Hidden Gems Places To Visit in Nan Province, Thailand

1. 4.5 Wat Sri Panton Temple (78 reviews)
   - Gorgeous golden temple.
   Religious Sites
   
   
   The outstanding shiny golden temple looks fabulous. It is embellished with many beautiful relief sculptures (exterior) and colorful murals (interior). What I like most is remarkable golden statues of a pair of seven head Nagas at the entrance of the hall. See more..
   
2. 4.5 Doi Samer Dao (69 reviews)
   - Where to touch the sky and star
   Spent 1-2 hours Mountains • National Parks
   
   
   Doi Samer-Dao in Thai words it means "Mountain in the same level of stars" It's top point of Srinan National Park in Nan. It's far from Nan city around 80 km and take around 1.5 hour to drive here. On top of mountain you can 360 degree panoramic view of Nan mountain. This place can stay overnight by camping (contact national park office first) but bring food and water by yourself. If the sky clear enough in the night we can see milky way clearly on the sky. Best time to visit is in winter (Nov-Jan). See more..
   
3. 4.5 Nan Riverside Arts Space (formerly called: Nan Riverside Art Gallery) (61 reviews)
   - Nan Riverside is an absolute gem
   Monday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Art Galleries
   
   
   One of the great joys of traveling around Thailand is discovering privately funded non-profit art galleries, and the Nan Riverside is an absolute gem. Both the gardens and the indoor spaces are delightful, and present you with a wonderful experience of the owner's selection of paintings, sculptures and landscape pieces. When traveling in this part of the country it is well worth a detour, and be sure to set aside an hour or two of your itinerary to soak up the experience of the art here. There is also a delightful gallery shop, and a cafe that looked great too, though we had already eaten lunch. Highly recommended, and we will definitely return when we are next in Nan Province See more..
   
4. 4.5 Nan Noble House (58 reviews)
   - Lanna noble house.
   Points of Interest & Landmarks
   
   
   The about 100 year old authentic Lanna style 2 storey teak house in a beautiful garden was once a residence of Chao Fongkham, a descendant of the former lord of Nan. It is now occupied by her descendants and becomes a well-preserved and worth visiting museum and learning space (entrance fee = 30 baht ; this place is less than 10 minutes driving from the city). Staffs were very nice. During our sightseeing inside the house, we dimly heard some traditional Lanna songs (made us really in the mood). Also, there was a Lanna weaving demonstration on the ground under the house. Recommend ! See more..
   
5. 4.5 Wat Nong Bua (56 reviews)
   - Excellent Temple
   Points of Interest & Landmarks • Religious Sites
   
   
   Very seldom that such a beautiful temple in a perfect surrounding and well loved by the local residences can be found. Wat Ban Nong Bua is such a temple. Located some distance from Nan toward the direction of Pua, this temple is hidden in the small town of Tha Wang Pha. The temple has a generous parking area in front of the temple. Before you enter the temple, you will hear local music being played by local musician to welcome you. The temple ground is well landscaped and maintain. The main temple wall has the similar paintings from the same era as Wat Ming Muang in Nan. Behind the temple, there is a small gift shop manned by locals that are anxious to meet visitors than simply to sell their merchandise. This is an excellent temple not to be missed. See more..
   
6. 4.5 Doi Phu Kha National Park (46 reviews)
   - Great Park to See the Champoo Phuka Flower.
   National Parks
   
   
   Champoo Phuka, the tree and its flower is becoming a rare and extinct tree. Presently, it can only be seen in Doi Phu Khao National Park in Nan Province. In order to see this rare flowers, we trekked through the jungle for about two hours in different elevations before reaching the blossoming flowers. We met at least 20-30 other curious local tourists who made the same trek. By coming to this national park in mid February, we were expecting more blooming flowers. However due to the late winter, the flowers are expected to bloom later. Fortunately we were able to witness few blossoming branches. Overall the Doi Phu Khao National Park is very well managed. The Visitor Center was very well prepared to assist the visitors. They prepared daily local guides to take the visitors around the park. The trial within the jungle was well prepared and kept up. Keep up with the good work. See more..
   
