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Travel Details for Doi Mae U-Kor’s Tung Dok Buatong |
  Location: Doi Mae U-Kor, Amphoe Khunyuam, Mae Hongson.
Good time to go: Wintertime around November to December.
How to get there: The North, Bangkok to Mae Hongson
From Bangkok, take Highway number 32 through Ayutthaya, Singh Buri, Chainat and Uthai Thani, then make your way onto Highway number 1 towards Nakorn Sawan.
From Nakorn Sawan, make your way onto Highway no.1 through Kamphaeng Petch, Tak, Thoen towards Lamang, then take a left turn onto Highway number 108 through Amphoe Hang-Dong, Jomthong, Hod to reach Mae Hongson by Amphoe Mae-Sariang and Mae La Noi while Khunyuam is a little further, with a total distance of about 924 kilometers.
From the city of Mae Hongson, go along Highway number 108. At kilometer 201, make your way onto Highway number 1263 for about 12 kilometers before turning onto Baan Na Ngew to Baan Hua Ha route and further for another 14 kilometers to reach Doi Mae U-Kor.
From Chiang Mai’s Amphoe Mae Jam, go along Highway number 1263 (Mae Jam to Khunyuam) onto the junction into Baan Na Ngew to Baan Hua Ha for about 76 kilometers before taking a turn for another 14 kilometers to reach Doi Mae U-Kor also.
Other Tourist Attractions
Namtok Mae Surin, about 12 kilometers away from Tung Dok Buatong, is one of Thailand’s highest waterfalls with the height of 220 meters. Its only one floor makes the falling water look grand and very beautiful-with its peak beauty between November – December. In Khunyuam area there is an interesting temple Wat Muai Toh-a WWII Japanese military hospital with a structure of Tai Yai’s architecture; a fine Mon-styled Decorated Pagoda; the whole – treakwood Preaching Hall and Image Hall of Tai Yai Style.
Where to shopping:
One the other side of Wat Muai Toh is Amphoe Khunyuam’s Local Cultural Center the place that collects the local arts and cultures in the old days of the district. Tourists may buy local products with many a variety as souvenirs.
Where to stay:
When the tour is done, a homestay for a change from typical resorts is recommended at Baan Tohphae-Baan Luang Home Stay, about 19 kilometers away from Tung Dok Buatong. Here a lot of avtivites are available at your choice includeing bicycling to explore the village, the fields; the hills with Sa-due creek and Maenam Yuam river running through. And if you come during the local grand holy events that last as long as 10 months, you will also have a chance to experience the all year – round local cultural holy events. |
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