• Understand
• Get around
• See
• Do
• Eat
• Drink
• Sleep
• Get out

Si Saket (ศรีสะเกษ) is the provincial capital of Si Saket Province, in the Isaan region of Thailand, about 550 km north-east of Bangkok.

[edit] Understand

Much of the local population are farmers earning an average of about 100 baht per day.

[edit] Get in

The nearest airport is at Ubon Ratchathani.

[edit] By bus

There are many bus services to destinations throughout Isaan and beyond, including Bangkok (approx. 8 hours).

[edit] By train

The main north-east train line passes through Si Saket.

[edit] Get around

There are neither meter-taxis nor tuk-tuks, but you can hire a motorbike-taxi or take a samlor (three-wheeled bicycle-taxi).

[edit] See

• Pra That Ruang Rong - a beautiful wat (temple) about 4km outside of Si Saket. By car/motorbike/motorbike-taxi: Follow the street towards Surin over the bridge and take a right towards "Rasi Salai", when you see the road-sign. Then turn right when you see the large blue sign depicting "Pra That Ruang Rong". Another minute and you have arrived. The whole complex takes about 90 minutes to visit. Open only in the daytime. Truly worth a visit if you are in the area!

• Wat Pa Maha Chedi Kaew (more commonly known as Wat Lan Khuad or "Temple of a Million Bottles") - a bizarre yet entirely serious Buddhist temple complex constructed entirely out of glass bottles. Even the pictures on the walls are assembled from bottle caps. The temple is some 61km south of Si Saket, in the small town of Khun Han, and is a worthwhile detour if visiting Preah Vihear with your own transport.

[edit] Do

[edit] Eat

There are quite a few good restaurants in Si Saket. But maybe the best offer in town is the lively eveningmarket adjacent to the railroad on the southside of the trainstation. Wide variety of cooked, baked and BBQ-ed food for a low price. The eveningmarket opens 5 p.m. and closes 9 p.m.

[edit] Drink

There are a few places you can go to in the evening/nightlife, one of the most famous being Sugars on Lak Muang Road. Then you could go off to the Nona disco on Kuang Heng road, and last but not least to the I-Bar at the Prompiman Hotel on Lak Muang Road, not far from the train station. In the I-Bar you can meet the trendy young locals and listen to live music. Dress properly, no beachwear, or you will be refused at the door.

[edit] Sleep

• Kessiri Hotel

• North-East Hotel

• Prompiman Hotel

• SP-Boutique Hotel

[edit] Get out

• Preah Vihear - ancient Khmer temple, about two hours to the south
• Surin - provincial capital of Surin Province, about two hours to the west
• Ubon Ratchathani - provincial capital of Ubon Ratchathani Province, about an hour to the east