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Viewpoint · Bueng Kan

Three Whale Rock (Hin Sam Wan)

หินสามวาฬ

A 75-million-year-old rock formation in Phu Sing, Bueng Kan, that from some angles looks like a family of whales.

Northeast (Isan)🌄 Viewpoint💎 Small gem

📅 When to go📍 On the map

Drawing of a viewpoint with a café and mountains

About Three Whale Rock (Hin Sam Wan)

A 75-million-year-old rock formation in Phu Sing, Bueng Kan, that from some angles looks like a family of whales. Two of the "whales" can be climbed for views over the forest towards the Mekong.

Highlights

  • Whale-shaped rocks
  • Sunrise view
  • Forest and Mekong views

When to visit Three Whale Rock (Hin Sam Wan)

Month by month: good, OK or less good, based on average rain and temperature (Buriram climate).

  1. JanGood
  2. FebGood
  3. MarOK
  4. AprOK
  5. MayLess good
  6. JunLess good
  7. JulLess good
  8. AugLess good
  9. SepLess good
  10. OctOK
  11. NovGood
  12. DecGood

Best months: January, February, November, December.

  • January Dry: about 8 mm on 1 rain days, max 31°C (Buri Ram climate)
  • February Dry: about 10 mm on 2 rain days, max 34°C (Buri Ram climate)
  • March Dry but very hot: about 56 mm on 5 rain days, max 36°C (Buri Ram climate)
  • April Some rain: about 81 mm on 8 rain days, max 37°C (Buri Ram climate)
  • May Rainy season: about 203 mm on 15 rain days, max 35°C (Buri Ram climate)
  • June Rainy season: about 198 mm on 14 rain days, max 34°C (Buri Ram climate)
  • July Rainy season: about 224 mm on 16 rain days, max 33°C (Buri Ram climate)
  • August Rainy season: about 254 mm on 18 rain days, max 33°C (Buri Ram climate)
  • September Rainy season: about 302 mm on 22 rain days, max 32°C (Buri Ram climate)
  • October Some rain: about 107 mm on 14 rain days, max 31°C (Buri Ram climate)
  • November Dry: about 30 mm on 4 rain days, max 31°C (Buri Ram climate)
  • December Dry: about 13 mm on 1 rain days, max 30°C (Buri Ram climate)

Source: climate figures from our weather page: Weather and climate.

Practical information

Location
Bueng Kan · 18.25101, 103.81394
Type
🌄 Viewpoint
Best time of day
Sunrise

Opening hours and entry fee: no reliable source found, so not listed. Ask on site or check the official website.

Three Whale Rock (Hin Sam Wan) on the map

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