Namtok Heo Suwat, Khao Yai National Park

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Bird watching at Khao Yai National Park

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NAKHON RATCHASIMA OFFICE2102-2104 Mitraphap Road , Tambon Nai Mueang, Amphoe Mueang, Nakhon Ratchasima 30000 Tel : 0 4421 3030 , 0 4421 3666 Fax : 0 4421 3667 E-mail Address : tatsima@tat.or.th Website : www.tourismthailand.org/nakhonratchasimaAreas of Responsibility : Nakhon Ratchasima, Chaiyaphum

Updated June 2013

CONTENTS

HOW TO GET THERE 6

ATTRACTIONS 8

Amphoe Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima 8

Amphoe Pak Chong 15

Amphoe Sikhio 26

Amphoe Sung Noen 29

Amphoe Dan Khun Thot 31

Amphoe Pak Thong Chai 32

Amphoe Wang Nam Khiao 33

Amphoe Chok Chai 37

Amphoe Soeng Sang 38

Amphoe Non Sung 39

Amphoe Phimai 40

EVENTS AND FESTIVALS 45

LOCAL PRODUCTS AND SOUVENIRS 48

SOUVENIR SHOP 48

GOLF COURSE 51

EXAMPLES OF TOUR PROGRAMMES 52

FACILITIES 54

Accommodation 54

Restaurants 76

USEFUL CALLS 82

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Thai Term Glossary Amphoe : DistrictBan : Village Chedi : Stupa or PagodaDoi : MountainHat : BeachKhao : MountainKhlong : CanalKo : IslandMu : Village NumberMueang : Town or CityNamtok : WaterfallPrang : PagodaPrasat : Khmer SanctuaryTambon : Sub-districtTham : CaveUbosot : Ordination hall in a temple Vihan : Image hall in a templeWat : Temple Note : English spelling here given tries to approximate Thai pronunciation. Posted signs may be spelled differently. When seeking help from a Thai for direction, point to the Thai spellings given after each place name.

Nakhon Ratchasima or “Khorat” is a large province on the northeastern plateau and is like the gateway to other provinces in the Northeast. It is 259 kilometres from Bangkok and has an area of around 20,494 square kilometres. The province is rich in Khmer culture and has a long history. It also has beautiful nature, with many forests, mountains, waterfalls, and reservoirs. Furthermore, it is well known for a variety of quality handicrafts that visitors can choose from.

Nakhon Ratchasima used to be the site of several ancient prehistoric communities that continued to grow when the Dvaravati culture came in and later when the Khmer culture replaced it. An important prehistoric site is Ban Prasat. Traces of Dvaravati and Khmer cultures are scattered throughout the province, particularly at Amphoe Sung Noen and Amphoe Phimai. Nakhon Ratchasima has been a key city since ancient times as an administration centre. It was responsible for many northeastern cities in the past. Even now, its status

Great Hornbill, Khao Yai National Park

NAKHON RATCHASIMA

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Travelling within the ProvinceThere are many lines of mini-buses and buses running in the city and nearby areas. A more convenient way to get around is to take tricycles and motorized tricycles called Tuk Tuk in the city. The price must be agreed upon before a trip. If travelling to another district, you can take a bus at Bus Terminal 1 on Burin Road where there are mini-buses and buses. At Bus Terminal 2, there are only buses running to Amphoe Phimai Dan Kwian-Chok Chai and other province

Inter-province Travel Buses running to other provinces leave from Bus Terminal 2. There are services to the northeastern provinces of Chaiyaphum, Khon Kaen, Udon Thani, Nong Khai, Nakhon Phanom, Sakon Nakhon, Kalasin, Ubon Ratchathani, Buri Ram (the old route goes past Nang Rong and the new one past Huai Thalaeng), and Surin (past Nang Rong-Ban Tako). In addition, there are buses to Bangkok, Chon Buri, Pattaya, Rayong, Chanthaburi, Lop Buri, Sing Buri, Nakhon Sawan, Chiang Mai, and Chiang Rai (up to Mae Sai).

Distances from Amphoe Mueang (Town) to Neigh-bouring DistrictsChaloem Phra Kiat 18 kilometres. Kham Thale So 22 kilometres.Non Thai 29 kilometres.Non Daeng 30 kilometres.Chok Chai 31 kilometres.Pak Thong Chai 34 kilometres.Sung Noen 36 kilometres.Non Sung 37 kilometres.Phra Thong Kham 37 kilometres.Chakkarat 40 kilometres.Sikhio 45 kilometres.Kham Sakaesaeng 50 kilometres.Nong Bunmak 52 kilometres.Khon Buri 58 kilometres.Phimai 60 kilometres.Haui Thalaeng 65 kilometres.

has remained unchanged in that it is the Northeast’s main transportation hub and economic centre.

BOUNDARIES North Borders Chaiyaphum and Khon Kaen. South Borders Nakhon Nayok, Prachin Buri and Sa Kaeo. East Borders Buri Ram. West Borders Chaiyaphum, Saraburi and Lop Buri.

HOW TO GET THERE By car : You can take 3 routes. The most popular one is from Bangkok; take Highway No. 1 (Phahonyothin) then Highway No. 2 (Mittraphap) at Saraburi to Nakhon Ratchasima. The total distance is 259 kilometres.

Another route is from Bangkok, take Highway No. 304 past Min Buri, Chachoengsao, Phanom Sarakham, Kabin Buri, Wang Nam Khiao, Pak Thong Chai, to Nakhon Ratchasima. The total distance is 273 kilometres.

Alternatively, take the Bangkok-Rangsit-Nakhon Nayok route then connect to Highway No. 33 to Kabin Buri, then go on to Highway No. 304 past Wang Nam Khiao, Pak Thong Chai and into Nakhon Ratchasima.

By bus : The Transport Co., Ltd. (known as Bo Kho So) has both air-conditioned and non air-conditioned buses departing from the Bangkok Bus Terminal (Chatuchak), Kamphaeng Phet Road daily. For information, call Tel. 0 2936 2852-66 or check a current information at www.traco.motc.go.th. Private companies that run bus services are Ratchasima Tour Co.,Ltd. Tel. 0 4424 5443, Bangkok Tel. 0 2936 1615, Air Khorat Phatthana Co.,Ltd. Tel. 0 4425 2999 and Suranarai Tour Co., Ltd. Tel. 0 4425 4567 or visit www.transport.co.th

By train : Trains leave from Bangkok Railway Station to Nakhon Ratchasima everyday. It takes about 6 hours. For information, call Railway Information of the State Railways of Thailand at Tel. 1690, 0 2220 4334, 0 2220 4444 or visit www.railway.co.th.

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an outpost in the shape of a rectangle of 1,000 x 1,700 metres. The western Chum Phon Gate is the only 1 of 4 city gates that still stands. The other three gates have been rebuilt. Chum Phon Gate is built of large stones and bricks and covered with plaster. The top is a watchtower made of wood with a tiled roof and decorated in the Thai style.

City Pillar (ศาลหลกเมอง) is at the corner of Chom Phon and Prachak roads. This Chinese-style shrine houses the city pillar that is worshipped by Thais and Chinese. Built in the reign of King Narai the Great during 1656-1688, the shrine and city pillar are made of wood. The inner eastern wall is covered with fired clay tiles with raised designs of the battle of Thao Suranari and the way of life of Thais in ancient times.

Chao Po Chang Phuak Shrine (ศาลเจาพอชางเผอก) is a small shrine on the northern part of the city moat at the corner of Manat and Phon Saen roads. It houses a Takhian Hin tree stump that was where the people of Phu Khiao tied elephants for inspectors to look at before presenting them to King Rama I for his transport.

Rajabhat Nakhon Ratchasima University Arts and Cultural Centre (ศนยศลปวฒนธรรมมหาวทยาลยราชภฏนครราชสมา) is on Suranarai Road. Upon entering Rajabhat Institute, turn left at the sign to a two-story wooden house and Khorat House where information is collected and kept. Also displayed are tools and artefacts that are used to study the way of life of Khorat and northeastern people of the past. The centre is divided into sections, such as Khorat city, ancient documents, local occupation, Isan fabrics, Khorat goods, Mu Sic, and Khorat people. It is open on weekdays during public hours. For information, call 0 Tel. 0 4425 3097 and Fax: 0 4424 4739.

Maha Wirawong National Museum (พพธภณฑสถานแหงชาต มหาวรวงศ) is in Wat Sutthachinda opposite the provincial hall. It displays items that Somdet Phra Maha Wirawong, the ex-abbot of Wat Sutthachinda, collected, as well as artefacts that the Fine Arts Department found in Nakhon Ratchasima and nearby provinces and donations. Most items are Buddha images, including stone images of the Khmer period, images from the Ayutthaya period, bronze images, earthenware, ancient utensils, and woodcarving. The museum is open

Wang Nam Khiao 70 kilometres.Khong 79 kilometres.Dan Khun Thot 84 kilometres.Ban Lueam 85 kilometres.Pak Chong 85 kilometres.Sida 85 kilometres.Soeng Sang 88 kilometres.Thepharak 90 kilometres.Prathai 97 kilometres.Chum Phuang 98 kilometres.Bua Yai 101 kilometres.Bua Rai 106 kilometres.Mueang Yang 110 kilometres.Lam Thamenchai 120 kilometres.Kaeng Sanam Nang 130 kilometres.

ATTRACTIONSAmphoe MueangNakhon Ratchasima

Thao Suranari Monument (อนสาวร ย ทาวส รนาร ) is a memorial to the Thai heroine called ‘Ya Mo’ by locals. Built in 1934, it is located in the city centre. People from other provinces who visit Khorat and locals usually come to pay homage here and ask for blessings. The statue is made of black copper. It is 1.85 metres high and is dressed in regalia in a standing posture. The right hand holds a sword and the statue faces west towards the capital of Bangkok. The monument base holds her ashes.

Thao Suranari was originally Khunying Mo, the wife of the assistant governor of Nakhon Ratchasima. In 1826, Chao Anuwong of Vientiane had Khorat under siege but Khunying Mo rallied villagers to fight againt Chao Anuwong. After the battle was over, King Rama III promoted her to Thao Suranari. Every year during 23 March to 3 April, the people would hold a festival to honour her bravery.

Pratu Chum Phon (ประตชมพล) is behind the monument. It is an old city gate built during the reign of King Narai the Great in 1656. The king commanded that a strong city wall be built. Engineers from France, then an ally of the country, designed the city plan. Nakhon Ratchasima at that time was

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Prasat Phanom Wan (ปราสาทพนมวน) is in Ban Makha, Tambon Pho, around 15 kilometres from the city on the Nakhon Ratchasima - Khon Kaen Road. It shares the same entrance as Wat Nong Chok, on the opposite site of the road. Drive on for another 8 kilometres to reach the sanctuary. Otherwise, take a Song Thaeo running on the Khorat – Longtong route from Nakhon Ratchasima Bus Terminal 1, the fare is 9 Baht, and get off at the entrance to Wat Longtong. Then, connect with a motorcycle taxi to the sanctuary, the fare is 20 Baht. This is an interesting Khmer sanctuary. It is believed that it was built in the 15th Buddhist century. Later during the 18th-19th centuries, a stone building was built over it. From inscriptions found at the site, it is known that the sanctuary was used in the Hindu religion and later became a Buddhist site. Although most of it is in ruins, there is a clear form present, like the square main pagoda facing east and a tiered pagoda in front, as well as a path linking the two structures.

To the southwest is a building of red sandstone called “Prang Noi.” Inside is a large stone Buddha image. A roofed sandstone walkway and a laterite wall go around the sanctuary. A Gopura (a sanctuary doorway or porch) in the form of a tall tower is situated in all 4 directions. Around 230 metres east of the sanctuary are traces of a moat and an earth hill that was the site of another Khmer building called “Noen Oraphim.” It’s open everyday from 7 a.m. - 6 p.m. The entry fee is 50 Baht.

Nakhon Ratchasima Zoo (สวนสตวนครราชสมา) is 18 kilometres south of the city on Highway No. 304 (Nakhon Ratchasima-Pak Thong Chai), then take a left onto Highway No. 2310 for approximately 1 kilometre. If travelling by minibus from the city, minibus No. 4129.

The zoo has an area of 545 rai (218 acres) and is one of the most modern in Asia. The enclosures are large and the zoo has landscaped each section so it matches the habit of each animal. Most of the animals here are from Africa. Of note are penguins, seals, African elephants, rhinoceros, cheetahs, lions, zebras, and giraffes. There is also a reptile building and a hornbill garden. The zoo is ideal for biology study and relaxation. The area is decorated with lovely flowers. A trailer takes visitors around the zoo, and there are bicycles for rent. Beside, inside the Nakhon Ratchasima Zoo, there sections called the Children Zoo. The purpose of setting these section is

during 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. from Wednesday to Sunday. It is closed on public holidays. The entry fee is 50 Baht. For information, call Tel. 0 4424 2958.

Wat Sala Loi (วดศาลาลอย) is to the northeast of the city, 500 metres from Rop Mueang Road. Thao Suranari and her husband built the temple in 1827. The highlight is the convocation hall that was awarded the prize as the best avant-garde religious building from the Siam Architects Society in 1973. The hall is in an applied Thai style in the shape of a junk riding the waves. Local Dan Kwian clay tiles were used to decorate the building to tell the life of Lord Buddha. The door is made of metal with raised designs of the Buddhist tale. The hall houses a large standing white Buddha image. In front of the door is a plaster sculpture of Thao Suranari sitting praying in the middle of a pond. Beside the building is a small pagoda that used to house the ashes of Thao Suranari. A glass wall in the shape of heart-shaped temple boundary markers surrounds the hall.

Wat Sala Thong (วดศาลาทอง) is in Tambon Hua Thale, about 1 kilometre southeast of the city. This is temple of the Dhamayuti sect. The area around the temple was originally a dense forest where a large sitting stone Buddha image in the Pa Lelai posture was located out in the open. A convocation hall was later built to cover it. The temple has a large pagoda that was built over a smaller one that encased the holy relics of Lord Buddha that were taken from Myanmar’s Chiang Tung.

Wat Pa Salawan (วดปาสาละวน) is in the city behind the train station. The temple houses the ashes of the most revered Buddhist monks, Achan Sao and Achan Man, as well as those of Achan Sing, the ex-abbot of the temple who built it.

Miss Bun Luea Memorial (อนสรณสถานนางสาวบญเหลอ) is in Bun Luea Witthayanuson School in Tambon Khok Sung, 12.5 kilometres from the city on the Nakhon Ratchasima- Chaiyaphum road on the left. It was opened on 6 July 1986. The monument is made of bronze and is 175 centimetres high. It was built to honor the heroism of Miss Bun Luea and Nakhon Ratchasima people who gave their lives fighting Chao Anuwong in 1826 at Thung Samrit by tossing lighted coal bundles into a wagon carrying gunpowder of the Lao army and totally destroying it. The explosion killed Miss Bunlua.

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to provide children, youth or people the chance to have a close study about animals predicament . This setting, the hall type, is exhibited with various medias and technics , for examples the earth derivation in three dimensions model, the original and evolutional of lives, the birth of the humanity, the world of the eggs and the environment. The zoo is open daily during 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. The fee is 50 Baht for children, 100 Baht for adults, and 50 Baht for four-wheel cars. For information, call 0 4493 4537-8 www.zookoratzoo.com.

Northeastern Museum of Petrified Wood, Primitive

Elephants and Dinosuar (พพธภณฑไมกลายเปนหน ชางดกดำาบรรพ และไดโนเสาร) is situated at 184 Mu 7, Ban Krok Duean Ha, Mittraphap – Nong Pling Road, Tambon Suranari. To get there: Take Highway No. 304 (Nakhon Ratchasima – Pak Thong Chai Road) for 16 kilometres, turn right at Km. 121 into the Suranari University of Technology (Gate 2) for 2 kilometres and turn left into the Mittraphap – Nong Pling city bypass for another 1 kilometre.

This is the first museum of its kind in Thailand and one out of seven in the world. It exhibits a collection of large pieces of petrified wood of approximately 800,000 – 320 million years old, video presentation on the Origin of the Earth and Evolution of Life, and petrified wood garden that imitates the topography of the Mun – Chi basins. There is also a museum of 8 out of 42 genera of primitive elephants found around the world, which include Gomphothere, Deinothere, and Shovel-tusked Gomphothere (aged approximately 16 – 5 million years ago), as well as fossils of various animals like giant turtle, gharial, and ape (new species of the world). Open daily excect on Monday during 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. For further information, call Tel. 0 4421 6617. For a group visit, please contact in advance.

Tawee Rachaneekorn Art Gallery (หอศลปทว รชนกร) was established in 2007 by National Artist Tawee Rachaneekorn with an objective to display works of art by various artists comprising paintings, sculptures, as well as mixed media and techniques. In addition, the gallery also provides activities for youth and students; such as, painting contest, and art discussion or lecture. There is a small building exhibiting a collection of drawings of mixed techniques on the first floor

Nakhon Ratchasima Zoo

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and a library of various books of art on the second floor, The Gallery is open from Wednesday – Sunday (closed on Monday – Tuesday). For a group visit, please contact in advance.

Location : Tawee Rachaneekorn Art Gallery, 203 Mu 10 Soi Phet Matukhla 4, Nakhon Ratchasima – Chakkarat Road, Tambon Hua Thale, Amphoe Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima, Nakhon Ratchasima 30000. Open during 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. For more information, call Tel. 0 4426 5877, 0 4426 6988, Fax. 0 4426 5877.

City Tour Tram (รถรางนำาเทยว เสนทางอารยธรรมเมองยาโม) starts from Thao Suranari or Ya Mo Monument area and passes by major places of interest in the provincial city of Nakhon Ratchasima, induding the Ya Mo Monument, 4 city gates, Thao Suranari Light and Sound Presentation Building, cave of stalagmites and stalactites, Wat Phayap, Chaopho Chang Phueak Shrine, Wat Sala Loi, City Pillar Shrine, and Maha Wirawong National Museum. Available from Monday – Friday during 9 a.m. – 2.30 p.m., and on weekends and national holidays during 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. The fare is 20 Baht. each. For further information, please contact the Tourism Promotion Section, Nakhon Ratchasima Municipality, Tel. 0 4423 4753.

Khao Yai National Park

Amphoe Pak Chong

Khao Yai National Park (อทยานแหงชาตเขาใหญ) is Thailand’s first national park covering an area in 4 provinces; namely, Saraburi, Nakhon Ratchasima, Prachin Buri, and Nakhon Nayok. It was enlisted among the ASEAN Heritage Parks and is the origin of a number of major streams and rivers; such as, the Nakhon Nayok River, Prachin Buri River, Lam Takhong, Lam Phra Phloeng, and Huai Muak Lek. It is rich with various species of flora and fauna like wild elephants, sambar deer, barking deer, gaurs, and tigers. It has scenic topography and covers a total area of 1,353,471.53 rai or 2,165.55 square kilometres. It was declared the country’s first national park on 18 September, 1962, and UNESCO’s World Heritage Site in 2005.

Topography : The Park covers the western part of the Phanom Dong Rek Mountains and is towering over the Central Plains and forms the boundary of the Khorat Plateau. Khao Rom is the highest peak, towering 1,351 metres, followed by Khao Sam Yot – 1,142 metres, and Khao Fa Pha – 1,078 metres above sea level. The Park also covers alternate vast fields and fertile

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forests. The eastern part slopes down to the south while the western area features high mountains.

Climate : The climate in the Park is influenced by the monsoon as well as density of its jungle, resulting in seasonal heavy rainfalls and cool air, with an average annual temperature of approximately 23 degrees Celsius. The Park is an ideal place for tourism and recreational activities.

Summer : Colourful wild flowers blossom and some trees bear fruits.

Rainy Season : Savannah and forests become verdant and waterfalls are full with roaring water.

Cool Season : October – February is the Park’s peak season when skies are blue and forests are green.

Flora and Fauna : There are many kinds of forest within the Park, comprising mixed deciduous forest, dry evergreen forest, moist evergreen forest, hill evergreen forest, deciduous dipterocarp forest, and savannah. The forests provide a natural habitat for a large number of wild animals. The most frequently seen animals are common barking deer, deer, and elephants. Tigers, gaurs, serows, bears, porcupines, gibbons, giant squirrels, yellow-throated martens, Indian civets, palm civets, Siamese hares, 315 species of beautiful birds, and more than 216 kinds of butterflies are also reported.

Places of Interest in the Park :

Chaopho Khao Yai Shrine (ศาลเจาพอเขาใหญ) was built in 1962 and located at Km. 24 on Thanarat Road on the Pak Chong route up to Khao Yai National Park. Visitors to Khao Yai and passers-by usually stop to pay respect for good luck and blessings.

