All the guest houses in national parks in the North have been fully booked until the New Year, Mr Tunya Netithammakul, director-general of National Parks, Wildlife and Plants Conservation, disclosed on Tuesday.
He said the department normally opens its guest houses in national parks for advance bookings through online system two months in advance, but this year, several governmental agencies and the private sector made advance bookings much earlier.
The bookings were so overwhelming that the department’s website collapsed two days, he said, however, noting that it was the discretion of the director-general to decide which bookings would be approved.
Guest Houses in Doi Inthanont, Huey Nam Dung, Doi Pahom Pok and Khao Yai have been fully booked until the New Year.
However, Mr Tunya said that tents are still available for advance bookings at the national parks whereas marine parks in the Andaman Sea such as Surin and Similan are now open to tourists’ visits but marine parks in the Gulf such as Ang Thong still remains closed until December due to choppy sea and strong winds.
But he warned tourists to keep track of the department’s announcements regarding the safety of some parks, especially on the days where there are heavy rains.
He said he had instructed park officials to take care of tourists visiting their parks and to put up signs or assign officials at dangerous spots to warn tourists.
