KTMphil
Senior member
South of Nan, the ferry across the Sirikit Reservoir
About 60km south of Nan, on R 1026, there is a town called Na Noi, that hasn't really been discovered. What makes Na Noi interesting in respect of a place to spend the night, is that it's at a crossroads of several choices of roads when heading south (1083, 1016, 1216).
There is a decent guest house about 1/2 km north of the junction of the 1083 & 1026 , on the 1026, LHS when heading north. It's behind a small restaurant karaoke bar that does good Thai food. Clean rooms with air con., 400 bht (photo of room below):
The 1016 south to the Sirikit Reservoir is a beautiful road no cars with breathtaking views. some of it along a ridge line with views both ways.
The ferry across the Sirikit Reservoir is on a barge towed by a long tail dingy. They charged me 100 baht for the ferry which takes about 20 minutes to get across.
About to board the ferry
On the ferry
Wooden windlass for raising the ramps
Being towed
Fish traps on the reservoir
An interesting route south if you havn't been this way
About 60km south of Nan, on R 1026, there is a town called Na Noi, that hasn't really been discovered. What makes Na Noi interesting in respect of a place to spend the night, is that it's at a crossroads of several choices of roads when heading south (1083, 1016, 1216).
There is a decent guest house about 1/2 km north of the junction of the 1083 & 1026 , on the 1026, LHS when heading north. It's behind a small restaurant karaoke bar that does good Thai food. Clean rooms with air con., 400 bht (photo of room below):
The 1016 south to the Sirikit Reservoir is a beautiful road no cars with breathtaking views. some of it along a ridge line with views both ways.
The ferry across the Sirikit Reservoir is on a barge towed by a long tail dingy. They charged me 100 baht for the ferry which takes about 20 minutes to get across.
About to board the ferry
On the ferry
Wooden windlass for raising the ramps
Being towed
Fish traps on the reservoir
An interesting route south if you havn't been this way
