Sri Thep Historical Park, Phetchabun
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Sri Thep Historical Park, Phetchabun
Address - Tambon Sri Thep, Amphoe Sri Thep, Phetchabun 67170
Directions - Depart from Bangkok, head to Saraburi Province. Take the bypass road to Phetchabun. When you reach the Phukae intersection, turn right towards Phetchabun Province. Then head to Sri Thep District. It is recommended to pin the Sri Thep Phetchabun intersection because if coming from Saraburi, following the map will take you to avoid the city. The road will be more convenient.
Atmosphere/Location - Sri Thep Historical Park has 2 zones: Khao Khlang Nai and Khao Khlang Nok. It is recommended to go to Khao Khlang Nai first. After turning into the area, there will be a parking lot for cars on the left. There will be an officer to guide you to park. After parking, there will be a maintenance fee. The entrance fee for Thais is 20 baht and the parking fee for cars is 50 baht. After paying for the ticket, wait at the point where the officer tells you. Then there will be a tour car similar to a tram to enter the park because the park area is quite large. After getting on the car, the officer will play various commentary and give a talk, inserting knowledge and the importance of that place.
The first place to go is the Sri Thep Shrine, which is a shrine that locals respect and worship. Inside the shrine, there will be free incense and candles.
Point 2 will be a museum that discovered ancient skeletons. Inside, there will be excavation to find the area where ancient human bones, clothing, and ancient elephant bones were found. At this point, there will be officers to provide information and knowledge.
Point 3, the officers will let us walk around the important highlight area. This zone will have Prang 2 siblings, Table Sri Thep, and the Khao Khlang Nai historical site. The highlight will be at this point. Inside the mountain, there will be carvings of various figures that are carrying the base inside. There will be officers to provide information and knowledge. This area is quite wide, with shade from trees, a large lawn, and the area is well-maintained. It is quiet. There is also a shop selling drinks inside. It takes about 20 minutes before a car will pick you up and take you back to the original place.
Then leave Khao Khlang Nai and move to Khao Khlang, which is about 2-3 kilometers away. This is an area that was recently discovered. In this zone, there will be Khao Khlang Nai Park. From the information on the original sign, the area is a mountain with soil and trees. Then the officers excavated and found it. They worked together with the villagers and the Fine Arts Department to restore it until they could see the structure of Khao Khlang Nok. Everything was made from laterite that was made into square blocks before being stacked on top of each other in layers. This zone will have a lot of tourists. There is no entrance fee.
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