Pha Taem National Park
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Pha Taem National Park is a national park on the Mekong River in Ubon Ratchathani Province, northeast Thailand. Phou Xieng Thong National Protected Area in Laos is on the opposite side of the river. It is notable for its Dipterocarp forest cover and for extensive rock art on cliffs above the Mekong.
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Pha Taem National Park is a national park on the Mekong River in Ubon Ratchathani Province, northeast Thailand. Phou Xieng Thong National Protected Area in Laos is on the opposite side of the river. It is notable for its Dipterocarp forest cover and for extensive rock art on cliffs above the Mekong.
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Good that they lowered the price to 200B, it would not be worth more than that! We actually decided, before coming to the park, that we would NEVER spend 400B each. Dual pricing in Thailand is discriminating, 10 times the local price is just unacceptable. Confirmed, it’s now 200B per foreigner. We were not charged any fee for the car (at many national parks it’s an additional 30B ). There was no option to pay by Thai QR PromptPay - bring cash! We arrived around 7:30 after the sunrise but before it got busy, and enjoyed walking down to the wall paintings, which are unfortunately not all accessible beyond stage 2 (maybe that’s why the lowered the entrance fee?) Station 1 is small and nothing special, but station 2 is nice with many well-preserved drawings. They are rather primitive though. Actually, it came to my mind if this all might be a recent prank and some local school kids were just having some fun pretending they were caveman 3000 years ago - 555. Note: the ticket is valid for 1 day, and includes Soi Sawan & Sang Chan Waterfalls. Each are 20-30 minutes’ drive north on national road 2112 and have different park entrances, not connected to each other within the park.
The TravelersThe Travelers
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For foreigners the entrance fee has been reduced to 200 baht. A couple things to remember: 1) It’s a very large national park with no paved inner roads connecting visitors to the various sites. You must drive outside the park each time on the two lane rural highway 2112 then drive on poorly maintained roads to get to the sites except for the “main entrance” which takes you to the Headquarters which has free maps and information ( Thai & English) of the park. There is also a small exhibit about the park and a nice coffee shop overlooking the Mekong The picturesque trail to the wall paintings is here. 2) The entrance & parking ticket does cover entrance to the other sites 3) Unfortunately the ancient wall paintings are eroding/ fading away ( not so spectacular) but the trail around the rock cliff is beautiful -worth the hike if you’re in physical shape 4) There are local vendors selling water & sodas at these 3 sites or along highway 2112. 5) Interesting this park was established in 1991. 6) Not much wild life to be seen
William HartzWilliam Hartz
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Come here to see sun rise, this trip is worthwhile as the scene is scenic and beautiful. Driving here can be tough on car absorber/suspension due to uneven ground when closer to destination. Many areas for amazing photoshoot but take precaution. Death is certain if fall over the cliff especially when wind is strong and too busy taking photo while not looking at footing. Recommend to check out the exhibition area to get some idea before venturing into the wall drawing area. The total trip is about 4.3 km but the key visit area is just the first 3 spot which is around 850m walk from car park. Wear comfortable shoe, bring food and drink water. The cafe opens only at 8am and doesn't serve food. On the day of my visit, there is not a single shop selling food so best bring your own food. Photoshooting here is fun!
Jacob GohJacob Goh
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this national park is very big. unfortunately, I couldn’t explore all areas in one day. So I gonna review some parts of my journey. That day I came, it had a few visitors because the season that I went was nearly winter. It was quiet and there were not many stores open in the park, thus, I didn't go out to eat for lunch. There is no water spot and the waterfalls are not recommended to go for the view because it was nearly dried. But wildflower fields at Soi Sawan waterfall was blooming. The field is not much far from the center camp but it necessary to go by car. The view was incredible. The sunset behind Khong river and all the colors of carnivorous wildflower was remarkable in my memory, I must find the opportunity to visit here again.
Chakriya RoongrattanakulChakriya Roongrattanakul
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Pha Taem National Park (อุทยานแห่งชาติผาแต้ม) located right by Mekong River has been one of the popular national park in Thailand, named after their unique geographic (the large cliff) and history of an ancient paintings on the rocks Pha Taem also offers the nature loop trial approximately 4km that will take around 2hrs to complete. The trial will allow you to explore more than 300 paintings on the stone wall with difference shapes such as people, animals, utensils, symbols, and human palms Being one of the most beautiful place to watch sunrise in Thailand, locals usually camping in the national park during New Year festival and celebrate their new beginning with a beautiful scenery right by Thai-Laos border
saydoppasaydoppa
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Pha Taem National Park is located on the laotian border and covers 340 square kilometers. The main attraction is the cliff with the view over the Mekong river. There are some simple pre-historic rock paintings - 3000 years old - at 10 min. walk from the view point. You can have a drink in a nice small cover shelter and admire the view. Actually, at the dry season, it looks more like a semi-arid zone except for the Mekong. On the way, you can see some curious mushroom rocks worth a picture. The view point is said to be the best place to watch the sunset in Thailand. There is an entrance fee for the park. To reach the place, you will need a private transport from Ubon Ratchathani.
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