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Umphang Wildlife Sanctuary
Opening days: Monday - Sunday
Opening hours: 06.00 - 18.00
Umphang Wildlife Sanctuary With an area of 1,619,280 rai, it is a conservation forest area for the preservation and conservation of natural resources and is the western forest that is the origin of the world heritage site. Most of the area is complex with high mountains. It gets very cold and cold during November. until February Most of the plants are evergreen forest, deciduous forest. Wildlife seen including clouded tigers, tapirs, chamois, hawks, and pelicans have been declared Umphang wildlife sanctuaries in 1989. Interesting places within the district include Thi Lo Su Waterfall.
Travel
By bus
1. Bangkok - Mae Sot There are buses on the way, including the Bus Terminal. Call 0-2936-2841-48,0-2936-2852-66 ext. 442, 311 or Tanchit Tour. Call 0-2936-3210-4
2. Mae Sot - Umphang There is a minibus on the way Morning and afternoon sessions Or rent a van, ask Khun Odd, call 087-6767221.
3. By plane Currently, the private sector has opened a service to travel to Umphang by small plane from Bangkok (chartered, size 12 seats), which gives tourists more options and will experience Umphang in another dimension. Siam GA Company Co., Ltd. (Siam GA) Flight Service Bangkok-Umphang For more information, call 0 2535 7050 Umphang, Tel. 0 5556 1611-2 or www.sga.co.th.
At present, Umphang District is one of the 8 districts of Tak Province in the southwest of the province. 249 km. from the city center, next to Phop Phra district, Tak province, south next to Sangkhla Buri and Si Sawat district, Kanchanaburi province. East next to Phaeng Phet province, Nakhon Sawan province and Uthai Thani province. West border with Burma.
By the other way, from Bangkok, take Highway No. 1 (Phahon Yothin Road), passing Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Ang Thong, Khainat, Nakhon Sawan, Kamphaeng Phet to Tak Province, a distance of about 425 km, before reaching Tak province, 7 km.
There will be a left-hand junction onto Highway No. 105 (Tak-Mae Sot) to Mae Sot District, a distance of 86 km., turn left onto Highway No. 1090 (Mae Sot-Umphang) along Thanon Thongchai Mountain. The route is winding, complex, 1,219 curves from Mae Sot District to Umphang, a distance of 164 km, takes about 4-5 hours, a total distance of 668 km from Bangkok.
Category: Nature and Wildlife
Group: National Parks and Marine Reserves
Last Update : 3 YearAgo
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