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AMPHOE BAN FANG
Hat Sawan
Acquiring a 62 rai area, the scenic beach by the lake over Ubolratana
Dam is an ideal place for recreation among the locals and tourists.
Phra That Kham Kaen
Phra That Kham Kaen is in Wat Chetiyaphum, Tambon Ban Kham. It can
be reached by driving for 16 kilometres on Highway No. 209 (Khon
Kaen-Kalasin road) and going left for 14 more kilometres. This is
Khon Kaens main historical site. Legend has it that a dead tamarind
stump miraculously grew branches and leaves again after a procession
bearing the holy relics of Lord Buddha walked past. A pagoda was
then built the area, and the name of the province was actually derived
from this sacred place.
AMPHOE BAN PHAI
Scientific Centre for Education
Located on a 51 rai plot of land, the centre is a knowledge hub
in science and technology for children, youth, students, and the
public. The 2-storey building has various exhibitions regarding
science and environment as well as the Scientist Princess Room which
features history and performances of Prof. Dr. Princess Chulabhorn
and the Primeval World Room which features dinosaur and fossils.
The scientific center is open on weekdays from 8.30 am. to 4.30
pm. Call 0 4327 4154 for more information.
AMPHOE CHONNABOT
Sala Mai Thai
Located in Khon Kaen Vocational College, Sala Mai Thai is part of
the project to celebrate the 60th birthday anniversary of Her Majesty
the Queen (August 12, 1992). The silk centre was established to
support Her Majesty the Queens mission to promote silk and silk
products from Isan as well as conserve the traditions. The centre
feature the silk production process from dyeing to weaving, tools
for silk production and rare equipment, and different ancient silk
textiles various pattern. The centre also exhibits the world's most
expensive Mudmee silk textile woven by the people of Chonnabot people.
The silk textile has won Asian award in silk contest.
Sala Mai Thai is open daily during official hours, Monday to Friday
during 8.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. For more information, contact the
Khon Kaen Vocational College, Amphoe Chonnabot, Khon Kaen 40180
at Tel. 0 4328 6160.
How to get there: From downtown Khon Kaen, visitors can go via
Highway 2 (Khon Kaen-Korat) for 44 kilometres. Turn right at Ban
Phai Intersection to Highway 229 and go for another 11 kilometres.
Sala Mai Thai is on the left, opposite to Kong Kaeo Lake.
AMPHOE CHUM PHAE
Non Mueang Ancient Town
The ancient town is located at Ban Na Pho, 80 kilometres from downtown
Khon Kaen. Legends say the hill known as Non Mueange was the location
of an ancient town. Acquiring a 216 rai area, the oval hill has
double moats. Archaeologists have found sandstone Sema boundary
markers in Dvaravati style in the town and nearby. Potsherds were
scattered around. Some were painted in red, and some decorated with
incising and cord-marked patterns.
In the soil layer of the Dvaravati period (7-11th century), none
of the funeral-related artifacts was found. So, archaeologists presumed
that the funeral of this town changed after the arrival of Buddhism.
In deeper soil, more interesting historical evidence was found.
Archaeologists found that there used to be a human settlement here
since the late pre historic period. They discovered human skeletons
dating back 2,500 years ago. Funeral tools and utensils were buried
together with the bodies. The utensils found included pottery decorated
with painted , incising and cord-marked pattern, bronze and animal-bone
bangles, shells, colorful beads, as well as iron tools such as hoe,
sickle, and animals bones; namely deer, barking deer, and different
fishes. These artifacts prove that people in this community lived
on agriculture until the Lop Buri period (11-12th century).
How to get there: Motorists can get there via Highway 12, Khon Kaen-Chum
Phae Road, then make a left turn at Chum Phae Post Office, continuing
for another 5 kilometres.
Tham Pha Phuang Forest Park
Tham Pha Phuang Forest Park is in Ban Dong Lan, Tambon Pha Nok Khao,
123 kilometres from Khon Kaen on the Khon Kaen-Chum Phae road by
Highway No. 12 and 201. A 4-kilometre road on the right then takes
you to the park. Tham Pha Phuang is a huge limestone cave. Inside,
is a large chimney-shaped rock and lovely stalagmites and stalactites.
AMPHOE KHOK PHO CHAI
Wat Udom Khongkha Khiri Khet
Good for meditation practicing, the temple is located deep in lush
forest in Tambon Ban Khok. Luangpu Phang, a Buddhist monk famous
in meditation, once lived here. Today, Buddhists come to visit the
temple and pay respect to his monument in the temple compound.
