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	Thailand - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Kingdom of Thailand is a country in Southeast Asia, bordering Laos and Cambodia to the east, the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia to the south, and the Andaman Sea and Myanmar to the west.
		Thailand's origin is traditionally tied to the short-lived kingdom of Sukhothai founded in 1238, after which the larger kingdom of Ayutthaya was established in the mid-14th century.
		Thailand's population is dominated by ethnic Thai and Lao, the latter concentrated in the northeastern Isan region and making up around one third of the population.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Thailand (1431 words)

	National Parks in Thailand and Links to Laos, Nepal
		The highland of the park is reached by hiking a 4km trail from the park's headquarters.
		The park is hilly and rich in wildlife, and a few freshwater crocodiles are believed to be surviving in the area.
		Highlights of the park are Khao Chamo waterfall and 1028 meter Khao Chamo peak.
	trekthailand.8k.com /otherparks (2494 words)

	Thailand Kaeng Krachan Thailand Kaeng Krachan National Parks
		It is the largest national park in Thailand, with 1,821,875 rai (2,915 square kilometers) of forest in the watersheds of the Phetchaburi and Pranburi rivers.
		Kaeng Krachan National Park was established in 1981, the 28 th National Park in Thailand.
		The steep forested areas of the park are even more humid than the young forest and cleared lands in the lower elevations; some days it is clear and warm at headquarters, but it may be raining very hard in the forest 20 kilometers away.
	www.thailand-huahin.com /huahin-kaeng-krachan-national-park.htm (1050 words)

	A2Z Pattaya - Thailand National Parks
		Admission to the National Park is 5 Baht.
		This is Thailand's third largest park (1262 square kilometres), spread across parts of Phitsanulok and Phetchabun provinces.
		The park is 205 kilometres northeast of Bangkok.
	www.a2zpattaya.com /m0327.htm (2123 words)

	Thaiparks -About Thailand
		In Thailand the establishment of National Parks, preservation of areas of historical importance, and designating sanctuaries for the wonderful variety of flora and fauna that we are so lucky to have, are the way we go about protecting our cultural and environmental heritage.
		Thailand is a land of abundant natural resources, and we at Thaiparks believe that it is of the greatest importance to cherish and preserve them.
		The national parks are there for tourists to visit for relaxation purposes, simple sightseeing, nature study, jungle hiking or trekking, diving, rafting, kayaking, bike riding, camping, and other similar recreational activities.
	www.thaiparks123.com /en/eng_thailand_article.cfm?texpid=2 (624 words)

	Thailand National Parks and tourist information
		National Parks of Thailand offer the visitors tremendous variety of attractions, in addition, they consists of ecologically, economically and scientifically valuable plants and animals.
		National Parks, in the sense of protected areas, play significant roles in maintaining ecological stability and preserving biological diversity.
		Up to now, the National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department has established 103 national parks.
	www.thailand-guide.org /parks (328 words)

	An Introduction to Thailand
		Thailand's alluring and congested capital city of Bangkok is located along the banks of the Chao Phraya, near the river's outlet into the Bight of Bangkok and the Gulf of Thailand.
		In the south is the Gulf of Thailand.
		Thailand is the geographical heart of South-East Asia.
	www.geographia.com /thailand (1018 words)

	Kanchanaburi & River Kwai National Parks : Thailand Travel Guide : About Thailand : West : Western Hills : To Do & See : Nature
		The park is very hilly and the habitat, including the rich Thuak Khao Salob forest, is protected by the adjacent Sri Nakarin and Sai Yok National Parks and the 859 sq.
		This area of the Burmese border was once part of Thailand's richest forest habitat but much of it has been severely degraded by logging with the best bits of forest now along the border with Tung Yai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary.
		The park is readily accessible from Kanchanaburi and resorts in both the Kwai Yai and Kwai Noi valleys.
	www.siamwanderer.com /Regions/West/whill22.html (1273 words)

	Thailand.com-National Parks in Thailand
		Thailand also has several Marine National Parks, some of which are world-renowned for their secluded beauty.
		Thung Salaeng Luang National Park, 1,262 sq km in area and spanning the provinces of Phitsanulok and Phetchabun, comprises hills of limestone, slate and hardpan standing among numerous streams and meadows.
		And from Phu Chong Nayoi forest on the Lao border in the Notheast to the dazzling coral of Ko Tarutao National Marine Park in the southwest.
	www.thailand.com /travel/natural/natural_nationalpark.htm (916 words)

	Unesco Holidays Vacations in EMERALD GARDEN RESORT, Krabi, Ao Nang,Thailand
		Thailand has 96 national parks, 100 wildlife and non-hunting sanctuaries and 65 forest parks, which together make up a full 13 percent of land area.
		National parks and wildlife sanctuaries have rules for visitors that are made to ensure environmental protection as well as your own safety.
		The National park is virtually all virgin forest, filled with wild animals, and is a great place to camp, to hike, and to botanies.
	www.krabiemerald.net /holidays_vacations_unesco.htm (5123 words)

