Kaeng Krung National Park (Surat Thani National Park)

Kang Krung National Park, in Thachana District, Chaiya District, Thachang District, and Wipawadi District, Surat Thani Province, consists of forest and complicated mountain range which is the source of rivers for people in Surat Thani Province and Chumpon province, and has many nice places suitable for recreation such as waterfalls, streams, hot-water pond and mountains. The area has beautiful sceneries, and is about 541 squares kilometers or 338,125 Rai. The Royal Forest Department has proclaimed it to be a national park on December 4, 1990.

Geographical Features

The area consists of two-complicated mountain ranges lying north and south. A valley between two mountain ranges is the source of Luangsuan River in the north, and Klongyan Canal in the south. The highest mountain is 849 meters above sea level. Most of the area is soil-mountain which has tin be an important and valuable mineral.

Weather Condition

Most of the area is rain forest so that causes rain all the year round and the temperature is quite cold.

Varieties of Plants and Wild Animals

There are economically valuable plants such as Lumpor (a kind of Leguminosae), champak and many kinds of Yang. The lower plants are, generally, fern and many kinds of climber which make the area is thick forest.
The animals found are wild elephant, tiger, bear, seladang, banteng, tapir, gibbon, monkey, langur, barking deer, deer, wild boar, stump-tailed monkey, banned langur, amphibian, and many kinds of bird such as bulbul, helmeted hornbill, crow-billed drongo, Asian fairy-bluebird.

Location and Journey

Kaeng Krung National Park
Mu 7, Takuk Nuar Sub-district,, King Amphoe Wiphawadi, Surat Thani, Thailand 84000
Tel. : 0 7791 8063 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 0 7791 8063 end_of_the_skype_highlighting (VoIP), 0 7720 5677 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 0 7720 5677 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Head's name : Surawut Suttamusik Position : Administrative Forest Officer 6

By Car

Going 700 kilometers from Bangkok to Surat Thani Province, and 120 kilometers from Surath Thani Province to Thachana District, then go on 35 kilometers on tarmac road and 9 kilometers on laterite road to Kang Krung National Park Office.

Accommodations

Booking can be arranged through in this website or telephone booking at +66 2562 0760 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting +66 2562 0760 end_of_the_skype_highlighting. Reservation can be made 60 days in advance. Payment at Krung Thai Bank Public Company Limited, needs to be done within 2 days after the reservation is being made.
Foreign clients who perform online accommodation booking from outside Thailand must transfer the accommodation fee (except bank service charge) to Krung Thai Bank Public Company Limited, Thailand, account number 039-6-02816-0.