21 places to discover
Chong Bok Viewpoint is a scenic hill viewpoint in Dom Pradit Subdistrict, Nam Yuen District, Ubon Ratchathani Province, northeastern Thailand. It is located in the Phanom Dong Rak mountain range near the tripoint where Thailand, Laos and Cambodia meet. The viewpoint offers panoramic views over forested hills and is known as part of the Emerald Triangle tourism area, popular for sunrise viewing and photography.
Chong Mek Border Crossing is the permanent Thailand-Laos international checkpoint in Chong Mek, Sirindhorn District, Ubon Ratchathani Province, opposite Vang Tao in Champasak Province, Laos. It is the main overland gateway between northeastern Thailand and southern Laos, notable for its busy border market, duty-free shops, and as a transit point for travelers heading to Pakse and the Bolaven Plateau.
Kaeng Saphue is a well-known stretch of rapids on the Mun River in Phibun Subdistrict, Phibun Mangsahan District, Ubon Ratchathani Province, northeastern Thailand. The site features a wide rocky riverbed with numerous islets and channels that become prominent during the dry season when water levels fall. It is notable for its scenic natural landscape, local folklore, and as a popular riverside recreation area for visitors from Ubon Ratchathani city.
Kaeng Tana National Park is a protected area in Khong Chiam District, Ubon Ratchathani Province, northeastern Thailand. Established in 1981 as Thailand's 8th national park, it covers about 80 sq km along the Mun River before its confluence with the Mekong. It is notable for the Kaeng Tana rapids, Don Tana island, sandstone cliffs, seasonal waterfalls and dry dipterocarp forest.
Maenam Song Si is the natural confluence of the Mun River and the Mekong River at Khong Chiam in eastern Ubon Ratchathani, near the Laos border. It is notable for the distinct two-color phenomenon where the brownish Mekong and bluish Mun waters meet without immediately mixing. Viewed from a riverside viewpoint and by boat, it is a well-known natural landmark and scenic attraction of the Khong Chiam area.
Namtok Huai Luang, also known as Namtok Bak Teo, is a large waterfall inside Phu Chong Na Yoi National Park in Det Udom District, Ubon Ratchathani Province, northeastern Thailand. It is notable for its high cliff drop of about 45 meters into a deep emerald pool surrounded by dense forest. The waterfall is one of the most visited natural attractions in the province and is most impressive during the rainy season.
Pha Taem National Park is a protected area in Khong Chiam District, Ubon Ratchathani Province, eastern Thailand, along the Mekong River bordering Laos. Established in 1991, it covers about 340 square kilometers of dipterocarp forest, sandstone cliffs and plateaus. It is notable for extensive prehistoric rock paintings dating back 3,000 years, dramatic cliff viewpoints, and unusual mushroom-shaped rock formations such as Sao Chaliang.
Phu Chong–Na Yoi National Park is a protected forest park in Na Chaluai District, Ubon Ratchathani Province, eastern Thailand near the Laos and Cambodia borders. Established in 1987, it covers about 686 sq km of the Phanom Dong Rak mountain range. It is notable for dense evergreen and deciduous forests, sandstone mountains, waterfalls including Huai Luang Waterfall, and viewpoints such as Pha Phueng.
Phu Pha Taem is part of Pha Taem National Park in Khong Chiam District, Ubon Ratchathani, eastern Thailand, on a sandstone plateau above the Mekong River opposite Laos. It is notable for extensive prehistoric rock paintings dating back 3,000-4,000 years, dramatic cliffs offering sunrise views over the Mekong, and unusual rock formations such as Sao Chaliang mushroom pillars. The park protects dry dipterocarp forest and serves as Thailand's easternmost sunrise viewpoint.
Sam Phan Bok is a natural rock formation on the Mekong River in Lao Ngam Subdistrict, Pho Sai District, Ubon Ratchathani Province, northeastern Thailand. Known as the Grand Canyon of Thailand, it features thousands of potholes and rock pools carved by river erosion. Visible only in the dry season when the Mekong water level recedes, it is notable for its unique sandstone landscape, seasonal pools and sunrise views over the Mekong.
Sao Chaliang is a group of natural sandstone pillars located inside Pha Taem National Park in Huai Phai, Khong Chiam District, Ubon Ratchathani. The mushroom-shaped rock formations were created by long-term wind and water erosion of sandstone. Situated near the Mekong River border area, it is one of the most photographed geological landmarks in the park and is notable for its distinctive balanced-rock appearance.
