[2025 Khao Khitchakut Attraction] Travel Guide for Khao Khitchakut National Park (Updated Jun)

1. Address - Khao Khitchakut National Park, Chanthaburi Province🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲 Highlights - The atmosphere is shady and the air is very cool. You need to be very patient. The atmosphere above is cool. If you go early in the morning, there will be a sea of ​​fog. Score - 10/10 How to get there - 🚙🚙🚙By car or bus Tourist attractions - #Nature trip Khao Khitchakut #Missing nature #Waiting for the day to travel #Thailand #National park worth visiting #trip #Trip to ask for blessings and worship 🙏🙏🙏 #Spiritual attractions 🏖️Environment/Facilities:🕰️bOpening hours:📍Address:

⛰️ Pay homage to the footprint of Phra Phutthabat Phluang, Khao Khitchakut, Chanthaburi ✨️Phra Phutthabat Phluang is another place where many people respect and travel to pay homage to the footprint of the Buddha. 🪨 The footprint of the Buddha found on the rock and there is a stone that looks like a large footprint of the Buddha, located on the cliff. ⛰️How to get there You can pin it to Wat Phluang, Khao Khitchakut District, Chanthaburi and buy a ticket from the officer to go to the top of Khao Khitchakut. 🚶‍♂️Recommended nature study trail to the top by the ancient trail of Ban Klaeng, Wat Khok Taphong. This trail is a route that locals in the area use to walk to the top of the mountain. And along the way, there is nature and a stream. #Spiritual travel destination #Khao Khitchakut

Hello everyone, today I will take you to another place to escape the heat. During this time, it may rain, but it is definitely not a problem for traveling. Today, I will take everyone to visit Krathing Waterfall, a very beautiful waterfall. If we go up to the top level, we will be able to see the view of the park in Tambon Phluang. There are 13 levels of this waterfall, but we can only go to level 8. Each level has a name based on the characteristics of the waterfall. The distance between each level is not far. This time, I got to walk through the forest and experience nature. It was very refreshing. As for the park entrance fee, Thai tourists, adults 40 baht, children 20 baht, foreigners, adults 200 baht, children 100 baht. 📍Khao Khitchakut National Park, Chanthaburi ⛺️There is also a tent site. Anyone who is interested can contact the officer. 👍🏻Experience nature a lot. #Where to travel this summer #Chanthaburi is worth visiting #Chanthaburi #Visit Chanthaburi #Waterfall #Visit waterfalls #Tent site

Newly opened cafe with Japanese atmosphere. It is both a cafe, drinks and food service. Anyone who comes to make a pilgrimage to Khao Khitchakut must not miss it. Suitable for photography lovers, the shop has a service to rent clothes for taking pictures as well. Follow me 📍18/5 Tambon Phluang, Amphoe Khao Khitchakut, Chanthaburi 22210 #Missing nature #Cafe review #Thailand #Secret location

#temple fair 2023 🏯🙏 Khaokhitchakud, Chantaburi Province 🏯🙏 Today, we will take you to Khao Khitchakut in Chantaburi. It takes about 4 hours from Bangkok. We start our journey at midnight and arrive around 4 am. We can start. First, we have to buy a ticket for the 4x4 vehicle from the mountain. It costs 200 baht per person for both up and down. Once the vehicle reaches 6 km, we have to walk for another 2 hours to go up to the top of the mountain, the footprint of the Buddha, and then walk for almost another hour to go to Pha Daeng, the highest point that we can go to.

#ShareTravelPlan Today, I'm sharing a travel plan in Chanthaburi. Start with traveling to Wat Phluang, the first place I recommend taking pictures. After that, buy a ticket to go up the mountain for 200 baht and a park entrance fee for 40 baht. On the way back down, stop by a souvenir shop with very cute prices and go to the accommodation, Likula. The next morning, stop by the durian orchard and Thewika Cafe and go straight to the beach. I recommend Chao Lao, it's very quiet. Continue to Wat Kham Nu and the restaurant Ruean Rim Nam. After eating, go straight home.

