A charming little town next to Thailand

Thakhek is a little charming town in Khammouane Province, Laos. The night market is called “Center Point Thakhek” which is on the riverside of Mekong River. This place is a few minutes walk from the river port where Thai and Lao citizens can travel between the 2 countries. People with other nationalities must cross by road over the 3rd Friendship Bridge. The city on the Thai side is Nakhon Phanom where you can take the Thai-Lao international bus 4 times a day (9, 11:30, 14:00 and 16:30) for 70 Baht + 5 Baht waiting time at Immigration. The distance is about 30km and takes you about 90 minutes including the time at Immigrations. The night market has many kinds of foods you can think of such as somtum, grilled meat, rice with foods on top 25,000 Kip, salad 18,000 Kip, hotpot, eggs with baby duck inside 7,000 Kip, fruit shakes 15,000 to 30,000 Kip, sweet soup, milk tea 10,000 Kip, soy milk, etc. There’s a stage with live bands and tables for foods and drinks. You can eat there or buy things from stalls and eat at other 2 zones. Not a large night market but they have basic stuff such as kid zone and clothes stalls too. Quite clean and new compared with Luang Prabang Night Market. #freehotelstay #thakhek #khammouane #laos #centerpointthakhek