Doi Inthanon National Park, Chiang Mai

Doi Inthanon is the highest peak in Thailand.

Doi Inthanon National Park is located near the northern city of Chiang Mai. At 2,565 metres, the park is the kingdom’s highest peak and its 482 sq km area forms one of the best mountain national parks in Thailand. Home to nearly 400 bird species and hailed as the epicenter of Thailand’s bird watchers, the Inthanon mountain range is also a sanctuary for such threatened animals as the Asiatic black bear and the leaf monkey.

Luxuriant flora such as orchids, lichens and mosses flourishes on its slopes.

-Thailand News (TN)