Phu Kradueng trails to reopen with new safety measures

No hapless walkers, safety lecture, coverage in midst of deadly elephant attack

People rise early to catch the sunrise on popular Phu Kradueng in Loei. (Photo: Bangkok Post)
On the common Phu Kradueng in Loei, people rise early to enjoy the sun. ( Photo: Bangkok Post )

Following Monday, December 23, the Department of National Parks, Wildlife, and Plant Conservation will resume the famed Phu Kradueng hills in Loei territory to customers.

After an elephant fatally struck a customer walking a trail on December 11, it was closed next Friday.

Guests to the northeast visitor interest are being protected by new safety measures, according to director-general Attapon Charoenchansa.

Readers will be notified of health instructions and any warnings about potential danger from wild elephants in a LINE chat game room where they will be invited and registered.

Each customer will also be required to pay a 10-baht healthcare premium for 300, 000-baht policy.

Tourists must travel in a group of at least three people, stay on designated trails, and just enter designated locations.

To secure a two-kilometer circle of every tourist destination, park rangers may be stationed in quick-movement groups.

Because they have been shown to attract exotic animals, Mr. Attapon said, there won’t be any garbage cans on Phu Kradueng. &nbsp,