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#Thailand#Satun#Mueang Satun#Attraction Khoa Payabangsa Ecotourism Group is located at M. 5, T. Kuan Pho. The group was founded on the cooperation of community villagers. The group is processing research has driven and funded by The Thailand Research Fund (TRF). The project was formed in 2008 and officially opened on 30 September 2010. There are many buildings invested by the group members such as tourist residences, conference rooms, and canteen. Variety provided knowledge of the group such as the farming of organic rice, self-producing biogas, producing organic fertilizer, and producing bio-fermented water (enzyme) are well organized. Besides, the group connects all others knowledge providing groups in Subdistrict to make well community participation such as tricycle group, cooking group, and a group of souvenirs made from an organic farm, etc.
Learning stations are divided as:
Way of life, Local wisdom, and Culture
- Using homestays as the base for learning about community history, legend, plays, etc.
- Touring community with tricycle sidecar.
Agriculture
- Group of agriculturists such as goat herder group, shepherd group, fisherman group, local wisdom cultivator group, “Por 4 engineer” group which invented the machine to produce brown rice from an organic farm, sustainable saving group, etc.
Natural resource and environment
- Ancient object learning center such as ancient crockery and utensils from the Sukhothai period
- Visit Phayabangsa Cave which history relates to the former community of T. Kuan Pho
- Enjoy Wang Maiphai trekking - to study the nature of wild animals and many species of trees and experienced the beauty of pan-shape stalactites.
- Visit the Birdwatching tower at Nong Pra Phaya in Nong Prak Phraya Wildlife Sanctuary and Rayabangsa mountain - to study the nature of waterbirds, and the migration of hundred bird species.
As above-mentioned, Ban Payabangsa community ecotourism group perfectly merges all knowledge with other learning groups in Kuan Pho Subdistrict which is based on the group philosophy “Create opportunity and develop human to strengthen community.