Namtok Kong Kaeo (นำาตกกองแกว) is a low waterfall that originates from Huai Lam Takhong that divides Nakhon Nayok and Nakhon Ratchasima. It is especially lovely in the rainy season. It is suitable for swimming and can be reached by walking from the tourist service centre for about 100 metres. A rope bridge spanning the waterfall gives the area a natural feel and nearby are short nature trails.

Namtok Pha Kluai Mai (นำาตกผากลวยไม) is a medium waterfall in Huai Lam Takhong, about 7 kilometres from the park office. It can be reached by car and by foot. In the area visitors can

Namtok Pha Kluai Mai

find the Red Dendrobium orchid that is the symbol of the waterfall. The waterfall has two separate bodies of water flowing down rock levels to merge at the bottom. A trail leads to Heo Suwat waterfall.

Namtok Heo Suwat (นำาตกเหวสวต) is a famous waterfall at the end of Thanarat Road. It is accessible by car. The waterfall is only 100 metres by foot from the parking lot, or a 3-kilometre walk from Pha Kluai Mai waterfall. The water falls from a cliff about 20 metres up. A distant viewpoint offers a lovely high-angle view of the waterfall through trees, or you can walk down to the waterfall itself. However, please note that in the rainy season the water flows rapidly and caution should be taken.

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Animal Watchtowers (หอดสตว) are built for watching wild animals and available during 6 a.m. – 6 p.m. There is one of them located near Nong Phak Chi, which is a source of water for the animals surrounded by a vast field of lalang glass. There is also a salt-lick and another watchtower at Mo Singto where visitors can observe animals gathering at the salt-lick.

Moreover, there is another watchtower located in the grass field next to the edge of the forest at the foot of Khao Kamphaeng, some 2 kilometres from the Kho Yo 4 Ranger Station, where a herd of gaurs can be seen grazing in the late afternoon.

Namtok Heo Narok (นำาตกเหวนรก) is the largest and highest waterfall of the park. It is south of the park office on the way to Prachin Buri. Visitors will have to walk 1 kilometre from the main road to reach the viewpoint where the beautiful waterfall can be seen. The waterfall has 3 levels. The first is about 60 metres high. Water from this level goes down to the second and third levels straight down below, with a total drop of at least 150 metres. The water has considerable strength in the rainy season and is quite dangerous, but refreshing, when it comes splashing down on rocks at the bottom.

To get there : Khao Yai National Park is only about 205 kilometres from Bangkok. It is accessible by 2 routes; first, branching off Mittraphap Road at Km. 56 and following Thanarat Road for about 23 kilometres, and second, from the Bangkok - Hin Kong Intersection, turning into Highway 33 (Nakhon Nayok - Prachin Buri Road) to Noen Hom Intersection and taking Highway 3077 to the park. The second route is rather steep and is more suitable for the return trip. Visitors arriving by bus from Bangkok should get off at Amphoe Pak Chong and connect with a Song Thaeo minibus from in front of the 7/11 convenience store to get to Khao Yai. The minibus will stop at the fee post and the fare is 25 Baht. Available from 6 a.m. – 5 p.m. Then, hitch-hike for a ride up to the Park’s headquarters. Alternatively, visitors may hire a car right from Pak Chong. The fee post will be closed for entrance at 9 p.m. but the return trip can be made at all times. Admission is 400 Baht for adults and 200 Baht for children, 50 Baht each for a personal car, 200 Baht each for a bus, and 20 Baht each for a motorcycle.

Accommodation and Facilities : A campsite is provided near Pha Kluaimai, with a welfare shop selling food and offering tents and sleeping gear for rent. There are 2 other campsites called Namtok Heo Narok

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Kong Kaeo Camp and Youth Camp. For reservations, please contact the Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Tel. 0 2562 0760-2, or via the website: www.dnp.go.th and transfer money through the Krung Thai Bank, Please note that the amount of visitors per day is limited. For enquiries or reservations, please call Tel. 08 6092 6531, 08 6092 6529, 08 6092 6527. For safety of life and peaceful living of the wild animals, pets are prohibited in Khao Yai National Park. A vehicle of more than 40 seats, double decker or vehicle of 3.50 metres high is not allowed to use the route between San Chaopho Checkpoint, Amphoe Pak Chong, Nakhon Ratchasima Prov-ince, and the Park’s Headquarters. The prohibition period for the route between Noen Hom Checkpoint, Amphoe Mueang Prachin Buri, Prachin Buri Province, is during 4 p.m. – 6 a.m. Tel. 0 4439 0113-4 ext. 29007.

Rafting on Lam Takhong (ลองแกงลำาตะคอง) This route takes you past homes, orchards and green trees. The difficulty level is at 1-2, which is not too hard for rafting novices. The area is good for family outing. The best time to come is during May-September because there is lots of water that can create some excitement that is not dangerous. There is too little water in the dry season to do rafting. Each rafting trip takes about 2 hours and tourists can add to their enjoyment by taking an elephant ride afterwards. For information, contact Pang Chang Khao Yai (Jungle House) on Thanarat Road, Km. 19.5, Tel. 0 4429 7689-90, 0 4429 7307.

Wat Thep Phithak Punnaram (วดเทพพทกษปณณาราม) is at Khao Si Siat A in Tambon Klang Dong. Take Highway No. 2 (Nakhon Ratchasima-Saraburi) at Km. 150 and go on an asphalt road for 3 kilometres. The temple houses a huge sitting Buddha image, called “Luang Pho Yai” by locals. It is 27 metres wide and 45 metres high. It is made of steel-reinforced concrete and sits majestically on a mountaintop 112 metres up. The stairway up divides into 2 sides that are curved like the edge of a bo leaf (a symbol of Buddhism). There are altogether 1,250 steps, signifying the number of monks that gathered without prior appointment on Makha Bucha Day.

The Klang Dong Art Floating Market (ตลาดนำาศลปะกลางดง) is situated at the Klang Dong Mountain View the Oxygen Resort. This market is a small-sized art floating market

decorated with arts; such as, a Thai and European mixed-style boat, art studios, utensil painting, and lovely souvenirs for home decoration. Moreover, there is an English-styled garden decorated with Folk Art, which is suitable for photograph lovers. There is food for sale as well in this market; such as, noodles, ice-cream, Thai-styled coffee, Som Tam, toast, or for grill lovers, there is a European – styled restaurant “De Lekker Grill and View”. The Floating Market opens on Saturday and Sunday, from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. For further information, please contact Tel. 0 4436 1876-7.

Klang Dong Fruit Market (ตลาดผลไมกลางดง) is a marketplace for the agricultural produce of Nakhon Ratchasima and nearby provinces. The famous fruit of the Klang Dong Fruit Market is custard apple which can be purchased throughout the year. The period when plenty of custard apples are found in the market and custard apple trees are fruitful is during July and August. Popular species which are widely grown are Fai, Nang and Australian ones. The Fai variety has been well-known for a long period of time. Purchasing the Fai ones as souvenirs for elder relatives would suit their taste because it is easy to eat. As for the Australian species, the fruit is green and possess great taste. However, only few people choose to have it because it is not widely known and its cost is higher compared to other kinds.

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Lam Takhong Rest Area (ศนยสารสนเทศลปตพลลภ หรอ ทพกรมทาง ลำาตะคอง) also known as “Suan Na Chat”, is a car rest area so drivers can relax from driving. It is on Highway No. 2 between Km. 193-194 (Saraburi-Nakhon Ratchasima) on an area of 16.89 square kilometres. This place offers the most beautiful view north of Lam Takhong reservoir. It has a complete range of services and facilities. It is an example of a modern rest area and is called the gateway to the Northeast.

The Information Centre in the area provides tourist information on northeastern provinces, accommodation, viewpoints, a garden, food and beverage stores, a convenience store, restrooms, and public telephones. In addition, there is also a sculpture of General Chatchai Choonhavan, the former prime minister, in a standing position with arms folded and leaning against his favorite motorcycle. It is 3.40 metres high and is made from green sandstone.

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Military Dog Academy (ศนยการสนขทหาร) is under the Department of Veterinary, Royal Thai Army. It is Thailand’s largest dog training centre. It is at Tambon Nong Sarai beside Highway No. 2 between Km. 183-184. Most of the dogs trained are German Shepherds and Labrador Retrievers. There is also a club that trains dogs for the public. To promote tourism in military areas, the army allows visitors to see a museum inside that displays mines, weapons from battlefields and dog equipment. The museum is open everyday in February – September, the other months open on Saturday and Sunday from 10.00 a.m.-12.00 a.m.. Each show features dog obedience training at the beginner and intermediate levels, explosive and drug detection, manoeuvring over obstacles, etc. The fee is 60 Baht for adults and 30 Baht for children. For information, contact at Tel. 0 4439 0113-4. Ext. 29007 (on Monday - Friday) 8.30 a.m. - 4.30 p.m.

Wat Vajiralongkorn Wararam Worawihan (วดวชราลงกรณ วรารามวรวหาร) is a royal temple under H.R.H. Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn’s patronage located in Tambon Nong Nam Daeng, at Km. 152 on Mittraphap Road, the Saraburi – Pak Chong route, approximately 8 kilometres before reaching Amphoe Pak Chong. His Majesty the King granted royal permission to upgrade this temple to be a third-class royal temple on 28 December 1975 on the occasion that H.R.H. Prince Vajiralongkorn was invested as Crown Prince. Places of interest in the temple’s precincts include a marble mondop of the Buddha’s footprint, with an Indian Buddhist influence, containing pictures of the 4 Buddhist Sacred Places; namely, the Buddha’s places of birth, enlightenment, first sermon, and nirvana.

Farm Chokchai (ฟารมโชคชย) is located between Km. 159-160 on the Mittraphap – Pak Chong Road. It is one of the largest farms in Asia that won the Award of Outstanding Performance in the category of Agricultural Tourist Attractions at the 4th Thailand Tourism Awards 2002. The Farm offers a guided tour around the area to observe raw milk production, dairy farming, milking, horse farm, kennels, as well as visitors can enjoy an animal show and horse-riding. Admission on Tuesday – Friday is 235 Baht for adults and 115 Baht for children, and on weekends and national holidays is 250 Baht for adults and 125

The Palio Khao Yai

Baht for children. The Farm is closed on Monday. In addition, boutique camp accommodation offering air-conditioned tents for a different experience is provided. For more details, please call Tel. 0 4432 8386, 0 4432 8485, or visit www.farmchokchai.com.

The Floating Market Pakchong (ตลาดนำาปากชอง) is situated at No. 78, Liang Mueang Pak Chong Road, Tambon Khanong Phra. This floating market is in the middle of the mountains and nature of Khao Yai National Park with a comfortable climate. There are many products for sale, restaurants, and souvenir shops. The Floating Market opens from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. For further information, please contact Tel. 0 4436 5443-4, 08 8719 8675.

To get there : From Nakhon Ratchasima, go to Amphoe Pak Chong and pass Liang Mueang Road. From the Military Dogs Centre, go straight on for 5 kilometres, pass the Bangchak and PTT gas stations, then turn left and go 2 kilometres further to arrive at the Floating Market Pakchong.

The Palio Khao Yai (ปาลโอ เขาใหญ) is situated on Thanarat Road, at kilometre marker 17, next to the Juldis Khao Yai Resort and Spa. The buildings were designed in the walking street style. There are small shops in antique Italian-styled architecture along the way, with various kinds of products;

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such as, decorative items, fashion clothes, accessories, stereos, souvenir shops, organic vegetables, drugstores, bookstores, food centre, etc. Each shop is created in a particular style. There are areas for relaxation as well; such as, small parks, fountains, multi-purpose open spaces for performances, and other activities. The Palio Khao Yai opens daily from 10.00 a.m. – 10.00 p.m. For further information, please contact Tel. 0 4429 7730, 0 4429 7731, Fax. 0 4429 7741, www.palio-khaoyai.com.

Primo Posto (พรโม พอสโต) is a recreation place for the Khao Yai community. Primo Posto is Italian language which means ‘The First Place’ in English. The intention of the owner is to be the first department store with an Italian atmosphere for tourists who travel to Khao Yai. Primo Posto is surrounded by nature, with an area of 50 rai, and reproduced atmosphere and lifestyles like the Tuscany region of Italy, with Renaissance art and architecture. This place is surrounded with green areas, mountains, and a beautiful vineyard which makes tourists feel like they are visiting the countryside of Italy. Primo Posto opens on Thursday – Sunday, from 10.00 a.m. – 6.00 p.m. The entrance fee is 55 Baht (the ticket can be used as a coupon for an ice-cream).

Thong Somboon Club (ทองสมบรณ คลบ) located at 119, Mu 10, Pak Chong-Hua lam Road, Tambon Pak Chong. This vast touristic place is best suited for adventurous lovers owing to many interesting activities provided such as mountain climbing, horse riding, go cart, ATV driving and scenery viewing by mini golf vehicle etc. It is opened daily from 8 a.m.- 6 p.m., for information please contact Tel. 0 4431 2248, 0 4431 4998, 0 4431 2316 www.thongsomboon-club.com.

P.B. Valley Khao Yai Winery (พบวลเลย เขาใหญไวนเนอร) is located at 102 Mu 5, Phan Suek – Kut Khla Road (a shortcut that links to Khao Yai National Park and Amphoe Wang Nam Khiao), Tambon Phaya Yen, Amphoe Pak Chong. The Dairy Home Restaurant marks the entrance of the road. Drive on for 8 kilometres to reach a vineyard amidst the mountain range that covers a total area of more than 2,000 rai, 400 rai out of this is allotted for wine grapes, 100 rai for table grapes, and the rest for wine grapes of foreign varieties and seedless grapes. Visitors may observe the production process of excellent wine at the largest winery in Southeast Asia by Thailand’s first

wine-maker and test different kinds of P.B. Valley’s wine; such as, PB KHAOYAI RESERVE, PIROM KHAOYAI RESERVE, SAWASDEE KHAOYAI, and various grape products. Interested visitors should contact in advance at Tel. 0 3622 7323-9.

Gran-Monte (ไรองนกราน-มอนเต) is located at 52 Mu 9, Phan Suek – Kut Khla Road, Tambon Phaya Yen, Amphoe Pak Chong, sharing the same entrance as P.B. Valley. Drive on for approximately 12 kilometres. A “Grand Mountain”, as its name suggests, the vineyard is situated in the scenic Asok Valley, covering a total area of more than 100 rai where various varieties of grapes are grown; such as, Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Tempranillo, and Chenin Blanc. There are also varieties of table grapes. This is the only vineyard in the country to use a Micro-Climate Station to control the temperature and moisture for the grapevines. The vineyard is open to the public free of charge. In addition to a variety of grape products, there is also a romantic restaurant in the vineyard. For futher details, please call Tel. 0 3622 7334.

Klang Phana Rose Garden (สวนกหลาบกลางพนา) is located at 17/2 Mu 10, Ban Heo Pla Kang, Tambon Mu Si, covering a total area of approximately 4-5 rai where roses of foreign breeds are grown for their cut flowers and supplied to hotels and resorts that are located mostly in Amphoe Pak Chong. There is also a fruit orchard of mango and longan covering an area of approximately 100 rai. To observe rose cutting, please contact in advance at Tel. 0 4429 7265-6.

Tham Kaeo Saraphat Nuek or Magic Cave Land (ถำาแกว สารพดนก) is located inside Wat Tham Trai Rat, Km. 161 (1 kilometre from Farm Chokchai), Mittraphap Road, Tambon Nong Nam Daeng, Amphoe Pak Chong. The cave is believed to be sacred and used to be a residence of several revered monks; such as, Luangpu Dun Atulo, Luangpu Chot Khunasampanno, and Luangpho Phoem Barami. The Lu Prasong Foundation cooperated with Wat Tham Trai Rat to improve and develop the cave and divided it into 5 major zones; namely,

Zone 1 : The entrance to the cave is called “Tham Kaeo Saraphat Nuek” or “Magic Crystal Cave”.

Zone 2 : “Tham Phra Phut” or “Buddha Cave”.

Zone 3 : “Khrong Kraduk Phra Ruesi” or “Hermit’s Skeleton Cave”.

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Zone 4 : “Pratu Mangkon” or “Dragon Gate”.

Zone 5 : “Phiphitthaphan Hin and Rong Phapphayon Tham” or “Rock Museum and Cave Theatre”.

The temple is open daily during 8 a.m. – 7 p.m. For a group visit, please contact in advance at Tel. 08 9445 6896, 08 1649 0824, 08 3369 5109.

Amphoe Sikhio

Lam Takhong Dam (เขอนลำาตะคอง) is at Tambon Lat Bua Khao, around 62 kilometres from the city. A road branches off Highway No. 2 (Nakhon Ratchasima-Saraburi) at Km. 193-194 and drive for about 2 kilometres. The dam is an earth-filled dam across the Lam Takhong River that flows through a crevasse. Built in 1974, its primary purpose is to divert water from above the dam for irrigation. Visitors can walk on the dam to enjoy the view of the reservoir with a beautiful background of mountains. The dam is suitable for relaxation when it is not hot. It is open during 6 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Lam Takhong Hydroelectric Plant (โรงไฟฟาลำาตะคอง) is at Lam Takhong Dam in Tambon Khlong Phai. This hydroelectric plant supports the system when it is at maximum capacity. It works by using excess electricity to pump water from the reservoir and transferring it to another reservoir higher up. When the demand peaks in the evening, it releases the pumped water to generate the turbines below to create electricity. Interested persons must submit a written application. For information, call Tel. 0 4422 2570 ext. 5130

Utthayan Lan Bun Maha Wihan Somdet Phra Phutthachan (To Phrommarangsi) (อทยานลานบญมหาวหาร สมเดจพระพฒาจารย (โต พรหมรงส)) is located on Mittraphap Road, approximately 2 kilometres beyond the entrance to Amphoe Si Khio. The object of interest is the immense life-like image of the much revered monk, Somdet Phra Phutthachan (To Phrommarangsi) of Wat Rakhang Khositaram. This is Thailand’s largest cast image of Somdet To built out of great faith in him by a famous TV and movie star, Mr. Soraphong Chatri. The construction was completed on 1 April 2000. The

Sunset at Lam Takhong Dam

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image measures 8.025 metres wide at the lap, 13 metres high, and weighs 61 tonnes, and cost approximately 9 million Baht. A large image hall topped with a chedi was built to house the image, surrounded with a beautiful landscape comprising a pond, rock garden, plant garden, etc. Food and toilets are provided free of charge for visitors and pilgrims. For further information, please call Tel. 0 4441 1671, 08 1640 1281.

Wat Loet Sawat or Wat Khao Chan Ngam (วดเลศสวสด หรอ

วดเขาจนทรงาม) is situated at Ban Loet Sawat, approximately 50 kilometres from the provincial town. Follow Highway 2 (Nakhon Ratchasima – Saraburi) and turn left between Km. 198-199 for another 4 kilometres. The temple houses prehistoric rock paintings. Visitors would have to walk through a natural rock garden and shady forest for some 150 metres to the back of the temple to see the paintings, which appear in a row of red silhouettes on a sandstone shelter, approximately 4 metre above the ground. There are figures of humans and animals that refect the way of life or possibly a certain activity of a group of people; for example, how they were clad, lived, or hunted. It is assumed that the paintings were created by an agricultural community who inhabited this area some 3,000 – 4,000 years ago.

Mueang Phon Flower Garden (สวนเมองพร) is on Highway No. 2 (Nakhon Ratchasima-Saraburi), about 60 kilometres from the city. Turn left at Km. 196 (opposite the entrance to Lam Takhong Dam) and go up Khao Yai Thiang for about 500 metres. The garden breeds over 300 plant species, including tropical and temperate flowers, fruits and trees. The garden is neatly organised into rows and walking paths. There is a plant supermarket and a restaurant from where tourists can enjoy a view of Lam Takhong Reservoir. The garden is open daily during 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. For information, call Tel. 0 4432 3263-4, 0 4429 1502. Fax. 0 4432 3264.

Nong – Nueng Vineyard (ไรองนนอง-หนง) is located at Mu 1 Ban Nong Bua, Tambon Lat Bua Khao (the same entrance as Voyage Panorama). Visitors can learn about grapevine planting, raising beef cattle, egg-laying ducks, domestic chickens, goats, fish, as well as full-cycle agriculture. The vineyard also offers fresh grapes and various grape products; such as, seedless

grapes, grape juice, grape wine, jam, and raisins. Visitors may try fresh grapes from the vines. Please contact Tel. 0 4402 0408-9.