7. 4.5 Wat Phrathat Chang Kham Worawihan (39 reviews)
   - Beautiful temple in centre Nan
   Points of Interest & Landmarks
   
   
   This temple has been recorded Nan history. Architecture of pagoda is Balance between gold pagoda and stone elephants at base. Don’t forget to pray Big Buddha at church in front of pagoda. See more..
   
8. 4.5 Wat Phuket (37 reviews)
   - Phuket temple in Nan.
   Spent < 1 hour Religious Sites
   
   
   The Lanna style temple is on the hill. After worship "Luang Por Saen Pua" in a main hall, ones can walk to a viewpoint behind the hall to enjoy a panorama view of the rice field with mountainous background. Moreover, by walking downhill from the temple, there is a walking street where you can buy many foods/drinks/souvenirs or chill out at the cafe in the midst of the rice field. We also saw the process of making "Kalamae" (Thai sweet = caramelized sticky rice with coconut milk) and, of course, bought them (Very delicious ; don't forget to taste Tai Lue recipe Kalamae). Additionally, there were some live performances such as traditional music and traditional dance. Awesome ! See more..
   
9. 4.5 Kuang Mueng Nan Walking Street (32 reviews)
   - Lovely & Lively
   Spent 2-3 hours Flea & Street Markets
   
   
   Every weekend (Fri-Sat-Sun) from 16:00 to 21:00, part of Phakong road started from the T-junction at Phumin temple to the intersection at Changkham temple (about 250 m) will turn into a lively night market. Various foods/snacks/drinks to taste. Many products (shirts/souvenirs) to buy. Also, you can buy foods, then chill out (and eat) at the large patio in front of Phumin temple while watching some cultural performances (local dance/local music). See more..
   
10. 4.5 Doi Phu Kha National Park (29 reviews)
    - First National Park Stamp
    National Parks • Parks
    
    
    Start from Nan city have 2 route to go there, we choose ride to Doi Phu Kha National Park. Side the road full of the field look nice. After ride to the mountain left and right hade side have only the green color of the tree and blue color of the sky. We stop at Doi Phu Kha National Park, stamp the passport inside have a good view point. Nice staff and good recommended. After that we direct to next destination. See more..
    
11. 4.5 Wat Phra That Chae Haeng (27 reviews)
    - The #1 temple in Nan.
    Points of Interest & Landmarks
    
    
    What a pity that we didn't see an outstanding golden pagoda of the rabbit year (Chinese zodiac), since it was under renovation. However, we walked 3 times in clockwise direction around the pagoda to pay respect and worship Buddha relics inside. Also, don't forget to visit a 14 m reclining Buddha inside the hall in front of the temple. Last but not least, there is a community market that sells OTOP products, local clothes, foods, souvenirs. See more..
    
12. 4.5 Wat Phaya Wat (21 reviews)
    - A hidden gem.
    Points of Interest & Landmarks
    
    
    On the way to Pratat Khaonoi, this old temple is a must. I really love the style, quiet ambience and rich decoration which is not so vivid as all the temple in the heart of the city. Very original and well reserve. Try to look at the details of the architectue and deciration, really interessting and original. See more..
    
13. 4.5 Khun Sathan National Park (21 reviews)
    - A good camping trip
    Spent More than 3 hours National Parks
    
    
    Khun sathan national park is one of the attractive places in Nan. Most of traveller shouldnt miss this place. It located near the top of mountain(1.3km above sea level) , therefore the weather here is very nice about 17-25 celcius. You can arrange a camping trip here , also if you choose to spend a night here you can make a camping fire and grill some foods or BBQ if you wanted. Having beers here also be a good choice for you . You can enjoy drinking beer in nice weather and see the star at night. See more..
    
14. 4.5 Wat Phrathat Khao Noi (20 reviews)
    - Great view
    Theatre & Performances
    
    
    One of the best view excellent place but without bike and car it will be hard to walk better way rent bike then visit. See more..
    

What's a Hidden gem?

We call places hidden gems that are new, extremely good, but are not that popular yet - you should check them out. The criteria is to have a rating of 4.5 or more and more than 20 reviews and less than 100 reviews.