How to get there: visitors can go via Highway 12 (Khon Kaen-Chum
Phae) for 14 kilometres then turn left to Highway 2062 (Ban Thum-Mancha
Khiri Road) for another 44 kilometres and get on highway 229 (Mancha
Khiri-Chaiyaphum Road) for 12 kilometres and turn right into the
temple, 12 kilometres away.
AMPHOE MANCHA KHIRI
Chang Kra
Having grown wild over a century ago in Wat Pa Mancha Khiri, over
4,000 Chang Kra orchid-Rhyncostylis gigantean (Lindl.) are in full
bloom on the branches of some 280 trees every year during January
and February. These wild orchids always fill the whole area with
their mild fragrance.
How to get there: the temple is only a kilometre from downtown
Amphoe Mancha Khiri, 57 kilometres from downtown Khon Kaen. From
Bangkok, motorists can drive via Highway 2 (Mitraphap Road) then
turn left to Amphoe Chonnabot, via Highway 229 (Chonnabot-Mancha
Khiri). The entrance to the temple is on the left before reaching
Amphoe Mancha Khiri or some 35 kilometres from Mitraphap Road. From
Khon Kaen, motorists can go via Highway 2731 and 2062 through Amphoe
Phra Yuen.
Sim (ubosot of Wat Sa Thong Ban Bua )
This Sim, ordination hall, is architectural heritage of Isan with
outstanding local characters. The exterior is decorated with colourful
mural and glass. The Sim houses a rare Isan-style sandstone Buddha
image. In 2002, the Sim was awarded a precious architecture, heritage
and cultural conservation of the Asia Pacific by UNESCO.
Tortoise Village
The villagers keep a large amount of tortoises as their mutual pets.
The brownish yellow shelled tortoises, called Tao Phek in local
dialect, always travel around in the village to be fed.
How to get there: from downtown Khon Kaen, motorists can drive
via Highway 12 (Khon Kaen Chum Phae) for ten kilometres then turn
left to Highway 2062 (Khon Kaen-Mancha Khiri) for another 54 kilometres.
The entrance to the tortoise village is on the left at Ban Kok,
two kilometres prior to Amphoe Mancha Khiri. It is easy to notice
with two tortoise replicas on the roadside opposite to Wat Si Sumang.
Turn left through Ban Kok, the tortoise village is 50 metres away.
AMPHOE MUEANG
Art and Cultural Centre
Located in the compound of Khon Kaen University, the Isan barn-style
building features local knowledge in different areas; namely, arts,
geography and history through a modern display. The centre can be
accessed through the Si Than Gate.
Hong Mun Mang or Khon Kaen City Museum
This museum is situated by the Kaen Nakhon Lake in the town.
Hong: means a tower for keeping treasures. Hong Mun Mang is a tower
where accumulated historical articles of Khon Kaen are preserved.
It is a museum which reflects the way of life of Khon Kaen people
from the past to the present.
This museum was established in order to link each community in
Khon Kaen province and to make people feel pride in their community.
It is also a center of study and research on the history of Khon
Kaen. There are 5 zones:
Zone 1 : Introduction to Khon Kaen province
Zone 2 : History and Culture of Khon Kaen
Zone 3 : The founding of the city
Zone 4 : Towns and lifestyles of Khon Kaen people
Zone 5 : Khon Kaen Today.
The museum is open daily, except Mondays, from 12 noon - 8.00 p.m.
Entrance fee is 90 baht. For more information please contact The
Town Council Office of Khon Kaen, Prachasamran Road, Mueang District,
Khon Kaen Province, Tel.0 4327 1173, 04322 4032 during office hours.
Phra Mahathat Kaen Nakhon
Phra Mahathat Kaen Nakhon or The 9-storey stupa Located in Wat Nong
Waeng, a royal temple on Klang Mueang Road, the Phra Mahathat houses
relics of the Lord Buddha and important Buddhist scriptures. Doors
and windows of the 9 storeys of the stupa are beautifully carved,
featuring the life and former reincarnations of the Lord Buddha,
16 classes of visible deities in the Brahmas world, and Buddhist
rites. Murals within the stupa feature history of the town. The
top floor, on the 9th storey, houses relics of the Lord Buddha.
Visitors can enjoy a panoramic view of the town from there.