Amphoe Sung Noen

Mueang Sema Historical Site (โบราณสถานเมองเสมา) is in Tambon Sema, about 37 kilometres from the city. From Amphoe Sung Noen Market go across railway past Ban Hin Tang to Sema 5 kilometres away. The Sema city plan is egg-shaped and is 3 kilometres wide and 4 kilometres long. You can still see evidence of city moats and some earth walls. The city flourished during the Dvaravati period and was built around the 12th Buddhist century. It grew until the 16th-17th Buddhist centuries when it came under Khmer influence. In the area are ruins made of laterite and sandstone and many artefacts have been unearthed here. The most interesting one is the reclining sandstone Buddha image and an old religious relic that is now in Wat Thammachak Semaram.

Wat Thammachak Semaram (วดธรรมจกรเสมาราม) is in Ban Khlong Khwang in Tambon Sema. The place used to be a religious site in the Dvaravati period. The important artefact here is a huge reclining Buddha image made of red sandstone that stretches from north to south. It is 13.30 metres long and 2.80 metres high. It dates from 657 AD. The head is south and faces east. The face is somewhat square and made of 4 sandstone slabs on top of one another. The body is composed of sandstone blocks stacked vertically. Moreover, there is an old sandstone Buddhist symbol in the form of a cartwheel. The bottom part is the face of a forest keeper. It is kept in a pavilion. Other artefacts include bronze Buddha images, fired clay images, glass beads, a fired clay loom, and a stone inscription tablet. They are on display in Phimai National Museum.

An Ancient Town in Tambon Khorat or Ancient Khorat (เมองโบราณทตำาบลโคราชเกา หรอ เมองโคราช) is considered as the beginning point of the ancient Khmer civilisation in Nakhon Ratchasima. There are overall 3 remaining ancient sites; namely, Prasat Non Ku, Prasat Mueang Khaek, and Prasat Mueang Kao.

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To get there : From the centre of town, take Highway No. 2 (Nakhon Ratchasima – Saraburi) to Km. 221-222 and turn right along Highway No. 2161 (into Amphoe Sung Noen) for approximately 3 kilometres. Turn right near Wat Yanasophitawanaram (Wat Pa Sung Noen) to the remains as follows :

Prasat Non Ku (ปราสาทโนนก) is situated at Ban Kok Kok, Mu 7, Tambon Khorat, 3 kilometres from the Wat Yanasophitawanaram crossroads. It is a small ancient remain made of bricks and sandstone. Its plan is in a rectangle shape, facing towards the east. It comprises a single prang on a high base and 2 Wihan structures facing towards the prang. These are surrounded with a boundary wall with entrance archways (Gopura) on the east and the west. Moreover, at the ground between the 2 Wihan structures lies a Nandin bull, crouching in a respectful manner towards the main sanctuary where the spirit of the Hindu God Shiva is believed to reside. In 1991 - 1992, a lot of archaeological evidence was excavated, creating an assumption that this place might possibly be a Hindu shrine, constructed in an ancient Khmer style of art during the 11th century.

Prasat Mueang Khaek (ปราสาทเมองแขก) is 600 metres from Prasat Non Ku. It is a large ancient remain, made of bricks and sandstone with a plan in a rectangular shape, facing towards the north. It comprises of a main sanctuary, 2 structures of Bannalai (library), gallery, entrance archways, pond, boundary wall, and a small brick building. From the archaeological excavation in 1959 and during 1990 - 1991, beautifully engraved stone lintels in various designs, god sculptures, as well as, a stone inscription which was used to construct the base of the outermost entrance archway were discovered. It is assumed that this prasat might possibly be another Hindu shrine, aged around the 10th century.

Prasat Mueang Kao (ปราสาทเมองเกา) is situated within the compound of Wat Prang Mueang Kao, Tambon Khorat, 3 kilometres from Prasat Mueang Khaek. It can be noticed that the entrance of the temple was constructed similar to the city gate of old Khorat Town and there is a replica Monument of Thao Suranari (Khunying Mo or Ya Mo). Prasat Mueang Kao is a small-size ancient remain made of laterite and sandstone with a rectangular plan, facing towards the east. It is a religious site

of the Mahayana sect of Buddhism in the Arogayasala (nursing home) category which was constructed after the command of King Jayavarman VII, the last great king of the ancient Khmer Empire. It was built during 1181 – 1220. It comprises a main prang on a square base with 12 redented corners and a Bannalai (Library) structure at the right front corner, surrounded with a boundary wall and an entrance archway at the front. Outside the wall lies a pond in a rectangular shape lined with laterite. However, at present, there remains only a long line of soil rise similar to a wall.

Those interested in the story of the lintels and artefacts discovered in these three sanctuaries can visit the Phimai National Museum. The entry fee is 50 Baht.

Lifestyle and History Homestay (โฮมสเตยวถชวตและประวตศาสตร) is located at Mu 1 Ban Mueang Kao, Tambon Khorat, Amphoe Sung Noen, approximately 23 kilometres from Nakhon Ratchasima. Follow Highway 2 (Mittraphap – Bangkok Road), make a U-turn at Km. 227, and turn left at Bu Yai Junction (2 kilometres from Sea Gate Co., Ltd.) Drive on and cross the railway track to reach the homestay village, a distance of 3 kilometres off Mittraphap Road. This is a new homestay village that provides various activities for visitors to learn about the people’s way of life; such as, experiencing the lifestyle of the Mueang Kao Community, visiting Prasat Mueang Khaek, Prasat Non Ku, travelling by boat along the Lam Takhong to enjoy orchards with seasonal fruits like pomelo and plum mango, and learning about the folk wisdom through a folk water turbo. For further details, please contact Mr. Charat Loetkhemnak, Tel. 08 1321 3241.

Amphoe Dan Khun Thot

Wat Ban Rai (วดบานไร) is in Tambon Kut Phiman, about 60 kilometres from the city. Take Mittraphap Road to Km. 237, turn right past Kham Thale So and Nong Suang to Dan Khun Thot. From Dan Khun Thot Hospital use Highway No. 2217 and drive for 11 kilometres. Wat Ban Rai is a famous temple of the province as it is the residence of the revered monk Luang Pho Khun Parisuttho. There are many worshippers who come to see him daily. For information, contact Tel. 0 4435 3113.

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Amphoe Pak Thong Chai

Wat Na Phra That or Wat Takhu (วดหนาพระธาต หรอวดตะค) is at Mu 1, Tambon Takhu. From the city, take Highway No. 304 for around 30 kilometres (past Pak Thong Chai intersection). Then take a right turn onto Highway No. 2236 to Ban Takhu 4 kilometres away. The temple is on the left. This old temple was probably built during the reign of King Rama III. In the compound are some interesting structures including a pagoda, a convocation hall and a scripture hall in the middle of a pond that is well preserved. The temple has a number of local arts. The old convocation hall has wall murals from the early Rattanakosin period that is almost complete on the outer front wall and all 4 sides of the inner walls. The murals tell the story of the Buddhist tale and show people paying homage to Lord Buddha’s footprint. Furthermore, there are images of the daily life of locals in the past like farming and fishing. In front of the old convocation hall is a rectangular pool where the scripture hall is located. The hall is a low structure like other northeastern halls and it has exquisite lacquered designs on the door. Between the hall and the old convocation hall is a Lao pagoda built by migrants from Vientiane.

Lam Phra Phloeng Dam (เขอนลำาพระเพลง) can be reached by taking Highway No.304 past the district for 4 kilometres then turn right and drive for 28 kilometres. The dam is under the Royal Irrigation Department. Locals come here to relax, eat, fish, and enjoy the scenery of the reservoir. There are lodges for rent. For information, contact the Lam Phra Phloeng Water Supply and Maintenance Project at Tel. (044) 373184 ext. 114. Tourists can rent a long-tail boat to tour the reservoir, travel to Khlong Ki waterfall or Khun Chon waterfall. Each round-trip journey is about 2 hours. For information, contact Lam Phra Phloeng Dam Club at Tel. 0 4437 3184 ext. 117.

Jim Thompson’s Farm (จมทอมปสน ฟารม) is situated at the foot of Khao Phaya Prap, Tambon Takhop, Amphoe Pak Thong Chai, some 25 kilometres from Amphoe Pak Thong Chai which is renowned for its silk fabric. Here, the beauty of the nature and modern agricultural technology stay together h armoniously on an area of more than 600 rai. To the west, there is Lam Sam Lai Reservoir whereas the east is attached to Khao Phaya Prap. It is open to both nature-lovers and

agro-tourists only once a year in December. Farm Tour activities; such as

• A tour around the farm by farming vehicles.

• Learn about the wonderful life of silkworms.

• Enjoy the large variety of ten thousand pumpkins.

• Take photographs in the flower garden and field of sunflowers of different colours.

• Ground of straw for children to relax and have fun.

For more details : Please contact Jim Thompson’s Farm, Tambon Takhop, Amphoe Pak Thong Chai from Monday to Saturday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Tel./Fax. 0 4437 3116-7, E-mail : FARM@jimthompson.com.

Suan Mamuang Ngam Mueang Ya (สวนมะมวงงามเมองยา) is at Km. 94 on Highway 304 (Kabin Buri – Nakhon Ratchasima Road), approximately 30 kilometres from Nakhon Ratchasima provincial town. Turn left off the Highway at Ban Nong Kok Intersection, Tambon Phu Luang, for about 6 kilometres until reaching Ban Nong Plong, Tambon Ngio. Branching off the asphalt road for another 4 kilometres and visitors will arrive at the mango orchard. The orchard offers a hybrid of Nam Dokmai No. 4 and Phun Si, which is aciduous when young, crispy and nutty when fully grown, and with unfibrous flesh when ripen. The size of the mango is very large, some weighing up to 2 kilograms. The colour of its skin and taste of the flesh vary according to the wrappers. For this reason, the hybrid was named “Ngam Mueang Ya”. Its saplings are also available. For more information, please contact Khun Chittikorn Kiratilekha at Tel. 08 5860 8616.

Amphoe Wang Nam Khiao

Sakaerat Environmental Research Station (สถานวจย

สงแวดลอมสะแกราช) is a research centre of plant species in the northeastern jungles and is open to groups interested in organising eco-tours. It is beside Highway No. 304 (Nakhon Ratchasima-Kabin Buri) and is 57 kilometres from the city. It has an area of about 78 square kilometres (48,750 rai). The area is mainly dry jungles and hardwood forests. Many animals are found here, including wild boars, pheasants and a variety

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the Park’s headquarters, with a right turn for 4 kilometres and a walk up the hill for another 5 kilometres.

Facilities : Camping site, camp, and welfare shop provided.

Information : Tel. 0 3748 6771.

Pha Kep Tawan (ผาเกบตะวน) situated at the 11th Thap Lan National Park Ranger Station (Thai Samakkhi), Tambon Thai Samakkhi, 13 kilometres away from Highway No. 304. Along the way to the place, there are agricultural villages; such as, shiitake farms, Chrysanthemum plantations, organic vegetable plantations, and vineyards. Pha Kep Tawan is the viewpoint and beautiful sunset point, with cool air and a natural atmosphere. There are many interesting activities; such as, reforestation by shooting seeds by catapult. Furthermore, tourists are able to put up a tent for camping.

Khao Phaeng Ma (เขาแผงมา) is in the southern part of Nakhon Ratchasima. Take Highway No. 304 (Nakhon Ratchasima-Kabin Buri) for 79 kilometres to the market at Km. 79. Take a right on Ro Pho Cho Road (San Chao Pho-Nong Khum) for 11 kilometres. The last part of about 4 kilometres is a dirt road going uphill that is rugged but has good views. Upon reaching the top, you will see some winding mountains. The peak is 850 metres above sea level. The area is under the care of the Wildlife Foundation of Thailand and has an area of 16 square kilometres. Activities include reforestation, trekking, animal watching (particularly some remaining gaurs), and slide shows for interested parties. For information, contact Tel. 08 1955 3018, 08 4823 3230.

Pa Khao Phu Luang Ecotourism Centre (ศนยทองเทยว เชงอนรกษปาเขาภหลวง) is situated at Ban Khlong Sombun, Mu 9, Tambon Raroeng. This is a new choice of tourist attractions in a national forest area with 170,000 rai of dry evergreen forest mountains. There is an ecotourism promotion centre with stationed officers. This place services for every kind of nature camps and activities, providing accommodation with both bungalows and tents. There are many interesting activities; such as, forest trekking for studying nature and seeing the dry evergreen forest of abundant Khao So with various wild animals, paddling, watching birds and butterflies, studying the night sky and seeing the stars clearly. There are bungalows and dormitories for tourists. For further information, please contact Tel. 08 7256 7507, 08 7869 0491.

of birds. If you go up a tower built by the station over the treetops, you will see a vast green jungle around you, as well as Khao Phaeng Ma further away. The climate is cool all year round. There are several nature study trails that can take from 1.5 hours to 3 hours. There are 3 houses available that can accommodate 20 people each. For information, call Tel. 0 4425 8642, 0 4424 4474

Thap Lan National Park (อทยานแหงชาตทบลาน) covers an area in Amphoe Wang Nam Khiao, Amphoe Khon Buri, Amphoe Soeng Sang, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, and Amphoe Na Di, Prachin Buri Province. It was proclaimed the 39th national park on 23 December 1981. It is the country’s second largest national park and houses the country’s last and vast piece of Lan palm (Corypha lecomtei) forest. The Park also covers an intact forest that is the headwater of several major streams that become the Mun and Bang Pakong Rivers, two main blood vessels of the Northeast and the East, respectively.

Interesting Attractions and Activities :

Nature Trek : Pa Lan – the country’s last and vast piece of Lan palm forest dating from the primaeval era. This kind of palm flowers at its top when it is at least 20 years old and then dies. Each Lan palm tree has more than 60 million flowers.

Bird Watching : This is one of the most favourite and popular activities among tourists.

To Get There : The Park is accessible by 2 routes; namely,

1. From Bangkok, use the Ongkharak - Nakhon Nayok - Amphoe Na Di, Prachin Buri Province, a total distance of 197 kilometres. The Park’s headquarters is located in the area of Prachin Buri Province, approximately 32 kilometres from the Kabin Buri Intersection on Highway 304 (Kabin Buri – Khorat Road).

2. From Nakhon Ratchasima, use Highway 304 bound for Pak Thong Chai, a total distance of approximately 107 kilometres.

Waterfalls inside the Park : There are 3 waterfalls in the area of Nakhon Ratchasima Province; namely, Namtok Huai Yai, Namtok Huai Khamin, and Namtok Suan Hom – a large waterfall of 60 metres high and 30 metres wide, accessible by a partly concrete road of Soi Thetsaban 4 from Market 79. Namtok Heo Narok is in the area of Prachin Buri Province and also a large waterfall. It is about 3 kilometres before reaching

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a French farmhouse atmosphere with a restaurant, spa, and souvenir shop. For more information, call Tel. 0 4422 8407-8

Organic Farming Promotion Royal Project Villager Development Study Centre (ศนยศกษาการพฒนาชาวบาน

โครงการสงเสรมกสกรรมไรสารพษ อนเนองมาจากพระราชดำาร) is located at 14 Mu 11, Ban Nam Sap, Tambon Wang Nam Khiao. It is a study centre for visitors to learn about the way of life on the basis of the sufficiency economy, comprising various work bases and organic vegetable plantations. For more information, please contact Khun Amnat at Tel. 0 4424 9107, Khun Fakfon at Tel. 08 1977 8699, Fax. 0 4424 9107.

Amphoe Chok Chai

Dan Kwian Pottery Village (หมบานเครองปนดนเผาดานเกวยน) is approximately 15 kilometres from Nakhon Ratchasima along Highway 224 (Nakhon Ratchasima – Chok Chai Road). The village is located by the Mun River and used to be on a trade route between Khorat and Cambodia in the Ayutthaya period.

To get there : From the city of Nakhon Ratchasima, use Highway No. 304 (Nakhon Ratchasima – Pak Thong Chai – Wang Nam Khiao and go to Route 2072 at Amphoe Pak Thong Chai. Pass Ban Takhop – Ban Nong Plong – Ban Sai Ngam. Or continue to Amphoe Wang Nam Khiao and go to Route 2235 about 20 kilometres before the Wang Nam Khiao District Office, then go on a non-asphalt road for about 6-8 kilometres. Then from the intersection, go 6 kilometres further to the Phu Luang office.

Ban Bu Sai Shiitake Culture and Process Demonstration Centre (ศนยสาธตปลกและแปรรปเหดหอมบานบไทร) is located at Mu 4 Ban Bu Sai, Tambon Thai Samakkhi. Visitors can observe agricultural techniques adapted from folk wisdom and how to process mushrooms into various products. Contact Mr. In Munphimai at Tel. 08 1068 6887, 08 5025 8447.

Chrysanthemum Planting Group (กลมปลกเบญจมาศ) is at Mu 4 Ban Bu Sai, Tambon Thai Samakkhi. Visitors will enjoy the picturesque chrysanthemum of different colours that bloom all the year. Buy the cut flowers right from the plots. For more details, please contact Mrs. Wipha Chankhum at Tel. 08 5302 2785, 08 4431 2745.

Thanyaporn Farm (ไรธนยพร) is located at Mu 10 Ban Bu Chao Khun, Tambon Wang Mi (the Khao Yai – Amphoe Wang Nam Khiao route). It covers an area of 500 rai where organic fruits are grown; for example, orange, grape, and dragon fruit. From the viewpoint, the Lam Phra Phloeng Dam can be seen. For more information, call Tel. 08 9927 9457.

Village Farm (วลเลจฟารม) is situated at 103 Mu 7, Ban Phai Ngam, Tambon Thai Samakkhi, approximately 80 kilometres from Nakhon Ratchasima. The vineyard is divided into 2 sections. The front section next to the restaurant is open for visitors whereas the Khao Kaeo – Khao Noi section is prohibited to prevent the vines from being disturbed, although some zones are being opened for a visit. The Village Farm produces traditional wines with unique procedures and tastes. The Farm puts the importance on quality rather than quantity. The winery’s French wine-maker sticks to the traditional process as evident from the winery that is made into a cliff of descending chambers to help keep the natural coolness for the wines and save energy. The Farm also provides accommodation in

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spots can also be done, like Wang Phi Sua (where a lot of butterflies can be seen in the cool season), Phra cave, Communist cave and the gigantic Takhian Thong tree that is believed to be over a thousand years old. For information, call Tel. 0 4443 8092.

To get there : From Nakhon Ratchasima to Soeng Sang, take Highway No. 224, then Highway No. 2071 and 2119, respectively, for 89 kilometres. Turn right at Soeng Sang intersection on Highway No. 2317 for 15 kilometres.

Amphoe Non Sung

Ban Prasat Archaeological Site (แหลงโบราณคดบานปราสาท) is located at Mu 7, Ban Prasat Tai, Tambon Than Prasat. From Nakhon Ratchasima, follow Highway 2 (Nakhon Ratchasima – Khon Kaen Road) and turn left at Km. 44 for another 1 kilometre If travelling by bus from Bangkok or Nakhon Ratchasima, take the Khon Kaen, Udon Thani, Nong Khai, or Kalasin line and get off at Km. 44. Then, connect with a motorcycle from the entrance to the village.

Ban Prasat is the second archaeological site next to Ban Chiang that was established as a site museum. According to archaeological finds, it is assumed that the area had been inhabited since the prehistoric period through the historical periods, with evidence of the Dvaravati and Ancient Khmer cultures dating back some 1,500 – 3,000 years. There are 3 excavation pits that are open to the public; namely,

Excavation Pit 1: Skeletons were unearthed in each cultural layer, each with a different burial pattern. In the deepest layer, which is 5.5 metres deep and dates back 3,000 years, the skeletons lie with the heads pointing to the southeast. In the 2,500-year-old layer, the heads of the skeletons point to the east whereas in the 2,000-year-old layer, the heads point to the south. However, they shared similar beliefs about the burial attributes which usually comprised ornaments like shell bangles, beads, bronze rings and bangles, bronze head-dresses and the deceased’s pottery. The three early cultural deposits feature red-slipped pottery with cord-marked decoration. Most of them have a narrow neck and flared mouth although some have the shape of a kendi (long-necked water vessel) and some are short and rounded. The pottery found in the layer of 1,500

The villagers formerly earned their living from rice paddy and farming along the banks of the Mun River and were taught how to make pottery by the Kha ethnic minority native to the Mekong Basin. In the early period, the pottery items were made entirely for household use; such as large water jars, jars, mortars, etc. The products have been developed into orna-ments and home and garden decoration items, as well as exported abroad, thanks to the unique property of the soil that turns into a bronze colour when fired. Dan Kwian Pottery Village was also selected by the Department of Tourism Development, Ministry of Tourism and Sports, to be established as one of four OTOP tourism villages in early 2005 to be the first model of the region. For further details, please contact the Dan Kwian Homestay Group at Tel. 08 7877 7544, 08 1265 4078.

