Explore Doi Inthanon National Park in Thailand

by - November 23, 2018



Formerly known as ‘Siam’, Thailand, which is located in the southeastern part of Asia, is regarded as one of the most visited holiday destinations in the world. Each year, thousands and thousands of romantic couples, holiday vacationers and backpackers from every part of the world escape to this wonderful destination to enjoy the tour. Thailand Tour Packages are particularly tailor made to make the tour of this destination easy, comfortable and convenient.
                                
Doi Inthanon National Park


Lovingly called 'the roof of Thailand', the Doi Inthanon National Park, which includes Doi Inthanon, the highest mountain of the nation, is one of the most explored points of tourist interest in this tourist destination. Situated in the Thanon Thong Chai Range, Chom Thong District, Chiang Mai Province in the northern part of Thailand, this wonderful national park, which was founded in 1972 A.D., is perfect for being visited during the tour of Thailand.

Situated at a distance of around 37 miles (60 km) from Chiang Mai, this national park also includes Mae Hmong and Karen villages of approx 4,500 people. It is notable that within its borders, you would find several waterfalls such as Mae Ya Falls, Siriphum Falls, Wachiratan Falls, and Mae Klang Falls.

This national park, which remains open all the seven days daily from 06:00 am to 04:30 pm, is blessed with lush greenery. In this way, it is perfect for nature lovers as it owns pine forest, mixed forest, and rain forest. The weather at its location remains cool all the year round. It is particularly in the cool season when there will be almost continuous fog coverage during the whole day and a breathtaking phenomenon of Mae Kha Ning or frost flower at the time of early morning.   

Location
บ้านหลวง ซอย2 Ban Luang, Chom Thong District, Chang Wat Chiang Mai 50160, Thailand

Area
186 miles2 (482 km2)

Flora and Fauna


Ranking 2nd among the Thailand’s national parks in a number of bird species, this amazing national park is home to 383 avifauna species. Here, you would also find some relict pines. Under flora, this national park has deciduous dipterocarp forest, sphagnum bog, and evergreen cloud forest.

Things to Do in Doi Inthanon
The detail of the main things to do in Doi Inthanon is following:
v  Take the fine glimpse of the charm of mystical morning winter mist.
v  Have the enjoyment of bird watching.
v  Take the fine glimpse of Mae Klang Luang Rice Terraces.
v  Pay a visit to the Royal Agricultural Station Inthanon.
v  Take part in the sky watching at the Thai National Observatory, one of the most advanced optical astronomy facilities in ASEAN.
v  Discover the Wachirathan, Mae Klang, Mae Ya, Siriphum Waterfalls, and Ang Ka and Kew Mae Pan nature trails. 
v  Pay tribute to Phramahathat Napaphol Bhumisiri and Phramahathat Napamathanidol (the Great Holy Relics Pagodas).        

Note
Here, you would also find a small local market, from where you can purchase local goods, probably some local processed fruit or a souvenir.

In this way, we can justly say that the Doi Inthanon National Park is a must visit during the tour of  Thailand. In case of being willing to take the enjoyment of the tour of this point of tourist interest, one can book Thailand Holiday Package. Being affordable to the budget for all types of people, all these tour packages are available at Trip Charlie, one of the leading tour and travel operators of India as well as the world. For getting more information about other destinations, one can also visit online at www.tripcharlie.com.


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