If arriving from Muang Xai, Luang Nam Tha certainly has a cowboy town feel to it. Formed by three long, straight, flat and dusty roads, the town centers around its two markets and everything has a very dusty feel to it.

At the moment the infrastructure in Luang Nam Tha is not really geared to the individual visitor, however that should change in the future. Bicycles can be hired from a store opposite the small bus station and there are some nice outlying villages, which, due to the flat terrain are easily visited.