How to get there Private car / public transportation Tourist attractions Khao Khitchakut, Chanthaburi Province Once a year, Khao Khitchakut, Chanthaburi Province, will open the mountain only once to allow all those who have faith to go up and pay homage to the Buddha's footprint on top. This year, Cook had the opportunity to go up again. So I would like to bring pictures to friends who are deciding whether to go or not!! Opening period: January 22 - March 22, 2023 Not too far from Bangkok, bring good fortune to welcome the new year #Chanthaburi #Khao Khitchakut #Khao Khitchakut #VisitChanthaburi #VisitThailand #Spiritual #SpiritualDontMiss #Worship #VisitThailand #Khitchakut

Annual merit-making festival of Chanthaburi Province 🙏 Traditional worship of the Buddha's footprint at Khao Khitchakut, Phra Bat Phluang, Chanthaburi, year 2023 🙏 which is an important tradition with many Buddhists and tourists heading to make a pilgrimage. It is a sacred tradition that Thai people respect. In this life, we should find an opportunity to go once. This year, the schedule is open to worship the Buddha's footprint on Khao Khitchakut. Plan your trip #PupPupTour

🙏🏻The tradition of worshiping the footprint of Phra Phutthabat Phluang on Khao Khitchakut, Chanthaburi is a sacred tradition that Thai people highly respect. Every year, Thai people from all over the country will flock to worship the footprint of the Buddha for good fortune once in their lives. 👉🏻“Belief that” if you walk up to worship the footprint of Phra Phutthabat Phluang on the top of Khao Khitchakut, you will receive great merit and can ask for one wish. Most people who go to ask for a wish usually have their wishes fulfilled. 🚶🏼‍♂️Walk up the mountain for about 1.2 kilometers. The path to walk up is a normal forest path alternating with stairs and wooden balconies at steep points and large rocks. 🙏🏻Things for worshiping the footprint (available at the service point or you can bring your own) -Incense sticks. Use 3 or 9 incense sticks. -Candles. Use 2 sticks. -Flowers. -Gold leaf. 💵Service rates for individuals Enter the Khao Khitchakut National Park area - Thai people, adults 20 baht, children 10 baht - Foreigners, adults 100 baht, children 50 baht 📍Traveling to worship the footprint of Phra Bat Phluang, Khao Khitchakut 🚘By private car, set the GPS to Wat Krathing or Wat Phluang. There is a parking lot. Then there is a queue of songthaews to go up 🚎Take a van or bus to Chanthaburi, get off at Khao Rai Ya Intersection, then take a car from the intersection to Wat Phluang or Wat Krathing 🚌BMTA worship tour, price per person 499 baht, excluding the 200 baht per person car fee up the mountain and the entrance fee to Khao Khitchakut National Park #Entertainment park

In 2013, the Phra Bat mountain will be open for climbing between 11 February - 11 April 2013. We invite tourists to climb Phra Bat mountain to worship the Buddha's footprint, see the scenery and see the strangely shaped rocks. Khao Khitchakut National Park is located in the area of ​​Khao Khitchakut or Khao Phra Bat forest, Makham District and Khao Khitchakut Subdistrict, Chanthaburi Province. It consists of mountains and beautiful scenery. The highest peak is 1,000 meters high. There are beautiful natural conditions such as Krathing Waterfall and geological phenomena related to Buddhist legends, especially in terms of religious beliefs about the Buddha's footprint on the top of Khao Khitchakut. It covers an area of ​​approximately 58.31 square kilometers or 36,444.05 rai. #SleepChillBeautifulAccommodation #BookLuxuryHotel #MissNature

Address Tambon Phluang, Soi 9, the way up to the dam and Khao Khitchakut Atmosphere/Location Good atmosphere, beautiful photo angles, photography lovers shouldn't miss it. The atmosphere is like being abroad. Highlight Ichiko = strawberry milk Average price per person, water price 125 baht/glass Score 9/10 (Atmosphere) #TravelAbroad #GoToAchieveAchieveCafe

