Tourists witness first light of 2025 at Loei national park
Some 1,500 tourists braved the early morning chill and flocked to the top of Loei’s Phu Ruea mountain to enjoy the first rays of sunlight of the year 2025 on Wednesday morning.
The mountain, which is a part of the Phu Ruea National Park, is about 1,365 metres above sea level.
The temperature on the mountain top was 8 degrees Celsius at 6.30am this morning, Netnapha Ngamnet, chief of the national park said.
She added that the park organised a merit making ceremony at its office on Wednesday morning to mark a good start for the year. Visitors to the national park in the northeastern province gave alms to nine Buddhist monks as well as paid respect to the “Phra Phuttha Nava Banphot” Buddha statue.
The statue was transported from Wat Phra Yat in Ayutthaya province to the shrine atop Phu Ruea mountain in 1977 to attract spiritual travelers and give blessings to visitors of Phu Ruea.
Besides the orange-gold hue of sunrise, tourists are also treated to a magnificent view of the sea of fog amid the green backdrop of lush forests and refreshingly cool weather.
The national park is about 60 kilometres from downtown Mueang district. Those flying into Loei province can rent a car or a chartered bus from Loei Airport to the park.