AMPHOE NAM PHONG
Ban Khok Sanga king cobras village
King Cobras Village Ban Khok Sa-nga in Tambon Sai Mun is famous
for its strange pets, king cobra, kept at every house. The villagers
formally earned extra income by selling herbal medicines by travelling
around through viillages. By 1951, a local doctor, Ken Yongla initiated
a cobra show, which was successful to attract clients to the village.
Anyway, a cobra show was too dangerous as the snake can spit its
poison for two metres making a man blind. So he changed to conduct
the show with a king cobra and inherited such skill to the villagers.
Today, after the harvest season, with better transportation, villagers
of Khok Sa-nga always travel around to organise a snake show and
offer their herbal medicine. In the village, a snake show is held
at Wat Si Thamma, performing different series of show such as snake
dancing and boxing between king cobra and man. Exhibitions regarding
the king cobra as well as nursery are located nearby.
How to get there: Ban Khok Sa-nga is 49 kilometres from downtown
Khon Kaen. Visitors can go via Highway 2 and make a right turn at
kilometre 33 to Highway 2039. At kilometre 14, opposite Phang Thui
police box, turn right onto a soil road. Then keep going through
Ban Na Ngam and make a left turn at the intersection, continue for
another 600 metres.
Phrathat Kham Kaen
Located in Wat Chetiyaphum, the Phrathat is believed to be the origin
of Khon Kaen city since ancient times. Phrathat Kham Kaen can be
date the 20th century A.D. According to the legend, a back to king
who ruled Mori town in the Khmer kingdom assigned 9 senior monks
to bring relics of the Lord Buddha to be placed in Phrathat Phanom.
On the way, the caravan spent a night here, setting a camp by the
heartwood of a dead tamarind tree. The caravan reached Nakhon Phanom
on the next day just to learn that Phrathat Phanom had already been
completed, so they returned on the same route with a wish to place
the relics at their hometown instead. On the way back, they were
surprised to find the dead tamarind tree buddingly lush. Therefore,
they decided to build a Phrathat here and placed the relics and
Buddha images inside, naming Phrathat Kham Kaen which means the
stupa of tamarind heartwood.
The Phrathat is now well renovated and landscaped. A celebration
is held annually on the full moon day of the 6th lunar month. Phrathat
Kham Kaen is 12 kilometres from downtown Khon Kaen. Visitors can
get there via Highway 209 (Khon Kaen-Kalasin route). After crossing
the Nam Phong River, turn left and keep going for another 14 kilometres.
Prem Tinsulanonda Military Fort and Hall of Honour
The hall of honour features the biography and achievement of statesman
Gen. Prem Tinsulanonda who devoted himself for developing Thailand
in different areas. Group visitors can contact in prior at the Prem
Tinsulanonda Fort, Tel. 0 4324 9490.
AMPHOE NONG RUEA
Nam Phong National Park
Acquiring a total area of 197 square kilometres, the park covers
a large area in Khon Kaen namely; Nong Ruea, Ubolratana, Phu Wiang,
Ban Fang, Mancha Khiri, and Khok Pho Chai as well as two Amphoes
in Chaiyaphum provinces, Ban Thaen and Kaeng Khro.
The park headquarters is located by the lake over Ubolratana Dam.
Forest in this national park is watershed of the chi and Phong Rivers.
The deciduous dipterocarp and dry everygreen forests in this mountain
range are a major source of herbs. There are viewpoints in the park.
Hin Chang Si is a group of rocks, where wild elephants use for scratching
their flanks. This point has a scenic view of the Uboltatana lake
and Khon Kaen city. Hin Chang Si viewpoint can be accessed by car,
eight kilometres from Sok Tae Reforestation Park. From the head
quarters, walking to Hin Chang Si takes around two hours. Some 30
minutes on foot from Hin Chang Si is Plan Chat viewpoint. Pha Sawan
is another viewpoint from where visitors can witness beautiful scenery
of the lake. The cliff is a two-hour walk from the headquarters.
Another interesting attraction in the park is Phon Kham, crater-like
rock well. For more information, call Nam Phong National Park at
Tel. 0 4324 8006 or of National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation
Department in Bangkok at Tel. 0 2562 0760.
How to get there: Nam Phong National Park can be reached from two
routes.
1. From Khon Kaen, go via Highway 12 to Chum Phae District, then
turn right at kilometre 30 to Ban PHue for another 19 kilometres
via Highway 3034 (Nong Saeng-Tha Ruea). This route is 49 kilometres.
