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Vajiralongkorn Dam

Vajiralongkorn Dam

Kanchanaburi province

His Majesty the King granted royal permission for the use of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince’s Name as Vajiralongkorn Dam instead of the former name of Khao Laem Dam which is the first rock fill dam in Thailand and was completed in 1984. It plays a crucial role in the agricultural and industrial sectors by being both a fresh water fish farm and a hydro-electric power generating for the people.

Khao Yai National Park

Khao Yai National Park

source: www.dnp.go.th

Khao Yai has three main seasons, with an annual mean temperature of 23 ° C, though this varies greatly with the seasons.

Rainy Season: May-October. During this season, it rains most days, resulting in stunning waterfalls. The atmosphere is humid, with average daytime temperatures of 27° C, In the humidity, flora and fauna flourish, whilst after the rain there is clean air and clear visibility (great for photograph!).

Cold season: November- February. This is the most popular time to visit Khao Yai, as clear, sunny and cool weather are ideal for hiking and nice sunsets are common. The days average around 22° C, while the nights can drop to 10° C.

Hot Season: March-April Even in the hot season, Khao Yai does not experience of heat felt elsewhere in the country. Daytime temperatures reach between a high 20° C, to a low 30° C, During this season it is dry and often windy. Waterfalls can be dry by April.

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Contact Address
Khao Yai National Park
P.O.Box 9 Amphur Pak Chong Nakhorn Ratchasima Thailand 30130
Tel. 0 3735 6033 (VoIP), 08 1877 3127, 08 6092 6531 Fax 08 9845 0870 E-mail khaoyai_np@hotmail.com

How to go?
By Car

From Bangkok, Khao Yai is less than 3 hours by car. From Phahonyothin Road the quickest way [160 km] is to turn ring at Rangsit Junction into Highway 305 [Rangsit to Nakhon Nayok]. Before arriving at Pranchinburi, switch left to Highway 33 at Naresuan Junction. Turn left on Highway 3077 which leads northwards another 41 km to the park headquarters.

By Bus

from Bangkok, Buses leave the Northern Bus Terminal (Mo Chit) for Pak Chong and Nakhon Ratchasima about every half-hour. From Pak Chong and Nakhon take a songtaew [pick – up truck with two benches] to the park headquarters. It is also possible to take a bus from Mo Chit to Naresuan Junction, and then take a songtaew from there to the park headquarters.

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NAMUANG SAFARI PARK

NAMUANG SAFARI PARK

We are nature conversationists and love finding exciting new places to visit. We search for places of natural beautiful and tranquillity. We believe we have found the perfect place at Namuang 2.

Take a walk around this beautiful waterfall with us. We understand that many tourists love to walk in the forest and experience the beauty and nature of our country for themselves.

Namuang Safari Park has a Zoo and they are hosting three shows at (10.30a.m. and 2p.m.): Elephant Show, Crocodile Show and Monkey Show.

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Contact:

25/11 M. 2, T. Namuang
Koh Samui 84140
+66 (0)77-424 098

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Jirung Health Village, Chiang Mai

Jirung Health Resort

Jirung Health Village, Chiang Mai

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Number of rooms: 10

Location: Mae Rim

Address: 99 Moo 7 T. Rim Tai, Mae Rim, Chiang Mai, Thailand

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Jirung Spa of Eternity is the luxury health resort in northern Thailand ideally located in a tranquil valley at Mae Rim, Chiangmai. This superb property provides the finest relaxation, healing therapuetic massage, natural health treatments and tasty, healthy, all natural tasty cuisine.

All the luxury boutique suites have wide private balconies with superb mountain views that are perched over the water reserve.

The Jirung boutique suites provide luxury accommodation and blend in with the natural surroundings. The suites have modern facilities, with room service, and are located alongside the spa pavilions overlooking a superb water reserve. The resort provides a full range of spa treatments including massage, private herbal steam rooms and luxury baths.

