Kaeng Tana is a small, but nice national park. It features a forest which can be driven through by car, a water fall and a beautiful spot to take photos of the Mun river and two bridges.
The park can be best reached via the 2173 coming from the south or from West via the 2222. If you come from that direction it is recommended to cross the Pak Mun Dam for the great view.
Accommodation is directly available in the national park or in one of the several hotels in the nearby village Khong Chiam which is worth a visit too since the Mekong and Mun river cross there as the so-called Two Color River. From there it is also possible to take boat to Laos which is right...
Read moreThis national park is popular for rapids i.e. to see exposed rocks above the surface of a flowing river. But during my visit, it was a rainy season where the level of the river was very high and muddy so I couldn't see any rapids. However, I enjoyed walking and taking photographs on the longest suspension bridge in northeastern region of Thailand. During the rainy season, there is nothing more to see therefore I would recommend you all to visit during the dry season so that you can enjoy the view of rapids as well as take a walk on the rapids. Entry fee: fee applicable as per the fixed-rate of National park entrance fee. Time of travel:...
Read moreWe went in early jan of which it’s very hot and there’s no shade.
There’s a suspension bridge that’s longest in north east Thai. On the other side there’s Tana rapids but we didn’t see any rapids as it’s dry season.
We went to the 1.5km trail to rock garden. Not sure if we did reach but we went thru a cave of sorts. There’s access to the lake but we can’t proceed as there’s fierce dogs that keep parking.
There’s trails to pra cave and 3km nature trail. We didn’t do as it’s just too hot
At the campsite, there’s a lot of guest house , visitor center, and a store selling snacks n food. We end up ordering instant noodles as we can’t...
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