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Situated in Phu Ruea, this hotel is 0.1 mi (0.1 km) from Phu Rua National Park and 2.7 mi (4.3 km) from Phu Ruea Municipal Market. Pla Ba Waterfall is 5.6 mi (9.1 km) away. Lowest nightly price found within the past 24 hours based on a 1 night stay for 2 adults. Additional terms may apply. Situated in Phu Ruea, this hotel is within 1 mi (2 km) of Phu Rua National Park and Phu Ruea Municipal Market. Situated in Phu Ruea, this hotel is 0.3 mi (0.6 km) from Phu Rua National Park and 31.6 mi (50.8 km) from Loei Hospital. Situated in Phu Ruea, this hotel is 1 mi (1.7 km) from Phu Ruea Municipal Market and within 12 mi (20 km) of Pla Ba Waterfall and Phu Rua Jaidee Golf Course. Situated in Phu Ruea, this hotel is 1.3 mi (2.1 km) from Phu Rua Jaidee Golf Course and within 12 mi (20 km) of Pla Ba Waterfall and Phu Rua National Park. Situated in Phu Ruea, this hotel is 0.6 mi (0.9 km) from Phu Rua National Park and 3 mi (4.8 km) from Phu Ruea Municipal Market. Prices and availability subject to change. Situated in Phu Ruea, this guesthouse is within a 10-minute walk of Phu Rua National Park and Phu Ruea Municipal Market. Situated in Phu Ruea, this hotel is within a 15-minute walk of Phu Rua National Park and Phu Ruea Municipal Market. Don’t see what you’re looking for?

Tak province, near Sukhothai, holds its distinctive Loi Krathong Sai Festival (see below).

Fireworks, processions, cultural events, a candle festival and a sound and light show take place around the Sukhothai Historical Park, a World Heritage Site (see below). The krathong, too, are different, being made from coconut shells threaded together. Sai means ‘string’ and refers to the way that scores of krathong float in long chains down the Ping River. Loi Krathong Sai Kaab Kluay tradition (see below). Tak province, near Sukhothai, holds its distinctive Loi Krathong Sai Festival (see below). Giant lanterns in creative shapes get mirrored in the temples’ reflecting pools, where visitors glide their own krathong. A resin-dipped stick of incense pierces the middle like a mast, with a bloom of dao ruang’ (marigold) on each end for balance. Residents of this western coastal province don’t make krathong out of a disc of banana stem, but carve layers of the cellular stem into plate-sized rounded oblongs that curl like tree bark.

In contrast to the opulence of krathong elsewhere, these sail down the Mae Khlong estuary with thrifty simplicity. To fill each with hot air takes the help of three or more people, so it becomes a shared experience. Loi Krathong heralds the start of the outdoor festival season. With the rains over, the fresh, balmy nights witness many fairs at temple grounds and open spaces. Some groups organise simultaneous massed releases of khom loi, a spectacle of jaw-dropping beauty. The event lasts several days on a far larger scale, with two road processions, river races, a lantern festival, traditional displays and cultural performances. Called a Khome loi (floating lantern) or khome yipeng, these are tissue-thin bags the size of a refrigerator. Chiang Mai hosts the north’s distinct equivalent festival, Yipeng (see below). Firecrackers whiz. Bang throughout. Northerners do launch krathong floats, but favour releasing paper lanterns, which they send skyward by igniting a waxed paper burner. The lanterns drift thousands of feet up on swirling air currents, often trailing a sparkler.