2. From Khon Kaen, bound for Amphoe Ubolratana via Highway 2, heading
for Udon Thani, then turn left to Amphoe Ubolratana. In the Amphoe,
use Highway 3034, which lies along the lake over Ubolratana Dam.
This route is 65 kilometres long.
AMPHOE NONG SONG HONG
Wat Sa Bua Kaeo
The temple is located at Ban Wang Khun. The mural and sculptural
works of this temple is worth a visit. Crouching guardian lion replicas
are on both sides of the stairway leading up to the Ubosot, ordination
hall, with sculptures of men stretching their legs in front in front.
Luangpho Phui, preceptor of the temple, created all of these sculptures.
Murals on four walls of this concrete ordination hall, both exterior
and interior, features the peoples' lifestyle, history of the Lord
Buddha, heaven and hell and folklore. The pictures are separated
by the so-called Sinthao line, a flash-shape pattern which is widely
found in murals from the Ayutthaya and Rattanakosin periods, not
in the Isan region. By the unique brushwork, the murals mirror freedom
of the artist in expressing emotion into the pictures, trees and
animals, like Western impressionists. The favorite colors include
yellow, indigo, red ochre, green, blue and black.
How to get there: From downtown Khon Kaen, visitors can go via
Highway 2 (Mitraphap Road), heading to Amphoe Phon for 75 kilometres,
then turn left to Highway 207 bound for Amphoe Nong Song Hong for
another 17 kilometres. At kilometre 27-28, turn right at Ban Wang
Khun and go ahead for a kilometre.
AMPHOE PHU PHA MAN
Phu Pha Man National Park
The obvious natural landmark of this park is the towering limestone
cliff that looks like a huge curtain. Lush jungle and mixed forest
keep this place cool almost all the year round. Acquiring a total
area of 218,750 rai, the park covers areas in Amphoe Phu Pha Man
and Amphoe Chum Phae of Khon Kaen as well as Amphoe Phu Kradueng
of Loei.
Attractions in this national park include:
Tham KlangKhao The cave is in Phu Pha Man Mountain, 2.5 kilometres
from Amphoe Phu Pha Man. The caves entrance is some 100 metres above
ground level. Inside is the habitat of millions of bats, whose accumulated
droppings cause a strong smell.
Every evening, around 6 pm., these bats always leave the cave
in line, over ten kilometres long. It takes some 30-45 minutes until
the last bat leaves the cave.
Tham Phra Near to Tham Klangkhao, this cave has a natural tunnel
sloping up to the crest of Phu Pha Man, but it is quite difficult
to get through. The cave houses beautiful stalagmites, stalactites,
and big stone pillars. The cave entrance can be accessed by car
in any season. Winter, from November to February, is the best period
to visit the cave.
Tham Pu Ta Lo The cave is in Ban Wang Sawap, 17 kilometres from
downtown Amphoe Phu Pha Man. Cars can access to the cave entrance
only in the dry season, from November to April. The cave has a spacious
chamber, covering over a one rai area. With flat soil ground and
5-7 metre high ceiling, good ventilation allows visitors to enjoy
admiring the cave comfortably. Stalagmites and stalactites remain
untouched. Some glittering stones look like rock crystals.
Namtok Tat Fa Tat Fa creek, natural borderline between Amphoe
Phu Pha Man of Khon Kaen and Amphoe Nam Nao of Phetchabun, cascades
through five steps to form this waterfall. The last step is the
most impressive one with a height of 80 metres. The rainy season,
from late May to early October is the best period to visit the waterfall.
Namtok Tat Fa is in Ban Dong Sakhran, Mu 7 Tambon Wang Sawap, some
40 kilometres from downtown Amphoe Phu Pha Man. Cars can reach Ban
Tat Fa, then visitors have to trek to the waterfall.The headquarters
route-From the former route, going through Highway 201.
Namtok Tat Yai The big waterfall originate from Tat Fa Creek.
The creek cascades through small waterfalls before going through
a big cliff at 80 metres high. Namtok Tat Yai is the highest waterfall
in the park.
Namtok Tat Rong With a height of 60-70 metres, the waterfall originates
from Phong River that runs from Phu Kradueng. The waterfall borders
Phu Kradueng National Park and Phu Pha Man National Park. A folk
tale says the waterfall can sing as water runs upon a piece of thin
stone, the falling water veers off into different rock holes nearby
and fills the forest with strange sounds.
