Things to do in Prachinburi & Sa Kaew Provinces
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Sa Morakot
Southeast of Prachinburi via Rtes 319 and 3070, in the village of Ban Sa Khoi (between Khok Pip and Sa Maha Pho on Rte 3070), is the Angkor-period Sa Morakot. This was an important Khmer reservoir during the reign of Angkor’s Jayavarman VII. Original laterite-block sluices, along with assorted săir·mah (boundary stones), naga (a mythical serpentlike being with magical powers) sculptures, pedestals and a sandstone lingam can still be seen here. Water from this reservoir is considered sacred and has been used in Thai coronation ceremonies. You’ll need private transport to get here.
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Thap Lan National Park
At 2235 sq km, the Thap Lan National Park is Thailand’s second-largest national park. Well known as a habitat for the abundant and gracefully impressive đôn lahn (talipot palm), the park is also home to elephants, tigers, gaur, sambar, barking deer, palm civets, hornbills and gibbons. It is hoped that the kouprey, a rare species of primitive cattle, still lives here, though it’s been more than 30 years since the last official sighting. Illegal logging has damaged the park, but tree-planting programs are redressing the imbalance.
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Pang Sida National Park
Approximately 30km southeast of Thap Lan close to Sa Kaew, Pang Sida National Park is smaller and hillier than Thap Lan. There are several scenic waterfalls, including Nam Tok Pang Sida and Nam Tok Na Pha Yai near the park headquarters, and the more difficult to reach Suan Man Suan Thong and Nam Tok Daeng Makha. From the bus terminal at Sa Kaew, you can catch a minibus to the park for 50B.
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Sarika Adventure Point
Sarika Adventure Point runs combination trips featuring rafting on the Tha Dan dam and mountain biking (one day 1800B). There’s also abseiling on offer (one day 1500B). Sarika is 11km from town near the intersection of Rte 3049 and Rte 3050.
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Tourism Authority of Thailand
For outdoors enthusiasts interested in rock climbing and trekking contact the Tourism Authority of Thailand in Nakhon Nayok for routes and bookings.
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