Nakhon Si Thammarat Festivals and Events

Festivals and Events

The 10th Lunar Month Making Merit 2008
Date : 23 September – 2 October, 2008
Venue : Wat Phra Mahathat Woramahawihan and Suan Somdej Phra Sinagarindra 84 
(Thung Tha Lat Park), Amphoe Mueang, Nakhon Si Thammarat

Features a large and splendorous event of Nakhon Si Thammarat,
experience the spectacular procession on 28 September, 2008,
from Sanam Na Mueang to Wat Phra Mahathat Woramahawihan.
Purchase various local products on sale and enjoy various forms of entertainment.

For further information, please contact: 
TAT Nakhon Si Thammarat Office Tel. 66 (0) 7534 6515-6

Nakhon Si Thammarat

Most of the activities are centred on Khao Luang National Park, which contains the highest peak in the South, Khao Luang. The area owes a lot of its new found international fame to the people of Khiriwong village, who led the way in community-based eco-tourism.

The hike to Khao Luang (1,835 metres above sea level) starts at Khiriwong village at the foot of the mountain and takes about two days. The trail spans four vegetation zones and leads through the natural habitat of numerous species including, Malaysian black bear, tigers, elephants, leopards and 200 species of bird, plus turtles, lizards and insects.

Khiriwong Village's Eco-tourism Club offers biking tours of Suan Somrom, or fruit orchards that are grown in the forest alongside indigenous trees. This innovative and eco-friendly growing method is unique to the village. Local tour operators offer treks that comprise rafting down Khlong Klai, which forms the northern border of the park, and elephant riding through surrounding forest.

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