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Journey 01 · Thailand · October 2026

The Nan Loop

Five days around Nan province — temples and museums in town, farm cafés, the tortuous road, Sapan bridge, Ban Piang So and Doi Phu Kha.

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Distance
287 km
Days
5
Season
October 2026
Bike
Honda Wave
Nan Province, Thailand
Nan Province, Thailand 13 October 2026

Five days around Nan, starting and ending at the airport. Temples and the national museum in town, then farm cafés and the tortuous road north — Sapan bridge, the ridge at Ban Piang So, and the long way home through Doi Phu Kha and Pua.

The map has the stops. The photographs have the rest.

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Time lapse

Yud Vela cafe · 00:31
Yud Vela cafe Clouds moving over the valley · 00:31
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Photographs

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The sign outside a khao soi shop in Nan Khao soi, Nan Nan town, Thailand A large golden Buddha statue inside a richly decorated temple The golden hall Wat Phra That Chae Haeng, Nan An ornate white temple facade with serpent stairways Wat Ming Muang Nan town, Thailand Two dark Buddha statues seated in a decorated temple hall Black Buddhas Nan town, Thailand A temple courtyard at night filled with blue and gold lights reflected in water Lights on the water Nan town, Thailand A woman standing in a meadow looking at a mountain valley The first view Nan province, Thailand A man in a dark shirt photographing a mountain valley Making a photograph Nan province, Thailand A café counter filled with plants, coffee equipment and small objects Pangwua Farm Pangwua Farm Cafe, Nan A wooden farm sign surrounded by trees and flowers Pang Wua Farm Nan province, Thailand A paved road curving through green hills beneath a cloudy sky The climb Street Number 3, Nan A narrow road winding along a green mountain valley Tortuous road Tortuous Road Viewpoint, Nan A rider standing beside a loaded motorcycle in front of the Khun Nan National Park sign Khun Nan National Park Khun Nan National Park, Nan A park sign with a notebook of stamps and handwritten notes Park register Khun Nan National Park, Nan A village in a green valley beneath cloud-covered mountains Sapan, late afternoon Sapan, Nan A rider standing on a concrete bridge beneath a large sign The bridge at Sapan Sapan, Nan Mist hanging over a mountain village in the early morning Morning in Sapan Sapan, Nan Green terraced rice fields surrounded by forested mountains Rice fields below Piang So Ban Piang So, Nan An empty asphalt road leading toward layered forested mountains The Piang So sky road Piang So, Nan Two people standing on a ridge road beside their motorcycles Two riders, one ridge Piang So, Nan A man sitting on a wooden viewpoint deck above a mountain valley Above Piang So Piang So, Nan Layered mountain ridges disappearing into cloud The ridge line Piang So, Nan A rider standing beside a large viewpoint sign at 1,715 metres Viewpoint 1,715 Doi Phu Kha, Nan Green mountain ridges and valleys under a cloudy sky Doi Phu Kha Doi Phu Kha, Nan A notebook of passport stamps and travel notes Stamps and notes Pua, Nan A museum display case holding small artefacts and labels National Museum Nan old town, Thailand A visitor standing beside a museum display case Inside the museum Nan old town, Thailand An AirAsia passenger plane at the airport at night Back to Bangkok Nan Nakhon Airport, Nan
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The route

  1. 01 Nan Nakhon Airport Land, load the bike, and head into town.
  2. 02 Nan old town Pagodas, the national museum and a bowl of khao soi.
  3. 03 Pangwua Farm Cafe Coffee and breakfast on the farm.
  4. 04 Street Number 3 Nan A pause on the road north.
  5. 05 Tortuous Road Viewpoint The switchbacks, seen from above.
  6. 06 LHONG KHAO Coffee with a view before the park.
  7. 07 Khun Nan National Park The sign, and the last flat road for a while.
  8. 08 Sapan Bridge The bridge over the river at Sapan.
  9. 09 Yud Vela cafe A drink by the water.
  10. 10 Ban Piang So Viewpoint The ridge road and the village below.
  11. 11 Doi Phu Kha Viewpoint The 1,715-metre view over the range.
  12. 12 Pua Rice fields and the road home.
  13. 13 Nan Nakhon Airport Back at Nan, five days later.
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