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Baan Maka Nature Lodge

12.84230 , 99.59081

Thailand

The best choice for lodging when visiting Kaengkrachan National Park. Set in a very natural surrounding with trees, pond, farmland, hill, bush and scrub.

Good place for non birding spouses to spend the day. Lots of area to explore.

The place is very popular so good to book well in advance. Nature lovers of all sorts come here. The food is excellent. Rooms have AC and hot water.

The resort grounds have a lot of birds. Even breeding Blue-winged Pittas in wet season. Around 300 species are recorded in the area. https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1867033

The owners are nature lovers and can update you on the local birdlife inside the park.

The park entrance is 15 minutes drive away.

The resort can arrange for transportation locally and further away.

http://www.baanmaka.com/

An excellent getaway from Bangkok anytime of the year.

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Coordinates were set by Peter Ericsson : 12.8423/99.5908 (2023-06-01 06:23:51 )

Site name was set by Peter Ericsson as "Baan Maka Nature Lodge" (2023-06-01 06:23:51 )

Edited by Peter Ericsson on 2023-06-10 09:15:56
The best choice for lodging when visiting Kaengkrachan National Park. Set in a very natural surrounding with trees, pond, farmland, hill, bush and scrub. Good place for non birding spouses to spend the day. Lots of area to explore. The place is very popular so good to book well in advance. Nature lovers of all sorts come here. The food is excellent. Rooms have AC and hot water. The resort grounds have a lot of birds. Even breeding Blue-winged Pittas in wet season. Around 300 species are recorded in the area. https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1867033 The owners are nature lovers and can update you on the local birdlife inside the park. The park entrance is 15 minutes drive away. The resort can arrange for transportation locally and further away. http://www.baanmaka.com/com/ An excellent getaway from Bangkok anytime of the year.
Edited by Peter Ericsson on 2023-06-10 09:00:19
The best choice for lodging when visiting Kaengkrachan National Park. Set in a very natural surrounding with trees, pond, farmland, hill, bush and scrub. The place is very popular so good to book well in advance. Nature lovers of all sorts come here. The food is excellent. Rooms have AC and hot water. The resort grounds have a lot of birds. Even breeding Blue-winged Pittas in wet season. Around 300 species are recorded in the area. https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1867033 The owners are nature lovers and can update you on the local birdlife inside the park. The park entrance is 15 minutes drive away. The resort can arrange for transportation locally and further away. http://www.baanmaka.com/

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