Introducing Loei Province
Stretching south from the sleepy arc of the Mekong River near Chiang Khan to the undulating hilltops of Phu Kradung National Park, Loei is a diverse, beautiful province untouched by mass tourism, despite all it has to offer. This isn’t the wildest place in Thailand, but potholes definitely pepper a still relatively untrammelled trail that will lead you from the hush of the region’s tranquil national parks to the hubbub of Dan Sai’s annual Phi Ta Khon Festival.
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The terrain here is mountainous and temperatures fluctuate from one extreme to the other – hotter than elsewhere in Thailand during the hot season and colder than anywhere else during the cold season. This is the only province in Thailand where temperatures can drop below 0°C, a fact the tourist brochures love to trumpet. For hiking, the best time to visit Loei is during the cool months of mid-October through February.
Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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