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Phu Phra National Park is located in Tambol Ta Kun Toh, Tambol
Yang Oum, Amphur Ta Kun Toh, Kalasin province in the Pa Dong
Mool Preserved Park Area. It is around 4 kilometers from Amphur
Ta Kun Toh and was declared as a national park on 1st October
1983.
Originally, Phu Phra Forest is in the area of Dong
Mool Preserved Forest. The outstanding feature is the mountain
amidst the community. Inside this forest, there are many kinds
of trees, wild animals, rivers and beautiful scenery. The area
at the back of the mountain is a valley where an ancient Buddha
Statue is located. There are interesting locations
inside the national park such as;
Sawoey Cliff a
wide rock cliff with around 150-200 meters deep. It is a
beautiful view point.
Siam Sub Cave is a cave in a sharp
shape into the rock. At the entrance of the cave, the rock cliff
can be seen here.
Phra Rord Cave occurred from the
separation of the rock cliff. Inside the cave, it is around 2
meters wide and 30 meters long. In the ancient times, the monks
used to stay here and practice Dhamma during Buddhist Lent.
Hin Yaek Cliff is a long cliff with around 20 meters long
and 6 meters deep. The separated cliff is a little sway which
can be a good view point.
Phra Cave is a 30 meters long
cave. The entrance is around 15 meters wide. Inside the cave,
there is a Buddha statue worshipped by the people in the city.
During Songkran Festival, there is the water splashing festival
to the Buddha Statue every year.
The topography around
here is a high mountainous land with a valley on the hilltop.
There is a rock and a field around the Phu Phra with around 410
meters high from the mean sea level. There are also many small
canals which is the natural water resources.
There are 3
kinds of forests found here which are dry dipterocarp forests
which covers around 50% of the area and consists of small woods
and trees, dry evergreen forest which covers around 25% of the
area with trees such as Iron wood, Burmese Rosewood, mixed
forest which covers around 25% of the area consisting of
different kinds of vine. The wild animals found in this area are
such as wild boar, monkey, squirrel, snake and different kinds
of birds.
How to travel here?
From Amphur Ta Kon
Toh, take the highway 2299 at the 16th kilometre milestone.
Moreover, the tourists can take the Udonthani- Kalasin bus and
get off at Wat Sawang Tum Kerng which is in front of the
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Tha Khantho |
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Na Tan |
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16.87174 N |
103.26345 E |
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