Thailand has 96 national and marine parks, 100 wildlife sanctuaries and 65 forest parks, which together make up a full 13 percent of the land area. The park system, managed by the Royal Forestry Department, provides the visitor with easy access to the country’s natural treasures:

• the mountain pine forests of the north,
• the southern rainforests,
• the spectacular coral and marine life off both east and west coasts.

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