Just 10 kilometers from the center of Nan lies the village of Baan Bo Suak with its old pottery kilns. While no longer in operation, they are historical relics. At the Huen Ban Suak Saen-Cheun Museum, you might be lucky enough to watch students from neighboring schools participating in a pottery workshop. A mere 20 meters from the intersection of Route 4004, which leads to the museum, is a center with a pottery workshop and instruction. Theoretically, you can even make pottery yourself, but you should bring someone to translate the instructions (for example, a tuk-tuk driver with good English skills), as no one speaks English here, or at the neighboring museum. This is the drawback of this place, which is why it is rarely visited by foreign tourists. However, it might be worth making a stop there on your way to or from the charming little spa of Ban Nawarat or when visiting the weavers in Ban Sao Luang (10 kilometers away). Don't come to Ban Bo Suak without a guide or a Thai interpreter, though, or you might be disappointed.

In the small center on the edge of road 4004, there is no one to show you the pottery process on Sundays and public holidays.

There is no public transport to get here. You will either need to travel independently or hire a tuk-tuk in town. While you are in the area, visit the Sum Gai Spa in Ban Nawarat, which is just a few kilometers away, and watch the weavers at work in Baan Sao Luang, which is a bit further on.

How to get there

How do you get to the Ban Bo Suak community? There is no public transport. You will need to either travel there yourself or hire a tuk-tuk from the city. While you are in the area, visit the Sum Gai Spa in Ban Nawarat, a few kilometers away, and watch the weavers at work in Baan Sao Luang, a little further on.