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Phu Kraduang
National Park: located on high plateau about
seventy kilometers from Loie on the Khon Kaen-Loie Highway. Lush
and fertile, it is the home of many type s of wildlife. With an
elevation of 1,325 meters, the Park is ideally suitable for cold
climate plants and tree.
Doi Inthanon National Park: Doi Inthanon
is
Thailand's highest mountain and
towers 2,565 metres above sea level. Travel 58 kilometres west
of Chiang Mai via Highway 107, by regular coach to Amphoe Chom
Thong and thence by minibus to the peak for a further distance
of 48 kilometres
Complex mountain ranges and a mild climate characterise an area with moist and dense summit forest which is the source of important tributaries of the Mae Ping River, one of northern Thailand's major waterways. Various streams descend forming beautiful waterfalls throughout the park. These include the Siriphum, Vachirathan, Mae Pan, Mae Klang, and, the largest of all, Mae Ya waterfalls. Meo and karen hilltribes inhabit the park.
Mu Ko Similan
national Park:
This idyllic marine park occupies an area of 130 square kilometres
in the Andaman Sea. The Similan Archipelago consists of nine islands.
It is highly blessed with both surface and underwater beautiful
scenery. The best time for diving and angling is from December
to April. Chartered boats are available at THap Lamu, Amphoe Takua
Pa, but it is more economical for a tourist to join a tour from
Phuket. Boat trips to the island take about three hours.
Kho Yai National Park:at km. 165.5 on Highway No.
2 covers an area of 2,168 sq.km.
in four provinces: Nakhon Ratchasima, Nakhon Nayok, Sara Buri,
and Prachin Buri. The Park comprises various mountains, two important
rivers of Lam Takhong and Nakhon Nayok, with many rare species
of fauna and flora and over 20 waterfalls. Accommodations near
the national park are available.