Dan Sai District · TH

Wat Phon Thong

Wat Phon Thong (วัดโพนทอง) is a small, working Buddhist temple serving the farming village of Nong Sanun in Khok Ngam subdistrict, set in the rural hills of Dan Sai District in Loei Province, northeastern Thailand. Rather than a showcase tourist site, it is the kind of quiet community wat where the rhythm of village and temple life overlap — a place to step out of a car and feel the unhurried everyday Buddhism of the Isan countryside. Its name, 'Phon Thong', evokes a golden mound, a common and auspicious word for temples across the region, but this is a genuinely local wat in a village named after a year-round marshy pond. It suits travelers touring the Dan Sai area who want a calm, authentic stop between the district's better-known sights, and it is open around the clock with visitor amenities, making it easy to drop in on your own schedule.