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Amphoe Pak Phanang
Ban Rang Nok
Ban Rang Nok is famous for the numerous swallow bird nests
located in the town. Several houses and buildings have been closed
because of the immense number of swallows inhabiting them. These
birds make the houses their homes, though they predominantly inhabit
caves and mountains. However, the nests are not easily accessible
as they are in private properties.
Museum Honouring the King for the Development
of Pak Phanang Basin
Museum Honouring the King for the Development of Pak Phanang
Basin is a museum conceived by the Project to Develop Pak Phanang
Basin by His Majesty the King that covers Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phatthalung
and Songkhla. The museum is in the project itself and consists of
His Majesty’s office, a meeting room and an exhibition room
on Pak Phanang’s history. For more information, contact tel.
0-7551-7933, 0-7551-7534.
Pak Phanang Coast and Talumphuk Cape
Pak Phanang Coast and Talumphuk Cape are the sites of a
severe storm in Nakhon Si Thammarat in 1962. The coast of Pak Phanang
is a long beach with the Talumphuk cape to the north jutting out
into the Gulf of Thailand like a crescent moon. Some villages are
located on the part that is connected to Nakhon Si Thammarat Bay,
while the gulf coast has a beautiful, pine-lined beach. To get to
both places, take Highway No. 4013 (Nakhon Si Thammarat-Pak Phanang),
and then 16 kilometres on a road to Pak Phanang. Both sides of the
road are lined with shrimp farms and mangrove forests.
Wat Nantharam
Wat Nantharam used to be called Wat Tai and currently houses
Luang Pho Phut, a red sandstone Buddha image from the Ayutthaya
period. Pak Phanang people worship this sacred image. In addition,
the temple houses a giant phallic symbol found at Khao Kha archaeological
site that is believed to be around 1,200 years old, from the 7th-9th
century. The symbol is carved from limestone and is the most complete
in southern Thailand. The temple is at Chai Nam Road, on the western
side of Pak Phanang.
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