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Phu Wua Wild Life Reserve Area

Location and Boundary
The Phu Wua Wild Life Reserve Area occupies an area of 186.5 square kilometers, or 116,562 rai, covering areas of Amphoe Bung Kan, Amphoe Seka, Amphoe Phon Charoen, and King Amphoe Bung Khong Long, all within Nong Khai Province.

Geographic Characteristics
The Phu Wua Wild Life Reserve Area is located on the northernmost part of the region, almost adjacent to the Laotian border where the two borders run parallel to the Mekhong River. The area is about 150-300 meters above sea level. Natural jungles include Teng Rang Forest, dry evergreen forest, and wet evergreen forest. Phu Wua Wild Life Reserve Area

Wild Animals
The area is the habitat for many kinds of wild animals, including elephants, tigers, leopards, bears, palm civet, pheasants, wild fowl, monkeys, gibbons, and several species of birds.

Traveling to Phu Wua Wild Life reserve Area
It is accessible from Nong Khai township by Highway No.212 to Amphoe Bung Kan, a distance of 135 kilometers. There are two routes of daily bus service operated by the Transport Company Limited, i.e.Route No.4193 leaving Nong Khai for Bung Kan every hour, and Route No.244 leaving Udon Thani for Nakhon Phanom every 45 minutes.
There ore two sightseeing routes in Phu Wua Area:
1. The Phu Wua Wild Life Reserve Area Office Route: Leave Bunq Kan for Ban Chaiyaphon (24 kilometers); then from Ban Chaiyaphon to Ban Put Sawat (5 kilometers); turn right (for 2,5 kilometers) to arrive or the Area Office. From here one can walk for 3 kilometers to Tham Fun and to Huo Phu, a distance of 1.9 kilometers more.
2. Chanaen. Waterfall Check Point Route: Leaving Ban Bung Kan for Ban Chaiyaphon (24 kilometers), continue to Bung Thung Sai Jok (Ban Chaiyaphon-Seka Rood) for another distance of 15 kilometers. Then make a left turn at Ban Thung Sai Jok and go 7 kilometers to Chanaen Waterfall, One can walk from the Check Point to Chanaen Waterfall, 1.6 kilometers, or walk to Tham Chan Pha, only 500 meters.
Another route is from Bang Chaiyaphon-Thung Sai Jok-Don Siat, a distance of 22 kilometers; then make a left turn to the Fall through a 6 kilometer road.

Areas of Interest
On top of the eastern region of Phu Tog is a wide stone platform having a very beautiful design caused by rain erosion. The altitude of this spot is about 330 meters, thus providing clear views for a considerable distance-even locations such as Phu Kwai, Phu Ngu. and Phu Mo Kao in the Lao PDR.

Tham Fun Waterfall
This fall is located in the vicinity of Ban Phu Sawar, Tambon Nong Doen, Amphoe Bung Kan, 33 kilometers from the district township, and 169 kilometers from the provincial capital. The general area beautiful deciduous forest. Thorn Fun, a peaceful cave, is located nearby.

Tham Phra Waterfall
This beautiful two-level waterfall in the Phu Wua Wild Life Reserve Area originates from a stream called Huai Bang Bat. The height between levels is approximately 50 meters. A stone platform under the fall becomes a large reservoir where one can enjoy swimming during the rainy season. Thorn Phra Waterfall is about 34 kilometers from Amphoe Seka township, and about 256 kilometers from the provincial capital.

Chet Si Waterfall
Formerly this waterfall was called Huai Ka-am Waterfall. It is fed by Huai Ka-am Stream which cascades from the high cliff and reflects afternoon sunlight causing several colours, thus the name of Cher Si Waterfall (seven colours, or Rainbow Waterfall). There are three levels located in the area of Ban Don Siat, Mu 3, Tambon Ban Tong. Amphoe Seko. From there one can gain access through the Seka-Bang Dong Bang Road which is about 264 kilometers from the province township.

Chanaen Waterfall
The former name of this fall was Tat Sanaen Waterfall. Tat means 'a place having running water' and Sanaen means 'top of the height' or 'splendid'. Chanaen Waterfall comes from a two-level stream called Huai Sanaen and is 100 meters wide. The distance between level 1 and level 2 is about 300 meters.
A footpath leading to Chanaen Waterfall passes Khua Hin (a stone bridge) which is a natural phenomenon where the water disappears beneath the 100 meter-long bridge.
A big reservoir called Bung Chanaen (or Huai Chanaen) is cooled by shade trees. It is believed that crocodiles live in this Huai Chanaen. Above the bank or a part of Huai Chonaen there is a waterfall cascading from a large stone platform during the rainy season. Walking on the left bank to the second level of this fall, one posses an area of the stream where there many rock formations decorate the stream bed; then one reaches a large platform near a big reservoir. The whole area near the reservoir is a unusual powdery beach. Above the reservoir there are small streams flowing to this reservoir forming short-lived waterfalls named Crocodile Lagoon Fall and Chanaen Fall. Chanaen Waterfall is 43 kilometers from Amphoe Seko township, and 267 kilometers from the provincial capital.