Developing the Wildlife Tourism Routes in the Natural World Heritage Area of Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai
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This article aimed to 1) assess the resource potential for supporting wildlife tourism in the Natural World Heritage Area of Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai and 2) develop the wildlife tourism routes in the Natural World Heritage Area of Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai. The data were collected using the resource potential assessment form for supporting wildlife tourism and were statistically analyzed using frequency and percentage. The assessment of tourism resource potential in six locations revealed that Nong Phak Chi Wildlife Watching Tower and Khao Yai National Park had the highest total score, followed by the viewpoint at kilometer 30 (Route 2090). As for the Butapod Wildlife Watching Tower of Pang Sida National Park and the Thung Krating Wildlife Watching Tower of Ta Phraya National Park, the resource potential scores were at moderate levels. Meanwhile, Pha Men of Thap Lan National Park had an inappropriate resource potential score of 45.3%. Regarding the study of wildlife tourism routes in the Natural World Heritage Area of Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai, it was found that the designs of wildlife tourism route 1 (the Big Five Wildlife Tourism Route, the Natural World Heritage Area of Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai, 4 days and 3 nights stay), route 2 (Bird Watching of Khao Yai National Park, day trip), and Route 3 (Butterfly Watching of Pang Sida National Park) had 8 attractions that had potential to connect tourism inside the national park.
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