	Thailand National Parks - Thai Travel Guide, ThaiTips
		Generally national parks in the north of Thailand might be a bit cold during November to February.
		Legislation was passed to enable this in the 1960s and now Thailand has many national parks, including marine areas which have been given national park status to protect their coral reefs and marine life.
		The rainy season is from May to October - national parks would be at their most lush after the rainy season and that would be the best time to see waterfalls or do river trips as the rivers can get a bit low by the end of the dry season.
	www.flights-to-thailand.uk.com /national-parks.htm (474 words)

	Thaleban national park - Thailand
		Thaleban national park occupies a 196 square kilometers place in Satun province in the southern tip of Thailand, close to Malaysia.
		The park's headquarters is located in a valley floor between two limestone mountains and alongside a 32 hectare lake shaped like a figure of eight.
		The park is 37 km from Satun and 90 km from Had Yai.
	www.trekthailand.net /m24 (285 words)

	KIDCYBER TOPICS
		Thailand's national parks provide a variety of experiences and sights for the visitor.
		One way to see the national parks, particularly those in the north, is on the back of an elephant.
		Thailand's largest national park (2,920 sq km), in Phetchaburi and Prachuap Khiri Khan provinces, is home to about 40 different species of mammal, including the
	www.kidcyber.com.au /topics/thaisights4.htm (372 words)

	National Park Division
		National parks are managed by the central government (not by the provincial government) and have staff to strictly enforce protection regulations.
		The park system is managed by the Marine National Park Division (MNPD) and the National Park Division (NDP), which are controlled by the National Park Committee comprising representatives from other government agencies such as Universities, the Department of Environment and the Tourism Authority of Thailand.
		Regulating the use of parks and their resources to meet the codes, restrictions and methods specified in the National Park Act 1961.
	www.forest.go.th /nrco/english/npd.htm (446 words)

	Thailand National Parks
		Thailand has in excess of 138 wildlife sanctuaries and National Parks.
		Thailand is home to over 15,000 species of vascular plants and 16,000 species of animals [ of which 960 are birds, 310 are reptiles, 107 are amphibians and 285 are mammals ].
		The coastal scenery is divided into two separate Seas, the Andaman Sea on the West coast of The Ishmus of Kra and the Gulf of Thailand to the East thereof.
	www.thailandsworld.com /index.cfm?p=5 (240 words)

	Special Tour: Top National Parks in Thailand :: Theresa Yiju Lin :: BootsnAll World Adventures
		This region has the most national parks in the country.
		Thailand (Muang Thai) is divided into five different regions geographically, the North, the North-East, the East, the Central and the South.
		Thailand is a tropical country with numerous forests and waterfalls.
	www.bootsnall.com /adventures/articles/05-02/special-tour-top-national-parks-in-thailand.html (1460 words)

	Designing a Sustainable Entrance Fee System for Thailand's National Parks: Centro Internacional de Investigaciones para el Desarrollo
		The study focussed on recreational areas in two national parks — Doi Inthanon and Suther-Pui — which are both located near the northern Thailand city of Chiang Mai.
		National parks are also threatened by pollution generated by villages located inside the parks and by visiting tourists.
		The costs of managing Thailand's national park system are now met through the government's central budget, as well as park entrance fees.
	www.eepsea.org /es/ev-5060-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html (765 words)

	Thailand National Parks Map; National Parks of Thailand Interactive Map
		The status of national parks in Thailand is continually changing due to development.
		Other National Parks may only be a day trip, or part of a nature or adventure tour.
		National Park Division, Royal Forest Dept Excellent site with listing of national parks and descriptions of many of them.
	www.guidetothailand.com /maps-thailand/map_natpark.htm (263 words)

	GORP - Thailand's Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries
		Ko Samui and Ang Thong Marine National Park, covering an area of over 250 square kilometres, is located in Surat Thani province and composed of various islands noted for silvery sand and colorful coral reefs.
		The narrow, 6 kilometer long island numbers among Thailand's most beautiful islands and is fringed by splendid beaches, dazzling coral reefs and limpid waters ideal for snorkelling and scuba-diving.
		Tarutao Marine National Park in Satun province, u kilometres off the southern Thai coast near the Thai-Malaysian Indian Ocean maritime border, is a 51-island cluster covering some 1,400 square kilometres, and offers some of Southeast Asia s best scuba-diving waters.
	gorp.away.com /gorp/location/asia/thailand/parks.htm (598 words)

	Phuket National Parks, Phuket, Thailand
		Khao Prataew National Park is beautiful park covers an area of 2,228 square kilometres of virgin forest, and acts as a reserve for a number of wild animals that would likely have become extinct in fastdeveloping Phuket.
		It is a centre for the study of the environment boasting spectacular forest vegetation.
		Anyone with an interest in horticulture will be interested in the many unusual perennial plants found here: mountain ebony (kong kang bai lek), red cycas (prong daeng), black myrsina (samae dam), the Lady's Nails quisqualis (leb mue nang), and various creepers and climbers are among the more significant.
	www.phuket-rooms.com /phuket-national-parks.htm (245 words)