Countdown! "Khao Khitchakut, Chanthaburi Province" is preparing to open for tourism early 2023. It can be said that it is another destination that religious people and travelers who like to exercise their legs have been waiting to go to. Next year, Khao Khitchakut is preparing to reopen again. The date has been announced as January 22, 2023 - March 22, 2023, a long 2-month period. For religious people and travelers who are looking forward to traveling up the mountain to worship the footprint of Phra Phutthabat Phluang, it's time to plan your trip and start exercising your body. But from the looks of it, it shouldn't be too tiring (I think) because the weather will probably be nice and not too hot. If traveling by private car, take Sukhumvit Road. When you reach the Khao Rai Ya intersection, turn left onto Highway No. 3249 for about 24 kilometers, using the way up to Khao Phra Bat Phluang. When you reach Wat Phra Bat Phluang, you must park your personal car in the parking lot. Then there are cars available to take you up Khao Phra Bat. Because Khao Khitchakut is a national park area, private cars are definitely not allowed to enter because the road is very steep. Plus, there are laterite all the way, so there are 2 ways to get to the top of the mountain: Hike up, which takes 7-8 hours Take a four-wheel drive vehicle provided by the temple There are 2 service points for Khao Khitchakut: Wat Phluang: This temple is located right on the way up the mountain, which is the most popular point because there is a large parking lot and various shops. If you take a car from this temple, you have to take 2 transfers. The first transfer goes halfway up, then you have to take another transfer to reach the top. At this stop, there is a pagoda in the middle of the mountain for you to pay homage to. Wat Kating: This temple is not far away. This place provides a single transfer service to the top. There is a moderate amount of parking space, but if there are a lot of people, you may have to park outside the temple. Khao Khitchakut is located in Khao Khitchakut National Park, Tambon Phluang King, Amphoe Khao Khitchakut, Chanthaburi Province. On top is a Buddha footprint enshrined, which is 1,050 meters above sea level, making it the highest in Thailand. It is said that whoever comes to pay homage to the footprint of the Lord Buddha on the top of Khao Khitchakut is like being in the presence of the Lord Buddha, who will receive great merit and happiness. If you come to pray, your wishes will come true. #Red cloth #Khao Khitchakut Red cloth The Red Cloth Square is located beyond the Phra Bat Square. It is another place where many people often travel to write their wishes on the red cloth, with the belief that once they write their wishes on the cloth, their wishes will come true. In fact, the officials originally hung the red cloth to indicate the danger of the area, because this area is the end of the border on Khao Khitchakut, which is very steep. However, after more and more people started writing their wishes, this place has become another important spot when traveling up Khao Khitchakut. There are 9 important places to pay homage to on Khao Khitchakut, with only 5 secrets to praying at, and you have to pray for only one thing. It is also believed that when you come back down from the mountain, your wishes will come true. The best time to climb Khao Khitchakut Time when there are few people > 13.00-20.00 every day (Recommend Saturday-Sunday is the best) Time when you should avoid crowds > 21.00-08.00, there will be a lot of people #mind_madge #driveallthetimeiftiredthenrest #thailand #missnature #waitingforthedaytodepart #travelchanthaburi

Khao Khitchakut National Park or Khao Khitchakut is located in Chanthaburi Province. It is a pilgrimage trip that is popular with religious people every year.

Today we take everyone to Khao Khitchakut National Park, Chanthaburi Province. Here, there is a tradition of climbing Khao Khitchakut to pay homage to the Buddha's footprint. It is considered an important sacred place that is open every year. 👉Opening-closing time: February 2 - April 2, 2022 🚙How to get there We can set the GPS to the park. When you arrive, there will be a point selling cars to take you up the mountain. There is a round-trip fee of 200 baht per person. During the COVID period, proof of vaccination and ATK test results are required before going up. The car will travel to a certain point. Then there will be a path for us to walk for about 1 kilometer to reach the Buddha's footprint. #National park worth visiting

