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A high plateau with lively culture, bold flavours and Mekong-side nature still off the beaten path.
Provinces in Isan (Northeast)
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🏰Nakhon Ratchasima
The gateway to Isan — Khao Yai, Khmer temples, and vineyards an easy drive from Bangkok
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🏯Buriram
Stone temples on extinct volcanoes, plus the home of Thai football and big-league motorsport
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🐘Surin
Elephant country, Khmer temples, and the handwoven silk of southern Isan
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🌋Sisaket
Volcanic-soil durian, Khmer temples, and the Khao Phra Wihan border trail in the deep south of Isan
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🕯️Ubon Ratchathani
A Mekong-side city in Thailand's far east — Pha Taem, Sam Phan Bok, and the Candle Festival
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🚀Yasothon
Home of the rocket festival, Phra That Kong Khao Noi, and the Ban Singha Tha old town
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🌸Chaiyaphum
Pink siam tulip fields in the rains, the stone pillars of Mo Hin Khao, and Ban Khwao silk
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🙏Amnat Charoen
A small town in the southern Isan, home to the giant Phra Mongkhon Ming Muang Buddha and quiet rice-field life
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🪷Nong Bua Lamphu
A small town below the Phu Phan range, Luang Pu Khao's Wat Tham Klong Phen, and the Ubolratana reservoir
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🦖Khon Kaen
Isaan's hub city — dinosaurs, Bueng Kaen Nakhon lake, and countryside mudmee silk
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🪷Udon Thani
The big city of the upper Isan, with the Ban Chiang World Heritage site, the Red Lotus Sea, and great Vietnamese food
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⛰️Loei
Cool mountain air, the Phu Kradueng sea of fog, and the Phi Ta Khon festival in Dan Sai
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🐉Nong Khai
A Mekong border town with the Friendship Bridge to Laos, Sala Kaew Ku, and the Naga fireballs
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🎓Maha Sarakham
The education hub of central Isan — Phra That Na Dun, ancient Khmer ruins, and a lively student scene
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🌾Roi Et
Home of Bueng Phlan Chai, the great Phra Maha Chedi Chai Mongkol, and the Thung Kula Ronghai plains
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🦕Kalasin
Isan's dinosaur town — Praewa silk, Lam Pao Dam, and the Phu Phan range
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🧵Sakon Nakhon
Home of Wat Phra That Choeng Chum, hand-dyed indigo cloth, the wide Nong Han lake, and the Phu Phan hills
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🌅Nakhon Phanom
A Mekong town facing the mountains of Laos — Phra That Phanom, an evening riverside walk, and an old Vietnamese quarter
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🌉Mukdahan
A Mekong border town across from Savannakhet — the Indochina Market, Ho Kaeo Mukdahan tower, and the rock views of Phu Pha Thoep
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🐳Bueng Kan
Isan's newest Mekong town — Phu Tok's wooden stairways, the Three Whale Rocks, and rubber plantations as far as you can see
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