Start your journey by paying merit to Phra Buddha Chinnarat at Wat Phra Sri Rattana Mahatat (Wat Yai), the most respectable temple in town, and then go sightseeing at Chom Nan Chaloem Phrakiat National Park, Chao Phae Museum, Clock Tower, Chao Phraya Chakri Monument, Ekathosarot Bridge, gallows, town’s gutter, Wat Vihara Thong, the Shrine of King Naresuan (Chan Palace), the City Pillar Shrine, Wat Yai and Sgt. Intellect are mostly collected. Traveling around town with tricycle taxi is recommended since you can appreciate the town at sunset fully. Maj. Dr. Thavi Folklore Museum where the Thai folk wisdom. Intellect are mostly collected. Thavi Folklore Museum where the Thai folk wisdom. Dr. Thavi Folklore Museum where the Thai folk wisdom. Intellect are mostly collected. You can also experience the nature sight at Phu Hin Rong Kla National Park where you can do the rafting along Kheg River and appreciate the stunning scenery.

• Kaeng So Pha Waterfall
• Baan Kang Wat
• Sai Yok National Park
• Giant Chiang Mai Tree House
• Phutthabucha Road Night Bazaar
• Pin Buranaket Folklore Museum
• Mu Ko Similan National Park
• Doi Suthep-Pui National Park

Covering 894 km², Mae Wong National Park is situated in the Dawna Range west of Thailand in Nakhon Sawan and Kamphaeng Phet provinces. 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. 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. The park is rugged and hilly with the highest peak Khao Mo Ko Chu at 1,964 m asl, one of highest in Thailand. 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 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.

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The tiger population in Mae Wong National Park is perhaps not as big as in neighbouring Huai Kha Khaeng or Thung Yai further south, vacations in Kabin Buri but camera traps reveal that there are still roaming tigers in the area. Mae Wong is one of the best places in Thailand for birdwatching. 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. 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. Currently, there are more than 340 birds recorded from the park.

Mae Wong is all about wildlife watching. 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. Early morning drives can be a very chilly experience without a proper sweater or jacket. 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. Mammal watching in Thailand is not easy as the forests are very dense, not easy to spot animals. Visitors are also advised to have insect repellents. 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.

The headquarters is 16.5 km from nearby Khlong Lan town center where public bus services to/from Bangkok does operate several times a day. Entrance fees for the foreigners are 200 Baht for adults and 100 Baht for children. There are nine accommodations available in the park for 5 to 7 people, some beds are double. Several of the longer trails lead to waterfalls deep inside the jungle, but there are also few waterfalls easily accessible with up to a day’s return hiking. There are no public transportation options into the park, so private transportation is a must. Mae Wong National Park is open 6 am until 6 pm every day, all year round. The park offers many short, mid and longer trekking options with longest ones up to a week long journey deep into the heart of the jungle. There are some basic accommodations with smaller rooms for rent as well as few camping grounds along the road for the visitors who wish to camp.