🙏 Worship and make merit at Khao Khitchakut 🪨 “Tradition of worshiping the footprint of Phra Phutthabat Phluang” P.S. It’s not as difficult as you think. Just follow the specified steps. Easy to book, convenient. This year, there are fewer people, so walking is very comfortable. The mountain is scheduled to open on February 2 - April 2, 2022. For more information, Khao Khitchakut - Phra Bat Phluang, Chanthaburi Coordinates: Khao Khitchakut, Phluang Subdistrict, Khao Khitchakut District Chanthaburi Province ________________ #National park worth visiting

Khao Khitchakut is a place that many people may know well and call it the land of merit because traveling up to pay homage is not easy for everyone to do because the journey is quite difficult. Some parts are stairs, some parts are rocky, so it requires quite a lot of strength. But what makes you forget all the tiredness is # missing nature. The natural atmosphere, whether day or night, is equally charming. In addition to making merit, you also get the feeling of hiking to see various trees. For those who love hiking and have a partner who is a meritorious person, I assure you that a trip to Khao Khitchakut must be a happy trip for sure. #

Tradition of worshiping the Buddha's footprint, Khao Khitchakut, 2022 #What to do before going up Khao Khitchakut.. Let's see #How to book There is a picture of the booking at the end of the post 1.. Book a queue to get on the bus on the 𝙌𝙪𝙪𝙌 application (select the Event topic) When the booking is successful, a queue card will appear. To show the officer on the day of the trip 2.. Must have received 2 doses of vaccine 3.. Have a document showing a negative COVID test result from a government or private hospital certified by the Ministry of Public Health by RT-PCR or ATK method (not more than 72 hours) Or ATK test results shown in Mor Prom (How to show the ATK results from the self-test in the Mor Prom application, put it in the first comment) ----- #Expenses Before buying a ticket, everyone must show proof of vaccination and COVID test results. With the officer first 🚗 Round-trip car fee up the mountain 200 baht / person (Cannot bring a private car up) ⛰️ Park entrance fee 20 baht / person (Pay at the entrance of the park, must take a car first, and the driver will stop for you to pay in front of the park) ----- Khao Khitchakut is in Khao Khitchakut National Park. On top is the Buddha's footprint, which is considered the highest in Thailand. 1,050 meters above sea level . The annual Khao Khitchakut Buddha's Footprint Worship Festival 2022 will be held until April 2, 2022. There are 2 points for Khao Khitchakut car service to choose from: Wat Krathing and Wat Phluang (select when booking in the app where to get on the car) I have captured some of the atmosphere for everyone. ----- 📌 Location: Khao Khitchakut National Park #Khao Khitchakut #Khao Khitchakut Buddha's Footprint #Buddha'sFootprint #tripzeed #Chanthaburi

Another sacred place worth paying homage to, which is highly respected and is another place worth visiting for spiritual travelers who love the adventure of traveling up the mountain.

“Khao Khitchakut”✨ Located in Khao Khitchakut National Park, Tambon Phluang King, Amphoe Khao Khitchakut, Chanthaburi Province It is home to the footprint of the Lord Buddha which is 1,050 meters above sea level considered the highest in Thailand. It is said that if anyone comes to worship the footprint of the Lord Buddha on the top of Khao Khitchakut It is like being in the presence of the Lord Buddha which will receive great merit and will have only happiness and prosperity If you come to pray for a wish, your wish will come true 🙏🏻✨ 📢 Time when there are few people > 13.00-20.00 every day (Recommended on Saturday-Sunday) 📢 Time when you should avoid crowds > 21.00-08.00, there will be especially many people ⏰⏰ #WorldHeritage#VisitHistoricalSite #WaitingForTheDayToTravel#MissNature#SecretCoordinates#MissingTheForestsAndMountains#NatureTherapy

