Khao
Tham
Khao Tham Located in Tambon
Mai Ngam, this 71-metre rocky hillock, near Phahonyothin Highway, contains replicas
of the Lord Buddha’s Footprint on the summit. Tak residents pay homage throughout the
year, most particularly during Songkran, which marks the traditional Thai New
Year each April 13. |
King
Taksin the Great Shrine King Taksin the Great Shrine
Located
on Charot Withithong Road, this statue of Tak’s most famous native son (1734-1782)
is the site of an annual fair from December 28 until January 3. King Taksin was the Thai monarch who expelled
the Burmese from Thailand after the 1767 destruction of Ayutthaya as the Thai
capital. |
Lan
Sang National Park
Lan Sang National Park
Located
on the Tak-Mae Sot Highway (Route 105), 17 kilometres from Tak city, and accessed
by a 3-kilometre road, the park contains the scenic Lan Sang and Pha Phung waterfalls.
Accommodation is available. |
Mani
Banphot Swamp
Mani Banphot Swamp This scenic, extensive
area within the heart of Tak city is located near Wat Mani Banphot on Phahonyothin
Highway. Inside the temple, a Chiang
Saen Buddha image dating from the late 1200s is enshrined. |
Taksin
Maharat National Park
Taksin Maharat National Park
Originally
named Krabak Yai National Park, after the name of Thailand’s biggest tree,
this 37,250-acre national park is located 2 kilometres off the Tak-Mae Sot Highway,
some 26 kilometres from Tak city. The
mountainous area has several scenic viewpoints, evergreen forest, waterfalls and
streams. Accommodation, primarily
in the form of bungalows and camp sites, is available. |
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