Dan Kwian Lime Grove (สวนมะนาวดานเกวยน) is located at 135 Mu 3, Tambon Dan Kwian, Amphoe Chok Chai, approximately 13 kilometres from Nakhon Ratchasima on Highway 224 (Nakhon Ratchasima – Chok Chai Road), before reaching Dan Kwian Pottery Village, with a right turn for 1 kilometre to the same entrance as Wat Pa Himmaphan.

The grove covers an area of approximately 30 rai where the Dan Kwian variety of lime are grown. Named after its source of origin, the Dan Kwain lime is tolerant of drought, large in size and juicy, having an impungent rind and mellow taste. They are very prolific with some bearing up to 5,000 fruits, which can grow as large as a sweet orange, but still retain the sourness of the lime. For more information, please contact Mr. Narong Rattanachan at Tel. 0 4421 2696.

Amphoe Soeng Sang

Hat Chom Tawan (หาดชมตะวน) is a large beach by the lake, under the office of the 5th Thap Lan National Park Management Area (Lam Plai Mat) that is responsible for jungles in the park in Soeng Sang, Khon Buri and Wang Nam Khiao. The area around the reservoir has been developed into a rest area for the public and there are plots for locals to make a living to reduce the problem of illegal logging. Tourists normally come to swim and dine here, and enjoy the scenery and even camping. Long-tail boats can be hired to go on the reservoir. Trekking to various

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Km. 43-44 (opposite the entrance to Ban Prasat) and turn right for about 3 kilometres. This wide field was a battleground between Khorat people and Lao soldiers during the reign of King Rama III. A shrine built by villagers in 1988 now stands here to pay homage to the fighters.

Phimai National Museum (พพธภณฑสถานแหงชาตพมาย) at the base of Tha Songkran bridge just before Phimai sanctuary. From Nakhon Ratchasima, take Highway No. 2 for 50 kilometres, then go on Highway No. 206 for 10 kilometres. If taking a bus from Nakhon Ratchasima, you can get on at Bus Terminal 2 in the city.

The museum collects archaeological artefacts and has exhibits on the past cultural prosperity of the Northeast, especially artefacts found in the lower part of the region. The exhibition is allocated to three different sections, which are

First Section : Located at the upper floor, displaying the society development of the lower part of Isan, its culture civilization base on the local believes is gether with the outside influential culture that has impacted upon since pre-historic period tell the present day.

Second Section : Located at the lower floor, displaying the ancient artifacts of Khmer cultural influence in the lower part of Isan.

Third Section : This exhibited hall displays the ancient artifacts of sandstone sculptures such as the columns, miniature castles, parts of buildings and many other items. Moreover, many of temple boundary markers (heart-shaped stone) and exquisite lintels can be admired around the museum.

The museum is open daily from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. The entry fee is 100 Baht. For information, call 0 4447 1167.

Phimai Historical Park (อทยานประวตศาสตรพมาย) is in Phimai District. It has one of the grandest and most important Khmer historical sites in Thailand that is the Phimai sanctuary.

The word Phimai appears in an inscription on a stone slab at the front doorway of the building as well as in many other structures. It is believed that the word Phimai meant a religious figure or site.

years old includes the so-called Phimai Dam or Phimai Black - the black polished pottery with a coarse, thin body texture.

Excavation Pit 2 : Traces of a place of worship of the 8th -11th century called “Ku Than Prasat” were discovered in the upper deposits, as well as head of a Buddha image from the same period featuring the folk school of the Dvaravati art. A half-body earthen figure looking like a pregnant woman was also found together with architectural fragments of stucco-reliefs.

Excavation Pit 3: Headless woman skeletons were found buried at the depth of 5.5 metres together with smashed broken pottery. They were assumed to be executed women whose heads were taken for public humiliation. Their skulls were found buried together only 500 metres away and the people of Ban Prasat would make merit in dedication to them annually on 21 April.

Ban Prasat Home Stay (โฮมสเตยบานปราสาท) was formally introduced in 1996 and now Ban Prasat is the prototype of home stay programs in other villages around the country. Groups have been sent from villages to study the operations of Ban Prasat Tai so they can also implement a similar program to increase local income and develop the community way of life. The best time to stay is during October-December when the climate is cool.

Ban Prasat villagers are like other villagers in the region in that most are farmers. Rice farming is done once a year. Villagers use their free time to create handicrafts to supplement their income. Crafts include weaving reed mats and hats, using some trees to make shoes and bags, breeding silkworm, and making Thai stringed Mu Sical instruments like So U and So Duang. The area around the village is full of paddy fields. A river called Than Prasat is considered a sacred river that divided Ban Prasat Nua and Ban Prasat Tai. For information on home stay programs, contact the village headman Mr. Thiam Laongklang, Tel. 0 4436 7075.

Amphoe Phimai

Thung Samrit Memorial (อนสรณวรกรรมทงสมฤทธ) is at Mu 1, Ban Samrit Tawan Ok, Tambon Samrit, 46 kilometres from the city. Take Highway No. 2 (Nakhon Ratchasima-Khon Kaen) to

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The architectural style is Baphuon that prospered at the time. Some characteristics are similar to the Angkor Wat style, which became popular at a later period. The site had some additions in the early 18th Buddhist century in the reign of King Chaiworaman VII when Phimai had close relations with the Khmer Empire. The sanctuary was always a religious site of the Mahayana sect of Buddhism because King Suriyaworaman I and King Chaiworaman VII were followers of the sect.

Important Structures in Phimai Sanctuary

Naga Bridge (สะพานนาคราช) is the first part you pass when visiting the site. The bridge and lion figures stand in front of Gopura (porch) south of the main pagoda. The intention may have been to build a link between earth and heaven according to the belief in the universe of both Hinduism and Buddhism.

Main Prang (ปรางคประธาน) is on an open area in a curved walkway. It is the centre of the site. It is made entirely of white sandstone that is different than the porches and the walls that are made primarily of red sandstone. This is because white sandstone is more durable than red sandstone. The pagoda is 28 metres high, has a square base and a portico and stairways and doors in all 4 directions.

Prang Phrommathat (ปรางคพรหมทต) is situated in front of the main Prang on the left side. It was made from laterite. The base is square with redented corners, and is 14.50 metres in width and around 15 metres in height. It was built in the reign of King Jayavarman VII. Inside the Prang, there is a sandstone sculpture engraved into the image of King Jayavarman VII (imitation). This Prang is called Prang Phrommathat in order to relate with the local legend about King Phrommathat. Nowadays, the Fine Arts Department has preserved the original sculpture at the Phimai National Museum.

Prang Hin Daeng (ปรางคหนแดง) situated on the right side. It was made from red sandstone, and is 11.40 metres in width and 15 metres in height. There are porches at the 4 sides as the entrances. Above the northern entrance door, there is a lintel engraved with pictures about the Maha Bharata epic, the scene of Karna hunting a wild boar. Exiting the gallery (inner wall) to the western outer space, surrounded with an outer wall are

Phimai Historical Park

Phimai sanctuary is in the shape of a rectangle and is 565 metres wide and 1,030 metres long. It consists of structures made of sandstone and laterite, all ornately carved with designs. The most special characteristic of the sanctuary is that it is the only one that faces south while others usually faces east. This is probably because it was built to face the route that the Khmers made from the capital of the empire, to the south of Phimai.

From stone inscriptions and the style of architecture, Phimai sanctuary was most likely built at the end of the 16th Buddhist century during the reign of King Suriyaworaman I.

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2 Bannalai buildings or libraries situated next to each other and ponds at the 4 corners.

The park is open daily during 7 a.m. - 6 p.m. The admission is 100 Baht. For information, call Tel. 0 4447 1568.

Historical Sites Outside Phimai Sanctuary

Phimai City Gate and City Walls (ประตเมองและกำาแพงเมองพมาย) were built in the reign of King Chaiworaman VII. Of the 4 gates, the south gate is the most important because the road from the ancient Khmer capital to Phimai runs through it. If you look straight through the gate, you will see the sanctuary.

Men Brahmadat (เมรพรหมทต) is southeast of the walls. It is made of bricks. Its present form is a huge and round earth hill that is about 30 metres high. The site is believed to have been the place where a king was cremated. However, the style of construction suggests it was built in the late Ayutthaya period. Other sites to the south are Tha Nang Sa Phom, Kuti Rusi and Arokhayasan.

Kuti Ruesi (กฏฤาษ) is an ancient monument located outside Phimai’s southern city wall. It features a small laterite structure on a square base believed to be the building known as Arogyasala or nursing home as mentioned in the Prasat Preah Khan Inscription from approximately the 13th century.

Sai Ngam (ไทรงาม) is on the bank of the Mun River near Phimai Dam. Cross Tha Songkran Bridge into the town and take a branch road to the dam for 2 kilometres. The place is so named because of the abundance of banyan trees here, all originating from a single tree, which is about 350 years now. The tree gave birth to many smaller ones covering the entire area. Nearby are souvenir shops and several restaurants. The most popular dish for tourists is Phimai noodles.

Phet Phimai Orange Grove (ไรสมเพชรพมาย) is located at Ban Nikhom Sang Ton-eng Sai 4 Soi 2, approximately 13 kilometres from Amphoe Phimai along Highway 2163 (Phimai – Hin Dat Road). There are sign posts inviting visitors to stop and buy fresh organic oranges, dragon fruits, seedless lemons, and papaya. For more information, please contact Khun Phithak at Tel. 08 9037 3670 or Achan Thong Thammada at Tel. 08 9977 2988.

EVENTS & FESTIVALS

Thao Suranari Memorial Fair (งานฉลองวนแหงชยชนะของทาวสรนาร) is an annual event of the province and is held during 23 March-3 April, the period Khunying Mo was victorious over her enemy. The fair features arts and culture, shops and exhibitions of public and private offices.

Phimai Boat Races (งานประเพณแขงเรอพมาย) is held yearly by the people of Amphoe Phimai on the second weekend of November. Apart from the races of boats in Phimai and nearby districts, this interesting event has boat decorations for royal ceremonies and boat chants.

Phimai Festival (งานเทศกาลเทยวพมาย) is organised to promote tourism activities in the province’s main tourist destination of Phimai Historical Park that is held in conjunction with Phimai Boat Races. Activities include long boat racing, cultural performances, religious processions, and a light-and-sound show.

Chinese New Year (เทศกาลตรษจน) from the end of January to the beginning of February, at the statue of Thao Suranari and Nakhon Ratchasima City Hall. There are many activities; such as, matinees, dragon show, Eng Ko lion show, float parades, Thai-Chinese cultural exhibition by Chinese associations in the province, giving red envelopes, booths for distribution of famous products and foods. For further information, please contact the Nakhon Ratchasima Municipality, Tel. 0 4424 2007-9.

Kin Khao Kham Festival and Sung Noen’s Products Fair (งานกนเขาคำา ของดเมองสงเนน) in March of every year, at Prasat Mueang Khaek, Ban Kok Kok, Tambon Khorat, Amphoe Sung Noen. This festival was simply arranged for the first time in 1995 by preparing food and eating together, with local performances. Later, it was improved to be more concise and modern, with a Srijanasapura light and sound performance which is about the local legend of Mueang Sung Noen, and adapted the eating style to be the Khan Tok style.

Chrysanthemum Festival (งานเบญมาศบานในมานหมอก) in December of every year, in front of the Thai Samakkhi

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performance for a private group, please contact in advance at the Phimai Subdistrict Municipality, Tel. 0 4447 1121.

Pak Thong Chai Silk Festival and Khorat’s Products Fair (งานเทศกาลผาไหมปกธงชยและของดเมองโคราช) from 9 to 15 December of every year, at the Stadium of Mueang Pak Subdistrict Municipality, Amphoe Pak Thong Chai. There are many activities; such as, booths for distribution of silk at reasonable prices, booths for distribution of various products from farmers’ housewives, the queen of silk contest, fashion show, cheap local products distribution, academic exhibitions, and demonstration of the silk making processes.

Subdistrict Administration Organisation. There are many activities; such as, Chrysanthemum contest, admiring 20 breeds of Chrysanthemum, demonstration of shiitake growing processes, learning tricks of organic agriculture, OTOP products, and forest trekking and studying nature.

Phimai Mini Light and Sound (การแสดงแสง ส เสยงพมายขนาดเลก (มนไลทแอนดซาวด) on the last Saturday of every month (except the rainy season). There are many activities; such as, a light and sound performance, with a local dinner in the cocktail style (800 Baht for the ticket fee). In case of the request for an extra

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Khorat Candle Festival (งานแหเทยนพรรษาจงหวดนครราชสมา) in the period of Buddhist Lent (July), in front of the city hall. The purpose is to promote and conserve Thai culture, and to generate the economics and tourism of the province. For further information, please contact the Department of Education, Nakhon Ratchasima Municipality, Tel. 0 4424 2007 Ext. 1534.

Pak Chong Cowboy Festival (งานปากชอง คาวบอยเฟสตวล) is held annually toward the end of the year around November – December at accommodation establishments in Amphoe Pak Chong. The event features cowboy activities, cowboy and cowgirl contests, children cowboy and cowgirl contests, country-style Music, and booth displays of cowboy goods. For further details, please contact the Khao Yai – Pak Chong Tourism Club at Tel. 0 4431 6279.

LOCAL PRODUCTS AND SOUVENIRSNakhon Ratchasima has a wide variety of local goods that tourists can buy from city markets or production centres. Famous handicrafts are Dan Kwian earthenware, silk and Mat Mi silk from Pak Thong Chai. Products of housewives can be bought from the Khorat Goods Centre near the provincial hall.

Food products include sausages, fermented sausages, Chinese sausages, minced pork that is found everywhere in the city and in Pak Chong, and Khorat noodles that are sold everywhere. The largest fruit market is Klang Dong Market before going up Khao Yai. This is where produce from Nakhon Ratchasima and nearby provinces is sold. The most famous fruit of Klang Dong is custard apple that is sold all year round.

SOUVENIR SHOPSilk and Products from Silk

Amphoe Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima

Fa Fon (ฟาฝนไหมไทย) 1 Chomphon Road, Soi Sirichinda Tel. 0 4424 4544,0 4426 8201.

Noi (นอยไหมไทย) Sima Thani Shopping Acade, Mittraphap Road, Tel. 0 4421 3189.

Thatsanee (ทศนยไหมไทย) 967 Ratchadamnoen Road, Tel. 0 4424 2372.

Amphoe Pak Thong Chai

Amphonsi (อมพรศรไหมไทย) 13-14 Talat Mueang Mai Pak Thong Chai Road, Tel. 0 4445 1588.

Chaluai (ฉลวย ไหมไทย) 78/4 Tambon Mueang Pak, Tel. 0 4428 3401, 0 4428 4472–3.

Chanthima (จนทมาไหมไทย) 70/71 Mu 13 Nakhon Ratchasima-Pak Thong Chai Road, Tel. 0 4428 4223.

Chat Thong (ฉตรทองไหมไทย) 78/1 Mu 8 Nakhon Ratchasima-Kabin Buri, Tel. 0 4444 1146, 0 4428 4465.

Mae Liat Mai Thai (แมเหลยดไหมไทย) 159 Mu 13 Tambon Mueang Pak, Tel. 0 4445 1677.

Matchada (มชชาดาไหมไทย) 118/1 Mu 7 Suepsiri Road, Tel. 0 4444 1684, 0 4444 2015.

Si Mai Thai (ศรไหมไทย) 333 Supsiri (opposite Kasikorn Thai Bank), Tel. 0 4444 1588, 0 4444 1152.

Watchara Mai Thai (วชระไหมไทย) 151 Mu 14 Tambon Thong Chai Nuea, Tel. 0 4444 1422, 0 4445 2599.

Pottery (Ban Dan Kwian)

Amphoe Chok Chai

Am Daeng (อำาแดง) 34, Mu 4, Tambon Dan Kwian, Tel. 0 4437 5203, Fax. 0 4433 8467.

Chao Din (ชาวดน) 148, Mu 3, Nakhon Ratchasima – Chok Chai Road, Tel. 0 4437 5194-5.

Dan Kwian Handicrafts Centre(ศนยหตถกรรมดานเกวยน) Mu 3, Nakhon Ratchasima - Chok Chai Road, Tambon Dan Kwian, Tel. 0 4433 8509, 0 4433 8444.

Din Pao (ดนเผา) Nakhon Ratchasima – Chok Chai Road, Tambon Dan Kwian, Tel. 0 4435 7201.

The Office of Dan Kwian Subdistrict Municipality, Technical Services and Planning Division (สำานกงานเทศบาลตำาบลดานเกวยน) Tel. 0 4433 8105-6 (OTOP village, homestay).

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SYR Dan Kwian Plaza (เอส วาย อาร ดานเกวยนพลาซา) 250, Mu 3, Nakhon Ratchasima-Chok Chai Road, Tambon Dan Kwian, Tel. 0 4437 5040.

Pork Product (Mu Yo, Mu Phaen, Kun Chiang)

Amphoe Mueang Nakhon Ratchsima

Chao Sua Center (ศนยเจาสว) 99Mu 9 Mittraphap Road, Tambon Suranari, Tel. 0 4429 8111.

Ching Ching Hiang (จง จง เฮยง) 284 Suranari Road, Tel. 0 4424 4317.

Lan Pho (ลานโพธ) 419 Asadang Road, Tel. 0 4426 7944.

Phon Thip (พรทพย) 551/5-7 MittraphapRoad, Tel. 0 4424 3984, 0 4426 2702.

Pueng Ngee Chiang (ปงหงเชยง) Suep Siri Road, Pak Thong Chai 3-way junction, Tel. 0 4435 3187-8.

Sam Thai Wipha (สามไทยวภา) 411-415 Suranari Road, Tel. 0 4425 7788, 0 4424 1374.

Amphoe Pak Chong

Che Hong (เจหงษ) 122–124 Khuru Samakki Road, Tel. 0 4431 1808.

Che Huang (เจฮวง) 5/1 Mu 7 Mittraphap Road, Tambon Nong Nam Daeang, Tel. 08 1066 6223.

Che Lek (เจเลก) 136 Khuru Samakki Road, Tel. 0 4431 2626.

Naem Wasana (แหนมวาสนา) 506/1 Mittraphap Road, Tambon Pak Chong, Tel. 0 4431 5892, 0 4431 4606. www.naemvassana.com

Nipa Kunchiang (นภากนเชยง) 32-34 Back of Pak Chong railway station, Tel. 0 4431 2067, 0 4431 2868.

Department Stores / Distribution CentresKhlang Plaza (คลงพลาซา) 24, Chom Surang Yat Road, Tambon Nai Mueang, Amphoe Mueang, Tel. 0 4426 0111.

The Mall Nakhon Ratchasima (เดอะมอลล นครราชสมา) 1242/2, Mittraphap Road, Tambon Nai Mueang, Amphoe Mueang, Tel. 0 4423 1000.

Tesco Lotus (เทสโก โลตส) 719/5, Mittraphap Road, Amphoe Mueang, Tel. 0 4426 3700-24.

Big C (บกซ) Mittraphap – Nong Khai Road, Amphoe Mueang, Tel. 0 4429 5050.

Save One Flea Market (เซฟวน) 1485/1, Mittraphap Road, Tambon Nai Mueang, Amphoe Mueang, Tel. 0 4422 2588 (distribution centres for new and used products, food centre, mobile phones, car boot sales, plants, pets, fresh market, amusement park, books, etc. (open from 6.00 p.m. – 11.00 p.m.).

Night Bazaar Market (ตลาดไนทบารซา) Manat Road, Tambon Nai Mueang, Amphoe Mueang (distribution centres for fashion products, shoes, bags, mobile phones, foods, etc. (open from 6.00 p.m. – 12.00 a.m.).

Golf Course (สนามกอลฟ)Bonanza Golf & Country Club (โบนนซา กอลฟ แอนด คนทร คลบ) 214 Mu 11, Thanarat Road, Tambon Khanong Phra, Amphoe Pak Chong, Tel. 0 4492 1009, 08 6977 6685, 08 6327 3193 Fax: 0 4492 1009.

Khaoyai Golf Club (เขาใหญ กอลฟ คลบ) 151 Mu 5 Tambon Mu Si, Amphoe Pak Chong, Tel.. 0 4429 7258-9, 08 1197 1952 Fax: 0 4429 7260 www.khaoyaigolfclub.com

Kirimaya Golf Resort Spa (ครมายา กอลฟ รสอรท สปา) 1/3 Mu 6 Thanarat Road. Mu-Si, Amphoe Pak Chong, Tel. 0 4442 6000, 0 2257 0455-7 Fax: 0 4442 6066, 0 4492 9888.

Korat Country Club Golf & Resort (โคราช คนทรคลบ กอลฟ รสอรท) 622 Mu 12 Korat-Pak Thongchai Road, Ban Lam Ruak, Pak Thongchai, Tel. 0 4424 9060. www.koratcountryclub.com

Life Privillage Country Club (ไลฟ พรวลลเลจ คนทรคลบ) 151 Mu 5 Tambon Mu Si Tel. 0 4429 7258-61. Fax: 0 4429 7258-61.