📍Address: Wat Phluang, Khao Khitchakut, Chanthaburi

For those who want to relax, we recommend the park accommodation in Chanthaburi Province. It has facilities and allows you to enjoy the peace and nature. For those who don't want to bring their own tents, the park has daily rooms for you. The rooms are clean, spacious, and the air conditioning is very cool. For campers, the park also provides accommodation for tourists to relax. The area around the park's accommodation is shady with trees, perfect for breathing fresh air, capturing beautiful scenery, or playing in the waterfall to cool off. There are also many activities such as boating, water biking, and camping. We recommend that campers come and visit us. ⛺🛏️ 📍Address: 34 7, Tambon Phluang, Amphoe Khao Khitchakut, Chanthaburi 22210 🕰️bOpening hours: Mon-Sun 06:00 - 16:30 #ChanthaburiCheckin #VisitChanthaburi #tripmoments #KratingNamtok #KhaoKitchakutNationalPark

Khao Khitchakut National Park is a great travel destination near Bangkok. It features waterfalls, diverse birds, fish, and wildlife, making it perfect for a holiday getaway. Bring the kids to enjoy the water and explore the park. There are also restaurants available for dining within the park. 📍Entrance fees: - Thai children: 20 THB - Thai adults: 40 THB - Seniors aged 60 and above: Free 📍Foreign visitors: - Children: 100 THB - Adults: 200 THB

🗻Khao Khitchakut 2025 Khao Khitchakut Opening Schedule and Travel Method🌳 A merit-making trip to Chanthaburi, Khao Khitchakut 2025, pay homage to the Buddha's footprint. This year, the tradition of climbing Khao Khitchakut 2025 will be open from January 29 to March 29, 2025. For those who plan to travel, come and pray for blessings with us. Here are the ways to travel to Khao Khitchakut, how to prepare, and how to book a queue to climb Khao Khitchakut. 🌳🗻 Khao Khitchakut is located in Khao Khitchakut National Park, Tambon Phluang King, Amphoe Khao Khitchakut, Chanthaburi Province. On top is the Buddha's footprint, which is 1,050 meters above sea level, considered the highest in Thailand. It is said that whoever comes to pay homage to the Buddha's footprint on the top of Khao Khitchakut is like being in the presence of the Lord Buddha, who will receive great merit and happiness and prosperity. If you come to pray for a blessing, your wish will come true. 🌳🌈 Tourist attractions on Khao Khitchakut 🌳🌈 Along the way up the mountain, there will be a stop to worship sacred objects such as the stone pagoda, the footprint of the monk, the inverted alms bowl stone, the hermit cave, the stone that looks like a giant turtle and elephant. When you reach the top of Khao Khitchakut, there will be a very beautiful view. The air is cool and comfortable, you can breathe fresh air. You can see the view of the Sarabap mountain range, Khao Sukim, Koh Nom Sao, and the city of Chanthaburi clearly and beautifully. 🙏🏿 Beliefs about climbing Khao Khitchakut 🙏🏿 Khao Khitchakut is famous for its sacredness and is popular with tourists and Buddhists who come to worship the footprint of the Buddha, especially during the Chinese New Year festival, when many people come to worship the footprint of the Buddha and make a wish. The "footprint of the Buddha" is a mark on a large stone slab. There is a deep groove of about 2 meters, 1 meter wide and 2 meters long, found on the top of Phra Bat Mountain, about 4 kilometers from the Khao Khitchakut National Park office. #Schedule for opening Khao Khitchakut 2025 # This year, Khao Khitchakut is open for tourists and the general public to worship the footprint of Phra Phutthabat Phluang, Khao Khitchakut from January 29 - March 29, 2025. There will be a forest closing ceremony - opening ceremony from January 27, 2025 to March 29, 2025. ⭐Steps for booking Khao Khitchakut⭐ 👉You can book a queue to go up the mountain via the KCKQue app. For those who did not book in advance, you can also come to worship the footprint of the Buddha. You can also come to the event. With a schedule of 6,000 bookings per day, you can choose to go by car or walk. ⭐Download the KCKQue application 👉Click on the menu Reservation information / Select Add booking information / Select the type of ascent, walk / Book a service car at the desired point / Select the date and time you want to book to go up Khao Khitchakut. When filling in all the information 👉You will receive a Khao Khitchakut booking card as a QR Code. On the travel date, show the queue card to the officer. ⭐You can book no more than 5 bookings per day and each booking can specify no more than 50 followers per booking. Select the service point, the desired travel date and the desired time. Show the QR Code to the officer at the pick-up point and please arrive at the reserved time. 👉How to travel to Khao Khitchakut 🚙 Traveling by personal car, use Sukhumvit Road. When you reach the Khao Rai Ya intersection, turn left onto Highway No. 3249 for about 24 kilometers, using the way up to Khao Phra Bat Phluang. When you reach Wat Phra Bat Phluang, you must park your personal car in the parking lot. Then there is a car service to go up Khao Phra Bat. Because Khao Khitchakut is a national park area, private cars are strictly not allowed. This is because the road is very steep and laterite all the way. So, there are 2 ways to reach the top of the mountain: 🚶🏿♀️ Khao Khitchakut hiking point 👉 Walk up the way from Unit 1, travel along the car route for 5.6 kilometers to Phra Sivali Square, walk another 1 kilometer to Phra Bat Square 👉 Walk up the way from Ban Klaeng. There are cars from the Klaeng villagers who will drop you off at the mouth of the tunnel, which is the starting point of the walk. The distance to Phra Bat Square is 3.2 kilometers. Only pick up during the morning from 6:00-9:00 a.m. and return no later than 3:00 p.m. If going later, contact the guide. ⭐For those who will walk up Khao Phra Bat, limited to 500 people/day, divided into traveling to Unit 1 (Phra Bat Phluang) 350 people/day and traveling to Ban Klaeng 150 people/day⭐ 🚌 Use the Khao Phra Bat Khitchakut bus queue service, 24-hour bus queue service, takes about 15 minutes by car 💵👉Service rates for individuals entering Khao Khitchakut National Park 👉Thai people, adults 20 baht, children 10 baht 👉Foreigners, adults 100 baht, children

