Namtok Si Khit National Park is a national park in Surat Thani and Nakhon Si Thammarat provinces in Thailand. The park is home to waterfalls, tropical forests and caves.

Geography

Namtok Si Khit National Park is in Kanchanadit district of Surat Thani province and Sichon district of Nakhon Si Thammarat province. It is about from Surat Thani. The park's area is .

The park's average elevation is and the highest point is Khimot peak at , in the Nakhon Si Thammarat Range.

Attractions The park's highest waterfall is the namesake Si Khit Waterfall at high, with a resultant stream long. Other park waterfalls include Samnak Khian and Phu Rin waterfalls. There are a number of caves in the park, including Suan Prang, about long and Khao Phap Pha, about long, and home to the Asian giant toad.

Flora and fauna Park forest types include tropical rainforest and secondary forest at lower elevations and evergreen forest higher up.

The park hosts animals including tiger, tapir, serow, muntjac and sambar deer. Birds in the park include kingfisher, bulbul and barbet.

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