Mountain Creek Golf Resort & Residence (เมานเทน ครก กอลฟ รสอรทและเรสซเดนซ) 99/9 Mu 12 Mittraphap Road, Km.92 Tambon Lat Bua Khao, Amphoe Si Khio, Tel. 0 4475 6100-5, 08 5773 9773 Fax: 0 4475 6106. www.mountaincreekthailand.com

Rancho Charnvee Contry Club (แรนโช ชาญวร คนทรคลบ) Tel. 0 4475 6210-3, 08 8375 4466 Fax : 0 4424 9411. www.ranchocharnveegolf.com

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Seoul Siam Resort & Contry Club (โซลสยาม รสอรท แอนด คนทรคลบ) 156 Mu 9 Pak Chong-Lam Som Phung Road, Amphoe Pak Chong, Tel. 08 1781 5579 Fax: 0 4424 9035.

Suranari Golf Club (สรนาร กอลฟคลบ) in Suranari Military Camp Tel. 0 4434 1389.

Panorama Golf and Country Club (พานอรามา กอลฟ แอนด คนทรคลบ) 68 Mu 10 Tambon Nong Ya Khao, Amphoe Sikhio, Tel. 0 4443 6298-300.

Tiger Golf Wing 1 (ไทเกอร กอลฟ กองบน ๑) Tambon Nong Phai Lom, Amphoe Mueang, Nakhon Ratchasima Tel. 0 4435 4652.

Toscana Valley (ทอสคานา วลเลย) 96 Mu 9 Tambon Mu Si, Amphoe Pak Chong, Tel. 0 4498 3056-7, 08 9225 6025. www.toscanavalley.com

EXAMPLES OF TOUR PROGRAMMES 1. Natural World Heritage and Adventure Route

Bangkok - Amphoe Pak Chong, Nakhon Ratchasima

First Day

- Depart from Bangkok, enjoy agrotourism activities at Farm Chokchai, the biggest standard dairy farm in Asia.

- Enjoy the demonstration of milking a cow, cowboy performance, and capability of intelligent animals; such as, sheep dogs.

- Lunch at Chokchai Steak House or a restaurant in Amphoe Pak Chong.

- In the afternoon, enjoy the beautiful natural view and fresh air at the Dong Phaya Yen Mountains and Khao Yai a Natural World Heritage Site.

- Visit Namtok Kong Kaeo, Namtok Heo Suwat, Namtok Heo Narok, and a night safari.

- Stay at a resort in Amphoe Pak Chong, Nakhon Ratchasima.

Second Day

- Visit PB Valley Khao Yai Winery or GranMonte Vineyard, see fresh seedless grapes from abroad, see the wine making process and taste wines.

- Lunch in Amphoe Pak Chong.

- In the afternoon, enjoy horse riding and soft adventure activities; such as, Go Cart, Dry Sledge, Flying Fox, Rafting, etc. at Thongsomboon Club or Bonanza Adventure Park in Bonanza Resort; such as, Rock Climbing, Labyrinth, Bumper Boat, Canopy Walk, etc.

- Purchase fruits from Klang Dong Fruit Market.

- Return to Bangkok.

2. Healthy Tour at Wang Nam Khiao Route

Bangkok - Amphoe Wang Nam Khiao - Nakhon Ratchasima

First Day

- Depart from Bangkok.

- Visit the Suchada Anthurium Garden / Khao Phaengma Orchids Garden.

- Lunch at Krisawan Resort / Krua Im Sook.

- In the afternoon, visit Khun Tor Garden, along with have a vitalistic check-up and advice for bio-organic foods and birthday elements.

- Visit the chrysanthemum garden at Khun Vipa Garden / shiitake farm at Wang Nam Khiao Farm.

- Visit the organic vegetable garden at Lung Krai Garden.

- Stay at a residence in Amphoe Wang Nam Khiao, both homestay and resort surrounded by nature.

Second Day

- In the morning, enjoy the fresh air and sip warm coffee at the residence.

- Visit the vineyard and winery, and relax with an aroma spa at the Village Farm and Winery.

- Purchase flowering, and decorative plants, fresh organic vegetables, or shiitake from the farm.

- Return to Bangkok.

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FACILITIESAccommodation

(The room rates mentioned in this brochure may be changed without notice .Please ask for current information from each hotel before making reservation.)

Amphoe Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima

Asdang (อษฎางค) 315 Atsadang Road,Tel. 0 4424 2514. 37 rooms : 400-600 Baht.

Ban Muk Apartment (บานมก อพารทเมนท) 8/11 Thetsaban 5, Tel. 08 1997 2438, 08 1876 7517, 20 room : 600-700 Baht.

Best Hotel (เบสโฮเตล) 888 Mu 4 Nakhon Ratchasima-Pakthongchai Road Tel. 0 4427 8600-4, Fax : 0 4427 8604, 90 rooms : 400-500 Baht.

Cathay (คาเธย) 130 Ratchadamnoen Road (Tel. 0 4425 2067), 25 rooms : 170-200 Baht.

Chomsurang (จอมสรางค) 270/2 Mahatthai Road, Tel. 0 4425 7080-9. 60 rooms : 800 Baht.

Chumphon (ชมพล) 124 Pho Klang Road,Tel : 0 4424 2453, 0 4426 9123, 62 rooms : 250-390 Baht.

Chayada Garden House & Resort (ชญาดา การเดนท เฮาส แอนด รสอรท) 131/4-9 Soi Tatako Mittrapap Road, Tel. 0 4426 3474, 0 4426 3036, 0 4434 1849-50, 27 rooms : 500-3,000 Baht. www.chayadaresort.com.

City Park (ซต พารค) 555/55 Mittraphap Road (opposite The Mall Department Store) Tel. 0 4424 7555, Fax : 0 4424 1717, 79 rooms : 1,200-3,000 Baht.

Chaiyaphurek Grand Hotel (ชยพฤกษ แกรนด โฮเตล) 172/7 Chomsurangyat Road, Tel. 0 4427 5102-3, 0 4427 5197-8, 50 rooms : 400 Baht.

Dara Boutique Resort (ดารา บตค รสอรท) 909 Mu 5 Suepsiri Road, Tambon Nong Chabok, Tel. 0 4427 7999, 08 1878 6870, Fax : 0 4427 8484, 12 rooms : 1,500-2,500 Baht.

Doctor House (ดอกเตอรเฮาส) 78 Suepsiri Road, Tel. 0 4425 5846, 5 rooms : 200-350 Baht.

Dusit Princess Korat (ดสต ปรนเซส โคราช ) 1137 Suranarai Road,Tel. 0 4425 6629-35, 186 rooms : 1,500-9,500 Baht. www.dusitprincess.com

Ek Nakhon (เอกนคร) 120 Chomphon Road, Tel. 0 4424 2504, 0 4425 5198, 52 rooms : 160-350 Baht.

Fa Sang (ฟาสาง) 112-114 Mukkhamontri Road, Tel. 0 4424 2143, Fax : 0 4425 2809, 47 rooms : 150-370 Baht.

Fa Thai (ฟาไทย) 35-39 Pho Klang Road, Tel. 0 4426 7390-2, Fax. 0 4425 2809, 90 rooms : 250-400 Baht.

First Guesthouse 1 (เฟรส เกสเฮาส ๑) 132-6 Burin Road, Tel. 0 4425 7195, 0 4425 7117 Fax : 0 4426 8426, 100 rooms : 250-360 Baht.

First Guesthouse 2 (เฟรส เกสเฮาส ๒) 59 Burin Road, Tel. 0 4426 9068, 0 4424 6356, 51 rooms : 250-360 Baht.

First Guesthouse 3 (เฟรส เกสเฮาส ๓) 67/1 Burin Road,Tel. 0 4426 7263-4, Fax : 0 4426 7266, 54 rooms : 250-360 Baht.

Galley White (แกลลไวท) 92 Mu 3 Nakhon Ratchasima-Khon Kaen Road, Tel. 0 4429 6142-9, Fax : 0 4425 8684, 75 rooms : 350-600 Baht.

Golden Land Resort (โกลเดนแลนด) 249 Chaloem Phrakiat Rama 9 Road, Tambon Chai Mongkon,Tel. 0 4425 3040, Fax : 0 4424 9048, 30 rooms : 900-6,900 Baht.

Hermitage Resort and Spa (เฮอมเทจ รสอรท แอนด สปา) 725/2 Thao Sura Road, Tel. 0 4424 7444, 0 4424 7447, Fax : 0 4424 7461, 145 rooms : 1,000-2,500 Baht. www. hermitagethailand.com

K H Chaophraya Inn ( เค เอช เจ าพระยาอนน ) 62/1 Chomsurangyat,Tel. 0 4424 3825, Fax : 0 4425 8657, 120 rooms : 500-1,000 Baht.

King (คง) 1756 Mittraphap Road, Tel. 0 4426 2046-8, Fax : 0 4425 3360, 62 rooms : 270-690 Baht.

K M Apartment (เค เอม อพารทเมนท) 29 Mu 3 Tambon Muean Wai, Tel. 0 4429 3550-1, 46 rooms : 300-350 Baht.

Korat Hotel (โคราช โฮเตล) 161 Atsadang Road, Tel./ Fax : 0 4425 7057, 105 rooms : 570-590 Baht.

K.S. Pavilion (เค เอส พาวลเลยน) 245 Mittraphap Road, Tel. 0 4426 1944-5, 0 4426 3039-41, 59 rooms : 700-1,400 Baht.

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Mix (มกซ) 1501 Thao Sura Road, Soi 17, Tambon Hua Thale, Tel. 0 4424 4700, 27 rooms : 350-500 Baht.

Orchid (ออรคด) 199 Mu 4 Nakhon Ratchasima-Pakthongchai Road,Tel. 0 4427 8323-7, Fax : 0 4427 8322, 93 rooms : 550-900 Baht.

Pho Thong (โพธทอง) 652 Ratchadamnoen Road, Tel. 0 4425 1962, 42 rooms : 190-350 Baht.

Picazus (พกาซส) 444/4 Mittraphap-Khon Kaen Road, Tel. 0 4427 2841-8, 70 rooms : 700-850 Baht.

Panchadara (ปญจดารา) 281/17 Chainarong Road, Tel. 0 4425 7567, Fax : 0 4425 7855, 80 rooms : 1,000 – 3,800 Baht.

Pangrugee (ปางรจ) 313 Mu 5 Huai Yang ,Tambon Suranari, Tel. 08 5682 2208-9, 28 houses : 2,000-4,000 Baht.

Piyaphruek (ปยะพฤกษ รสอรท) 10 Soi 19 Tambon Nai Mueang, Tel. 0 4429 9679, 0 4421 1498, Fax : 0 4429 9679 ext. 15, 6 rooms : 800-1,500 Baht.

Ratchadakon Mansion (รชดากร แมนชน) 855 Soi Suepsiri 3, Tambon Nai Mueang, Tel. 0 4427 4444, 0 4495 8000, Fax : 0 4495 8000, 70 rooms : 400-600 Baht.

Ratchaphrek Grand Hotel (ราชพฤกษ แกรนด โฮเตล) 311 Mittraphap Road,Tel. 0 4426 1222, 0 4426 2500, 159 rooms : 1,200-4,500 Baht.

Ratchasima (ราชสมา) 294-396 Chomphon Road,Tel. 0 4424 2837, 0 4425 8734, 69 rooms : 150-280 Baht.

Raya Grand (รายา แกรนด) 2173/2 Suepsiri Road, Tel. 0 4435 4345 Fax : 0 4435 4966, 80 rooms : 800- 2,000 Baht.

Ruean Piraya Resort & Spa (เรอนพรยา รสอรท แอนด สปา) 436 Mu 10 Tambon Khok Sung, Tel. 0 4495 3214, 08 0166 3666, 27 rooms : 400-500 Baht.

Sabai Hotel (สบายโฮเตล) 1 Mu 6 Liabkhlongchonpratan Road, Tambon Muenwai, Tel. 0 4429 5999 Fax : 0 4429 5122, 78 rooms : 900-1,500 Baht..

Sakon (สากล) 46-48 Atsadang Road, Tel. 0 4424 4502, 0 4424 1260, Fax : 0 4425 6596, 116 rooms : 150-450 Baht.

Si Chomphon (ศรจอมพล) 133-5 Chomphon Road, Tel. 0 4425 2829 Fax : 0 4424 2460, 43 rooms : 160-380 Baht.

Si Phatthana (ศรพฒนา) 346 Suranari Road, Tel. 0 4425

1652-4 Fax : 0 4425 1655, 174 rooms : 460-900 Baht. www.sripattana.com

Si Su Rat (ศรสรตน) 7 Suranari Road, Tel. 0 4423 4116, 38 rooms : 160-380 Baht.

Si Wichai (ศรวชย) 9-11 Buarong Road, Tel. 0 4424 2194, Fax 0 4426 7254, 50 rooms : 300-450 Baht.

Sima Thani (สมาธาน) 211/2 Mittraphap Road, Tel. 0 4421 3100, Fax : 0 4421 3120, 265 rooms : 1,200-7,500 Baht. www.simathani.com

Siri Hotel (ศรโฮเตล) 688-90 Pho Klang Road, Tel. 0 4424 2831, 08 4322 2468, Fax : 0 4424 1556, 67 rooms : 390-830 Baht.

Sisura (ศรสระ) 115 Suranari Road, Tel. 0 4424 2605, 40 rooms : 160-250 Baht.

Starwell Bali (สตารเวลล บาหล) 999 Mu 6 Bypass Road (Nakhon Ratchasima-Khon Kaen) Tambom Nong Krathum, Tel. 0 4430 7222-3, 53 rooms.

Sura Sammanakhan (สรสมนาคาร) 111 Mahawittayalai Road, Tel. 0 4422 4880, Fax : 0 4421 66510, 129 rooms : 800-1,500 Baht.

Thai Hotel (ไทยโฮเตล) 644-650 Mittraphap Road, Tel. 0 4424 1613-4, 0 4424 0725-6, 140 rooms : 400-500 Baht.

Thai Inter (ไทยอนเตอร) 344/2 Yommarat Road, Tambon Nai Mueang, Tel. 0 4424 7700, Fax : 0 4424 8577, 32 rooms : 450-550 Baht.

Thai Phokkhaphan (ไทยโภคภณฑ) 106 Atsadang Road, Tel. 0 4424 2454, 0 4424 2564, 21 rooms : 180-500 Baht.

Thapkaeo Palace (ทบแกวพาเลซ) 340 Suranarai Road, Tel. 0 4425 1107-8, Fax : 0 4425 1109, 40 rooms : 400-850 Baht.

The Airport (ดแอรพอรต) 1113 Det Udom Road, Tambon Nai Mueang, Tel. 0 4427 5305-7, Fax : 0 4427 5401, 75 rooms : 500-1,500 Baht. www.theairportkorathoTel.com

The Iyara (ดไอยรา) 497/1 Chomphon Road, Tel. 0 4426 8777-8, Fax : 0 4424 5337, 152 rooms : 600-1,200 Baht.

The Rich Boss Hotel (เดอะรช บอส โฮเตล) 823/1 Chang Phuek Road, Tel. 0 4425 3185, 0 4425 2508, 164 rooms : 400-700 Baht.

Thiamkhiri Boutique Resort (เทยมคร บตค รสอรท) 233 Mu 1, Tambon Chai Mongkon, Tel./Fax : 0 4493 4588, 58 rooms : 800-1,000 Baht.

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Tokyo Mansion (โตเกยว แมนชน) 329-333 Suranari Road, Tel. 0 4425 7179, 40 rooms : 204-312 Baht.

Tokyo 2 (โตเกยว 2 ) 256-8 Suranari Road, Tel. 0 4424 2788, 40 rooms : 250-500 Baht.

V-one Hotel Korat (ววน โฮเตล โคราช) 666/6 Chang Phueak Road, Tel. 0 4434 2444, Fax : 0 4434 2400, 97 rooms : 600-7,500 Baht. www.V-onehotelkorat.com

Vienna Garden & Spa (เวยนนา การเดน แอนด สปา) 10 Mu 8 Tambon Phutsa ( Tel. 0 4421 5928, 0 4421 5926, 0 4421 5924, 90 rooms : 800-3,500 Baht.

Amphoe Sung NoenBan Rai Fhun Penjing (บานไรฝนเปนจรง) 108 Mu 3 Ban Khok Sawang, Tambon Makluea Mai, Tel. 0 4429 0345, 0 4429 0346, 59 rooms : 1,600-10,800 Baht. www.raifhunpenjing.net

Chatthip Resort (ฉตรทพย รสอรท) 159 Mu 9 Tambon Sung Noen, Tel. 0 4493 6641-2, Fax : 0 4493 6643, 27 rooms, 7 houses : 1,600-1,800 Baht. www.chartthipresort.com

Pensuk Great Western Resort (เปนสข เกรท เวสเทรน รสอรท) 111 Mu 2 Tambon Nong Takai, Tel. 08 1999 1139, Bangkok Tel. 0 2530 7111-9, 66 rooms : 2,000-10,000 Baht.

Sema Nakhon (เสมานคร) Near Po. Pheat Sungnoen Hospital, Tel. 0 4428 6545, 42 rooms : 180-350 Baht.

Amphoe Pak Chong Tambon Pak ChongArayana Phu Phiman Resort (อาราญานา ภพมาน รสอรท) 101/1-9 Mu 9 Ban Nong Makha, Tambon Pak Chong, Tel. 0 4431 8012-4, Fax : 0 4431 8195, 125 rooms : 1,2 00-15,000 Baht. www.phupimarn.com

Ban Kwang Pa (บานกวางปา) 162 Mittraphap Road, Tambon Pak Chong, Tel. 0 4428 0498, 08 0739 7899, 10 rooms : 550-1,000 Baht.

Ban Konthong (บานกอนทอง) 33/1 Mittraphap Road. Tambon Pak Chong, Tel. 08 9949 1614, 08 1718 2506, 3 houses : 2,500 Baht.

Ban Rai Po Suk (บานไรพอสข) 215 Mu 7 Chum Chon Thai Deam, Soi Wat Thai Deam Phaduagtham, Mittraphap Road, Tambon Nong Nam Daeng, Tel. 0 4431 2394, 08 1482 6978, 17 rooms : 1,000-1,200 Baht.

Ban Mai Chai Nam (บานไมชายนำา) Muban Kokaeo, Tambon Pak Chong, Tel. 0 4431 4236, Fax : 0 4431 2134, 14 rooms : 900-1,800 Baht.

Farm Chok Chai Boutique Camps (ฟารมโชคชย บตก แคมป) Km.159-160, Mittraphap Road, Tambon Nong Nam Daeng, Tel. 0 2532 2846 ext. 155-157, 0 2998 9381ext. 150-155, 50 rooms.

Kirirom (ครรมย) 145 Mu 12 Pak Chong, Tel. 08 6460 4228-9, Fax : 0 4431 8027, 1,700-10,800 Baht.

Nannam Country Home (นานนำาคนทรโฮม) 109/1 Mittraphap Road, Tambon Nong Salai, Tel. 0 4431 4543, Fax : 0 4431 5595, 20 rooms : 800-1,400 Baht.

Pakchong Landmark (ปากชอง แลนดมารค) 151/1 Mittraphap Road, Tambon Pak Chong, Tel. 0 4428 0047-54, Fax : 0 4428 0122, 79 rooms : 1,400-2,100 Baht. www.northeast-hotel.com

Phu Phaya (ภพญา) 733 Mittraphap Road, Tambon Pak Chong, Tel. 0 4431 3489-98, Fax : 0 4431 2623, 90 rooms : 550-1,600 Baht.

Phu Bet (ภเบศ) 9 Thetsaban 15 Road, Tel. 0 4431 1979, 0 4431 1301, Fax. 0 4431 4965, 40 rooms : 180-300 Baht..

Phu Soidao (ภสอยดาว) 149 Mu 7 Lamsomphung Road, Tambon Chan Thuek, Tel. 08 6252 9295, 08 1632 7573, Fax : 0 4431 1221, 4 houses : 3,500 -4,500 Baht. E-mail : phusoidao camping@hotmail

Phu View Resort (ภวว รสอรท) 280 Mu 9 Tambom Pak Chong, Tel. 0 4431 8116, Fax : 0 4431 8116, 28 rooms : 2,000 Baht.

Ratpracha Sport Chule (ราชประชาสปอรตชเลย) 173 Mu 3 Mittraphap Road, Tambon Pak Chong, Tel. 0 4431 3515-6, Fax : 0 4431 5135, 53 rooms : 1,200-5,500 Baht.

