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Thakhèk

Thakhek (ທ່າແຂກ) is the capital of Khammouane Province, in Central Laos. It is a small town on the Mekong with a nearby border crossing to Thailand. Wikivoyage

Population 70,000 (Wikidata)

Live guide From your hotel

Before you go

Emergency numbers in Laos

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Laos
Tourist office · 1.3 km Thakhek Tourism Information Center

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Markets

  • Night Market

    1. Monday: 17:00–22:00
    2. Tuesday: 17:00–22:00
    3. Wednesday: 17:00–22:00
    4. Thursday: 17:00–22:00
    5. Friday: 17:00–22:00
    6. Saturday: 17:00–22:00
    7. Sunday: 17:00–22:00

    17:00–22:00

    690 m from the centre

  • Night Market

    1. Monday: closed
    2. Tuesday: closed
    3. Wednesday: closed
    4. Thursday: closed
    5. Friday: 17:00–22:00
    6. Saturday: 17:00–22:00
    7. Sunday: 17:00–22:00

    17:00–22:00

    1.4 km from the centre

  • Night market

    No hours mapped

    330 m from the centre

  • Nabo Market

    No hours mapped

    470 m from the centre

  • Fresh Market

    No hours mapped

    2.2 km from the centre

  • Talard Lak Song

    No hours mapped

    2.2 km from the centre

  • Morning Market

    No hours mapped

    2.5 km from the centre

  • Fresh Market

    No hours mapped

    2.5 km from the centre

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