Tham Phaya Nakharat As winding as a giant naga, the one-kilometre
long cave is naturally decorated with glittering curtain-like stalagmites
and stalactites. Cars can access to the cave entrance.
Tham Lai Thaeng Some 800 metres from Tham Phaya Nakharat is tham
Lai Thaeng whose wall has ancient paintings on some two-square metre
area. The paintings contain some 70 pictures of humans, animals,
and others, mirroring culture and life in the pre-historical period
dating back to over 2,000 years ago.
The national park has not any accommodation and facility for tourists.
Visitors should prepare everything by themselves. For more information,
please contact the Department of National Park, Wildlife and Plant
Conservation Department at Tel. 0 2562 0760. www.dnp.go.th
Tham Pu Lup The cave is on Highway 201. Its five chambers are all
decorated with glittering stalagmites and stalactites. The cave
contains water the year round.
Pha Nok Khao The towering cliff of black rock by the Phong River
looks like an owl or Nok khao in Thai. It is 125 kilometres from
downtown Khon Kaen. Tourists can get there via Highway 2 and 201
(Khon Kaen-Wang Saphung). Pha Nok Khao is on the left of Ban Dong
Lan. The best location to see the owl-shape cliff is at the orchid
nursery of the Forestry Department on the other side of the road.
There is another nearby place of interest known as Namtok Tat Ron,
or Namtok Tat Hong as it is called by local dialect name. The 70-matre
high waterfall is located in neighboring Loei province on the boundary
of Phu kradueng national Park, Phu Pha Man National Park and the
Phong River. The sound made by the waterfall when cascading onto
a huge a large stone slab beneath is how the waterfall derived its
name.
AMPHOE PHU WIANG
Buffalo Conservation Village
Supported by the provincial livestock offices, villagers have kept
lots of water buffaloes until the village was honoured as the centre
to conserve and develop Thai water buffalo. For more information,
call Nawa Subdistrict Administration Organisation at Tel. 0 4321
1466.
Pattaya II
The pond acquiring an area of 20 rai is at Ban Nong Kung Soen, 78
kilometres from Amphoe Mueang. The scenic pond with the backdrop
of Phu Phan Mountain is a nice place where the locals love to relax.
Besides delicious freshwater fish cuisine available around the pond,
there are various water sports tourists can enjoy.
How to get there: from Amphoe Mueang, tourists can get there via
Highway 12 and turn right on Highway 2038, continue for another
12 kilometres then turn right onto Kiatsuranond Road. Go for another
12 kilometres, then turn left to Ban Kho. Turn another left at Wat
sopha Rattana Phatthanaram, go ahead and make a right turn.
Phu Wiang National Park
This national park always reminds tourists about dinosaurs. Indeed,
nobody had formerly ever though the Isan plateau was once home of
dinosaurs. Until 1976 when a uranium survey team discovered a piece
of fossil, which was examined by French specialists and declared
that it was a left knee bone of a dinosaur. After that, serious
execration has never ended until now.
On the hill Pratu Ti Ma, which was the first site, geologists have
found fossils of a dinosaur, 15 metres high with a long neck and
tail. This is a kind of plant-eating dinosaur never found else where
before, so it was named Phuwiangosaurus Sirindhornae to honour H.R.H
Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn. In this site, over ten teeth of
a meat-eating dinosaur have also been found. So geologists and scientists
presumed that the long-necked dinosaur was prey for these teeths
owner. Among these teeths, one is different. After a study, scientist
found that it belonged to a new species of dinosaur never found
before. So it was named Siamosaurus Suteethorni after the discoverer,
Mr. Warawuth Suteethorn.
All the three sites are not far from the headquarters, and tourists
can also visit the second and third sites nearby.
Fossils of Siamotyrannus Isanensis found here are the oldest ones,
dating back 120-130 million years. This indicates that tyrannosaurus
originated in Asia. These fossils are now displayed in the museum
of the Department of Mineral Resources.
At the 8th site, there are 68 footprints of dinosaurs, dating back
140 million years ago. Most of them belong to the world's smallest
species of meat-eating dinosaur, which walked on two legs. Among
such footprints, there is one bigger footprint, assumed to belong
to Carnosaurus.
These sites are 19 kilometres from the headquarters. It takes an
hour to get there by car and four-wheel drive vehicle is recommended.
In many sites, geologists found fossils of dinosaur babies, small
crocodiles and mussels dating back to 150 million years ago.
