There are lots of national parks scattered over the entire country, but we visited the first national park in Thailand on this occasion : Khao Yai National Park (established in 1962). It covers an area of 2.165 sq km across 4 provinces: Prachin Buri, Nakhon Nayok, Nakhon Ratchasima and Saraburi. The park is a large area of forested land along the Phanom Dongrak mountain range, which seperates the northeastern highlands from the central lowlands of Thailand. Elavation ranges from 30 metres above sea level to 1.351 m at the peak of Khao Lom in the park interior. Nice for mountainbikers!
There are lots of spectacular waterfalls. Deer, gibbons and macaques can be seen while driving through the park. Wildlife observation towers allow you to see elephants and other large mammals in a natural habitat. Some 315 bird species are also active in the area.
These butterflies are about the size of 3/4 of a hand!
