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| (Thung Bu Lang Sunflower field) |
Date: 27 August 2018
Route: Panga Bay - Tambon Thung Bu Lang Satun
Attraction: Sunflower Field
Other than the famous Lopburi and Saraburi Sunflower fields, there is a smaller version of the Sunflower field in Satun. On the way from Krabi to Pak Bara, we stopped to visit the sunflower field at Thung Bu Lang.
We were not expecting to find any flowers from the sunflower field because it is not in season. Normally flowering starts around November and goes on until February, depending on the weather. The blooms in the sunflower field may last to about 10 days.
When we reached the Sunflower bed in Thung Bu Lang, we were quite impressed with the scenery. The Khao Tanan limestone hill and the lake surrounding it provide impressive backdrop for the vast landscape. In addition to the sunflower garden, visitors will visit Khao Tanan caves which has a small monastery. During peak season, the 10-acre lake provides water recreation facilities such as boating and kayaking.
Khao Tanan was once an island like any other island around the nearby ocean. Thousands of years ago the island was once surrounded by 4 - 5 meters of sea. The waves from the sea eroded the limestone hills and created caves with beautiful stalagmites and stalactites in the limestone hill. There is a steep staircase that allows visitors to climb the edge of the hill as high as 80 meters to a viewpoint. There is a small hut for visitors to rest and enjoy the view of the surrounding area from the top.
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| (Khao Tanan with a lake surrouding it) |
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| (The sunflower bed is filled with yellow flowering plants) |
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| (Two sunflower mascots) |
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| (The Bigfoot with Khao Tanan as backdrop) |
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| (The view from the other side of Khao Tanan) |
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| (Cows grazing near the cave) |
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| (A wishing well near Khao Tanan) |
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