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The imposing Doi Inthanon, located in Chiang chiang mai tour Mai province, is the highest point in the country, and is often dubbed 'The Roof chiang mai tour of Thailand'. In Doi Inthanon National Park there are also several lesser summits to explore. chiang mai tour Geologically speaking, the mountain range is largely composed of granite batholiths that extend in a chiang mai tour southerly direction towards the Shan Hills range in Myanmar (Burma), and form the division between chiang mai tour the Ping River to the east and the Mae Chaem River to the west. The chiang mai tour park covers an area of 301,500 rai (482 sq km), taking in parts of the chiang mai tour Son Pa Tong, Jom Tong, and Mae Jam districts. This mountainous park is also home chiang mai tour to one of the most impressive waterfalls in Thailand, the Mae Ya Waterfall. 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Forests and Wild Animals - The chiang mai tour forested national parks of Thailand are immensely valuable towards preserving the country's heritage. In the chiang mai tour Doi Inthanon National Park the forests comprise hilly evergreen forests, pine forests, tropical rain forests, chiang mai tour and more. The park is also a source of many economically valuable woods like teak chiang mai tour and pine, but logging has been discouraged for a number of years now. Moreover, there chiang mai tour is a large variety of beautiful and colourful flowers, such as the forest rose, and chiang mai tour a host of other flora that cannot be seen anywhere else in Thailand. Sadly, many chiang mai tour animal species are becoming extinct due to destructive deforestation, and non-stop hunting by the hill chiang mai tour tribe people. But you can still sometimes catch a glimpse of tigers; and gibbons, deer, chiang mai tour wild pigs, Siamese hares, fowls and other animal life still abound, thanks to the vigilance chiang mai tour and protection of the park rangers. |
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