Wat Mahathat
on Nikon Bamrung Road in town houses a number of ancient chedis of Sukhothai style. The Phetchabun City Pillar Shrine
Read morePhetchabun Province
Situated right in the heart of the country some 346 kilometres from Bangkok, Phetchabun borders on three regions, the North, the Central and the Northeast. The central part of the province is on the Pa Sak river basin with mountain ranges running along both the western and eastern sectors. Because of the fertility of the land, Phetchabun has always been an agriculturally productive area. The very name of the province actually means the land of crops and foods.
Today, Phetchabun is a province with rich tourism potential. lts climate is pleasant due to the mountainous and forested areas and it has a history of richness and prosperity for more than 1,400 years.
Phetchabun is administratively divided into the following districts: Muang, Lom Sak, Lom kao, Chon Daen, Nong Phai, Wichian Buri, Si Thep, Bung Sam Phan, Wang Pong, Nam Nao and Khao Kho.
Wat Trai Phum
on Phetcharat Road features a Buddha statue clothed in the Lop Buri style. It is the principal statue used in
Read moreThe Huai Pa Dang Reservoir
was created by the dam constructed to block the waterway to the west of town for irrigation purposes. Some 8
Read moreNam Tok Tat Mok
is a waterfall fed by streams flowing down cracks and crevices of the mountains creating a beautiful 12-level fall. On
Read moreThe Pho Khun Pha Muang Memorial
at Lom Sak district in the north of Phetchabun commemorates this former ruler or the area, which was a contemporary
Read moreLom Sak District
is the starting point to go to Phu Hin Rong Kla to the west. As the route is quite steep,
Read moreSi Thep Historical Park
Some 130 kilometres South of Phetchabun on Highway No.21, and with another 9 kilometres after a left turn, is the
Read moreThe Nam Nao National Park
is an immense tract of forest still in perfect condition. With pineries, grasslands and virgin jungles, it is habitat to
Read moreTham Pha Hong
300 metres off the main road at Km. 39 to the north. Within the caves are formations of stalactites and
Read moreBan Paek Pinery
5 kilometres by foot off the main road at Km. 49.
Read morePhu Kum Khao Pinery
15 kilometres off the main road at Km. 53. Dense rows of pine trees cover an area of about 10
Read moreHeo Sai & Sai Thong Waterfalls
are both located on the same route and can be reached on foot for a distance of 1 kilometre and
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