Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Getting Around
Túk-túk drivers quote 20B to 30B per person from the bus station to most places in town,
and 200B for the round trip to Ban Na Chok.
Nakhon Phanom's sparse traffic makes it a good place for biking.
Koo Yong Long
(
0
8am-5pm)
and
777 Hometel
(
4251 1118; 363 Th Sunthon Wijit; per hr/day 10/70B;
0 4251 4777; bikes 50B/
24hr)
hire bikes.
day motorcycles 200B/day;
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That Phanom
Towering over this small, peaceful town, the spire of the colossal
chedi
at Wat Phra That
Phanom is one of the region's most emblematic symbols and one of the great flagpoles of
Isan identity. Some historic buildings in the Mekong-hugging half of town can round out a
pleasant visit.
