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Saraburi Attractions:
Muak Lek Food Market
This is lacated on Mitraphap
Road(High way No.2), halfway from Saraburi to Pak Chong. This
place is a centre for various kind of local food including curry
puffs, sweet meat, fresh vegetables and fruits, and dairy and meat
products.
Muak Lek Arboretum
This is an intermediate forested area
between Muak Lek and Pak Chong Districts, 37 kms. from
Saraburi on Highway No.2. The entrance is near the Muak Lek Food
Market. The area is shady and very pleasant with a stream where
visitors can enjoy swimming.
Namtok Chet Sao Noi
This waterfall is 9 kms. beyond the
Muak Lek Arboretum. There are many resorts on the route to the
waterfall. The waterfall has many levels and offers a spacioud
shady swimming area.
Tham Phra Phothisat
This cave houses a bas-relief Buddha
image
of the Dvaravati period as well as beautiful stalactite and
stalagmite formations. It is located at Tambon Thap Kwang, Ampkoe
Kaeng Khoi,
15 kms. from the town along Highway No. 2 and 11 kms.
along an
access road.
Tham Phrathat Charoentham
his is another beautiful
cave, which is full of stalactites and stalagmites. It is located
at Tambon Song Khon, Amohoe Kaeng Khoi, 22 kms. from Saraburi
along Highway No.2.
Pa Sak River Trip
The Pasak River, which runs through the area of Amphoe Kaeng
Khoi, offers beautiful scenery of forests and high cliffs along
the riverside. Boat trips are operated by some riverside resorts
such as the Supalai Pasak Resort, 13 kms. beyond Kaeng Khoi
market.
Major Events
Tak Bat Dok Mai
(Merit-Making Festival) This impressive merit-making
ceremony coincides with the start of the annual three-month Rains
Retreat (around June-July), when Buddhist monks must remain
in
their temples. Devotees offer flowers and incense to a procession
of monks who then ascend to the Shrine of the Holy Footprint
where they present the offering as tribute to Buddha.
Local Food and Products
Marble
Products
Marble manufacturers are found at Tambon Na
Phra Lan on the way to Amphoe Phra Phutthabat. The products are
noted for theit diversity and used for construction materials,
interior decoration down to small pieces of gifts, all crafted in
fine workmanship.
Sao Hai Hand-woven Fabrics
The weaving of the Sao Hai
materials is an art handed down from the past by the Chiang Saen
people who migrated from the north. While retaining the
traditional way os handlooming, the villagers have also been
trained by the Department of Industrial Promotion in both designs
and types of material which mow include Madmi, Pha Khao Ma,
blankets, Pha Thung (native skirts) and satchels.
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