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Loei Province


Photo : Puo Khading National Park, Loei.
About 520 kilometers northeast from Bangkok and seventy kilometers from Loei on the Khon Kaen-Loei Highway is the Phu Kradung National Park located on high plateau. Lush and fertile, it is the home of many types of wildlife. With an elevation of 1,325 meters. the Park is ideally suitable for cold climate plants and trees. Bungalows and tents are provided by the National Park Section, Forestry Department, and prior reservation should be made to ensure the overnight stay.


Photo : Phi Ta Khon Festival.
Phi Ta Khon Festival has its origin in a traditional Buddhist tale. When Prince Vessandorn, the Buddha's penultimate incarnation, returned to his city. the welcoming procession was so delightful that spirits emerged to celebrate. Phi Ta Khon is celebrated largely by young men who dress as spirits to parade a sacred Buddha image and tease villagers, and monks reciting the story of the Buddha's last great incarnation before attaining Enlightenment.
Phu Luang Wildlife Sanctuary located on the high plateau with an elevation of 1,550 meters. The area of Phu Luang covered several Amphoes. Wang Saphung, Phu Rud. Don Sai and King Amphoe Phu Luang. Phu Luang forest is a blend forest of tropical and colder mate forest. Wild animals are abundant.
Phu Rua, 1375 meters above sea level, is another majestic mountain with a vast pine-covered plateau on top. A cliff shaped like the bow of a Chinese junk just over the mountain. There are buses leaving both from Loei and from Amphoe Lom Sak of Phetchabun to Phu Rua daily. The entrance to the National Park is a walking distance from the Amphoe Phu Rua Administrative Office.
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