where the Pha Tacm National Park is located and the annual candle Festival is grandly celebrated around July. Sakon Nakhon(647 kms) offers tourists the picturesque scenery of the vast Nong Han Lake and Phu Phan National Park Surin(457 kms). the land of elephants, is world famous for its Elephant Round-up taking place at the third weekend of November. Buri Ram(410 kms). is where the largest-Khmer style stone temple Prasat Hin Phanom Rung. is located. Loei(S20 km), a challenging place for nature lovers who want to admire the scenic beauty of Phu Kradueng National Park in the cool season