“To see how much merit we have, look at the time we are in hardship.” 🙏Khao Khitchakut Year 68 - Located in Tambon Phluang, Khao Khitchakut District, Chanthaburi Province - This year, it has been open to the public for more than 60 days. - It is about to close. - Open for climbing from January 29 - March 29, 68. - Open for service to climb and pay homage throughout the 90 days. - There is a queue of cars going up and down during the event all day. Come and climb whenever you want. 🙏 You can only make one wish. - Whoever walks up to the Buddha's footprint, go and pay homage. - Concentrate your mind. - Pray for only one wish (no cursing). - Someone once had their wish granted (no making vows). #90daysonceayear #climbKhaoKitchakut #KhaoKitchakut #onceayear #travelChanthaburi #pleasefollow #travelingdhammabhikkhu

#Get a discount without relying on luck "Red cloth" Khao Khitchakut Red cloth of faith of the Buddha's footprint To the highest point of Khao Khitchakut The origin is that the red cloth tied was to warn those traveling up the mountain that the distance after the red cloth tied is a dangerous path with a cliff. Going further is dangerous. When someone tied it, the people who came up tied it too. Until it became a belief that if you go up the mountain and don't reach the red cloth, it means you haven't reached Khao Khitchakut because it is considered the highest point. There is a trick for those who intend to come and ask for a blessing. Ask only one thing that you really intend to ask for, whether you ask from a deity or a deity. It is believed that it will bring success and fulfillment in every way. The fun part of me walking up to the red cloth point is that I got lost with my friends from walking up to the Buddha's footprint. I had been up for a long time and didn't see anyone. Oh, they must have all gone up to the red cloth. So I quickly climbed up and thought that going down would be easy. But..... When I reached the point before the red cloth, it was a steep path to walk down. From my experience, I thought that when I went down to a certain point, it would be a steep path to walk up. I was right. Almost gave up and walked back because I thought going up was tiring and going down was tiring... But the feeling of getting lost with friends and being afraid that they would wait for the result was that when we got up there, we didn't see anyone :) I had to come down alone. Note: When I went, the weather was good, it was drizzling, so walking wasn't hot and tiring. Let's go worship Buddha.

