Phu Khieo Wildlife Sanctuary

About

Location

Phu Khieo Wildlife Sanctuary is located in North Eastern Thailand, in Chaiyaphum Province.

It is approximately 508 km from Bangkok.

History

The sanctuary was established in 1972.

Ecosystem

Phu Khieo features a diverse ecosystem of hill evergreen, dry evergreen, and deciduous dipterocarp forests, along with grasslands (Thung Kamang).

It is home to 111 mammal species, 419 bird species and 110 known reptile species.

Notable species include: Asian Elephants, Indochinese Tiger, Indochinese Leopards, Clouded Leopards, Marbled Cats, Asian Golden Cats, Jungle Cats and Indochinese GreyLangur.

Size

Phu Khieo Wildlife Sanctuary covers an area of 1,560 km².

Phu Khieo Wildlife Sanctuary

Getting There

Pang Sida is fairly remote and not easily accessed using public transport, so it is best to visit by car. In the rainy season a 4wd would be beneficial. The journey from Bangkok takes approximately 4hrs.
Simply enter "Pang Sida National Park entrance" in your sat nav.

Opening Times and Entrance Fees

Opening Time: 07:00

Closing Time: 18:00

Thai Citizen:

Foreigners:

Cars:

Accomodation

In the Park

The park has a campsite with basic amenities.

There are a number of houses available to rent, prebooking through the department of National Parks website at portal.dnp.go.th is neccessary.

Outside the Park

The nearest town is

Essential

Help

Recommended Sites

https://hec.naturewildlifeassoc.org/