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Piyamit Tunnel

 
Piyamit Tunnel is at Ban Piyamit 1, Tambon Tano Mae Ro. Take the same route as the Hot Spring for four more kilometres. This area is the village of the Thai Development Participants and was once the base of Malaya Communist Division 2. The tunnel was built in three months in B.E. 2519, winding [...]

Phu Toei National Park The park acquires a total area of 198,422 rai (79,368.8 acres), covering Ong Phra Forest, Khao Phu Rakam Forest, and Khao Huai Phlu Forest of Amphoe Dan Chang, Suphan Buri Province as well as Tham Khao Wong Forest Park of Amphoe Ban Rai, Uthai Thani Province. The lush forest with a [...]

Wat Phanan Choeng
        The large Buddha has had to be repaired many times, first in the time of King Naresuan (1590-1605), and most recently in 1929. The men in this photo (who comfortably fit within the gigantic statue’s hands) are draping sheer robes, “rented” by worshipers, over the statue’s surface. The cloth is then hauled [...]

The Largest Mail Box in Thailand
The Largest Mail Box in Thailand used to be located at the Bell Tower intersection of Betong. It was built in B.E. 2467 before World War II as the communication post for the townspeople, through the radio implanted on top of the box, and the mail slot below it. At [...]

Wat Pa Mok Worawihan
Is located in municipal Tambon Pa Mok on the west bank of the Chao Phraya River approximately 18 kilometers away from Amphoe Mueang.  Take Highway No. 309 (Ang Thong Ayutthaya route) at Km 40, then take Highway No. 329 and 3501 to find a signage to Wat Pa Mok.  In the temple [...]

Sirindhorn Museum and Phu Kum Khao Dinosaur Excavation Site
          This archaeological museum is situated in the foothills of Phu Kum Khao Mountain in Sahatsakhan District, approximately 28 kilometres from Kalasin Town.
The Palaeozoic Era was two hundred million years ago, long before humans existed. Dinosaurs once lived in this area and we find their fossils [...]

San Kamphaeng Hot Springs

San Kamphaeng Hot Springs are located 36 kilometres from town amid natural surroundings of trees and verdant hills.  The water has a high sulphur content and possesses curative and restorative properties.  Accommodation, a swimming pool, dining facilities and segregated mineral water bathing rooms are available.  Nearby is Roong Arun Hot Spring Resort [...]

Wat Phra Phutthachai is situated on the foot of Khao Pathawi, Nong Pla Lai Sub-district, the same entrance as Phra Phutthachai National Park, where Phra Phutthachai or Roi Phra Phuttharup - a shadow of the Buddha is located on the cliff. A mondop - a square building with a crown-like spire - was built to [...]

Namtok Sarika
            The most famous waterfall in Nakhon Nayok is located in Sarika Sub-district, approximately 15 kilometers east of the city along Highway No. 3050. The nine-tiered waterfall cascading down the cliff to a forested hillside has a large natural pool on each level which is sometimes is perfect for swimming. Accommodations, restaurants and souvenir [...]

Namtok Heo Narok
          Located on Prachin Buri - Khao Yai Highway, this waterfall is a part of Khao Yai National Park, which covers the area of Prachin Buri, Nakhon Nayok, Nakhon Ratchasima, and Saraburi.
          It is a gigantic and beautiful waterfall with 60 metres in height and steep cliff. You can travel from Prachin Buri [...]

Bang Fai Phaya Nak (Naga Fireball)

         This extraordinary miracle always occurs at the beginning of the full moon night in the eleventh lunar month (End of Buddhist Lent).
         It can be seen along the Mekong River in the districts of Mueang, Phon Phisai, Pak Khat, Bung Kan, Tha Bo, Si Chiang Mai and Sangkhom. Bang [...]