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BUENG KAN Things to Do 1010 Things to Do BUENG KAN Things to do 1010 Things to do Chet Si Waterfall Kaeng Ahong Bueng Khong Long Wat Sawang Arom Wat Phu Thok Wat Ahong Silawat 10 Things to do Three Whale Rock - Phu Sing Thai – Lao Market Nong Kut Thing Phu Tham Phra Waterfall Three Whale Rock - Phu Sing CONTENTS HOW TO GET THERE 8 ATTRACTIONS 9 Amphoe Mueang Bueng Kan 9 Amphoe Seka 18 Amphoe Bueng Khlong Long 21 Amphoe Bung Khla 22 Amphoe Pak Khat 24 Amphoe Si Wilai 24 Amphoe So Phisai 27 Amphoe Phon Charoen 29 MAJOR EVENTS 29 LOCAL PRODUCTS AND SOUVENIRS 30 SUGGESTED ITINERARY 32 MAPS 34 USEFUL PHONE NUMBERS 38 TOURIST INFORMATION CENTRES 39 Wat Phu Thok BUENG KAN Thai Glossary Bueng Kan was once proposed for the Amphoe : District establishment as a province in 1994 although Ban : Village it was not approved at that time. However, Hat : Beach it was once again proposed and passed the Khuean : Dam approval of the Cabinet on 3 August, 2010, Maenam : River and announced in the Royal Thai Government Mueang : Town or city Gazette and issued as an Act on 22 March, Phrathat : Pagoda or stupa 2011. Prang : Corn-shaped tower or Bueng Kan is 751 kilometres from Bangkok and sanctuary covers an area of 4,305 square kilometres. Prasat : Castle It features a lot of attractions including waterfalls SAO : Subdistrict Administrative and mountains, with certain areas attached Organisation to the Mekong River and Borikhamsay Province, Soi : Alley Lao PDR. Song Thaeo : Pick-up trucks but with a roof over the back Bueng Kan is divided into 8 districts : Talat : Market Amphoe Mueang Bueng Kan, Amphoe Bung Tambon : Subdistrict Khla, Amphoe Bueng Khlong Long, Amphoe Tham : Cave Seka, Amphoe Si Wilai, Amphoe Phon Tuk-Tuks : Three-wheeled motorized Charoen, Amphoe So Phisai and Amphoe taxis Pak Khat Ubosot or Bot : Ordination hall in a Distance from Bueng Kan to Nearby Provinces temple Nakhon Phanom 175 kilometres Wihan : Image hall in a temple Sakon Nakhon 183 kilometres Wat : Temple Nong Khai 136 kilometres Udon Thani 187 kilometres Note: The English spelling uses the official Thai transliteration. Posted signs may be spelled differently, When seeking help for directions, point to the Thai spelling for each place name. Buengkan 7 Distance from Amphoe Mueang Bueng Kan By Train: A train service is available from the to Other Districts Bangkok Railway Station (Hua Lamphong) to Bung Khla 39 kilometres Nong Khai Railway Station, where tourists can Bueng Khlong Long 88 kilometres catch a regular bus to Bueng Kan, a distance of Seka 87 kilometres 145 kilometres away. For more information, Si Wilai 28 kilometres Tel. 1690, 0 2220 4334, 0 2220 4261 Nong Phon Charoen 45 kilometres Khai Railway Station Tel. 0 4241 1637 or www. So Phisai 55 kilometres railway.co.th. Pak Khat 47 kilometres By Plane: There is no direct flight from HOW TO GET THERE Bangkok to Bueng Kan, But there are many By Car: From Bangkok, take Highway No. 1 airlines operating flights from Bangkok to (Phahonyothin Road) and enter Highway No. 2 Udon Thani International Airport, then take (Mittraphap Road) at Saraburi, drive through a regular bus to Bueng Kan, a distance of Nakhon Ratchasima, Khon Kaen, Udon Thani 187 kilometres: and Nong Khai before reaching Bueng Kan. From Don Mueang International Airport The total distance is around 751 kilometres. - Nok Air Tel. 1318, 0 2900 9955 or www. By Bus: From the Mo Chit Bus Terminal nokair.com Chatuchak (Kamphaeng Phet II Road) in - Thai Air Asia www.airasia.com Bangkok, there are many buses to Bueng Kan - Thai Lion Air Tel. 0 2529 9999 or www. departing daily: lionairthai.com - The Transport Co., Ltd. Tel. 1490, 0 2936 From Suvarnabhumi Airport 2852-66. Bueng Kan Branch Tel. 08 9286 2596 - Thai Airways International Tel. 0 2356 1111 or www.transport.co.th or www.thaiairways.com - Thai Smile Airways Tel. 1181, 0 2118 8888 - 407 Phatthana Co., Ltd. Tel. 0 2936 0072 or www.thaismileair.com - Air Udon Co., Ltd. Tel. 0 2936 2735. Bueng - Vietjet Air Tel. 0 2089 1909 or www. Kan Branch Tel. 0 4249 1255 vietjetair.com For more information, contact the Bueng Kan For more information, contact Udon Thani Bus Terminal Tel. 0 4249 2122. International Airport Tel. 0 4224 4426. 