	National Parks
		NAM NAO NATIONAL PARK was one of the first Thailand National Parks, but it was hardly visited until the end of the war,1980.
		This is located 5 km from the national park, and along the way, tourists can see a variety of flora and fauna, including large black and yellow squirrels, and many avian species.
		This route begins at the path opposite the National Park offices.
	www.thaiparks123.com /en/nationalpark.cfm?parkid=14 (750 words)

	National Parks in Thailand
		Terrestrial National Parks, they are full of trees, waterfalls, animals etc. Marine National Parks, they are full of beautiful beaches, islands, waterfalls, marine animals etc. Furthermore, it is very convenient to visit there because the Royal Forest Department can support accommodation and some knowledge about the area.
		And if you have some beautiful pictures of any national park in Thailand, please send them to me at jidapa@hotmail.com.
		There are a lot of national parks in this country.
	www.geocities.com /jidapa/park.html (317 words)

	Where do you want to go birding in Thailand today?
		Thailand’s geographical location, stable politics by a benevolent monarchy and economic development policies are unique in SE Asia and have given Thailand a leading place in that region.
		With the endorsement of Thailand’s Royal Palace, the LPF is collaborating with the Royal Forest Department of Thailand to improve the conservation of Phu Khieo Wildlife Sanctuary (PKWS) in north-eastern Thailand.
		Thailand has more than 900 documented species of birds and of these approximately one third are migrants but it's not as simple as that.
	www.camacdonald.com /birding/asiathailand.htm (2316 words)

	Thailand tropical jungle trek: National Parks of Thailand
		Thailand tropical jungle trek: National Parks of Thailand
		This 3-day wilderness tropical jungle trek takes you through the remote forests of Erawan National Park, a unique and rugged landscape of high elevation plateaux and steep valleys covering an area of 550 square kilometres and located three hours’ drive west of Bangkok.
		After a long relaxing lunch, you will further explore some of the most remote areas of Erawan National Park, and the field ecologist will explain to you the ways in which the park's animals interact with their physical surroundings.
	www.paddleasia.com /wildwatch-thailand/jungle-trekking-3-day.htm (568 words)

	Thailand - National Parks
		A national park in Mae Hong Son Province on the Doi Mae Ukor, Mae Surin National Park is blessed with waterfalls and a vast field of wild sunflowers (bua thong) which bloom in November.
		The highest peak in the country at 2,565 metres, Doi Inthanon is also a national park forming the southerly and of the Shan mountain range and the source of several rivers.
		However getting to this national is in itself a challenge as Mae Hong Son Province is over 900 km form Bangkok and can be reached by air and then by road to Khun Yuam district and on a further 90 km to Doi Mae Ukor.
	www.marimari.com /content/thailand/special_interests/other_interests/national_parks/natparks.html (517 words)

	Kaeng Krachan National Park Kaeng Krachan Park Kaeng Krachan National Park
		Huay Dungla Waterfall: This waterfall with three levels, is located in the far northern part of the national park, in Amphur Nong Ya Plong, 8 kilometers from the remote guard station at Khao Phu Plu.
		The waterfall is reached by a steep 4-kilometer trail from the end of the Nam Tok Thorthip Road, 35 kilometers from the edge of the park and 56 kilometers from headquarters.
		Visitors to the park may enjoy relaxing by the lake at headquarters, touring Pala-u Waterfall in Prachuab Khiri Khan province, or taking a boat tour of the lake and the lower Phetchaburi, River.
	www.thailand-huahin.com /huahin-kaeng-krachan-park-attractions.htm (783 words)

	Trek Thailand - Laos, Nepal, Myanmar
		Thailand's first and perhaps most famous national park located only 200 km north of Bangkok.
		This trip can be combined with a hiking in Ramkhamhaeng national park and a tour to the Sukothai historical park dating back to the 13th century.
		Please click here to read more (and view the maps) about Ramkhamhaeng national park, a very beautiful highland country of four mountain peaks at 1200 meters to hike and camp.
	trekthailand.8k.com (435 words)

	Thailand Ecotourism/Adventure Tours/Thailand National Parks/Thailand Vacation & Resort Reservations by Thaipark123.com
		Meet the splendor taste of Thailand vacation in Thailand national parks while holding the heart of Ecotourism Thailand.
		Thaipark123.com provided tourists Thailand ecotourism Thailand adventure tours Thailand national parks Thailand vacation and Thailand resort reservations and all needed information on ecotours.
		In Thailand, the boom in eco tourism has prompted the TAT (Tourism Authority of Thailand) to join forces with the Royal Forest Department to promote better management of certain natural Thailand tour destinations.
	www.thaiparks123.com (329 words)

	Thailand birdwatching trips to Thailand's National Parks - Khao Sok national park Thailand
		One of the easiest way to encounter the birds of Thailand is from the comfort, convenience, and safety of a kayak.
		We are the first and foremost birding tour operator in Phuket and Southern Thailand.
		The outer islands of Tarutao National Park offer crystal clear water with amazing marine diversity and primary jungle that reaches right down to the white sand beaches.
	thailandbirding.com /destinations.htm (1146 words)

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