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AMPHOE KAP CHOENG
 Prasat
Ta Muean
This khmer santuary is 12 kilometres from Ban Ta Miang on Highway
No. 214 on the Thai-Cambodian border. Prasat Ta Muan Tot has a square
base made of sandstone, similar to those at Ban Phluang. Prasat
Ta Muan Thom is 200 metres from Ta Muan Tot sanctuary. Situated
near a stream, it consists of 3 pagodas with floral and idol designs.
There are also 2 laterite buildings and a pool beyond them.
AMPHOE MUEANG
Ban Buthom Basketry Village
This Basketry Village is at Tambon Muang Thi on the Surin-Si Khoraphum
road at Km. 14-15. When villagers are not harvesting, they make
basketry from rattan to sell as household items and souvenirs.
Huai Saneng
Huai Saneng is a reservoir popular with locals who seek relaxation.
It is 5 kilometres from Amphoe Prasat.
Phanom Sawai Forest Park
Phanom Sawai Forest Park is 14 kilometres away on the way to Amphoe
Prasat and 6 kilometres on a road on the right. The park comprises
3 peaks and a large Buddha image in the meditation posture. The
view from the top is quite spectacular.
Phraya Surin Phakdi Si Narong Changwang (Pum) Monument
This monument is dedicated to the first lord of the city. It is
located at the southern entrance to the city in the area where the
city's inner wall once stood. It was built in 1968.
Prasat Muang Thi
Prasat Muang Thi is 16 kilometres from Surin on the way to Si Khoraphum
on Highway No. 226. Three square brick pagodas were part of five
on the same base.
Silverware and Silk Villages
Silverware and Silk Villages can be reached by taking the Surin-Chom
Phra road (No. 214) to Km. 14-15, then 4 kilometres to the right.
These villages are Ban Khawao Sinnarin, Ban Chok and Ban Sado, all
nearby one another. The beautiful silverware and silk products made
here are sold to shops and tourists.
In addition, Chan Rom village at Km. 9 on the Surin-Sangkha Highway
cultivates Indian mulberry for silkworms that are then used to produce
ancient-style silk designs and colors. Basketry is also made here.
Wat Burapharam
Wat Burapharam is on Krung Si Nai Road near the provincial hall.
It houses Luang Pho Phra Chi, a sacred Buddha image of the city.
This old image was built during the Thon Buri period at the same
time Surin was founded.
AMPHOE PRASAT
 Prasat
Ban Phlai
Ban Phlai sanctuary is at Tambon Chua Phloeng, 10 kilometres from
the district office. This Khmer religious site consists of 3 brick
buildings on the same laterite base with a moat surrounding them.
The buildings were built around the 16th Buddhist century.
Prasat Ban Phluang
Ban Phluang sanctuary is at Km. 32 on the Surin-Prasat-Kap Choeng
road. This Khmer religious site consists of 3 brick buildings on
the same laterite base with a moat surrounding them. The buildings
were built around the 16th Buddhist century.
 Prasat
Ban Phluang
Built around the 16th-17th Buddhist century. This small sanctuary
has very detailed designs. The site is 4 pagodas on a rectangular
laterite base. Each pagoda is square and made of sandstone with
floral and human figure designs.
Prasat Ban Prasat Sanctuary
Ban Prasat Sanctuary is at Tambon Phlai, 5 kilometres from the district
office on the way to Surin. The only remaining structure is the
laterite wall and ancient pool, which is to the east of the site.
AMPHOE SANGKHA
Prasat Phumpon
This khmer sanctuary is at Tambon Dom, 10 kilometres from the district
office on the Sangkha-Buachet road. This is one of the oldest Khmer
sanctuaries in the Northeast and was built around the 12th-13th
Buddhist century.
Prasat Yai Ngao
This is a Khmer sanctuary beside Highway No. 24, 4 kilometres from
the district office.
AMPHOE SI KHORAPHUM
Prasat Si Khoraphum
Si Khoraphum khmer sanctuary at Tambon Ra-ngaeng at Km. 34-35 on
Highway No. 226 is 5 pagodas on the same base. Each is about 30
metres high. Designs adorn the door columns and lintels. The site
was built around the 17th Buddhist century.
AMPHOE THA TUM
 Elephant
Village
This elephant village at Ban Ta Klang on Highway No. 214 (Chom Phra-Ta
Tum) can be reached by going to Km. 36 and left for 22 kilometres.
The locals here are called the Suai people. They are skilled in
capturing, training and raising elephants. An elephant museum here
displays a complete elephant skeleton, its organs, tools used to
capture elephants, elephant-raising techniques, and the history
and development of Surin elephants.
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