LOCAL ALIKE
Sakon Nakhon
Nong San
Morning | |
08:05 a.m. | Meet at our meeting point: Airport / the bus station / hotels in town and get on a VIP van. |
08:45 a.m. | Have breakfast at Lert Rot Kai Kata, the best place for breakfast in Sakon Nakhon. Enjoy a variety of local dishes such as Vietnamese pan-fried egg and Vietnamese noodle soup. |
09:45 a.m. | Go to Phu Phan Royal Development Study Centre. |
10:15 a.m. | Phu Phan Royal Development Study Centre is established for improving the livelihood of Northeastern Thai people. Follow an officer to see the 3 blacks of Phu Phan, chickens, pigs and cattle. |
11:45 a.m. | Arrive at Nong San Village. Drink a fresh herbal drink before getting on a farm tractor to explore the village. |
Afternoon | |
12:15 p.m. | Arrive at Sommanas Farm. Meet Auntie Aoy, the farm owner who runs the farm with the Philosophy of Sufficiency Economy.
Take a stroll around the farm. |
02:00 p.m. | Leave the farm and go to Nong San Indigo-Dyed Fabric Group. |
02:30 p.m. | Learn how to make indigo dye. Try dyeing fabric using indigo yourself and keep it as a souvenir. |
04:00 p.m. | Join Bai Sri Su Kwan, a Northeastern welcoming ceremony. Elderly people will gather to give blessings to the visitors. |
04:30 p.m. | Arrive at Nam Pung Dam, a royal dam built to benefit people living in Phu Phan and nearby area with various purposes such as electricity production, flood prevention and irrigation. |
05:30 p.m. | Enjoy dinner at Sabunnga, one of the most famous restaurants in Sakon Nakhon. |
07:00 p.m. | Drop off at Sakon Nakhon Airport / the bus station / hotels in town. |
Day One | |
Morning | |
09:15 a.m. | Meet at our meeting point: Airport / the bus station / hotels in town and get on a VIP van. |
09:45 a.m. | Have breakfast at Lert Rot Kai Kata, the best place for breakfast in Sakon Nakhon. Enjoy a variety of local dishes such as Vietnamese pan-fried egg and Vietnamese noodle soup. |
10:30 a.m. | Go to Nong San Village. |
11:30 a.m. | Arrive at Nong San Village. Greet the hosts and leave baggage in your room. Get on a farm tractor to explore the village. |
11:45 a.m. | Arrive at Sommanas Farm. Meet Auntie Aoy, the farm owner who runs the farm with the Philosophy of Sufficiency Economy. |
Afternoon | |
12:00 p.m. | Enjoy authentic Northern dishes. Try making a local snack using ingredients from the farm. |
02:30 p.m. | Leave the farm for Grandma Lorm’s place. |
03:00 p.m. | Learn from Granma Lorm how to make Kan Mhak Beng, a decoration of folded banana leaves. Bring Kan Mhak Beng to worship a Buddha statue at Nong San Temple. |
04:30 p.m. | Walk back to the homestay to take a shower. You can have a walk around the village or have small talk with the locals. |
Evening | |
06:00 p.m. | Attend Bai Sri Su Kwan, a Northeastern welcoming ceremony. Receive blessings from the elderly locals before having dinner together. |
08:00 p.m. | Enjoy leisure time. |
Day Two | |
Morning | |
05:45 a.m. | Get up early to offer sticky rice to monks, a way of making merit in Buddhism. |
08:00 a.m. | Have breakfast. |
09:30 a.m. | Walk to the house of Nong San Indigo-Dyed Fabric Group. Learn how to make indigo dye. Try dyeing fabric using indigo yourself and keep it as a souvenir. |
Afternoon | |
12:00 p.m. | Enjoy home-cooked Northeastern dishes such as papaya salad and fried chicken. |
01:00 p.m. | Leave Nong San Village for Nam Pung Dam. |
01:30 p.m. | Arrive at Nam Pung Dam, a royal dam built to benefit people living in Phu Phan and nearby area with various purposes such as electricity production, flood prevention and irrigation. |
02:30 p.m. | Visit Phu Phan Royal Development Study Centre, established for improving the livelihood of Northeastern Thai people. Follow an officer to see the 3 blacks of Phu Phan, chickens, pigs and cattle. |
Evening | |
05:00 p.m. | Visit Wat Phra Tat Cherng Chum, the main temple of Sakon Nakhon. Inside the temple are the footprints of four Buddhas. |
06:00 p.m. | Have dinner at Sabunnga, one of the most famous restaurants in Sakon Nakhon. Share feedback and suggestions about the trip. |
07:00 p.m. | Drop off at Sakon Nakhon Airport / the bus station / hotels in town. |
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