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Nong Khai

Wat Pho Chai, Amphoe Muang, Nong Khai.
    Nong Khai
    Another province located on the bank of the Mae Khong. Nong Khai is only twenty four kilometers from Vientiane opposite Tha Dua on the other side. At Amphoe Si Chiang Mai, some forty kilometers from town, a road runs along the river bank affording clear view of the Laotian landscape. Nong Khai is 615 kilometers from Bangkok.
Tourist Attractions and Places of Interest

Phra Chao Ong Thue, Wat Nam Mong
One of the major Buddha images is Phra Chao Ong Thue which is 4-meter high with a knee-spread of 3.29 meters. Enshrined at Wat Nam Mong, about fifty kilometers from town on the Nong Khai-Si Chiang Mai highway, it is believed to have been cast in 1662.

Wat Hin Mak Peng 30 km. from Amphoe Si Chiang Mai on the Highway 2186, the Wat stands on Mekong river bank with spectacular scenery. It is a peaceful place where priests come to practise their meditation.

Phu Thok situated in Amphoe Bung Kan, some 185 km. from the province, Phu Thok (a lonely mountain) is topped by Wat Chetiya Khiri Vihan or Wat Phu Thok with a wooden spiral staircase leading up there. The completion of the staircase took 5 years.

Namtok Than Thip a waterfall beautiful with year-round cascades, is located in Amphoe Sangkhom.


Information
: Tourism Authority of Thailand, 4 Ratchadamnoen Nok Avenue, Bangkok 10100, THAILAND.
Tel. : (66 2) 281-0422 (20 Lines), E-mail : tat@cs.ait.ac.th
: Tourist Service Center (TAT and Tourist Police), Tel. 1155
: Tourism Authority of Thailand Tourist Service Center
: TAT Northeastern Office : Region 5
16/5 Mukmontri Rd., Amphoe Muang, Udon Thani 41000
Tel.: (66 42) 325-406-7; Fax: (66 42) 325-408
E-mail : tatudon@esan.inet.co.th
Area of Responsibility : Udon Thani, Nong Bua Lamphu, Nong Khai and Loei