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Amphoe Phatthana Nikhom
Bee Farm
Location: Soi 24 Sai Tri, Mo 9 Phatthana Nikhom District,
Lop Buri 15220
The center distributes information and knowledge on Bee cultivation
in Thailand. It is also a place where natural bees’ products
including royal jelly, honey (from sunflower, natural honey extracts,
etc.) and other honey-related products are on sale.
Khuen Pa Sak Cholasit
The biggest reservoir in Central Thailand, the Pa Sak Cholasit
Dam was constructed as part of the Maenam Pa Sak Royal Development
Project, an initiative of King Bhumibol. Constructed in 1989, the
earth (soil)-filled dam with a clay core was granted the name by
His Majesty the King who presided over its opening on 25 November
1999. The Dam stretches over Lop Buri and Saraburi Provinces. It
is 4,860 meters long with a capacity of 785 million cubic meters.
Pa Sak Cholasit Dam is a major source of water for household, agriculture
and industrial use in Lop Buri and Saraburi Provinces. Moreover,
it helps prevent flooding on the Pasak riverside and Bangkok and
its outskirts. The dam also provides large-scale, fresh-water fish
for locals.
An emerging tourist attraction, Pa Sak Cholasit Dam offers a unique
opportunity to travel across the reservoir by train. The railway
was constructed along the dam’s ridge which leads to Pa Sak
Basin Museum and a scenic lookout point above the dam. The journey
offers a breathtaking and refreshing view of the reservoir, and
also a bed of sunflowers.
Getting to Pa Sak Cholasit Dam is easy. By car from Lop Buri city,
take Highway No. 3017 (Phatthana Nikhom – Wat Mueang) for a
total distance of 60 kilometers. It is highly recommended to take
the trip by train during November – January. The State Railway
of Thailand operates a special route to and from Bangkok-Pa Sak
Cholasit Dam every  Saturday,
Sunday and public holidays. For more information, contact tel: 02
223 7101 or 02 223 7020.
Sunflower Field
The largest sunflower field in Thailand is located in Tambon
Chong Sarika, Phatthana Nikom District. The panoramic sunflower
field has become Lop Buri’s major tourist attraction especially
during November to January when they are in full bloom. To travel
from Bangkok, drive along the Lop Buri-Saraburi Road for approximately
30 kilometers, then turn left into Highway No. 21 and proceed for
another 15 kilometers. Traveling from Lop Buri town center, the
sunflower field is located approximately 45 kilometers from the
town.
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