Rim Than Inn (รมธารอนน) 430 Mittraphap Road, Tambon Pak Chong, Tel. 0 4431 3364-8, Fax : 0 4431 2933, 42 rooms : 500-1,200 Baht.

Sai En Resort (ไทรเอน รสอรท) 229 Lam Saphung-Nong Sarai Road, 4 kms. from Pak Chong, Tel. 0 4431 4925, 08 9942 1269, 17 bungalows : 500-4,000 Baht.

Tawikan Resort (ทวกาญ รสอรท) 143 Mu 18 Ban Talat Noina, Tambon Pak Chong, Tel. 0 4431 4229 Fax. 0 4431 4761, 600-800 Baht.

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Wanchai (วนชย) 434 Mittraphap Road, Tambon Pak Chong, Tel. 0 4428 0141, 0 4431 1862, 32 rooms : 150-280 Baht.

Amphoe Pak Chong Tambon KlangDong Khao Yai Hostel (บานนานาชาต เขาใหญ) 72/2 Mu 1 Tambon Nong Nam Daeng, Tel. 0 4432 8277, 8 rooms : 150-1,600 Baht.

Klangdong Mountain View the Oxygen Resort (กลางดง เมาเทน วว ด ออกซเจน รสอรท) 99 Mu 9 Tambon Klangdong, Tel. 0 4436 1876-7, Fax : 0 4436 1050, 62 rooms : 2,000 – 5,000 Baht. www.klangdongmountainview.com

Amphoe Pak Chong Tambon Phayayen, Heo PlakangBan Noina Resort & Resto (บานนอยหนา รสอรท แอนด เรสโต) 189 Mu 12 Tambon Klangdong, Tel. 0 4432 2288, 08 1831 6454, 800 Baht, Tent 250 Baht.

C & C Resort & Restaurant Saptai (ซ แอนด ซ รสอรท แอนด เรสเตอรอง ซบใต) 98 Mu 6 Tambon Dong Phayayen, Tel. 0 3622 7065, 0 3634 6219-20, Fax : 0 3622 7066, 40 rooms : 1,177-3,178 Baht.

Hathai Garden Resort (หทยการเดนท รสอรท) Mu 4 Tambon Phayayen, Tel. 08 7064 2739, 08 9450 0860, 8 houses : 650-4,000 Baht.

Kamon Farm (กมลฟารม) 102 Mu 9 Kutkhla-Phan Suek Road, Tambon Phayayen, Bangkok Tel. 0 2262 1646-7, 08 1432 7320, Fax : 0 2262 1654, 12 rooms : 850-2,000 Baht.

Khao Yai Fa Sai Resort (เขาใหญฟาใส รสอรท) 999 Mu 9 Kutkhla-Phan Suek Road, Tambon Phayayen, Tel. 08 1203 8724, 08 3603 3317, Fax : 0 3622 6449, 37 rooms : 1,800-11,900 Baht. www.khaoyaifahsai.com

Kong Garden Resort (กอง การเดน รสอรท) 20 Mu 13 Phan Suek-Kutkhla Road, Tel. 08 4979 8493, 17 rooms : 2,450 - 11,900 Baht.

PB Valley (พบ วลเลย) Phan Suek-Kutkhla Road, Tambon Phayayen, Tel. 0 3622 6415, Fax : 0 3622 6417, 3 houses : 2,000-6,600 Baht.

Pha Chun Chom Khao Yai (ผาชวนชม เขาใหญ) 444 Kutkhla-

Phan Suek Road, Tel. 08 9111 5630, 08 9816 7440, 9 rooms : 1,500-2,500 Baht. www.phachuanchom.com

Phrai Phu Wa (ไพรภวา) Kutkhla-Phan Suek Road, Km. 6, Tambon Phayayen,Tel. 08 1648 4850, 2 houses : 1,500 - 3,000 Baht.

Phrayayen Hill Resort (พญาเยน ฮลล รสอรท) Kutkhla-Phan Suek Road, Tambon Phayayen, Tel. 08 1823 5416, 08 1912 1070, 10 houses : 1,500-2,500 Baht.

Phu Phra Nang Resort & Spa (ภพระนาง รสอรท แอนด สปา) 161 Mu 3 Phan Suek-Kutkhla Road, Tambom Nong Nam Daeng, Tel. 08 4088 3491-2, Bangkok Tel. 0 2789 5599, Fax : 0 2640 4384, 50 rooms : 800-2,400 Baht. www.phupranang.com

Rabiang Dao Resort (ระเบยงดาว รสอรท) 72 Mu 9 Tambon Phayayen, Tel. 0 3622 7189, 08 9699 7968, Fax : 0 3622 7063, 18 rooms : 8,000-10,000 Baht.

Rai Thepthida Bua Sawan (ไรเทพธดาบวสวรรค) 97/1 Mu 3 Tambon Phayayen, Tel. 0 4432 2240-3, 0 2805 2624-5, Fax : 0 4432 2241, 75 rooms : 999-4,000 Baht.

Suan Som Phukong 91 (สวนสมผกอง ๙๑) 81/4 Mu 5 Mittraphap Road, Tambon Soknoi, Tel. 0 3622 6350, 08 15718944, 12 rooms : 1,200-5,000 Baht.

The entrance of Tambon Nong SaraiBan Phu Narin (บานภนรนทร) 132 Mu 11, Ban Wang Katha, Tel. 08 6813 1920, 08 1307 8217, 8 rooms : 1,500 Baht, Tent 550 Baht. www.banphunarin.com

Ban Rai Waiwa Resort (บานไรไววา รสอรท) 54 Mu 8 Ban Nong Taku, Tambon Khanong Phra,Tel. 08 9455 4529, 08 1860 8306, 7 houses : 600-2,500 Baht.

Fountain Tree Resort (ฟาวนเทน ทร รสอรท) 16 Mu 7 Nikhom Srangton-eng Lamtakhlong Road, Tambon Khanong Phra, Tel. 0 4499 3794-5, 08 7800 8158-9, 98 rooms : 950 – 1,100 Baht. www.fountaintreeresort.com

Phu Kum Hom (ภคำาหอม) 28 Mu 22 Tambon Wangkata, Tel. 08 1847 0455, 14 rooms : 7,600-13,000 Baht. www.phukumhom.com

Phu Nakhin (Phu Krataeng) Resort (ภนาคนทร (ภกระแตง) รสอรท) 157/3 Mu 24 Ban Wangkata, Tambon Wangkata, Tel. 08 1070 1811, 08 1760 4425, 08 4787 8559, 8 houses : 800 Baht/person.

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Topland Farm & Country Home (ทอปแลนด ฟารม แอนด คนทรโฮม) 99/1 Mu 10 Tambon Khlong Muang, Tel. 0 4424 9012, 0 4424 9014, 08 1999 1293, Fax : 0 4424 9014, 0 4424 9164, 8 houses : 3,500 Baht.

Villa Pharadi (วลลา พาราด) 155 Mu 6 Ban Sapsawong, Tambon Khanong Phra, Tel. 0 4424 9905, 08 1658 4535, 31 rooms : 2,200-3,500 Baht.

Amphoe Pak Chong, Mittraphap RoadBaan Rai Buodang (บานไรบวแดง) 140 Mu 13 Ban Nong Sawong, Tel. 0 4431 3617, 08 1760 7773, Fax : 0 4431 8193, 14 rooms : 1,500-4,000 Baht.

Chalit (ชาลส) 90 Pak Chong-Sapsanun Road, Tambon Pak Chong, Tel. 0 4428 0250 , 08 1955 6944, 16 rooms : 1,000 Baht. E-mail : cahda123@hotmail.com

Discovery Hill (ดสคอฟเวอร ฮลล) Mu 3 Tambon Nong Nam Daeang, Tel. 0 4476 0418, 10 houses, 32 rooms : 2,800-2,900 Baht.

Khao Yai Wanari Resort (เขาใหญวนาล รสอรท) Ban Khwang, Tambon Nong Nam Daeng, Tel. 08 3738 8007, 08 5905 0071, 08 3904 8956, Fax : 0 4493 5516, 24 rooms, 3 houses : 1,200-3,000 Baht.

Holiday Park Khao Yai (ฮอลเดย ปารค เขาใหญ) 67 Mu 5 Ban Nong Makha Road, Tambon Pak Chong, Tel. 0 4431 8205 Bangkok Tel. 0 2933 2731-4, 109 rooms : 900-1,200 Baht.

Land Breeze Resort Pak Chong (แลนดบซ รสอรท ปากชอง) 122 Mu 5 Ban Nong Makha, Tambon Pak Chong, Tel. 0 4431 8188, 0 4431 8189, 63 rooms : 800-3,000 Baht.

Lucky Farm Land Resort (ลกกฟารม แลนด รสอรท) 333 Mu 19 Ban Noen Ari, Tambon Pak Chong, Tel. 0 4435 7605-6, 08 1790 4367, 08 9428 2628, 19 houses, 8 rooms : 2,000-4,000 Baht. www.luckyfarmresort.com

Phu Phet Resort (ภเพชร รสอรท) 161 Mu 7 Mittraphap Road, Tambon Nong Nam Daeng, Tel. 0 4493 5524-5, 08 9895 5055, Fax : 0 4493 5526, 25 rooms : 1,500-4,500 Baht. www. phuphetresort.com

Phu Tawan Resort (ภตะวน รสอรท) 81 Mu 10 Thetsaban 9 Road, Ban Nong Kacha, Tel. 0 4431 5242, Bangkok Tel. 0 2643 2852-5, Fax : 0 2643 2438, 100 rooms : 1,800-5,000 Baht.

Thong Sombun Club (ทองสมบรณ คลบ) 119 Mu 10 Pak Chong- Hua Lam, Tambon Pak Chong, Tel. 0 4431 2248, 0 4431 2316, 0 4431 4998, Fax : 0 4431 4997, 51 houses : 1,500-7,000 Baht.

T S C Ski Resort & Spa (ท เอส ซ สก รสอรท แอนด สปา) 2243 Tambon Pak Chong, Tel. 0 4431 2248, 0 4431 2316, 0 4431 4998, 76 rooms : 2,500 Baht.

Valley De Chalet Resort (วาเลย เดอ ชาเลท รสอรท) 382 Mittraphap Road (Bypass), Tambon Nong Nam Daeng, Tel. 0 4431 3795, 08 1649 1947, 25 rooms : 500-4,000 Baht.

Amphoe Pak Chong, Thanarat RoadAll Season Garden Home Resort (ออลซซน การเดนโฮม รสอรท) 108/1 Mu 3 Tambon Khanong Phra, Tel. 0 4436 5209, 0 4436 5397, 35 rooms : 600 Baht.

Aurora Resort (ออโรรา รสอรท) 218 Mu 8 Tambon Mu Si, Tel. 0 4498 3048, 08 7369 2020, 20 rooms, 6 houses : 1,200-8,000 Baht. www.auroraresort.biz

Ban Duangpon (บานดวงพร) 161/1 Thanarat Road, Km.20, Tel. 0 4429 7074, 08 9721 5772, Fax : 0 4429 7074, 11 houses : 500-2,000 Baht. www.duangponresort.com

Ban Rai Resort Khao Yai (บานไรรสอรท เขาใหญ) 101/3 opposite to Banpa Khao Yai, Thanarat Road. Km. 19.5, Tel. 0 4429 7606, 12 houses : 600-800 Baht..

Ban Ruea Resort (บานเรอ รสอรท) 101/3 Km.20.5 Thanarat Road, Ban Kutkla, Tel. 0 4429 7151, 30 rooms : 600-1,200 Baht.

Ban Suan Nok (บานสวนนก) 23 Mu 5 Thanarat Road. Km. 20, Tel. 0 4429 7620, 8 houses : 800-1,500 Baht.

Greenery (กรนเนอร) 188/1 Mu 5 Km.19 Thanarat Road, Tambon Mu Si, Tel. 0 4429 7668, 0 4429 7224-5, Fax : 0 4429 7226 Bangkok Tel. 0 2661 2999, Fax : 0 2661 2381, 254 rooms : 3,500-15,000 Baht. www.greeneryresort.com

Bonanza Resort Hotel (โบนนซา รสอรท โฮเทล) 214 Mu 5 Km. 7 Thanarat Road, Tel. 0 4492 1063, Bangkok Tel. 0 2248 7436, 142 rooms : 2,240-6,800 Baht.

Chalet Hill (ชาเลต ฮลล) 144/1 Mu 18 Thanarat Road, Tambon Mu Si, Tel. 0 4492 9875, 18 rooms : 2,000-5,000 Baht.

Chateau de Khao Yai (ชาโต เดอ เขาใหญ) 9 Mu 18 Ban Uthumphon Phattana, Tambon Mu Si, Tel. 0 4492 9929,

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Fax : 0 4492 9925, 74 rooms : 1,900-19,500 Baht. www. chateaudekhaoyai.com

D N A Resort & Spa (ด เอน เอ รสอรท แอนด สปา) 151/2 Ban Kutkhla, Tambon Mu Si, Km.20, Tel. 08 6316 0788, 08 6610 8881, 45 rooms : 2,300-2,500 Baht.

Eco Valley Lodge (อโค วลเลย ลอดจ) 199/16 Mu 8 Thanarat Road, Tambon Nong Nam Daeng, Tel. 0 4424 9661-2, 24 rooms : 1,575 Baht.

Hakuna Matata (ฮาคนา มาทาทา) 317 Thanarat Road, Km.7, Tel. 0 4432 8251, Fax : 0 4432 8250.,14 houses : 1,300-9,600 Baht.

Inn Khao Yai (อนเขาใหญ) 54 Mu 17 Tambon Mu Si, Thanarat Road, Tel. 0 4429 7734, Fax : 0 4429 7734, 17 houses :1,000-2,000 Baht.

Juldis Khao Yai Resort and Spa (จลดศเขาใหญรสอรทแอนดสปา) 54 Mu 4 Km.17 Thanarat Road, Tel. 0 4429 7297, 0 4429 7272-7, 157 rooms : 2,600-9,000 Baht.

Khai Sisawat (คายศรสวาท) Km.19.5 Thanarat Road, Tambon Mu Si, Tel. 08 6572 9718, 08 9962 4735, Fax. 0 4429 7418, 7 houses : 500-3,500 Baht. www.srisawardcamp.com

Khao Yai Apple Camp (เขาใหญ แอปเปล แคมป) 188 Mu 17 Thanarat Road, Tambon Mu Si, Tel. 0 4429 7389, 08 1482 5560, 7 rooms : 800-1,500 Baht. www.khaoyaiapplecamp.com

Khao Yai Country Home (เขาใหญ คนทรโฮม) 132 Ban Khlong Duea Km.23 Khao Yai –Wang Nam Khiao Road, Tel. 08 1914 1386, 08 1807 8974, 21 rooms : 1,200-5,000 Baht.

Khao Yai Cowboy City Resort (เขาใหญ คาวบอยซต รสอรท) 95 Km. 21.5 Thanarat Road, Tel. 0 4429 7471-9 Fax : 0 4429 7465, 65 rooms : 1,000-34,000 Baht.

Khao Yai Garden Lodge (เขาใหญ การเดน ลอดจ) 135/1 Mu 6 Km. 7 Thanarat Road, Tel. 0 4436 5178-9, Fax : 0 4436 5179, 64 rooms : 350-2,500 Baht.

Kiri Maya Golf Resort Spa (ครมายา กอลฟ รสอรท สปา) 1/3 Mu 6 Tambon Mu Si, Thanarat Road, Tel. 0 4442 6000, Fax : 0 4492 9888, Bangkok Tel. 0 2257 0455, 60 rooms : 9,000-33,000 Baht. www.kirimaya.com

Klong Sai Resort (คลองทรายรสอรท) 42/1 Mu 5 Km. 20 Thanarat Road, Tel. 0 4429 7112-8, Fax : 0 4429 7119, 81 rooms : 1,800-8,500 Baht.

Leelawalai Resort (ลลาวลย รสอรท) 39 Mu 10 Thanarat Road. Km. 7, Tambon Nong Nam Daeng, Tel. 08 1754 9238, 08 5230 3104, Bangkok 0 2398 3388 ext. 1046 Fax : 0 2398 2855, 47 rooms : 2,500 – 6,000 Baht.

Mandarin Golden Valley & Resort (แมนดารน โกลเดน วลเลย แอนด รสอรท) 188 Mu 5 Km.19.5 Thanarat Road, Tambon Mu Si, Tel. 0 4429 7466-9, Bangkok Tel. 0 2235 0061-2, 85 rooms : 1,900-3,000 Baht.

Mountain View Resort (เมานเทน วว รสอรท) 219 Mu 5 Km. 7 Thanarat Road, Tel. 08 1810 2719, 08 7695 3191, 0 4492 1053-6, 137 rooms : 1,500-5,500 Baht. www.mtviewresort.com

Palio Inn (ปาลโอ อนท) Thanarat Road, Tel. 0 4429 7731, 0 4436 5905, 18 rooms : 2,100-10,000 Baht. www.palio-khaoyai.com

Panthecreek (แพนเธอครก) 123 Mu 15 Ban Khlong Duea Tambon Mu Si, Tel. 0 4424 9958, 08 1840 1965 Fax. 0 4425 5358 ext.13.

Phae Ton Nam (แพตนนำา) 80/2 Mu 1 Thanarat Road. Tambon Khanong Phra, Tel. 08 1801 5962, 800-2,000 Baht. www.paetonnam.com

Phu Hin Suai (ภหนสวย) 124/2 Mu 8 Km. 4 Thanarat Road, Tambon Nong Nam Daeng Tel. 0 4436 5347, 66 rooms : 1,200-4,000 Baht.

Phu Wanali Resort (ภวนาล รสอรท) 152 Mu 2 Ban Mai Samakki, Thanarat Road. Tel. 0 4429 7111, 32 rooms : 3,600 – 13,000 Baht.

Phum That Resort (ภมทศน รสอรท) 101/25 Km. 20 Tambon Mu Si, Thanarat Road, Tel. 08 6870 4232, 18 rooms : 600-1,800 Baht.

Rachamani 1 (รชามณ ๑) 48 Mu 8 Thanarat Road, Tambon Nong Nam Daeng, Km.1, Tel. 0 4432 8776, 18 rooms, 1 house : 400-1,500 Baht.

Rai Phayayen (ไรพญาเยน) Thanarat Road. Km.14 Ban Sanamsai, Tel. 0 4429 7153, 10 houses :400-800 Baht.

Samoe Dao Resort Khao Yai (เสมอดาว รสอรท เขาใหญ) 8/1 Mu 13 Nong Khum-Tha Maprang Road, Tel. 0 4492 9881, Bangkok Tel. 0 2281 6014-5, 58 rooms : 1,300-2,800 Baht.

The Jungel House (เดอะ จงเกลเฮาส) 215 Mu 5 Km. 19.5 Thanarat Road, Tambon Mu Si, Tel. 0 4429 7307, 0 4429 7183, 60 rooms : 1,100-2,000 Baht. www.junglehousehotel.com

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Ton Nam Lamtakhlong (ตนนำาลำาตะคอง) 111 Mu 8 Mittraphap Road, Tambon Nong Nam Daeng, Tel. 0 4436 5629-32 Fax : 0 4436 5633, 32 rooms : 1,500-7,500 Baht. www.tonnaam.com

Tonsin Art Home Khao Yai (ตนศลป อารต โฮม เขาใหญ) Thanarat Road, Km.9 Tambon Nong Nam Daeng, Tel. 08 0954 5950, 08 2151 4722, 08 1926 0752, 10 houses : 1,800-3,200 Baht.

Rai Phet Nam Nueng (ไรเพชรนำาหนง) 222 Mu 4, Km.18 Thanarat Road, Tambon Mu Si (Tel. 0 4429 7445-6, Bangkok Tel. 0 2588 4261), 13 bungalows : 2,000-5,000 Baht.

Ruean Maingam Resort (เรอนไมงาม รสอรท) 333 Mu 6 Thanarat Road, Km. 7 Tambon Nong Nam Daeng, Tel. 0 4436 5569, 08 9116 9907, 5 houses, 15 rooms : 1,500-6,000 Baht. www.ruenmaingam.com

Sak Phu Duen (สกภเดอน) 119 Mu 6 Km.9 Thanarat Road, Tambon Nong Nam Daeng, Tel. 0 4424 9353, 08 5810 4455, Fax : 0 2439 1536, 60 rooms : 3,900-7,500 Baht. www.sakphuduen.com

Thub Thim Siam Khao Yai, The Loft Khao Yai (ทบทมสยาม เขาใหญ) 133 Mu 2 Ban Mai Samakki, Tambon Mu Si, Tel. 08 1944 4999, 08 6316 2858, 30 rooms : 1,900-25,000 Baht. www.thubthimsiam.com

Wang Phet Khao Yai Resort (วงเพชรเขาใหญ รสอรท) 4 Mu 3 Km. 22 Thanarat Road, Tambon Mu Si, Tel. 0 4429 7351, 08 6584 8864, 10 rooms : 500-2,500 Baht.

