Chiang Kham is best known for its heavy Thai Lue influence, but today is little more than a rest stop and junction town for people travelling between other larger centres.

It is a convenient staging point for trips north to Phu Sang national park and Phu Chi Fa, both of which are well worth the effort to reach.

Outlying sites aside, Chiang Kham itself is a bit of a hole, featuring nothing more than a bland hotel, a few places to eat and a rundown Thai Lue Cultural Centre, none of which justify a trip to here alone.