Doi Phu Kha
A mountain of the Luang Prabang range in Nan province, near the Lao border, at the heart of the national park that bears its name. Its forests shelter the rare chomphu phu kha tree, which flowers pink in the cool season.
- Where
- Pua, Nan, Thailand
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 19.1167, 101.0667
Get the Doi Phu Kha stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Doi Phu Kha. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Nan volume with your photos and a note.
Near Doi Phu Kha
Wat Phumin 49 km
Nan's best known wat, its cruciform ubosot built in 1596 and restored in the 19th century, with four Buddhas facing the four doors. The murals inside show daily life in old Nan, including a man whispering to a woman that has become the town's emblem.
Phu Chi Fa 104 km
A mountain and forest park at the eastern end of the Phi Pan Nam range in Chiang Rai's Thoeng district. Its cliff top juts out over the valley towards Laos, and at dawn in the cool season the view below is often a sea of mist.
Phayao Lake 126 km
The largest freshwater lake in northern Thailand, a near half-moon of water covering about 1,980 hectares beside the town of Phayao. Only around 1.5 metres deep, it holds some fifty kinds of fish, and its shore is a favourite place to watch the sun go down.
Chiang Khan 150 km
A quiet town on the Mekong in northern Loei, with Laos on the far bank. Its long riverside street of old wooden shophouses fills with walkers in the evening, and at dawn the monks come through on their alms round.
Wat Rong Suea Ten 157 km
A modern wat on the edge of Chiang Rai painted a deep sapphire blue, picked out in gold. Inside, a white Buddha sits against the blue walls, and the name means the house of the dancing tiger.
Wat Rong Khun 158 km
A dazzling white work of art in the form of a Buddhist temple, its walls set with mirror glass that glitters in the sun. The artist Chalermchai Kositpipat designed and built it himself and opened it in 1997, and he is still adding to it.
Baan Dam Museum 160 km
The artist Thawan Duchanee's private museum: a cluster of dark northern Thai houses and stranger buildings filled with horns, skins, bones and his own work. It is the brooding counterpart to Chiang Rai's White Temple.
Hall of Opium 173 km
A museum at the Golden Triangle, where Thailand, Laos and Myanmar meet on the Mekong, telling the story of the opium poppy. Its galleries follow the drug from its origins through the trade that once made this corner of the map notorious.
Questions
Where is Doi Phu Kha?
Doi Phu Kha is in Pua, Nan, Thailand. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Wat Phumin (49 km), Phu Chi Fa (104 km), Phayao Lake (126 km).
How do I get the Doi Phu Kha stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Doi Phu Kha and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Nan volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Doi Phu Kha before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Nan volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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