Si Phang Nga National Park was designated a national park on in April 1988 as the 56th national park of Thailand, with an area of 246.08 km2. The park is rugged mountain range parallel Andaman Sea coast. The forest on high elevation is fertile for wild life and on the hill is the headwater. Therefore, there are many beautiful waterfalls and cliffs such as Khlong Khu Rot, Khlong Tam Nang, Khlong Phraek Khwa, Khlong Phraek Sai, Khlong Nang Yon, Khlong Bang Wan and Khlong Bang Yai. The main area is moist evergreen forest, which has Dipterocarpus spp. and Hopea odorata as dominant trees. Moreover, there are herb, bulb plants, moses, fern and other low structure plants. The wildlife, which found abundanly in the forest north of Chiao Lan Dam are Malaya tapir, serow, elephant, barking deer, beer,tiger, lesser mouse deer, gibbon, macaque, langur,banteng, wild boar and birds. The park lies entirely in Amphoe Kuraburi and Takua Pa, Phang Nga province. It has fertile forest, river sources, abundant wildlife and tourist places. Tamnang Waterfall water drops over 63 m. high stone cliff to emerald color stream. It has water flows all year. Ton Tonsai Waterfall water flows to a big stone below formed this beautiful waterfall. It is surround by fertile forest alternated rock garden. Ton Tontoei Waterfall water drops over 45 m. high cliff. You can walk along the trial passing viewpoint and stream. Nature Trails It's 2 km long trail starts from parking area of Tamnang waterfall. The trail goes up hill through Moist evergreen forest to the view point which you can view a beautiful scenery of Tamnang canal flowing through Mangrove forest to the sea. Along the trail, there are many banyan trees which its fruit is favored by many birds such as Oriental Pied Hornbill, if you luckily go there during its ripe period, you would enjoy watching birds which many of them are very rare and endangered, for instance; Helmeted Hornbill and Black Hornbill. Rare fauna found in this area consists of Sapria himalayana Griff and Rafflesia patma. |
