Southern Isaan

Southern Isaan is a region of Thailand. Geographically it is part of the Mun River Basin.

• 🌍 Buriram
• 🌍 Chong Mek
• 🌍 Kantharalak — gateway to Preah Vihear
• 🌍 Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat) — the largest city of Isaan
• 🌍 Nang Rong — the Khmer ruins of Phanom Rung and Muang Tam
• 🌍 Pak Chong
• 🌍 Phimai — the site of historical Khmer ruins
• 🌍 Si Saket
• 🌍 Surin — the annual Elephant Roundup in November
• 🌍 Ubon Ratchathani

• 🌍 Khao Yai National Park — Thailand's first national park and a UNESCO World Heritage Site
• 🌍 Sam Phan Bok —

• Ubon Ratchathani International Airport (UBP)
• 6 trains per day each way connect Bangkok with Ubon Ratchathani, at the end of the line in the far east of the Southern Isaan region. This journey takes 8-10 hours. Other towns in Southern Isaan accessible on this train line are Pak Chong, Nakhon Ratchasima, Buriram, Surin, and Si Saket.

• Phanom Rung Historical Park atmospheric Khmer temples on top of an extinct volcano

• Preah Vihear — a Khmer temple in Cambodia. Access from Thailand depends on diplomacy between the two countries, whose governments occasionally think it wise to expend bullets and lives over the ruins.