 Chai
Nat is home to the Chao Phraya Dam, built in 1956 to control the
water supply to farmland across the rich Central Plains. The nearby
Chai Nat Bird Sanctuary protects over 100 species of bird in huge
cages, and is the setting for the Straw Bird Fair every February.
There is also a large aquarium and handicraft shops.
Chai Nat Muni National Museum displays artifacts discovered
in the town, Thai and Chinese ceramics, several Buddha images
and votive tablets. Of its temples, Wat Phra Borommathat is the
oldest and largest, with a pagoda housing Buddha relics. Wat Mahathat
is an ancient temple, dating back to the Dvaravati period.
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 How
to get there
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Car
From Bangkok, take Highway No. 1 (Phahonyothin Road) and Highway
No. 32 passing Ang Thong, Sing Buri, and turn left at Km. 183
to Chai Nat, a total distance of 194 kilometres.
Bus
From Bangkok, there are both air-conditioned and non air-conditioned
buses to Ang Thong. Buses leave Mochit 2 Bus Terminal daily from
5.10 a.m.-5.30 p.m. It takes two and a half hours for the trip.
Contact Transport Co. Ltd, Tel: 0 2537 8055; Chai Nat Tour, Tel:
0 2936 3608 or 0 5641 2264.
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Festivals
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Straw Bird Fair
Straw Bird Fair This annual fair is organized by making good
use of straw, a by-product in rice farming. Various species of
huge straw birds will come perching on elaborately decorated floats
during the straw bird procession in early February of each year.
After the competition, all straw birds will be displayed at the
Chai Nat Bird Park. Local products and agricultural crops will
also be available in the fair.
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