Besides fossils of dinosaurs, there are also traces of ancient civilizations
in this area including a high relief of the reclining Buddha on
the cliff, at the crest of Phu Wiang Mountain. The Buddha image
was carved in the 9th century, mirroring an influence from Indian
art. Nearby is Tham Famue Daeng, Dang, or Red Palm Cave, at Ban
Hin Rong. The cave wall houses prehistoric paintings of cavemen's
hands from sprays of red ochre.
Natural attractions in the park include waterfalls and field of
wild flowers. Namtok Thap phaya Suea is a small waterfall near to
Tham Famue Daeang. Namtok Tat Fa is a 15-metre high waterfall that
can be accessed by car. The waterfall is 18 kilometres from Amphoe
Phu Wiang. Some 5 kilometres from Namtok Tat Fa is Namtok Tat Klang
which is a 8-metre high waterfall. Savanna and rock plateaus are
always blanketed with wild flowers in full bloom by the end of the
rainy season.
Phu Wiang National Park acquires a total area of 380 square kilometres
in Amphoe Si Chomphu and Amphoe Chum Phae.
How to get there: from downtown Khon Kaen, visitors can get there
via Highway 12 and connect to Highway 2038, bound for Amphoe Phu
Wiang. From Amphoe Phu Wiang, talk the Phu Wiang-Ban Muaeng Mai
Road, passing the national park unit, Pak Chong Phu Wiang at kilometre
23. Turn left at kilometre 30 at Ban Pho Reservoir and the national
parks headquarters is 8 kilometres away. The headquarters features
an exhibition about the dinosaurs and fossils found in the area.
For group tourists requiring a guide, contact the headquarters in
advance at Tel. 0 4324 9052.
AMPHOE PUEAI NOI
Prasat Pueai Noi
Prasat Pueai Noi is the largest Khmer sanctuary in the upper Northeast.
The compound comprises 3 brick buildings built on the same laterite
base. All face to the east. Each pagoda has a sandstone lintel with
designs. Each pagoda has a smaller chapel and a lintel with clear,
lovely designs. A laterite wall surrounds the compound and there
is a pool just beyond it. From Khon Kaen, take Highway No. 2 for
44 kilometres to Ban Phai, then take Highway No. 23 for 11 kilometres
to Borabu district, then take a right-hand road for 24 kilometres
to Ku Pueai Noi.
AMPHOE UBOLRATANA
Bang Saen II and Hat Chom Thong
The beaches are in Ban Hin Phoeng, Tambon Tha Ruea, 53 kilometres
from downtown Khon Kaen. As part of the lake over Ubolratana Dam,
the beaches are quite picturesque particularly when the sun sets
behind the mountain ranges. There are various water sports available
such as water bicycle, banana boat, and scooter. Visitors can enjoy
fish a menu of freshly caught from the lake. During the holidays,
the beaches are always quite lively.
Phu Kao-Phu Phan Kham National Park
The park acquires a total area of 320 square kilometres or 201,250
rai, in Amphoe Ubolratana and Amphoe Non Sang of Nong Bua Lam Phu
province. Most area is deciduous dipterocarp forest, which always
changes its hue by early November. The national park headquarters
at Phu Phan Kham by the lake has a picturesque sunset view. Camping
ground is available. The attractions in the park include traces
of a pre-historical community of the same period as Ban Chiang such
as cave paintings and carvings footprints of dinosaurs that are
presumed to be the same species as those found in Phu Wiang.
How to get there: from Khon Kaen, head for Ubolratana Dam until
reaching Ubolratana Market 50 kilometres away. Then go via the Ubolratana-Non
Sang Road, the park headquarters is 6 kilometres away. Motorists
can also reach the park through the Udon Thani-Loei Road, then go
through Amphoe Non Sang and get onto the Sok Chan-Ubolratana Dam
Road. Bus on the route Ubolratana Dam-Non Sang also reach the park.
The buses leave from Ubolratana Market.
Ubolratana dam
Ubolratana dam is the largest multi-purpose dam in the Northeast.
To get there, take Highway No. 2 (Khon Kaen-Udon Thani) for 26 kilometres,
turn left and drive for 24 kilometres. The dam is across the Phong
river at the pass connecting Phu Kao and Phu Phan mountains. The
view at the dam is magnificent. Tourists regularly frequent the
area to look at the lake and sample local delicacies, including
the famous grilled fish famous here.
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