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Pha Taem National Park

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Located about 25km north of Khong Chiam is Pha Taem National Park where brilliant cliff side views of Laos can be had.

About a 500m walk from the carpark to the base of the cliffs are some prehistoric cave paintings which are over 3,000 years old.

The painting were found by a professor and some students from Silpakorn University in 1981 and are believed to have been made over a very long period of time and tell the story of the people who made them. The earliest show human hands and a selection of animals whilst the newer show crops being planted and some primitive agricultural tools.

The park is also home to a series of unusual stone formations (similar to those found in Mukdahan National Park, 100km to the north of Ubon Ratchathani) and a selection of waterfalls, although you will need your own transport to reach the waterfalls.

The stone formations, known as Sao Chaliang and can be seen from the road once you enter the park. North of these sites there are three waterfalls Soi Sawan, Saeng Chan and Thung Namuang, all of which are obviously at their best during wet season.


Food and drinks are available in a shaded area by the car park and the park is best visited by hired motorcycle from Khong Chiam or Ubon Ratchathani as the park has no accommodation of its own -- Khong Chiam would get our vote over Ubon.



Text and/or map last updated on 20th August, 2009.

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