To fully appreciate the charm of Sainyabuli's setting, drive 9km southwest to the Nam Tien reservoir-lake, access point for the Elephant Conservation Center . A restaurant here is perched above the dam, offering views across emerald rice paddies and wooded slopes towards a western horizon where Pak Kimin and Pak Xang ridges overlap.
The 3km asphalt spur road to Nam Tien branches west off the Pak Lai road around 500m before the south bus station, just before a bridge (6.5km from central Sainyabuli).