Thung Si Mueang Park is the large central public park in the heart of Ubon Ratchathani city, in Nai Mueang Subdistrict, Mueang Ubon Ratchathani District. This historic open field serves as the city's main civic square and festival ground, known for its monuments including the statue of the city founder Phra Pathum Worarat Suriyawong, a large candle sculpture and golden fish. It is the primary venue for the annual Ubon Ratchathani Candle Festival.
Ubon Ratchathani National Museum is a history and cultural museum in Nai Mueang, Mueang Ubon Ratchathani, Ubon Ratchathani Province, housed in the former City Hall built between 1918 and 1920. It exhibits archaeology, history and ethnology of Ubon Ratchathani and lower northeastern Thailand, including prehistoric tools, Dvaravati and Khmer artifacts, traditional textiles and local heritage. The colonial-style building itself is a notable historic landmark in the city centre.
Wat Nong Pah Pong is a Theravada Buddhist forest monastery located in Non Phueng Subdistrict, Warin Chamrap District, Ubon Ratchathani Province, northeastern Thailand. Founded in 1954 by renowned meditation master Ajahn Chah, it is the principal monastery of the Thai Forest Tradition and head of a network of branch monasteries worldwide. Set in tranquil woodland, it is notable for its simple kutis, meditation halls, and the Ajahn Chah Memorial Museum preserving his relics and teachings.
Wat Pa Nanachat is an international Theravada Buddhist forest monastery in Bung Wai, Warin Chamrap District, Ubon Ratchathani, northeastern Thailand. Founded in 1975 by Ajahn Chah for English-speaking and other international monks, it follows the Thai Forest Tradition. The monastery is known for its tranquil forest setting, simple wooden structures, meditation practice, and English-language Dhamma teachings, serving as the main training center for non-Thai monks in the Ajahn Chah lineage.
Wat Phra That Nong Bua is a prominent Buddhist temple in Nai Mueang Subdistrict, Mueang Ubon Ratchathani District, Ubon Ratchathani city, northeastern Thailand. It is best known for its 56-meter chedi built in 1956, modeled after the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya, India, to mark the 25th Buddhist century. The temple features a square-based, white and gold chedi, enshrined relics, and ornate interior murals, serving as an important religious and cultural landmark.
Wat Sirindhorn Wararam Phu Phrao, also known as Wat Phu Phrao, is a hilltop Buddhist temple in Chong Mek, Sirindhorn District, Ubon Ratchathani, near the Thailand-Laos border. Perched above Sirindhorn Dam, it is notable for its ubosot adorned with fluorescent paintings of the Kalpatruek tree that glow green at night. The temple offers panoramic views of the Mekong basin and is recognized for its distinctive contemporary Buddhist art and illuminated night-time appearance.
Wat Si Ubon Rattanaram is a historic Theravada Buddhist temple located on Uparat Road in Nai Mueang Subdistrict, Mueang Ubon Ratchathani, Ubon Ratchathani Province, Thailand. Established in 1855 during the reign of King Rama IV, it is a first-class royal temple of the Mahanikaya sect. The temple is notable for its traditional Isan and Rattanakosin architecture, its revered principal Buddha image Phra Kaeo Butsarakham, and its role as a central religious site in the city.
Wat Supattanaram Worawihan is a first-class Royal Temple located on Suphat Road along the Mun River in Nai Mueang, Mueang Ubon Ratchathani, Ubon Ratchathani Province. Built in 1856 during the reign of King Rama IV, it was the first Dhammayuttika temple in northeastern Thailand. Notable for its distinctive ubosot blending Thai, Khmer and Western architectural styles, the temple houses revered Buddha images and murals and remains an important religious and cultural landmark in the city.
Wat Tham Khuha Sawan is a Buddhist cave temple located on a forested hilltop in Khong Chiam District, Ubon Ratchathani, near the confluence of the Mekong and Mun rivers. Founded by the revered meditation monk Luang Pu Kham Khaning Chulamani, it is known for its cave shrine with Buddha images, hilltop viewpoint over the Mekong River and Laos, and distinctive religious architecture. The temple serves as a meditation center and pilgrimage site.
Wat Thung Si Mueang is a historic Buddhist temple located in Nai Mueang Subdistrict, Mueang Ubon Ratchathani District, central Ubon Ratchathani city. Established in 1842 during the reign of King Rama III, it is notable for its well-preserved wooden Hor Trai scripture library standing on stilts in a lotus pond, built in Lao-Isan style to protect manuscripts. The temple also features a traditional ubosot, Buddha images and murals, reflecting regional religious architecture.