All you need to know to visit Yasothon

ยโสธร
Northeastern Thailand
535 km from Bangkok
Province of Yasothon
Thai prononciation : Yaso tone

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Travel guide to go and visit Yasothon

The small town of Yasothon has a relatively low tourist interest except during its very popular Rocket Festival which is held every second weekend of May in general. The celebrations last 4 days but last two days are the most interesting ones with a big parade on Saturday and the famous rocket launch on Sunday. A very nice festival which is the best known of this kind in Thailand but which is held in other cities in Isan (northeastern of Thailand) around the same period. The rest of the year Yasothon is not very popular with tourists and for the festival the vast majority of visitors are Thai.

Otherwise, the city has a giant toad-shaped building in a riverfront that became its emblem and right next to it a large naga inside which a 3D museum is located. The entire riverfront around is being built and should look like, once finished, what can be found in Nong Khai for example. Otherwise, the Old Town district with its Indo-Chinese wooden houses is also worth a look, like the nearby Wat Mahathat. But let's be honest except for the festival if Yasothon can make a nice stop in your trip to discover Isan, no monument here worths that you come expressly to see it. A few kilometers away from the city, you have a village that makes bamboo basketery and another one known for its traditional pillows.

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To see all optiosn to get around in Yasothon, read our dedicated paragrpah about getting around in Yasothon.

Hotel in Yasothon

Practical information about Yasothon

If you plan to come for the festival, check the exact dates, it is not uncommon for visitors to come a weekend too late or a weekend too early. Follow me on Twitter, I publish the dates as soon as they are official and confirmed. It is also strongly advised to book your hotel room in advance for the festival, especially on the weekend that closes the event.

If there are direct buses from Bangkok, Yasothon is fairly not that well served by transport. The most regular buses are to or from Ubon Ratchathani, Khon Kaen, Roi Et and Sisaket. There are also a few buses per day for or to Nakhon Ratchasima. There is no train station in Yasothon, no airport either.