Huai Kha
Khaeng Wildlife Reserve consists of almost every kind of
forest found in Thailand, including mountain virgin forest,
dry virgin forest and pine forest. It has a total area of
about 2,780 square kilometres. The reserve covers the
sub-districts (Tambon) of Rabam and Pa O in Amphoe Lan Sak;
Khok Khwai and Kaen Makrut in Amphoe Ban Rai; Thong Lang in
Amphoe Huai Khot; and Mae Lamung of Amphoe Um Phang in Tak.
The reserve also connects with Thung Yai Naresuan in
Kanchanaburi. The unspoiled nature of the reserve makes it
an ideal home to various rare and endangered animals such as
wild buffalo, rhinoceros, wild elephant, red gaur, tapir,
leopard, wild bull, etc. In addition, it is the watershed of
rivers flowing to Srinakharin Dam. Due to these attributes,
Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Reserve was named by UNESCO as a
Natural World Heritage Site on 13 December 1991.
Huai Kha
Khaeng Wildlife Reserve has 3 points through which visitors
can tour the area:
1. The
area around the reserve headquarters is in Amphoe Lan Sak,
34 kilometres from the district. The area has an exhibition
building and the Sup Nakhasathian Memorial. The Khao Hin
Daeng walking nature trail is about 4 kilometres long. There
is also the Pong Thian viewpoint.
2. The
area around the Cyber Forest Protection Unit in Amphoe Huai
Khot is the site of the Huai Kha Khaeng Nature and wildlife
Study Centre to be set up by a private organization of Suep
Nakhasathian Foundation under the approval of the Royal
Forest Department. The centre consists of a study, a nature
trail that has direction and information signs, trailside
exhibitions, and viewpoints, among others.
3. The
area around Huai Mae Di Noi Forest Protection Unit in Amphoe
Ban Rai has a nature study walking trail arranged by the
Royal Forest Department for educational purposes.
All 3
points are open to tourists who wish to visit the reserve
and study nature. For more information, please contact the
Wildlife Conservation Division, Royal Forest Department,
Tel: 0 2561 4292-3 twenty days in advance or Huai Kha Khaeng
Wildlife Reserve, P.O. Box 4, Amphoe Lan Sak, Uthai Thani
61160.
Getting There: There are 2
routes to the reserve:
First route is to enter through the reserve headquarters
that is around 102 kilometres from the province. Take the
Uthai Thani-Nong Chang road (Highway No. 333) past Amphoe
Nong Chang to Highway No. 3438 (Nong Chang-Lan Sak) to Km.
53-54, then turn left onto a laterite road for about 14
kilometres.
Prehistoric colour drawings at Khao Pla Ra is another
interesting tourist attraction of Uthai Thani. Khao Pla Ra
is a mountain range with verdant jungles, no communities and
natural water sources. It is also the home of numerous wild
animals. It has truly lovely nature in the area around the
cave and cliff in the southwestern part of the mountain at
around 320 metres avove sea level. Colour cave drawings
stretch for around 9 metres. These prehistoric drawings are
of humans and animals in red and black.
They show
an agrarian society and are artistic expressions of people
in ancient times. The drawings give insight into their
lifestyle and homesteads. They are certainly invaluable as
artistic heritage of the country. A number of earthenware
pieces of three-legged pots and stone axes were also found
in the area.
Getting There: From the city,
take Road No. 333 past Amphoe Nong Chang, then take Road No.
3438 (Amphoe Nong Chang-Amphoe Lan Sak) for around 21.5
kilometres. You will see the Pla Ra Mountain range on the
left. Then turn left onto an asphalt road for about 7.5
kilometres and continue on foot around 2 kilometres up the
mountain to the peak to see the prehistoric drawings. The
total distance from the city is around 51.6 kilometres.
Hup Pa Tat
is a large valley with an area of about 48,000 square
metres. The mountain range surrounding the valley is a
limestone range. Part of it is Khao Huai Sok that connects
with Khao Pla Ra, about 1 kilometre away. The way up to the
cave is a margosa forest. Upon reaching the cave mouth you
will see a dark cave. After a walk of around 100 metres, you
will emerge from darkness and see the way down to the
valley. Looking around you will see a limestone mountain
surrounded by high cliffs. This enables sunlight to reach
the ground only at midday. Therefore, the valley has higher
humidity than other parts and this contributes to a wealth
of flora. The thick jungle features gigantic shrubs of the
genus Excoecaria that are similar to prehistoric trees.
Getting There: Use the same
route as Khao Pla Ra. It is 300 metres before the mountain.
Located in Lan Sak. Lan Sak District is behind
him cliff about 7.5 km away from the rhino is his Phraya rowing
about 8 km to his small son. High, about 376
meters inside his son is the location of the stalactite cave
with stalagmites. With a resident of the bat. Bureau and the
nearby hillside.
a cave in the mountains Ban Huai Sok,
Tambon Pa Oh, it is far from the province about 50 kilometers by
at the intersection Km.22 of the main road Nong Chang-lan sak in
village Bung Namtao Fang and village Huai to weep again 5 km
within can be divided into the hall many caves are. stalactites
beautifully in accordance with the nature and the vicinity is
the location of the temple Huai to grieve
The sub-district, Lan Sak district Lan Sak is a
forest that is the beginning of the rest of the only one in
Uthai Thani Province and the cooking for a forest park
for recreation, far from the province about 58 kilometers.
a mountain in the sub-district, Lan Sak is about
353 meters in front of him a gong is a wide shallow Cave like a
tunnel, understand that a man before history live because I
found stone tools and broken earthenware inside the cave of bats
inhabit in a number of very cold in the first time to see bats
fly out of Tin Pan Alley for a long time since the hours and if
it can be this year, high cliffs to be found in the cave on the
top Cave Thongchai Cave treasure Cave ducks and the wind cave
near the location of the ball, which he had another cave is
located in the middle is the land in the valley area of large,
which is the location of the temple and school lan sak science
if traveling from Nong Chang to Amphoe Lan Sak Tham Khao Chai
gong will be prior to Amphoe Lan Sak is about 5 km there is a
crossroad left school in the yard, science, about 200 meters, to
the cave he Khong Chai
The company of plywood Thailand Co. , Ltd. , with
a space of 2,890 rai in the forest, Huay a ballet, Tambon lan
sak amphoe lan sak away from the province 78 kilometers to go to
convert forest is to build a new a house Accommodation for the
most popular nature in the area of forest plantation planted
roses and varieties of plants