Location: 37 km (23 mi) South of Pranburi, Khiri Khan Province Map
Info: TAT, Cha-am
Tel. 0-3247-1005
Area: 98,08 km²
Khao Sam Roi Yot National Marine Park (in Thai, เขา สาม ร้อย ยอด) is a protected area of central Thailand, in the province of Prachuap Khiri Khan. It has 98,08 square kilometers of extension, of which 20,88 km2 are marine areas. It was declared in 1966, the fourth of the country and the first of a marine nature. Rare animals in the park include the Chinese serau (Nemorhaedus sumatraensis), the spectacled langur (Trachypithecus obscurus), as well as many species of birds. In the sea, the dolphin of the river Irawadi appears occasionally (Orcaella brevirostris). It is located on the western coast of the Gulf of Thailand. Khao Sam Roi Yot National Marine Park presents a variety of landscapes, from limestone mountains with a maximum altitude of 605 meters above sea level, to freshwater marshes, coastal plains, beaches and an island off the coast.
Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park is named after its highest peak. The name of the mountain is translated as "The Mountain with 300 peaks" to describe its rugged top. Tenasserim Hills with its rich biosphere overlook the Gulf of Thailand.
Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park is classified as Thailand's first coastal national park combining islands in the sea. Most of the terrain is a complex limestone mountain range lined north-south, approximately 30 kilometers long, with small and large islands included. 6 Islands: Because Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park's terrain is limestone hills that have been eroded for a long time, creating many large caves in the area. including Phraya Nakhon Cave, Kaew Cave, and Sai Cave, all of which have beautiful stalactites and stalagmites. In particular, Phraya Nakhon Cave has a large hole in the ceiling of the cave. Let the light shine down. Phra Thinang Khuha Mansion, a magnificent palace built during the reign of King Chulalongkorn, Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park has 3 outstanding features: the middle part is a steep limestone mountain range; The western side is a flood plain. On the east side is the Takad field that connects to the sandy mud beach down to the sea coast. It is this diversity of landscapes that determines the diversity of life. That is, the limestone mountain area is a source of various rare plants such as chanpha, mountain ridge, cycad, saladai, etc. It is also a habitat for chamois. Reserved wildlife of Thailand that is endangered In the western floodplain, it is called "Thung Sam Roi Yot" is a source of fish species, aquatic plants, and is a habitat for more than 316 types of water birds.
climate temperature
Winter (between October - February) from 18
to 25 degrees Celsius.
Summer (between March - May) from 23 - 32
degrees Celsius.
Rainy season (between June - September) from 20
- 30 degrees Celsius.
Due to the conditions of most areas It is mountainous and influenced
by the northeast monsoon and southwest monsoon. As a result, the
plant communities in Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park are different.
Can be divided into 2 main characteristics: plant communities that
occur in wetlands and forest plant society as follows
1.
Plant communities that occur in watersheds include:
• Plant
communities found in freshwater peat swamps around Thung Sam Roi
Yot. Most of them are herbaceous plants, various types of reeds.
Garlic-shaped water chestnuts, reeds, khaem, plank grass, Sai grass,
lotus, various types of water lilies, Thai water lilies, bonsai,
palm nuts, juk, duckweed, sticky rice seaweed, etc.
•
Mangrove forest, which is found along the banks of Bang Pu Canal,
Khao Daeng Canal, and Lam Rang Branch. Important plant species
include Samae Talay, small-leaved mangrove, large-leaved mangrove,
sea astragalus, black taboon, red prong, white bean, red astringent
flower, sesame from the vine, etc. The open area which is Don Takad,
which is influenced by the salinity of seawater, is flooded but does
not flood continually every year. Found herbaceous plants such as
Cha-Kram, Seaweed, Salt Water Grass, Bitter Grass, etc.
2.
Forest plant society consists of
• Beach forests are found
along beaches in areas not flooded up to the foothills. The ground
is sand, gravel, and rocks. Important plant species found include
sea pine, sea pine, sea horn, gaur, mao, malabar, currant, manao
phi, sea pandanus, sea morning glory, etc.
• Deciduous
forest, mostly growing on limestone hills. Many of the plants that
grow are usually plants that only grow in a specific location, such
as sandalwood, sandalwood, mokkhao, talaikhao, and kaewpha, etc. The
perennial plants that are found usually have stunted trunks. This is
because the area is limestone and has little soil. As for areas
where there is a lot of organic matter accumulation and thick soil
texture in valleys and mountainsides. Plants that grow have tall
trunks. But there are small, scattered patches. Plant species found
include Kum Nam, Ebony, Dong Phlap, Makha Mong, Mok Man, Mok Khao,
Chicken Bone, and Plong, etc.
The Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park area has a variety of wildlife.
Especially birds, which have up to 316 species, consisting of both
resident birds and those that migrate from other places seasonally.
And it is one of the few places in Thailand where red storks are
found. Build a nest to lay eggs Including red ducks living all year
round. Like the gray-breasted butterfly pea. White-browed butterfly
pea and I-kong bird
There are very few large mammals found in
Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park. There are mostly nocturnal animals
and animals that dig holes underground in fields, including chamois,
barking deer, small mouse deer, wild boar, loris, macaque, southern
spectacled langur, civet, common or small mongoose, porcupine,
civet, bat, large vole, white-bellied rat, and bat. Malay Crown And
an interesting species found in the coastal waters in this area is
the bull-headed dolphin. For reptiles and amphibians found include
yellow turtles, bucks, black turtles, orange-winged flying
chameleons or spotted-winged flying chameleons. Red-headed
chameleon, garden chameleon, house skink, snakehead, python, cobra,
rattlesnake, common king snake, green snake, house toad,
button-backed khiad, swamp frog, saltwater frog, bullfrog, house
bullfrog, Khiad Bua or Khiad Jik.
No less than 45 types of
fish and other aquatic animals, including snakehead fish, catfish,
tilapia, minnow, white carp, eel, mackerel, mullet, stingray,
mudskipper, banana shrimp, squid, crab, blue crab, nautilus,
periwinkle, mussel, etc. In addition, There are many other types of
animals, such as the common fantail butterfly. Tiny novice
butterflies, dragonflies, freshwater mosquitoes, short-whiskered
grasshoppers, crickets, red stink bugs, and beetles, etc.
Khao Daeng view point
Khao Daeng Canal
Sam Phraya Beach
Laem Sala Beach
Kaew Cave
Phraya Nakhon Cave
Sai Cave
Coram Island
Nom Sao Island
lotus pond