Thailand has now been more and more famous to the foreigners from all over the world thanks to its not only stunning views and people but also improving services. In this occation, Idealtravelasia would like to introduce to you a tour to the northeastern Thailand. Here we are!
Day 01: Bangkok – Nakorn Rachasima (Khaoyai National Park) (B/L)
Breakfast at your hotel
08.30am: our guide will pick up you from the hotel and drive straight to Khaoyai National Park (World Heritage). After arrived, then trekking along the jungle to visit “Heaw Narok Waterfall” and Heaw Suwat Waterfall,the most famous in the park.
- Let's take a visit around ancient Nakorn Rachasima
Then continue drive pass to stop at Pa Diew Dai and Pa Tom Chai has most beautiful scenery view of the park for enjoying taking some photos. And next go to do parking our car and walk along the trail about 200 meters to Mor Singto Animal Observation House where the place was built by the US army in the past.
After that walk back to the car and getting on our car for driving to Krua Kam Pan Thai Restaurant for lunch and after lunch, we will do digestion by continue our trip to Nong Pakchee Animal Observation House and Saisin Dam by walking about 800 meters from the parking point.
Then return to the hotel and check in and relax on your own time until 18.30pm: we will go to see the night safari tour from 19.00pm – 20.00pm. Then return to your hotel after the night safari tour.
Note: Dinner is on your own expenses
Overnight in Khaoyai National Park
Day 02: Korat or Nakorn Rachasima – Buriram (B/L)
Breakfast at hotel
Drive up along the Mittraphap road and pass the scenery beautiful Lamtraklong Dam and then stop at Korat Fossil Museum to see petrified woods and ancient elephant museum.
- For those who are interested in hystory and fossils
After that, drive continue into the down town and pass Thao Suranari Monument and next to Phimai Historical Park The most magnificent castle in Thailand is located at Amphur Phimai, Nakornratchasima where the castle is believed to have been be built more than 1,000 years ago by an ancient tribe that is said to have contact with the Khmer Kingdom. Phimai Historical Park was created in the 16 BE.
And then visit Sai Ngam, where there are big banyan trees around the bank of the Moon River before we are having at a local restaurant. The lunch will be eating with Korat noodle (Kua Mee) is made from rice. The noodle is thin and soft. Eat with Som Tum Korat.
After lunch, we are driving ahead to Phanom Rung Historical Park where is one of Thailand's most amazing Khmer architecture site, aged over a thousand years old. Built on an extinct volcano, it was originally a Hindu religious site and later became a Buddhist one. Several additions were made during the 15th-18th Buddhist century.
And before end of the day, we’ll visit Prasat Muang Tam is located in the Prakorn Chai district of Buriram Province. It is located 8 Kilometers from Prasat Phnom Rung. It is a Hindu religious monument It was constructed for the Hindu god Shiva.
It was built to hold religious ceremonies for the surrounding community Archaeological studies have found that communities surrounded Prasat Muang Tam. For example Ban Kok Muang, Kok Yai Khan,Kok Salongthong, ect.
Artifacts found include ancient tools and household wares, for example clay bowls and a large amount of pottery. Later on, drive to hotel and check in and then free on your own leisure.
Note: Dinner is on your own expenses
Overnight in Buriram
Day 03: Buriram – Surin (B/L)
Breakfast at hotel
We are driving up to Surin downtown and pass the Phaya Surin Pakdee Srinarong Jangwang monument is dedicated to the first Surin town lord, Phraya Surin Phakdi Si Narong Changwang.The antique brass statue is 2.2 meters tall, and holds a curved blade pike in his right hand, a symbol of the lord’s excellent talent in controlling war elephants, as well as Surin’s plentiful elephants since ancient times.
And drive continue to Tambon Tha Sawang, Baan Chanrom and Baan Khewasirin this village is widely recognized for utilizing looms with over a hundred heddles to weave gold brocade silk of the highest quality, offered to Her Majesty the Queen as well as previous royal courts. Since its founding, the village has also been tasked with weaving fabric for 21 APEC (Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation) country leaders in 2003.
After that, we will visit Ban Ta Klang Elephant Village are of the Suay ethnic minority. They are skilled in capturing, training and raising Asian elephants, a national Thai symbol. Unlike in northern Thailand where elephants are kept for labor, locals consider elephants their companions, and often share their homes with them.
- Come to the spirited land Buriram
Visitors to the village can observe the way of life of the Suay people, or speak with veteran elephant specialists. Often, the sluggish local economy drives elephants and their mahouts to work outside the village. Rice paddies and forests, good elephant habitats, surround the village. The village also has an elephant museum which features exhibition regarding village history and tools for capturing elephants.
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