Udon Thani
ParksAmphoe Muang Nong Prachak
Nong Prachak is located within the province and an islet arranged as a public park with a great
variety of trees and flowers centres the lake. It is a popular place for recreation among the townspeople.
Udon Saeng Tawan
Udon Saeng Tawan (Sunshine) Orchid Garden is located in Soi Kamol Watthana on Udon Thani-Nong Samrong route (Highway No. 204). The garden produces and puts
on sale a new species of Thai scented orchid called 'Udon Sunshine'. It is the only know vanda hybrid which is fragrant between the early morning hours and
about 2 p.m., and it is the first orchid in the world to be made into a perfume.
Amphoe Ban Phu
Phu Phra Bat Historical
Park
Phu Phra Bat Historical Park is located on Udon Thani-Nong Khai Highway. Turn left at the 13-km marker to Highway No. 2021 ,
which leads to Ban Phu for 42 kilometres and along Highway No. 2348 for 12 kilometres.
Rocks of different sizes and shapes dot the
park's 1,200 acres of beautiful landscape, also teeming with caves and caverns. Pre-historic paintings over cliff faces have been discovered here, though
merely the faintest traces are still visible. Nature-loving trekkers would enjoy the hike around the area. |