ASEAN Heritage Parks

Phu Khieo Wildlife Sanctuary-Nam Nao National Park

This park has many attractions to offer to tourists, including the Phu Khieo sunrise view, Tham Pha Hong sunset view point, Fall Foliage forest, Phu Kum Khao (Pine forest), and Huai Sai waterfall. In addition, there are some forests as Tham Yai Nam No cave and Dong Paek at Pine forest. 

Based on data from 2021 to 2022, the peak season is from November to January, while there are few visitors from June to September. 

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Location
Areas of Thung Lui Lai Sudistrict, Huai Yang Subdistrict, and Thung Phra Subdistrict of Khon San District
Area
252,600 sq km
Date declared as an AHP
2023
Other international designations
Habitat types
Tropical forest systems, including lower hill evergreen forests; dry evergreen forests; mixed or mixed deciduous forests; deciduous dipterocarp forests; pine forests; limestone forests; bamboo forests; and grasslands
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Unique Flora

It is a habitat for many endemic species of plants, such as the Siamese Montien (Torenia siamensis), Sukhakun lady-slippers orchid (Paphiopedilum sukhakulii), and Magnolia thailandica.

Unique Fauna

This ASEAN Heritage Park is where the species of blind cavefish (Poropuntius speleops) can only be found.

It is the habitat of two newly discovered species, namely the Spiny-tailed water skink (Tropidophorus hangnam) and a new species of Tail-less leaf-nosed bat (Coelops sp.

It is a habitat for two reserved wildlife species in Thailand: the Marbled cat (Felis marmorata) and the Serow (Capricornis sumatraensis).

Other animal species that can be found here are the Asian elephants (Elephas maximus), Big-headed turtles (Platisternon megacephalum), Hog deer (Axis porcinus), White-winged wood duck (Cairina scutulata), Gaur (Bos gaurus), Leopards (Panthera pardus), Clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa), Asian golden cat (Profelis temminckii), and Assamese macaque (Macaca assamensis

Habitat Types

tropical forest systems, including lower hill evergreen forests; dry evergreen forests; mixed or mixed deciduous forests; deciduous dipterocarp forests; pine forests; limestone forests; bamboo forests; and grasslands

This park has many attractions to offer to tourists, including the Phu Khieo sunrise view, Tham Pha Hong sunset view point, Fall Foliage forest, Phu Kum Khao (Pine forest), and Huai Sai waterfall. In addition, there are some forests as Tham Yai Nam No cave and Dong Paek at Pine forest. 

Based on data from 2021 to 2022, the peak season is from November to January, while there are few visitors from June to September.

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