This luxury health resort is located in a peaceful valley in Mae Rim northern Thailand, set amidst natural water reserves and mountainous scenery. Located just a 30 minute drive from Chiang Mai airport, guests can experience ultimate relaxation and rejuvenation at this resort that offers various wellness and spa programs including yoga, meditation, cycling and traditional healing massage. After a day rediscovering your self, the Ruean restaurant provides the perfect opportunity to sit back and enjoy some toxin free cuisine, grown from the resorts farm. The Jirung Health resort provides the perfect escape from the hustle and bustle of city life, comprising nature and health the resort works to balance the mind, body and soul bringing it together with the surrounding natural world.

Our Village is a sanctuary for health lovers. It provides the opportunity to rest and refresh the components that make up our spiritual, mental and physical being. Our treatments are based on therapeutic techniques refined over the centuries while enhanced by modern research. They embody an ideal integration of Western science and Eastern traditional medicines, plus the time-tried balancing of mind and body through the Buddhist reverence for wellbeing – all this, under Jirung’s beautiful surroundings of flora and fauna.

At Jirung, guests receive a healthcare program administered with professional care, and tailored specifically to their needs. It also combines the "medicine" of health-giving nutrition, together with graded exercise, yoga, element-based spa treatments, natural herbs, meditation and the body’s internal channels.
 

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Doi Inthanon National Park

Doi Inthanon National Park

source: http://www.dnp.go.th/parkreserve/asp/style1/default.asp?npid=1&lg=2

The geographical features of the National Park consists of high mountains, including Doi Inthanon, which is the highest mountaintop in Thailand (2,565 meters above the sea level), followed by Doi Huamodluang (2,330 meters above the sea level). Doi Inthanon is the source of many rivers including Mae Klang, Mae Pakong, Mae Pon, Mae Hoi, Mae Ya, Mae Chaem, Mae Khan, and being part of Ping River, where the Bhumipol Dam is situated and generating the electrical power.

The forest in the park is one of the country’s very significance and valuable heritage. Forests include Moist Evergreen Forest, Pine forest and Mixed Deciduous Forest, worth in economic like teak and mountain pine. Dipterocarp spp. Xylia xylocarpa, Pterocarpus, macrocapus Terminalia sp. and Lagerstroemia sp. to name a few. In addition to these, there are many beautiful flowers including vanda orchid, phycastylis and rhododendron. Sphagnum Moss and osmanda fern are found at higher levels in the park. fifty years ago, the mountain peaks were home of hill tribe people. The biggest village was Ban Khun Klang, whose agriculture method was often destructive to the forest ecosystem. Currently the several Royal Projects, assists the villagers in growing cold-climate fruit such as strawberries, grapes and apples as well as flowers. The number of wild animals in the park is decreasing the encroachment. The animals are hunted and their habitats are destroyed for agriculture. The remaining animals include serpent, gibbons, tigers, deer, wild boars, Siamese hares and Red Jungle fowls.

Because of its broad altitudinal range and the cool climate of its upper reaches, the park supports the largest number of bird species of any site in Thailand. The Center for Wildlife Research at Mahidol University records a present total of 362 species and expects addition many at the summit are migrants from northern Asia. Species restricted to Doi Inthanon are Ashy-throated Warbler and an endemic race of the Green-tailed Sunbird; the park is the only site where the Chestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush and the Yellow-bellied Flower pecker are known to over summer and probably breed.

Contact Address
Doi Inthanon National Park
119 Ban-Luang Amphur Chom Thong Chiang Mai Thailand 50160
Tel. 0 5328 6730, 0 5328 6728 Fax 0 5328 6728 E-mail inthanon_np@hotmail.com

How to go?
By Car

From Chiang Mai, take route 108 towards Chomthong. At km.57 (1 kilometer before arrive to Amphur Chomthong) take a right on route 1009 (Chomthong-Doi Inthanon Road). At km.31 of this road is the Park Headquater.

  Doi Inthanon National Park Map

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