4.5Kham Chanod Forest(63 reviews) - Into the land of Naga ! Spent 1-2 hours Mysterious Sites • Forests
Driving 1.5 hr from Udon thani city, this sacred place is an approximately 10 acres island full of thousand of taraw palms (while not a single one outside this region!). Locals believe that this island is the only gate connected between Naga realm and our world. Therefore, many people come here to praying for the prosperity of their life (to be precise, lottery). Visitors must take off their shoes and walk barefoot on the path decorated with a very long greenish naga into the (mystery) thick palm jungle island. On the island, there are a shrine of naga lord Sri- Sudtho (who created Mekong river in the local folktale) and a naga well (locals believe that its water is holy water which have a healing power and the well itself is very deep and connect to Mekong). After worship the shrine, ones may stroll around the island to absorb the mystery sylvan atmosphere. Be blessed by naga. P.S . Weather in the island is quite cold compare to hot weather outside the islandSee more..
If you are in the Udon Thani/Nong Khai I would highly recommend visiting this park. Carved from glacial movements over a million years ago this park area is a fantastic way to spend a day. You will see these neat rock formations carved out by glaciers, man made structures and other oddities. There is close to 8km of hiking trails throughout the park and is an easy walk for most people. There are washroom facilities, a museum and most of the year local Thai restaurants on site. A good map is available at the registration desk and the park entry fee for tourists is 100baht and for Thai's with ID card 20baht (subject to change). For more background on this visit the following link which provides a fantastic story and background information on Phu Phra Bat. http://www.mutmee.com/040020_tale_of_nang_usa.htmSee more..