8 Buengkan Local Transportation 2333, 09 5169 0156, is available in town and In Bueng Kan town, there are Samlo Sky to other provinces. Laep, a three-wheeled motorcycle taxi and ATTRACTIONS three-wheeler taxi services. Amphoe Mueang Bueng Kan To travel to other districts and provinces, Thanon Khao Mao (ถนนข้าวเม่า) is located two-seat-row vehicles (Song Thaeo) and by the Mekong River in Bueng Kan Municipality. commuter vans are available; for instance, a It is a place for relaxation, seeing views, doing commuter van following the route to Udon exercise, and organising events and activities Thani - Nong Khai - Bueng Kan - Ban Phaeng of the province. On the opposite riverbank (Nakhon Phanom). is Paksan, a city of the Lao PDR. Along the Furthermore, a taxi service by the Phum Phat riverine road are various restaurants and Witsawakam Company Limited, Tel. 09 3565 accommodation. Thanon Khao Mao Buengkan 9 Thai – Lao Market (ตลาดนัดไทย-ลาว) is the Mekong River. Therefore, they perform a situated by the Mekong River on Bueng Kan ritual to pay respect to Chao Mae Song Nang Road, Tambon Bueng Kan. It is also called for protection from the water, and it is where “Talat Lao” since vendors from the riverbank local people come to pray for their success in Lao PDR. bring their goods including in business and a safe journey. vegetables, fresh and dried food, products Wat Buppharat Samoson (Wat Klang) (วัด collected from the forest, herbs, etc. The บุพพราชสโมสร) (วัดกลาง) was formerly the Market operates on Tuesdays and Fridays 10th Dhamma practice residence of Nong Khai from 6.00 a.m. to noon. on the Mekong Riverbank close to Bueng Kan Chao Mae Song Nang Shrine (ศาลเจ้าแม่ Municipality with the Ecclesiastical District สองนาง) is located in front of the Bueng Kan Officer of Amphoe Mueang Bueng Kan as the Hospital. The locals believe that the water temple’s abbot. deity was responsible for the annual death The principal Buddha image in the ubosot is cases of the people living on the banks of Luangpho Wat Klang, an ancient image made Thai -Lao Market 10 Buengkan of brick and cement in the Lan Xang art style, about 150 cms wide across the lap, which is one of the most respected Buddha images of the Bueng Kan people. Locals like to come to ask for wishes to be successful in their careers and be safe from danger. Wat Si Sophon Thammathan (Wat Tai) (วัดศรีโสภณธรรมทาน) (วัดใต้) enshrines Phra Phuttha Sophon Mongkhon Tai, which is a Buddha image in the Lan Xang period made of bronze in the posture of subduing Mara, the same characteristic as Luangpho Phra Sai in Nong Khai province). The locals come to pray for happiness in their lives, prosperity in their career, and good fortune. Wat Samakkhi Uppatham (Wat Phu Kratae) (วัดสามัคคีอุปถัมภ์) (วัดภูกระแต) is a residence Wat Photharam (Wat Luangpho Phra Yai) of Luangpho Thongphun Sirikamo (Phra Yannasitthachan), Ecclesiastical Provincial To get there: From Bueng Kan town, take Governor of Nong Khai, who is a meditation Highway No. 212, the route to Nong Khai. monk under the School of Phra Achan Man The temple is situated by the road on the Phurithatta Thera and Phra Achan Chuan left-hand side, 3 kilometres from town. Kunlachettho of Wat Chetiya Khiri Wihan Wat Photharam (Wat Luangpho Phra (Phu Thok). Yai) (วัดโพธาราม) (วัดหลวงพ่อพระใหญ่), He is a highly respected and merciful situated at Ban Tha Khrai, Tambon Bueng Kan, monk. People come to pay homage for enshrines Luangpho Phra Yai, a Buddha image auspiciousness in their lives. The sermon hall in a subduing Mara posture measuring 162 cms houses a sacred image of Phra Sangkatchai wide across the lap sitting on a rectangular that is 76 cms wide across the lap and is platform that was restored in 1994. famous for asking for prosperity in business The Bueng Kan people organise the celebration and a happy life. of Luangpho Phra Yai twice a year, which Buengkan 11 Nong Kut Thing are the third lunar month merit tradition, Nong Kut Thing (หนองกุดทิง), situated 5 called Bun Khao Chi. There are traditions of kilometres from the provincial city of offering Prasat Phueng (wax castle) and Bueng Kan, covers an area of 35.2 square bathing Luangpho Phra Yai, which will be kilometres with a depth of 5-10 metres. It is held in the week after the Songkran Festival. a biodiverse marshland providing a haven for People come to pay homage for their prosperity, over 250 species of aquatic wetland wildlife. career success, wealth, and safety. Only men These include 20 endemic fish species, 200 are allowed to pray inside the ubosot while species of aquatic plants, and 40 species women have to pray at the front door of of birds. the ubosot. The ecologically rich Nong Kut Thing is also To get there: From Bueng Kan town, take an important source of livelihood for the Highway No. 212, the route to Amphoe Bung local community of 2,000 households. Khla, for around 6 kilometres and see the It ranks Thailand’s 11th wetland of entrance to the temple on the left-hand side. international importance or Ramsar site. 12 Buengkan Wat Ahong Silawat and Kaeng Ahong Wat Pa Ban Phan Lam (วัดป่าบ้านพันล�า), Wat Ahong Silawat and Kaeng Ahong (วัดอาฮง situated on the bank of the Mekong River, ศิลาวาส และ แก่งอาฮง) this beautifully Tambon Wisit, is a Maha Nikaya Sect temple spacious temple, on the bank of the and a respectful place for Dhamma practice.
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