Mountains and lakes

by **willyboy** » August 28, 2006, 7:05 am

Hi, I'm new here.can anyone tell me are there any mountains or lakes near udon, if so which are the best.
Thanks

by **BKKSTAN** » August 28, 2006, 7:51 am

willyboy wrote:Hi, I'm new here.can anyone tell me are there any mountains or lakes near udon, if so which are the best.
Thanks

Which are the best? Guess it depends on ''How High and How Low''you feel or want to feel

There seem to be some little sized lakes in the township and I got a bit lost one time and drove up a ''small hill''.Other than those,you will have to transport yourself around to various areas for ''mountains'',lakes,rivers and waterfalls.A nice daytrip experience IMO

Ckok Dee

by **Bump** » August 28, 2006, 11:23 am

Easy day round trip up to the Loie area and you will find beautiful mountains. Lakes all voer the place hard not to find one on a trip. But I believe is is between Korat ah Heck can't rmember the name the toewwn now. Anyway along highwya 2 huge lake. Just before Khan Kean another large lake with camp grounds Ect. easy trip.

Which is better heck I don't know they all look pretty good.

by **Harry1534** » August 28, 2006, 12:22 pm

Head towards Phu Foilom, a lovely park set in the mountains. You can camp there and the views are wonderful.
On the way call in at the Thanngaam waterfall.
Both are about 40K from Udon Thani....there is a short cut but it's hard to find.

The other big National Park with mountains and lakes is Phu Pra Bat.

There are small (voluntary) entry fees to enter the parks. I usually opt for 20 bhat a person plus 20 for the car.

by **willyboy** » August 28, 2006, 5:10 pm

The National park at Phu Pra Bat and phu Foilom sound a good idea. are they very far. I dont know the area very well is Khaen Kean and Korat ah Heck very far?
Thanks

by **Bump** » August 28, 2006, 5:26 pm

Korat is about about a four to five hour drive, Khan Kean about a hour and half

by **Stevo** » August 28, 2006, 5:53 pm

willyboy wrote: is Khaen Kean and Korat ah Heck very far?
Thanks

It's "Khon Kaen".... and you may have trouble locating "Korat ah heck"
:lol:

by **BKKSTAN** » August 28, 2006, 6:16 pm

''Korat ah heck'' is right after Korat cop check!They love to pull you over in the early morning!

by **Bump** » August 28, 2006, 6:26 pm

Ok you guys are missing my slogan hire the handicapped I'm fun to watch.

If you go to Korat Ah Heck tough luck :lol:

by **Stevo** » August 28, 2006, 6:33 pm

Ahh!! Thanks Stan, that explains it... as I have a "Free2go" number for cop check :wink:

so I never found Ah Heck :lol:

Ray, we know you do it deliberately... and you're right, "fun to watch"

by **valentine** » August 28, 2006, 6:58 pm

I must admit to finding this cross Atlantic banter difficult to follow at times. Who was it said"two great nations seperated by a common language"? Or something like that anyway. :lol:

by **arjay** » August 28, 2006, 7:17 pm

Hi, I'm new here.can anyone tell me are there any mountains or lakes near udon, if so which are the best.

I too would recommend Phu Ruea National Park in Loie, though it's quite a long drive from Udon, so an overnight stay may be preferable. And Phu Foilom and Phu Pra Bat are both worthy of a visit.

by **canuck-viking** » August 28, 2006, 7:18 pm

Ubonrat is a lovely lake near Khon Kaen. It was formed by a dambut its a scenic area with lots to do...It is worth the trip. The Phru bat park is worth a day trip--its a scenic drive and a great place for a hike..although it can get very hot there

by **Bump** » August 28, 2006, 7:24 pm

Yep thats the one I thinking of and yes it is definetly worth the trip.

by **lee** » August 28, 2006, 7:37 pm

arjay wrote:I too would recommend Phu Ruea National Park in Loie, though it's quite a long drive from Udon, so an overnight stay may be preferable. And Phu Foilom and Phu Pra Bat are both worthy of a visit.

Loei is only 30-40 minutes by plane (Nok Air). You can leave on Friday afternoon and return Sunday evening, but remember the parks are closed for the rain season and will re-open in November I think.

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