Wood Park Home Resort (วดปารคโฮม รสอรท) 52 Mu 7 Km. 13.5 Thanarat Road, Tambon Mu Si, Tel. 0 4429 7455-6, 0 4429 7625, 0 2711 4683-4, 11 houses : 5,000 Baht.

Amphoe SikhioBan Suan Pharewalai (บานสวนแพรวาลย) 120 Mu 6 Mittraphap Road, Tel. 08 4960 0533, 08 1548 5838, 08 4825 1400, 17 rooms : 500-800 Baht.

Dueanyi Boutique Resort (เดอนย บตก รสอรท) 8/3 Mu 1 Mittraphap Road, Km. 209, Tel. 0 4429 0220, 08 1877 1928, 08 1062 8000, 3 rooms : 2,000-2,300 Baht.

Green View Apartment (กรนวว อพารทเมนท) 299/231 Mu 9 Chum Kha Road, Tel. 0 4429 0420, 08 1877 4949, 30 rooms : 240-650 Baht.

Nong-Nueng Khao Chan (นอง-หนง เขาจนทน) 111 Mu 12

Ban Nong Bua, Mittraphap Road, Tambom Lat Bua Khao, Tel. 0 4441 0444, Fax : 0 4432 5678, 16 rooms : 1,200-6,000 Baht.

Positano (พอสสตาโน) 9/4 Mu 11 Mittraphap Road, Km. 87, Tel. 08 6377 1804, 08 7505 4715, Bangkok Tel. 0 2952 5999, 3 houses : 8,900-10,900 Baht.

Sappradoo Resort (ซบประด รสอรท) 48/1 Mu 6 Tambon Mittraphap, Tel. 08 1955 6443, 08 6582 5016, 12 rooms : 500-800 Baht. www.sappradoohut.com

Suan Muang Porn (สวนเมองพร) 204/44 Mittraphap Road, Tambon Khlong Phai, Tel. 0 4432 3263, Fax : 0 4432 3264, 8 rooms : 2,00-2,800 Baht. www.suanmuangporn.com

Villa Vista (วลลา วสตา) 56/4 Mu 10, Tambon Nong Ya Khao, Bangkok Tel. 0 2319 9212, 08 1854 9433, Fax : 0 2719 6199, 43 rooms : 1,500-2,000 Baht.

Voyage Panorama (วอยาจพานอรามา) 68 Mu 10 Mittraphap Road, Tambon Nong Ya Khao, Tel. 0 4423 0270, Fax : 0 4443 6298-9, 80 rooms : 1,200 Baht.

Amphoe Phimai Phimai Hotel (พมายโฮเตล) 305/1-2 Haruthairom, Tel. 0 4447 1306, 42 rooms : 250-540 Baht.

Phimai Inn (พมายอนน) 33/1 By Pass Road, Tel. 0 4447 1175, 79 rooms : 250-550 Baht.

The Old Phimai Guest House (ดโอลพมาย เกสตเฮาส) 214 Mu 1 Chomsuda Sadet Road, Tel. 0 4447 1918, 11 rooms : 130-300 Baht.

Phimai Paradise (พมายพาราไดซ) 100 Mu 2 Samairuchi Road, Tel. 0 4428 7565, 42 rooms : 400-500 Baht.

Amphoe Chok ChaiKhorat Resort (โคราช รสอรท) 54/9 Mu 7, Chaloem Phra Kiat Road, Tambon Tha Ang Tel. 0 4439 5111 Fax : 0 4493 5140, 78 rooms : 900-1,200 Baht. www.hotelthailand.com

Amphoe Pak Thong ChaiAmarin (อมรนทร) 160/2 Khorat-Kabin Buri Road, Tel. 0 4444 1480, 0 4444 1464, 19 rooms : 200-350 Baht.

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Korat Cuontry Club (โคราช คนทรคลบ) 622 Mu 12 Korat Pak Thong Chai Road, Tel. 0 4424 9060-1, 20 rooms : 1,200 Baht.

Pak Thong Chai Inn (ปกธงชยอนน) 77 Suepsiri, Tambon Mueang Pak, Tel. 0 4444 1821-2, Fax : 0 4444 1819, 50 rooms : 600 Baht.

Amphoe Khon BuriPhotsean Charoen 07-9 Nakhon Buri – Soeng Sang Road, Tel. 0 4444 8324, 29 rooms : 250-350 Baht.

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Suan Thung Lung Pi (สวนทงลงพ) 191 Mu 2 Tambon Kham Thale So, Tel. 08 9664 6604, 08 4466 6844, Fax : 0 4433 3387, 7 houses : 2,800 Baht.

Amphoe Soeng SangKung Na Plaphao (กงนาปลาเผา) 231 Mu 1 Tambon Soeng Sang, Tel. 08 6154 3404, 08 9585 8024, 8 houses : 700 Baht.

Amphoe Bua YaiSuan Saowani Fantasy (สวนเสาวนยแฟนตาซ) 100 Bua Yai- Sena Road, Tambon Bua Yai, Tel. 0 4446 1132, 0 4446 1532, 250-560 Baht.

Amphoe Wang Nam KhiaoA Cup of Love Khao Phaengma (อะคฟ ออฟ เลฟ เขาแผงมา) Tel. 08 4388 1518, 08 4388 1528, 2 houses, 8 rooms : 2,500-3,300 Baht. www.acup-oflove.com

Ban Chomduean (บานชมเดอน) Ban Huai Yai Tai, Tambon Thai Samakki, Tel. 08 1976 7669, 08 1967 8424, 9 houses : 1,500-5,000 Baht.

Ban Greenway Forest (บานกรนเวย ฟอเรส) 128 Mu 8 Ban Khlong Sai, Tambon Wang Nam Khiao, Tel. 08 6344 6520, 08 1124 2941, Fax : 0 3682 1619, 1,500-4,500 Baht.

Ban Ingnam Resort (บานองนำา รสอรท) 244 Mu 2 Ban Suksombun, Tanbon Thai Samakki, Tel. 08 1835 7515, 0 2929 8481, 3 houses : 1,500-3,000 Baht.

Ban Klang Suan (บานกลางสวน) 538 Mu 1 Tambon Wang Nam Khiao, Tel. 08 7960 2110, 2 houses : 1,200 Baht/person

Ban Mai Chai Khao (บานไมชายเขา) Km. 70 Ban Huai Nam Kham, Tambon Udom Sap, Tel. 08 3372 9543, 08 6651 1000, 5 rooms : 600-800 Baht.

Ban Mai Chai Nam (บานไมชายนำา) 213 Mu 2 Tambon Thai Samakki, Tel. 08 9921 4148, 4 houses : 1,500-2,500 Baht.

Ban Mai Khiang Phu (บานไม เคยงภ) 324 Mu 2 Ban Suksombun, Tambon Thai Samakki, Tel. 08 1576 2305, 6 houses : 1,200-1,800 Baht.

Ban Makha Ing Chan (บานมะคาองจนทร) 60/19 Ban Butako Mueang Mai Km. 70, Tel. 08 9720 8866, Fax : 0 4424 5483, 6 houses : 1,500-3,500 Baht.

Ban Nannaphat (บานนนทนภส) 49/7 Mu 1 Tambon Wang Nam Khiao, Tel. 08 7529 5518, 8 rooms : 700-1,500 Baht.

Ban Noi (บานหนอย) 144 Mu 5 Tambon Thai Samakki, Tel. 08 1100 3385, 08 1100 3386, 4 houses : 950-2,000 Baht.

Ban Phak Sabai (บานพกสบาย) 3 Mu 7 Ban Khlong Sai, Tambon Wang Nam Khiao, Tel. 08 1176 0180, 08 9831 9486, 8 houses : 1,200-1,500 Baht. www.baanpaksabai.com

Ban Phra Chan Yim (บานพระจนทรยม) 227 Mu 2 Ban Suk Sombun, Tambon Thai Samakki, Tel. 08 7874 7412, 08 1966 5746, 9 rooms : 1,500-3,000 Baht.

Ban Pu Camping (บานป แคมปง) 66 Mu 8 Ban Khlong Sai, Tambon Wang Nam Khiao, Tel. 08 9300 2950, 08 1806 3770, 08 9078 8055, 2 houses : 50-700 Baht.

Ban Rabiang Rai (บานระเบยงไร) 119 Mu 15 Ban Pho Thong Phatthana, Tambon Wang Nam Khiao, Tel. 08 1860 7695, 3 rooms : 1,200-1,500 Baht.

Ban Rai Khun Nong (บานไรคณนอง) 191 Mu 5 Tambon Thai Samakki, Tel. 08 1861 3505, 08 1861 5123, 6 houses : 800-3,500 Baht.

Ban Rai Saeag Chan (บานไรแสงจนทร) 4 Mu 4 Tambon Wang Nam Khiao,Tel. 08 1955 8931, 6 houses : 500-1,500 bant, Tent 100-150/person.

Ban Rai Kalae (บานไรกาแล) 138 Mu 1 Tambon Thai Samakki, Tel. 08 7985 2289, 08 5954 3713, 5 houses : 1,200-2,000 Baht.

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Ban Rai Kritsawan (บานไรกฤษวรรณ) 210 Mu 1 Soi Thetsaban, Tambon Sanchaopo, Tel. 0 4422 8465, Fax : 0 4422 8467, 17 room : 1,200-5,000 Baht.

Ban Rai Kunlawanit (บานไรกลละวณชย) 444/4 Tambon Wang Nam Khiao, Tel. 0 4422 8400, 08 9578 2638, 0 2811 8308-10 Fax : 0 2811 8445, 10 houses : 1,500-4,800 Baht.

Ban Rai Khun Nai (บานไรคณนาย) 44 Mu 15 Ban Phothong Phattana Tambon Wang Nam Khiao, Tel. 0 4476 0008-9, 08 5762 7626, 12 houses : 1,500-12,000 Baht..

Baan Rai Ozone (บานไรโอโซน) 192 Mu 2 Tambon Thai Samakki, Tel. 08 1000 3777, 7 houses : 1,500-5,000 Baht.

Ban Suan Chindaphong (บานสวนจนดาพงษ) 99 Mu 4 Tambon Thai Samakki, Tel. 0 4422 2399, 08 6726 3588, 08 5811 6949, 14 houses : 1,500-2,200 Baht.

Ban Suan Hom (บานสวนหอม) 91 Mu 1 Thetsaban Chao Po, Tambon Wang Nam Khiao, Tel. 08 1829 6231, 5 houses : 1,200-5,000 Baht.

Ban Suan Kittikhun (บานสวนกตตคณ) 95 Mu 5 Ban Buphai, Tambon Thai Samakki, Tel. 0 4422 8289, 08 3724 7993, 300 Baht/person.

Ban Suan Mai Hom (บานสวนไมหอม) 189 Mu 2 Tambon Thai Samakki, Tel. 08 1899 4212, 08 1988 9599, 08 9027 9889, 3 houses : 2,000-6,500 Baht. www.suanmaaihom.com

Ban Suan Phum Tawan (บานสวนภมตะวน) 122 Mu 9 Soi 5 Tambon Thai Samakki, Tel. 08 1440 0995, 08 1913 1299, 4 houses : 1,200-3,500 Baht.

Baan Suan Thong (บานสวนทอง) 1 Mu 7 Tambon Wang Nam Khiao, Tel. 08 1065 8108, 08 3378 3993, 250-1,400 Baht. www.baansuantong.com

Ban Suan Visichan (บานสวนวสชาญ) Tambon San Chao Po, Tel. 08 1760 5622, 08 1548 5402, 200-3,000 Baht. www. wangnamkheo.com/visichan.html

Ban Rak Nam (บานรกษนำา) 112 Mu 6 Tambon Thai Samakki, Tel. 0 4422 8223-4, 08 3124 7049, 8 rooms : 1,000-3,500 Baht.

Ban Rai Khongphon (บานไรคงพล) 87-90 Mu 9 Ban Khlong Bong, Tambon Wang Nam Khiao, Tel. 08 1702 1224, 08 1750 9745, 3 houses : 1,200-2,500 Baht, Tent 500 Baht.

Ban Suan Sanguan Suk (บานสวนสงวนสข) Ban Bu Phai, Tambon Thai Samakki, Tel. 0 4444 1256, 0 4444 1087, 20 rooms : 2,500 Baht. www.suansanguansuk.com

Ban Suan Saraphan (บานสวนสาระพน) 27/1 Mu 1 Tambon Wang Nam Khiao, Tel. 0 4422 8237, 08 7876 9250, 1 house : 1,500 Baht, Tent 200 Baht.

Ban Suk Charoenphon (บานสขเจรญผล) Mu 1 Tambon Wang Nam Khiao, Tel. 08 0068 4483, 40 rooms : 2,200-12,000 Baht, Tent 500 Baht.

Ban Thai Health Retreat (บานไทย เฮลทรทรต) 208 Mu 2 Ban Suk Sombun, Tambon Thai Samakki, Tel. 08 3300 1644, 08 3300 1544, 11 rooms : 1,000-2,200 Baht.

Ban Wang Nam Khiao (บานวงนำาเขยว) 191 Mu 8 Khao Phaengma, Tambon Wang Nam Khiao, Tel. 08 3299 9099, 08 1351 1466, Fax : 0 4476 0063, 13 rooms : 1,500-10,000 Baht.

Ban Wiman Mok (บานวมานหมอก) 319 Mu 2 Ban Suksombun, Tambon Thai Samakki, Tel. 08 1874 1224, 15 houses : 2,500 Baht.

Bu Chao Khun Homestay (บเจาคณโฮมสเตย) 38 Mu 10 Tambon Wang Mi, Tel. 08 6264 0566, 08 6255 7476, 2 houses : 200 Baht.

Bu-nga Sari Resort (บหงาสาหร รสอรท) 17 Mu 4 Ban Khao Phaengma, Tambon Wang Nam Khiao, Tel. 085718 3535, 08 1875 6881, 26 houses : 3,000-7,500 Baht.

Busai Country View (บไทร คนทร วว) 156 Mu 4 Tambon Thai Samakki, Tel. 08 9720 7375 Fax : 0 4422 8420, 52 houses : 750-900 Baht.

Ban Rai Nai Wang (บานไรในวง) 29 Mu 5 Ban Bu Phai, Tambon Thai Samakki, Tel. 08 6644 0086, 08 6644 0087, 12 rooms : 1,200-1,700 Baht.

Chantara Valley (จนดารา วลเลย) 189 Mu 4 Ban Khao Phaeng Ma, Tel. 08 1777 7580, 08 1777 7530, 10 rooms : 3, 500-4,900 Baht.

Chomchan Hut (ชมจนทร ฮท) 179 Mu 2 Ban Suksombun, Tambon Thai Samakki, Tel. 08 1607 0603, 08 4984 2273), 4 houses : 1,500-4,500 Baht. www.chomchan.com

De Bua Valley Resort (เดอบว วลลย รสอรท) 123 Mu 10 Ban Khlong Ya Mo, Tambon Thai Samakki, Tel. 08 1718 1191, Fax : 0 4422 8278, 22 rooms, 1,500-2,000 Baht.

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Doen Din Du Dao Resort (เดนดนดดาว รสอรท) Tambon Wang Nam Khiao, Tel. 08 5111 2215, 08 3188 8802, Fax : 0 2331 6133, 12 houses : 2,300-7,000 Baht.

Fah Varee (ฟาวาร) Tambon Thai Samakki, Tel. 08 1876 9781, 08 5202 3854, 5 houses : 1,500-6,000 Baht.

Good Lake Take View (กด เลค เทค วว รสอรท) 245 Mu 12 Tambon Wang Mi, Tel. 08 6122 6123, 08 1649 9984, 10 houses : 1,500 Baht.

Hindad Rimthan (หนดาดรมธาร) 334 Mu 10 Tambon Wang Nam Khiao, Tel. 08 5490 0400, 08 6255 1305, 2 houses : 2,800 Baht, Tent 250 Baht.

Im-ok Im Chai Guesthouse (อมอก อมใจ เกสตเฮาส) 144 Mu 5 Tambon Thai Samakki, Tel. 08 1100 3385, 10 rooms : 950-1,200 Baht.

Im Poo Hill (อมภ ฮลล) 262 Mu 1 Tambon Thai Samakki, Tel. 0 4476 0080, 08 4344 9993, 12 houses : 2,000-12,000 Baht. www.impoohill.com

Jungle View (จงเกลวว) 157 Mu 2 Ban Suksombun, Tambon Thai Samakki, Tel. 08 1376 5929, 08 1257 4462, 5 houses : 1,900-8,500 Baht. www.Jungleview.info

Khiang Mok Chale (เคยงหมอก ชาเลต) 55 Mu 10 Thai Samakki Road, Ban Khlong Ya Mo, Tel. 08 1611 5515, 08 9949 1561, 08 7871 7323, 20 houses : 1,000-10,000 Baht. www.kiangmok.com

Khlong Krathing Country View (คลองกระทง คนทรวว) 252 Mu 1 Tambon Thai Samakki, Tel. 0 4422 8421-2, Fax : 0 4422 8420, 14 rooms : 3,000-30,000 Baht.

Khrua Aim Suk Resort (ครวอมสข รสอรท) 7 Mu 15 Tambon Wang Nam Khiao, Tel. 08 1941 3896, 5 rooms : 600 Baht.

Khrua Plai Fa (ครวปลายฟา) 99 Mu 7 Ban Khlong Sai, Tambon Wang Nam Khiao, Tel. 08 6263 6775, 08 7878 5642, 3 houses : 1,500 Baht.

Khrua Rim Khuean (ครวรมเขอน) 91 Mu 10 Tambon Wang Mi, Tel. 08 1966 4687, 08 1265 4993, 7 rooms : 500-1,500 Baht.

Krathom Khiang Dao (กระทอมเคยงดาว) 175 Mu 6 Ban Huai Yai Tai, Tambon Thai Samakki, Tel. 08 1845 8228, 2 houses : 4,000-4,200 Baht. www.ktom175.com

Krathom Hin Nanthaphak (กระทอมหน นนทภค) 58/28 Mu 17 Tambon Wang Nam Khiao, Tel. 0 4422 8120, Fax 0 4422 8122, 70 houses :1,000-2,000 Baht. www.kratomhin.com

Lalandao (ละลานดาว) 143 Mu11 Tambon Thai Samakki, Tel. 08 1296 5283, 08 1274 6347, 3 houses : 800-2,000 Baht. www.lalandao.com

Lanlabai (ลลลาบาย) Mu 1 Tambon Thai Samakki, Tel. 08 9866 6463, 08 1274 6347, 3 houses : 2,000-2,500 baht.

Mountain Home Resort (เมาเทนโฮม รสอรท) 19 Mu 3 Tambon Wang Nam Khiao, Tel. 0 4422 8232-33, Fax : 0 4422 8458), 12 rooms : 1,000-3,000 Baht.

Narasaemg Phaeng Ma (นราแสง แผงมา) 79 Mu 15 Tambon Wang Nam Khiao, Tel. 08 1875 5585, 8 rooms : 1,000-4,000 Baht. www.nrasangphangmah.com

Narisa Place (ณรสาเพลส) 148 Mu 6 Tambon Thai Samakki, Tel. 08 9202 3126, 08 1718 6441, 6 houses : 2,000-6,000 Baht.

Noen Tawan Camping (เนนตะวน แคมปง) 138 Mu 5 Tambon Thai Samakki, Tel. 0 4422 8231, 08 1593 7662, 2 houses : 3,800 Baht, Tent 40 houses : 250 Baht.

Nutchanat Resort (นชจนาถ รสอรท) 101 Mu 5 Tambon Thai Samakki, Tel. 08 2212 8833, 08 7078 5554, 12 rooms, 3 houses : 1,200-2,500 Baht.

Phupha Kaeo (ภผาแกว) 140 Mu 4 Tambon Thai Samakki, Tel. 08 1760 4665, 3 houses : 1,000-3,500 Baht, Tent 300 Baht.

Phong Phuang Phon (พงษพวงพร) Ban Thai Samakki, Tambon Thai Samakki, Tel. 08 1824 9257, 08 1911 6685, 1 house : 3,000 Baht.

Phu Phri Ngam Homestay (ภไพรงาม โฮมสเตย) 88 Mu 5 Tambon Thai Samakki, Tel. 0 3830 0993, 08 7813 4787, 08 6367 5814, 13 rooms : 700-1,500 Baht.

