks come through on their alms round.
- Where
- Loei, Thailand
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 17.8981, 101.6664
Get the Chiang Khan stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Chiang Khan. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Loei volume with your photos and a note.
Near Chiang Khan
Phu Ruea 55 km
A 1,365 metre peak in Loei whose name means boat mountain: from some angles it looks like an upturned hull. It rises in the Phetchabun range north of the highway between Loei town and Phetchabun, and its cool heights draw Thai visitors in the winter months.
Erawan Cave 71 km
A cave high in a limestone hill in Nong Bua Lamphu, reached by a long stairway from the road. A large white Buddha sits at the entrance looking out over the rice fields, and the chambers behind run deep into the rock.
Phu Phra Bat Historical Park 76 km
A wooded hillside in Udon Thani scattered with strange sandstone formations, pillars, overhangs and balanced boulders, around which religious shrines were built. Some of the rock shelters still carry prehistoric paintings, and a trail links them through the forest.
Phu Kradueng 112 km
A flat-topped mountain in Loei rising to 1,316 metres, part of the Phetchabun range that divides the North from Isan. The long climb to its plateau is a classic Thai hike, and the top opens out into pine woods, meadows and cliff edges facing the sunrise.
Sala Kaew Ku 118 km
A park of giant concrete figures drawn from Buddhism and Hinduism, close to the Mekong and the Lao border at Nong Khai. It was begun in 1978 by Luang Pu Bunleua Sulilat and his followers, who had already made the Buddha Park across the river in Laos, and here the visions grew larger and wilder still.
Phu Thap Boek 126 km
A 1,794 metre mountain in Phetchabun's Lom Kao district, near the border with Loei. Hmong farmers grow cabbages on its steep slopes, and on cool mornings the fields look out over a sea of cloud.
Wat Phumin 136 km
Nan's best known wat, its cruciform ubosot built in 1596 and restored in the 19th century, with four Buddhas facing the four doors. The murals inside show daily life in old Nan, including a man whispering to a woman that has become the town's emblem.
Doi Phu Kha 150 km
A mountain of the Luang Prabang range in Nan province, near the Lao border, at the heart of the national park that bears its name. Its forests shelter the rare chomphu phu kha tree, which flowers pink in the cool season.
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Questions
Where is Chiang Khan?
Chiang Khan is in Loei, Thailand. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Phu Ruea (55 km), Erawan Cave (71 km), Phu Phra Bat Historical Park (76 km).
How do I get the Chiang Khan stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Chiang Khan and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Loei volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Chiang Khan before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Loei volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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