Sao Din Na Noi ‘Be stunned by the high stone valleys!’

To see a nice natural scenery, you don’t need to travel all the way to some place far or expensive. Instead, within a middle-sized country like Thailand, there are many beautiful spots that you can enjoy leisure sightseeing.

At Sao Din Na Noi, Nan Province, Thailand, it’s where you can have fun.

Sao Din Na Noi is in Si Nan National Park. This place is super amazing. It’s like you’re in some kind of western movie. The word ‘sao’ means ‘pole’. The word ‘din’ means ‘dirt’. You’re right. This whole place is surrounded with dirt poles and cliffs, which are high. It looks quite like Phae Muang Pee Forest Park in Phrae and the Yellowstone National Park in the movie ‘2012’.

Geologists presume that earth and stone falling on top of each other when the earth’s crust moves caused Sao Din Na Noi and other similar structures. When crusts move, it causes the land above to collapse or breakdown giving birth to weird looking structures. Wind, rain, and other natural forces, help shaped these structures into spheres, cones, pillars, etc. over millions of years. Some structures are massive walls of earth scattered everywhere.

It’s possible that all dirt poles are over 10,000 years old. All dirt poles caused by raing and water eroding. Not only that, some ancient weapons like axes have also been found. That means, humans inhabited here before.

This place is good for whoever love leisure activities. You can get your family or your love one to go with you. Enjoy some time together. The location is perfect for taking photos. There are cliffs and green trees all over it. There are wooden stairways for walking up to the top of the cliffs, which are perfect for sightseeing.

How to get there

Sao Din Na Noi is located in Chiangkhong District Nan Province, which is on the west side of Sri Nan National Park.

It’s best for you to get there by a personal car. You should start your trip from Bangkok. Drive through Nakhon Sawan, Phitsanulok, and Phrae. Then, after reaching Phrae, you use the Highway 101 until you reach Wiang Sa County. Then turn right into Chao Fah Road. From the Highway 1026, you should be able to reach Na Noi County. Soon you will find an intersection, which allows you to turn left into the road 1083. Just keep going along the road for about 10 kilometres and you will find the sign ‘Sao Din Na Noi’. Just follow the sign. If you do not have car, you can contact tour agency in Chiang Mai and Nan to provide the car rental with driver to you.

Opening hours and Entrance fee : Opens daily from 8 am until 5 pm. Admission is 20 THB for a Thai adult, 10 THB for a Thai child, 100 THB for a foreign adult, and 50 THB for a foreign child.

Note : Not accessible for wheelchair user