This national park has a very plentiful of tree species and wildlife. These periods weather is chilled. Namtok Chat Trakan National Park is the location for Chat Trakan Waterfall, also known as Pakrong Waterfall. Travelling here and just watch the sunrise with a foggy sea is worthwhile. The highlight is a savannah, a pine forest, and a varied of beautiful flora. Moreover, there is a suspension bridge, Kaeng Wang Namyen, Thung Nang Paya, and Thung Non-son which are an attractive place in the same national park. Because it is located at Pakrong village which is created from nature. Each level has their own beautiful, but the most beautiful level is the 4th which has a slowly drop and wide waterfall. Actually, there is water around the year, but the most beautiful time is in the rainy season which will be opened only November to May. It is suited for relaxing, refreshing and mind detox. The recommended season for travelling is winter (November – February) and a rainy season (June – October). In the camping area, you can see the panorama view of a savannah and there is an accommodation which provided by the national park. It has seven levels which each name is rhymed with the others and each name is from Thai local literature; Sang Thong which are Maliwan, Kanika, Karagafe, Yeesoonted, Kedmueang, Ruengyos, Rojana.

1. Rim Nam Restaurant
2. Khao Lak-Lam Ru National Park
3. Khao Yai National Park
4. Doi Suthep

The guesthouses or shops in that area provide food set at only 50 THB per set. This trip is quite good. The ticket fee is 40 THB per person and get in the queue. During the way, you will see more and more fog. Upon arriving at foothill of Phu Tok, we have to park the car and get on minibus instead. Phu Tok, Aumphoe Chiang Khan, Loei province. If you are strong and have enough energy, do follow this trip. After we finish, we hurriedly go to Phu Tok before the fog disappears. Which is depended on one’s preference. Phu Tok is not far from village. Mainly the expense is gasoline. You see? This trip doesn’t have any expenses apart from some ticket fees and food. It takes 15-20 minutes to get there. Our accommodation places a mat in front for guests to wait for monks. Thank you following up to this point. My girlfriend and me spend 1500 THB per person, on average. Luckily my car consumes LPG, so the budget is smaller. The atmosphere is very nice. Locals call this “Tuk Bat Khao Neow” (in Thai means offering sticky rice to monks).

Vacations In Laem Sing

Covering 894 km², Mae Wong National Park is situated in the Dawna Range west of Thailand in Nakhon Sawan and Kamphaeng Phet provinces. The park is rugged and hilly with the highest peak Khao Mo Ko Chu at 1,964 m asl, one of highest in Thailand. The forests of the national park is part of the huge continuous forest called Western Forest Complex, about 18,730 km², including 19 national parks and wildlife sanctuaries in both Thailand and Myanmar. The rainy season in the park is June to October, the winter season with cooler weather is November to February, summer (hot) season is March to May. All surrounding protected sites including Mae Wong are known to have an impressive record of larger mammals like tigers, elephants, gaurs, bantengs and more. The neighbouring parks are Khlong Lan National Park to the north, Umphang National Park to the east and Huai Kha Khaeng National Park to the south.

National Park At Pong Nam Ron

The tiger population in Mae Wong National Park is perhaps not as big as in neighbouring Huai Kha Khaeng or Thung Yai further south, but camera traps reveal that there are still roaming tigers in the area. Some other mammals that can be found in the park are Asian black bears, back-striped weasels, binturongs, stump-tailed macaques, Malayan tapirs, lar gibbons, Malayan porcupines, golden jackals, Bengal slow loris, yellow-throated martens, banded linsangs, large Indian civets, small-toothed palm civets, Indochinese serows, Asian red-cheeked squirrels, black giant squirrels and Phayre’s flying squirrels. Mae Wong is one of the best places in Thailand for birdwatching. Currently, there are more than 340 birds recorded from the park. Other rare birds recorded from the park are (some may be historical records); Burmese yuhinas, rufous-necked hornbills, crested kingfishers, yellow-bellied fairy-fantails, yellow-bellied flowerpeckers, white-throated bulbuls, yellow-vented leaf warblers, grey-breasted parrotbills, dark-sided thrushes, rufous-browed flycatchers, brown-crowned scimitar babblers, Pallas’s leaf warblers, pale-capped pigeons, black-throated laughingthrushes, silver-eared laughingthrushes, rufous-backed sibias, small niltavas, spot-necked babblers and slaty-bellied tesias. In Thailand, rusty-capped fulvetta is a resident bird only known to be found in Mae Wong National Park. A camera survey by DNP from 2011 captured nine tiger individuals.

Mae Wong is all about wildlife watching. Visitors are also advised to have insect repellents. Early morning drives can be a very chilly experience without a proper sweater or jacket. Leech socks during the rainy seasons. The headquarters and the main visitor center are located in northern parts of the park on the main road where some of the main attractions can be found. Due to the high altitudes, the night temperatures in the park may drop down to 8-9º C. Visitors are recommended to have sweaters with them. So, a lot of patience and effort needed to get a glimpse of mammals, not only in Mae Wong, but in most parks in Thailand. A proper terrain vehicle is recommended to reach up to higher elevations, stopping at various spots along the roads and walking forward/backward may give opportunity to spot some exciting animals. Mammal watching in Thailand is not easy as the forests are very dense, not easy to spot animals.