2 National Parks to Explore in Prachuap Khiri Khan
Checkout places to visit in Prachuap Khiri Khan
Prachuap Khiri Khan is one of the western provinces of Thailand with long white sandy beaches. Tourists can find fun in snorkeling, bathing, swimming, etc. Besides the beach experience, Prachuap Khiri Khan offers stunning other attractions such as golf, spas, caves, peaks, waterfalls, shops, and national parks.
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National Parks to Explore in Prachuap Khiri Khan
Khao Sam Roi Yot means "The mountain with three hundred peaks" and refers to a series of limestone hills along the Gulf of Thailand with the highest one at 605 meters asl. The northwest corner of the mountain range is called Thung Sam Roi Yot and is mainly freshwater marsh covering nearly 37% of the national park which makes it the largest wetlands area in Thailand.
Established as a national park in 1999, it covers 969 km² in Prachuap Khiri Khan Province, about 85 km southwest from the popular tourist destination of Hua Hin. The park mountains are part of the Tenasserim Hills Range, spanning over many protected areas in Thailand and Myanmar. The forests consists of dry and moist evergreen forests with trees such as Dipterocarpus tuberculatus, Hopea odorata, Terminalia chebula and different species of palms.