Khao Yai National Park
This friendly hostel is run by helpful staff who speak excellent English, and is the best of a handful of hostels in Pak Chong. It rents motorbikes (per day 300B), but it's a long slog to the park from here. The hostel is down the lane diagonally opposite the 7-Eleven near from where the sŏrng·tăa·ou leave to get to the park.
From the train station, walk straight ahead, turn left at the main road and take the second right.
22.73 MILES
Cool and lush, Khao Yai National Park is an easy escape into the primordial jungle. The 2168-sq-km park, part of a Unesco World Heritage site, spans five…
28.68 MILES
Nam Tok Haew Narok ('Hell Gorge Waterfall') is in the far south of Khao Yai National Park, 23km from the visitors centre. Its three levels combine to form…
27.46 MILES
Tucked into the foothills of the Khao Yai Mountains in northeast Nakhon Nayok province, Thailand's largest dam (2.6km long and 93m high) is an impressive…
Makha Bucha Buddhist Memorial Park
29.32 MILES
Not yet a temple, this informal Buddhist centre's main attraction is a giant Buddha statue with his hands in 'setting the wheel in motion' posture, which…
29.19 MILES
Dropping 200m in nine steps, Sarika Waterfall is a gorgeous getaway, and on non-holiday weekdays it's usually a peaceful one too. A trail climbs up to the…
10.46 MILES
This excellent private gallery has three rooms of modern art from some of Thailand's top artists, including Anupong Chantorn and Lampu Kansanoh, and a…
29.3 MILES
Locally known as Wat Phra Norn ('Temple of the Reclining Buddha'), this temple is significant for housing a 1300-year-old, 13.3m-long reclining Buddha…
26.62 MILES
Much smaller than its famous neighbour, Namtok Sarika, Nang Rong Waterfall is a series of small drops amidst a boulder-filled stream. The free admission…
10.46 MILES
This excellent private gallery has three rooms of modern art from some of Thailand's top artists, including Anupong Chantorn and Lampu Kansanoh, and a…
13.08 MILES
The top-tier winery closest to the Khao Yai National Park entrance, which is 16km away, is home to Thailand's first female oneologist, Nikki Lohitnavy. It…
3. Khao Yai National Park Northern Gate
13.71 MILES
This is the main entrance to the park, and where you pay your entrance fee. The visitors centre is 14km further on.
14.87 MILES
One of the first wineries in Thailand (it corked its first bottle in 1998), PB Valley is 22.5km from the Khao Yai National Park gate. It's scenically set,…
18.4 MILES
Little Nam Tok Kong Kaew sits just 150m from the Khao Yai National Park visitors centre.
18.46 MILES
The park's loveliest waterfall, 25m-high Nam Tok Haew Suwat scooped a starring role in Danny Boyle's film The Beach. It has water year-round (though very…
22.56 MILES
Up over 1100m, this is the most impressive of Khao Yai National Park's viewpoints. And it's rarely crowded. It's part of an easy 500m boardwalk nature…
22.73 MILES
Cool and lush, Khao Yai National Park is an easy escape into the primordial jungle. The 2168-sq-km park, part of a Unesco World Heritage site, spans five…