Phu Pha Wari Resort (ภผาวาร รสอรท) Km.77 Tambon Thai Samakki, Tel. 08 1644 8609, 08 1577 1181, 15 houses : 1,500-3,500 Baht, Tent 250 Baht/person.

Phu Phrueksa (ภพฤกษา) 112 Mu 5 Tambon Thai Samakki, Tel. 08 1612 0669, 08 1814 8964, 6 houses : 2,500-4,000 Baht.

Phu Sai Kaeo (ภทรายแกว) Mu Ban Khlong Sai, Tambon Wang Nam Khiao, Tel. 08 1976 0211, 0 4461 3231, 10 houses : 1,290 Baht.

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Phu Suai Kaeng Saran (ภสวยแกงสราญ) 162 Mu 2 Tambon Thai Samakki, Tel. 08 1866 8701, 0 2392 0784, 2,200-3,200 Baht., Tent : 200 Baht.

Phu Suai Lom Nao (ภสวยลมหนาว) 182 Mu 2 Tambon Thai Samakki, Tel. 08 1843 3466, 08 1264 2962, 7 rooms : 1,000-6,000 Baht.

Rai Phu Nam Khang (ไรภนำาคาง) 123 Mu 6 Ban Huai Yai Tai, Tambon Thai Samakki Tel. 08 9424 4269, 08 7140 3044, 3 houses :2,500 Baht.

Rai Rim Than (ไรรมธาร) 105 Mu 1 Khao Khlong Krathing, Tambon Thai Samakki Tel. 08 1760 2781, 3 houses : 600 Baht /person

Rai Thanyaphon (ไรธนยพร) 74 Mu 10 Tambon Wang Mi, Wang Nam Khiao- Khao Yai Road, Tel. 08 9927 9451, 08 4734 7461, 16 rooms : 1,200-3,500 Baht.

Ruean Phungam (เรอนภงาม) 80 Mu 11 Sanchaopobu Chaokhun-Pak Chong Road, Tel. 08 1762 3519, 10 houses : 1,000-5,000 Baht. www.ruanphungamresort.com

Saithan Nai Man Mok (สายธารในมานหมอก) 180 Mu 4 Tambon Thai Samakki, Tel. 08 6880 4419, 08 7590 0770, 11 houses : 1,600-8,000 Baht. www.saitarn-nai-marnmog.com

Starwell Garden Home (สตารเวล การเดนท โฮม) 151 Mu 6 Tambon Thai Samakki, Tel. 08 1548 5788, 08 9280 2208, 08 1389 7474, Fax : 0 4429 4349, 30 rooms, 13 houses : 750-3,000 Baht.

Suan Khun To (สวนคณตอ) Mu 1 Sai Phai-Thai Samakki, Tel. 08 3740 2466, 08 1760 1311, 1,000 Baht.

Suan Lung Krai Wang Nam Khiao Village (สวนลงไกร วงนำาเขยว วลเลจ) 111 Mu 2 Tambon Thai Samakki, Tel. 0 4422 8969, 08 0049 5522, 19 rooms : 1,500-5,000 Baht.

Suan Phroeksa Sila Wari (สวนพฤกษาศลาวาร) 143 Tambon Thai Samakki, Tel. 08 1824 9257, 0 2963 0397, 2 houses : 2,500-5,000 Baht.

Suan Phum Mali (สวนภมมาล) Khao Yai-Wamg Nam Khiao Road, Tel. 08 1553 0316, 08 16491505, 14 rooms : 2,000-3,500 Baht.

Suan Suchada (สวนสชาดา) 116 Mu 8 Tambon Wangmi, Tel. 08 1823 9432, 08 9545 5339, 2 houses : 4,000-4,500 Baht, Tent 500 Baht.

Thale View Resort (ทะเลวว รสอรท) 88 Mu 18 Ban Khao Phaengma, Km. 4, Tambon Wang Nam Khiao, Tel. 08 1545 4555, 15 houses : 500-1,000 Baht.

Ton Nam Home Staed (ตนนำาโฮมสเทด) 159 Ban Suksombun, Tambon Thai Samakki Tel. 08 1955 2838, 0 4424 4015, 14 houses : 1,500-5,500 Baht. www.tonnamhomestead.com

Ton Tawan Homestay (ตนตะวน โฮมสเตย) 165 Mu 2 Ban Suksombun, Tambon Thai Samukki, Tel. 08 1966 4152, 08 9427 2493, 6 houses : 1,000-3,000 Baht..

Tongta Resort (ตองตา รสอรท) 94/8 Mu 15 Tambon Wang Nam Khiao, Tel. 08 1940 3107, 08 1949 8843, Fax : 0 2274 3460, 28 rooms : 1,500-4,000 Baht. www.tongtaresort.com

View Suai Fa Sai (ววสวยฟาใส) 283 Mu 1 Ban Thai Samakki, Tel. 08 1981 4810, 5 rooms : 1,200-5,000 Baht.

Wang Nam Khiao City Resort (วงนำาเขยว ซต รสอรท) 99-100 Mu 3 Tambon Thai Samakki, Tel. 0 4422 8033-4, 17 rooms : 600-900 Baht.

Wang Nam Khew View Resort (วงนำาเขยววว รสอรท) 125 Mu 10 Km. 71 Pak Thong Chai-Kabin Buri Road, Ban Bu Tako, Tel. 0 4422 8061-2, 08 7960 5238, Fax : 0 4426 0165, 10 houses : 1,000-2,200 Baht.

Wang Nam Kheaw In Love (วงนำาเขยววว อนเลฟ) 293 Mu 1 Tambon Thai Samakki, Tel. 08 1575 1129, 08 5096 1285, 7 houses : 3,500-14,000 Baht. www.wnkinlove.com

Wang Phu Mok (วงภหมอก) Ban Nam Sap, Tambon Wang Nam Khiao, Tel. 08 1265 5665, 6 rooms : 800-1,200 Baht, Tent 200 Baht.

Village Farm (วลเลจฟารม) 103 Mu 7 Ban Phai Ngam, Tambon Thai Samakki, Tel. 0 4422 8407-8, 0 4476 0020, Fax : 0 4422 8409, 24 rooms : 2,200-11,000 Baht. www.villagefarm.co.th

Villa Khao Phaengma (วลลาเขาแผงมา) 55 Mu 15 Tambon Wang Nam Khiao, Tel. 08 1846 6768, 08 7130 3388 Fax : 0 2996 8264, 16 houses : 1,700-13,000 Baht.

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RestaurantsAmphoe Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima

European Food

Baloo (บาลส) 176 Mahatthati, Tel. 0 4428 9031.

Big Chilly (บกชลล) Manat Road, Tambon Nai Mueang, Tel. 0 4424 7469.

Ches Andy (เชสแอนด) 5-7 Manat Road, Tel. 0 4428 9556.

Thai/ Chinese Food

Bali (บาหล) Tambon Nai Mueang, Tel. 08 1876 8394.

Ban Kaeo (บานแกว) 105/17-19 Chomsurangyat Road, Tel. 0 4425 8664, 0 4424 6512.

Ban Pang Hom (บานแปงหอม) MittraphapRoad, Tel. 0 4446 5033.

Ban Rim Nam (บานรมนำา) 410 Mu 4 Mukkhamontri-Khok Kruat Road, Tel. 0 4424 9475.

Ban Suan Ko Thip (บานสวนเกาะทพย) 310 Mu 2 Phang Mueang Road, Tambon Ban Ko, Tel. 0 4427 6345.

Ban Thip (บานทพย) 972 Pho Klang Road, Tel. 0 4424 4896.

Bueng O-cha (บงโอชา) 339/1 Mittraphap-Nongkhai Road, Tel. 0 4424 5904.

C & C (ซ แอนด ซ) 86/1 Suepsiri Road, Tel. 0 4425 8100-2.

Chanong (จนออง) 105/3-4 Chom Surangyat Road, Tel. 0 4426 0165.

Hong Kong Thiam Thiam Restaurant (ภตตาคาร ฮองกง เทยมเทยม) 281/1 Chai Narong Road, Tel. 0 4426 6600.

Hua Pli Ya Di (หวปลยาด) 577 Yommarat Road, Tel. 0 4424 7031.

Khanom Chin Ran Phinang (ขนมจน รานพนาง) Sirirat Road, Tambon Mueanwai, Tel. 08 6244 0462.

Khao Tom Chomsurang (ขาวตมจอมสรางค) Chomsurang Road, Tel. 0 4426 0779.

Khru Yot (ครยอด) Sirirat Road, (Pradok-Khok Phai), Tel. 08 1548 4097.

Khrua Klang Suan (ครวกลางสวน) 271 Mu 2 Liap Khlong Chonprathan Road, Tel. 08 1877 1762.

Korat Buri (โคราชบร) Yommarat Road, Tambon Nai Mueang, Tel. 0 4426 9108-9.

Lan Luk Mai Daeang (ลานลกไมแดง) 307 Soi Sawairiang, Mukkhamontri Road, Tel. 0 4425 3281, 0 4424 7661.

Lan Tawan (ลานตะวน) Near Bung Taluai, Tel. 0 4427 8111, 08 1790 2994.

Noi Sa Maeo (นอยสระแมว) 278 Mahatthai Road, Tel. 0 4425 8275.

Po. Khamu (ป.ขาหม) Yotha Road, Tel. 0 4427 4446.

Prik Daeng (พรกแดง) 1327/1 Chom Surangyat Road, Tel. 0 4425 5999.

Pizza Shop (พซซา ชอป) 430 Suranari Road, Tel. 0 4426 1251.

Rabiang Kaeo (ระเบยงแกว) 284/3 Yommarat Road, Tel. 0 4426 7765.

Siao Siao Restaurant (ภตตาคารเสยวเสยว) 77 Buarong Road, Tel. 0 4424 3180.

So Khao Tom (ส.ขาวตม) Mukkhamontri Road, Tel. 0 4424 4642.

Suan Mayom (สวนมะยม) 335-339 Pho Klang Road, Tel. 0 4425 3337.

Than Thip (ธารทพย) 369 Mu 2 Tambon Nong Krathum, Suranari Road, Tel. 0 4492 3190.

Thai Phochana Shell Chaun Chim (ไทยโภชนาเชลลชวนชม) 1421 Chom Surangyat Road, Tel. 0 4424 2840.

Wang Matcha (วงมจฉา) Bypass Korat – Khon Kaen Road, Tel. 0 4435 2395.

12 Panna (๑๒ ปนนา) 9 Yommarat Road, Tel. 0 4424 7031.

Sea Food

Kasikon Thai Sea Food (กสกรไทยซฟด) 810 Ratchadamnoen Road, In front of Suranari Military Camp, Tel. 0 4425 1540.

Krathai Khao Sea Food (กระตายขาวซฟด) 184/1 Suepsiri Road, Tel. 0 4435 4717.

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Isan Food

Dadat Steak Chimkachaeo (ดะดาด สเตกจมกะแจว) 2223/19 Suepsiri Road, Tel. 0 4427 7959.

Che Noi Krathok (เจนอยกระโทก) 109 Mu 7 Phibun La-iad Road, Tel. 0 4425 5735.

Jojo Petyang Phimai (โจโจเปดยางพมาย) 276/14-15 Phon Saen Road, Tel. 0 4426 7347.

Kai Yang Wat Pa Salawan (ไกยางวดปาสาละวน) 17/17 Suepsiri Road, Tel. 0 4425 9592.

Samranlap (สำาราญลาภ) 159/1 Watcharasarit Road, Tel. 0 4424 1472.

Somtam Suepsiri (สมตำาสบศร) Suepsiri Road, Tel. 0 4425 3889.

Suan Sin (สวนสน) 163 Watcharasarit Road, Tel. 0 4424 3636

Japanese FoodKuroda (คโรดะ) 213 Sanphasit Road, Tel. 0 4425 8274.

Amphoe Pak ChongBan Mai Chainam (บานไมชายนำา) Old Mittraphap Road, Tambon Pak Chong, Tel. 0 4431 4236, 0 4431 2134.

Ban Phloi (บานพลอย) Soi Phu Tawan, Tel. 08 1389 0340.

Ban Romkwan (บานรมควน) 88/88 Mu 10 Thanarat Road, Km.6, Tambon Nong Nam Daeng, Tel. 0 4436 5222, Fax : 0 4436 5288.

Ban Suan Farang (บานสวนฝรง) 272 Mu 8 Thanarat Road, Km.3, Tel. 0 4436 5421.

Chalit Pub & Restaurant (ชาลสผบ แอนด เรสเตอรอง) Pak Chong-Sapsanun Road, Tel. 0 4428 0250.

Country Kitchen (คนทร คทเชน) 39 Thanarat Road, Km.12, Tambon Mu Si, Tel. 0 4429 7533.

Dairy Home (แดร โฮม) Km.144 Mittraphap Road, Tel. 0 4432 2228, 0 4432 2244.

Fab Café (แฟบ คาเฟ) Km. 16.5 Thanarat Road, Tel. 0 4429 7533.

Great Horn Bill (เกรทฮอนบล) in P B Valley, Phansuek-Kutkhla Road, Tel. 0 3622 7334-5.

Hi Pak Chong Coffee (ไฮ ปากชอง คอฟฟ) 64 Lang Sathanirotfai Road, Tambon Pak Chong.

Khao Mudaeng Suphan (ขาวหมแดงสพรรณ) 77 Thetsaban 17 Road, Tambon Pak Chong, Tel. 0 4431 2062, 08 1725 1160.

Khrua KhaoYai (ครวเขาใหญ) 27 Mu 7 Km. 13.5 Thanarat Road, Tel. 0 4429 7138.

Khrua Nan Nam (ครวนานนำา) 109/1 Mittraphap Road, Tambon Nong Salai Tel. 0 4431 4543, 0 4431 5635.

Khrua Yakha (ครวหญาคา) Km. 20 Thanarat Road, Tambon Mu Si Tel. 0 4429 7151.

Kluai Nam Wa (กลวยนำาวา) Thanarat Road, Tel. 08 1955 7463.

Kuaitiaw Pla Doctor (กวยเตยวปลาดอกเตอร) Pak Chong-Sapsanun Road, Tel. 08 1905 1602.

Mae Fai Kung Phao (แมไฝกงเผา) 1 Pak Chong-Sapsanun Road, Tel. 0 4431 6676.

Mori (Ta) (โมร (ตะ)) Mittraphap Road, Tambon Pak Chong Tel. 0 4431 2662.

Phet Saichon (เพชรสายชล) 360 Mittrapap Road, Tambon Pak Chong Tel. 0 4431 1778.

Primo Posto (พรโม พอสโต) 202/2 Mu 10 Phansuek-Kutkhla Road, Tambon Mu Si, Tel. 08 1641 4194, 08 4035 8554.

Rim Nam (รมนำา) Old Mittraphap Road, Tel. 0 4431 1988.

Rin (รน) 319 Mittraphap Road, Tambon Pak Chong Tel. 0 4431 5343, 08 1547 1120.

Win Cotto (วนคอตโต) in Gran-Monte, Phansuek-Kutkhla Road, Tambon Phayayen, Tel. 0 3622 6415-17.

Amphoe Wang Nam KhiaoBan Lekthi 5 (บานเลขท ๕) 5 Mu 1 Tambon Thai Samakki, Tel. 08 6243 4411, 08 6583 4003.

Khanom Chin Chao Wang Praphasi (ขนมจนชาววงประภาศร) 201 Mu 5 Ban Bu Phai, Tambon Thai Samakki, Tel. 08 6875 0889.

Khamu Atong (ขาหมอาตง) 194 Mu 6 Tambon Thai Samakki, Tel. 08 6583 9144, 08 6725 5854.

Krathom Hin Nanthaphak (กระทอมหนนนทภค) 58 Mu 17 Tambon Wang Nam Khiao, Tel. 0 4422 8120.

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Khru Nikon (ครนกร) Ban Butako, Tambon Wang Nam Khiao, Tel. 0 4422 8431.

Khrua Im Suk (ครวอมสข) 7 Mu 15 Tambon Wang Nam Khiao, Tel. 08 1941 3896, 08 1911 8534.

Khrua Khao Yai Khrua Thale View (ครวเขาใหญ ครวทะเลวว) 88 Mu 18 Ban Khao Phaeng Ma, Tel. 08 1545 4555.

Khrua Pradu (ครวประด) 41Mu 3 Tambon Thai Samakki, Tel. 0 4422 8369.

Khrua Rim Khuean (ครวรมเขอน) 91 Mu 10 Tambon Wang Mi, Tel. 08 1265 4993, 08 1966 4687.

Khrua Village Farm (ครววลเลจฟารม) 103 Mu 7 Ban Phai Ngam, Tambon Thai Samakki, Tel. 0 4422 8407-9.

Lung Waen (ลงแวน) 189 Mu 5 Tambon Thai Samakki, Tel. 0 3876 0898, 08 1523 9686, 08 9400 6523.

Pla Phao Salatdai (ปลาเผาสลดได) 465 Mu 10 Tambon Wang Nam Khiao, Tel. 0 4422 8039.

Rai Krisawan (ไรกฤษวรรณ) 103 Mu 1 Thetsaban 1 Road, Tambon San Chaopo, Tel. 0 4422 8467, 08 9603 6030, 08 1250 4935.

Suki Khun Toi (สกคณตอย) 19 Mu 3 Tambon Wang Nam Khiao, Tel. 0 4422 8252-3.

Ton Nam Steak (ตนนำาสเตก) 174 Ban Huai Nam Khem, Tambon Udomsap, Tel. 0 4424 4015.

Amphoe SikhioDuean Yi Pi Wok (เดอนยปวอก) 8/3 Mu1 Mittraphap Road, Tambon Sikhio, Tel. 0 4429 0220, 08 1877 1828.

Nong-Nueng Kai Yang Tha Chang (นอง-หนงไกยางทาชาง) 111 Mu 15 Mittraphap Road, Tambon Lat Bua Khao, Tel. 0 4432 5679.

Rai Sap Sombun (ไรซบสมบรณ) 99 Mu 14 Tambon Lat Bua Khao, Tel. 0 4432 3170.

Ran Ahan Phayao (รานอาหารพเยาว) 227/76 Mu 1Lamtak-hong Dam Soi 4, Tambon Khlong Phai, Tel. 08 1977 7165, 08 7262 5458.

Suan Mai Mueang Phon (สวนไมเมองพร) Mu 1 Mittraphap Road, Tambon Khlong Phai, Tel. 0 4429 1502.

Amphoe PhimaiBai Toei (ใบเตย) opposite Phimai Vocational College Tel. 0 4428 7103.

Khiang Mun (เคยงมล) Mu 2 Ban Krabueang Noi, Phimai-Samrit Road.

Khrua Khru Pom (ครวครปอม) 276 Mu 2 Tambon Nai Mueang, Tel. 04428 5304.

Rim Mun (รมมล) 56/5 Mu 7 Bypass Road, Tambon Nai Mueang, Tel. 0 4447 1232.

Riverside (รเวอรไซค) 24 Mu 2 Ban Krabueang Noi, Phimai-Samrit Road, Tel. 0 4428 5510, 08 7877 7094.

Thio Phai (ทวไผ) 139/1 Phimai-Talat Khae, Tel. 08 1878 1466.

Amphoe Chok ChaiKai Yang Ban Suan (ไกยางบานสวน) 188 Mu 8 Tambon Dan Kwian, Tel. 0 4437 5330.

Wang Fueang Fa (วงเฟองฟา) Km. 6-7, Chok Chai- Det Udom, Tel. 0 4449 1929-30, 08 1967 4417.

Amphoe Pak Thong ChaiKam Thong (กามทอง) 99 Mu 9 Tambon Takhop, Tel. 0 4445 1017.

Kai Yang Suepsiri (ไกยางสบศร) Pak Thong Chai Branch, Tel. 08 6585 4381.

Ruean Thai (เรอนไทย) Lam Phra Phloeng Intersection, Tel. 0 4444 1463, 08 9721 4899.

Khrua Matlada (ครวมาศลดา) 447 Mu 12 Ratchasima-Kabin Buri, Tel. 08 1390 3175.

Amphoe Sung NoenTomai (ตอไม) Bypass Sikhio-Chok Chai, Tel. 08 7262 9280.

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USEFUL CALLSProvincial Public Relation Tel. 0 4425 1818

Provincial Office Tel. 0 4424 3798

Police Station Tel. 0 4424 2010

Tourist Police Tel. 1155

Maharat Hospital Tel. 0 4425 4990-1

Khai Suranari Hospital Tel. 0 4425 5722

Saint Mary Hospital Tel. 0 4426 1261

Khorat Memorial Hospital Tel. 0 4424 2662

Bangkok-Ratchasima Hospital Tel. 0 4426 2000

Bus Terminal 1 Tel. 0 4426 8899

Bus Terminal 2 Tel. 0 4425 6006-9

Railway Station Tel. 0 4424 2044

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