(0) Khao Khitchakut National Park Home / National Park / Khao Khitchakut National Park Number of visitors: 33845 Last edited: October 17, 2021 Khao Khitchakut National Park belongs to all Thai people. Please help preserve it for our children. General information In 2013, the Phra Bat mountain will be open for climbing between February 11 - April 11, 2013. We invite tourists to climb Phra Bat mountain to worship the Buddha's footprint, see the scenery and various strangely shaped rocks. Khao Khitchakut National Park is located in the Khao Khitchakut or Phra Bat forest area, Makham District and Khao Khitchakut Subdistrict, Chanthaburi Province. It consists of mountains and beautiful scenery. The highest peak is 1,000 meters high. There are beautiful natural conditions such as Krathing Waterfall and geological phenomena related to Buddhist legends, especially in terms of religious beliefs about the Buddha's footprint on Khao Khitchakut. It covers an area of ​​approximately 58.31 square kilometers or 36,444.05 rai. In 1958, the President of the Niyom Prai Samakhom Association wrote to the Minister of Agriculture, proposing to preserve Khao Khitchakut forest in Chanthaburi Province as a habitat for animals and establish it as a national park. The Royal Forest Department therefore ordered the Sri Racha Forest District to coordinate with the Chanthaburi Provincial Forest Department to proceed and issued Order No. 852/2517 dated July 30, 1974 for Mr. Sompol Wannakun, a forestry expert, to conduct a preliminary survey. The survey results, according to the survey report dated June 16, 1975, found that the area was mountainous and complex, with beautiful natural conditions, including caves, waterfalls, and abundant wildlife, making it suitable for establishing a national park. The National Park Division, Royal Forest Department, therefore proposed to the National Park Committee, which resolved in its 2/2518 meeting on October 22, 1975, that it be appropriate to issue a royal decree to designate the Khao Khitchakut forest area as a national park. The Royal Forest Department therefore proceeded to request the revocation of Khao Khitchakut Forest, which was a national forest reserve, according to the Ministerial Regulation No. 49, announced in the Government Gazette, Volume 82, Part 39, dated May 11, 1965, from being a national forest reserve first, with an announcement in the Government Gazette, Volume 93, Part 108, dated September 7, 1976. Later, Khao Khitchakut Forest was established as a national park, with a royal decree defining the Khao Khitchakut forest area in Tambon Takhian Thong, Tambon Chaman, Tambon Phluang, and Tambon Wang Saem, Makham District, Chanthaburi Province, covering an area of ​​36,687 rai or 58.70 square kilometers, as a national park. It was announced in the Royal Gazette, Volume 94, Part 38, dated May 4, 1977, as the 14th national park of Thailand. Later, a royal decree was issued to revoke some areas, totaling 242.95 rai, announced in the Royal Gazette, Volume 115, Part 64 A, dated September 24, 1998, leaving the Khao Khitchakut National Park area of ​​36,444.05 rai or 58.31 square kilometers. Topography The general topography is steep mountains due to the pushing of the earth's crust. The base rocks are igneous rocks such as granite, Jurassic period, approximately 135-180 million years old. The eastern side is very steep. The mountain ridges run in a northwest-southeast direction. The foothills in the southeast are slightly steep. The highest mountain is Khao Phra Bat, approximately 1,085 meters above sea level. There is a small plain to the west. On Khao Phra Bat, there are large, smooth round rocks scattered everywhere, especially in the area of ​​the Buddha's footprint, where there are very large rocks that can be seen from the plain outside the national park. The high mountains in Khao Khitchakut National Park are the source of important streams such as Khlong Krathing, Khlong Takhian, Khlong Thung Ple, Khlong Phluang, etc. These streams are the main source of water for the Chanthaburi River. Climate The climate in Khao Khitchakut National Park is influenced by the northeastern monsoon and the southwestern monsoon. From mid-October to mid-February, the weather is cold with clear skies. From mid-May to mid-October, the air is very humid, with clouds and heavy rain. The average rainfall is 2,900 millimeters per year. The summer season from February to April is the time when the influence changes from the northeastern wind to the southwestern monsoon. The average temperature throughout the year is 27 degrees Celsius. Flora and fauna The ecosystem in Khao Khitchakut National Park can be divided into two main types: tropical rainforest, which covers most of the national park; Plant species include red rubber, krabak, yong, mako, bunnak, luk ding, saraphi, nian dam, mafai, chik dong, masaeng, dee mai, lueat buffalo, samrong, krabok rang, etc. and the hill evergreen forest will be higher than 800 meters above sea level or will be found only on the mountaintop such as Khao Phra Bat Phluang. Plant species found include mako, krabok rang, saraphi, bunnak, tamang, borneol, plong, koh hiea, chanbai yai, rong, phlub, cinnamon and dee mai, etc. As for wildlife, since the forest is in a steep mountain range and the people living near the national park do not hunt animals because they already have a stable and lucrative occupation, which is fruit farming. Therefore, wildlife is still abundant, such as elephants, gaurs, fishing cats, black bears, deer, barking deer, goral, wild boars, crowned gibbons, large porcupines, striped civets, lesser mongooses, forest rabbits, squirrels, multi-colored bats, field quails, Chanthaburi white-backed pheasants, jungle fowls, wagtails, peacock doves, large squirrels, field centipedes, koel birds, yellow-headed bulbuls, fish-tailed serpents, magpies, yellow-breasted sunbirds, yellow turtles, thorn-tailed geckos, house geckos, red-headed geckos, lizards, monitor lizards, house skinks, pythons, yellow-bellied silkworm snakes, house toads, lotus frogs, house frogs, etc. In the streams, you can find sand carp, red-tailed minnows, garterfish, sand chiggers, stonefish, yellow catfish, flatfish, Thai gourami, gobies, bullfish, and stingrays.

