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Sam Phan Bok
A wild place at the end of the road · Khong Chiam, Thailand
Photo: This Photo was taken by Supanut Arunoprayote. Feel free to u · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
4.6★Rating
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Jan–AprBest time
The experience
The 'Grand Canyon of Thailand' — the Mekong's largest rock reef, a sandstone moonscape of thousands of whirlpool-ground potholes that only surfaces when the river drops.
Nearly 700 km from Bangkok in Isaan, a region most foreign itineraries never touch — and underwater half the year.
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It's only worth the detour Jan–Apr. Turn up outside that window and you're looking at a different place; we'd rather say so than sell you the photo.
Where it is
Khong Chiam, Thailand · Ubon Ratchathani (Isaan). Coordinates from the listing we sourced it from.
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