Traveling in Loei province

This is part 29 of the 48 (out of the 77) of all the provinces in Thailand I have stayed at least 1 night. Loei province is in the north-west of North-East Thailand and borders the Mekong River and Laos. Loei province is home to high mountains, national parks and rivers. The capital town is of course Loei town, a modern small provincial town with a few hotels, restaurants and pubs. Loei town is not really a tourist destination but a favourite place for motorbike riders to stay overnight. But Loei province is a beautiful remote province ... Pai Loei!

The first time I was in Loei province was in 1995 when I took the local bus from Nong Khai to Loei town, in those days that was traveling with chickens in an open-air bus while standing. Much later, around 2012, when I was living in Khon Kaen I started to make motorbike rides to Loei provinces and it is one of my favourite provinces of North-East Thailand. Remote and many mountains. My favourite places to go are Chiang Khan (watch sunset over the Mekong River and walk over Walking Street Market), Dan Sai and a lunch at Huai Krating Lake (lunch on a bamboo raft). See my posting about Traveling in Loei province.

Popular Travel Destinations

Chiang Khan along the Mekong River ⭐️
Phu Reua National Park (mountain like a ship)
Phu Kradung National Park
Dan Sai
Phi Tha Khon Festival in Dan Sai
Erawan Cave
Phu Luang Wildlife Sanctuary (wild elephants)
Phu Suan Sai National Park
Suan Hin Pa Ngam (Kunming Rock Garden)
Phu Tok (watch sunrise over Mekong River and Laos)
Huai Krating Lake (lunch on bamboo raft) ⭐️

How to get to Loei province?

🚘 🛵 from Bangkok via route 1 and route 21. From Udon Thani via route 201 and route 210. From Nong Khai via route 211 and route 201.
✈️ the Airport of Loei (LOE) has daily flight to/from Don Muang Airport in Bangkok with Air Asia.
🚞 nearest train station is in Phitsanulok or Udon Thani.
🚌 from all major cities in North-East Thailand and of course from Bangkok. But also from Chiang Mai or Phitsanulok.