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The Turtle Village

Location : Ban Kok, Mancha Khiri District of Khon Kaen

The Turtle Village 

The Tortoise Village is a village where people and “Tao Pek” or Tao Lueng (elongated tortoise) living together in harmony. Tortoise Village (Moo Ban Tao) is located at Ban Kok, Mancha Khiri District of Khon Kaen Province, approximately 50 kilometers away from Mueang District. Tao Pek is a northeastern Thai word for the elongated tortoise. Its name comes from its food which is Pek grass, commonly grown in its natural habitat. Tao Lueng can be found all over Thailand, in Assam state of India, Burma, Malaysia and all over the Indochina region. Often found in forest and mountain, Tao Lueng is the most found land turtle in Thailand.