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Sa Kae Krang RiverUthai Thani is a province abundant in natural resources, such as forests and wildlife. The Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Reserve here was even proclaimed a Natural World Heritage Site because of its pristine jungles, forests, plains, streams, and most importantly, a number of rare and endangered animals.

Visitors can also see the different lifestyles of Uthai Thani locals, such as the life of raft residents on the Sakae Krang River, a waterway that has been a lifeline for the people of Uthai Thani since ancient times. Life on and around the river eventually grew from a small community into the major province that it is today, although some residents continue to live upon the river, both the source for their livelihoods and as a means for provincial trading.

The most striking indication of the bond between the people and the river occurred in 1906, when King Rama V visited the Northern provinces and stayed in Sakae Krang village, where the monk Phra Khru Uthai Tham Nithet (Chan) built twin rafts to receive the king. In addition, at the end of the Buddhist Lent, Buddhists from many regions congregate at the foot of Khao Sakae Krang in Wat Sangkat Rattana Khiri for a major merit-making tradition called Tak Bat Thewo. This festival has been held in Uthai Thani since ancient times.

North	: Amphoe Phayuha Khiri, Amphoe Krok Phra and Amphoe Lat Yao of Nakhon Sawan
South	: Amphoe Wat Sing and Amphoe Han Kha of Chai Nat , Amphoe Doem Bang Nang Buat of Suphan Buri
East	: Amphoe Phayuha Khiri of Nakhon Sawan and Amphoe Manorom of Chai Nat. The Chao Phraya River divides the provinces
West	: Amphoe Um Phang of Tak and Amphoe Sangkhla Buri and Amphoe Si Sawat of Kanchanaburi

Distances to Other Provinces
Chai Nat	42 km	Suphan Buri	134 km
Nakhon Sawan	50 km	Kampaeng Phet	181 km
Lop Buri	111 km	Kanchanaburi	225 km

Distances from Amphoe Mueang to Other Districts
Amphoe Nong Kha Yang	11 km	Amphoe Huai Khot	51 km
Amphoe Thap Than	16 km	Amphoe Lan Sak	58 km
Amphoe Nong Chang	21 km	Amphoe Ban Rai	79 km
Amphoe Sawang Arom	30 km

Tak Bat Thewo Tradition
When: October
Where: Wat Sangkat Rattana Khiri
This religious event of Uthai Thani is organised in the evening of Ok Phansa (end of Buddhist Lent) on the first day of the waning moon of the eleventh lunar month at Wat Sangkat Rattana Khiri. It is also in line with the Buddhist chronicles when the Lord Buddha returned to earth from heaven and gave Dharma. On the day of Tak Bat Thewo, 500 monks will walk down from the top of Khao Sakae Krang to receive offerings from residents and visitors to the ceremony, which creates an amazing spectacle and has made this tradition become well known nationwide.

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