The End of the Merit Border, Khao Khitchakut, Go (Red Cloth) In addition to the belief that you will gain merit if you come up to Khao Khitchakut, Phra Bat Phluang or Phra Phutthabat Phluang is enshrined on Khao Khitchakut. Phra Bat Phluang is a large footprint of the Buddha, 1 meter wide and 2 meters long, on a mountaintop 1,000 meters above sea level. #Khao Khitchakut 📍Address: In Chanthaburi Province, approximately 40 kilometers from Chanthaburi city. Hundreds of thousands of devotees travel to pay homage to the footprint of the Buddha and tie a red cloth on the mountaintop. Originally, the red cloth was a symbol indicating the danger of the area. But the heart of visiting Khao Khitchakut is the "footprint of the Buddha". "Phra Bat Phluang" or "Khao Khitchakut footprint" is considered the highest footprint of the Buddha in Thailand because the footprint is enshrined on a mountain 1,050 meters above sea level. It was discovered in 1854.

It's easy to book a plane or a car in one step. On the day we went, we booked tickets and booked a car through the Tip.com app. It was easy, convenient, and there was a discount. Traveling was convenient, so we didn't have to worry about being cheated. That day, we went to Khao Khitchakut in Chanthaburi. It was very beautiful. We were full of merit and joy. Next time, we'll definitely go. I recommend leaving extra time for walking up the mountain. It takes about 6 hours to go back and forth. You should book a place to stay near the route that we're going to take. As for us, we went up at 6 p.m. and came back down at about 1 a.m. I really wanted to stay there for a long time because the weather was good. We could meditate. The people were kind. There was food to eat all along the way up the mountain. It was convenient.

Annual Sangwong Pilgrimage Trip to the sacred Khao Khitchakut, filled with the strong faith of Thai Buddhists from all over the country. The smooth main road draws us closer to the path to the highest point, the main point of the mountain range, where the giant rocks on the cliff face are located. Bow down to pay homage to the Buddha's footprint. #KhaoKitchakut #PilgrimageTrip