Where to commencement ... Waterfalls - I similar waterfalls. I in ane trial detoured across one-half of South America past times jitney as well as prepare to larn from La Paz (Bolivia) to the absolutely incredible Iguazu falls which are on the edge betwixt Brazil as well as Argentine Republic as well as non far from Paraguay either. Niagara falls are mayhap the most visited inward the world. I've been at that spot too, as well as it's quite nice, that piddling boat ride on the Maid of the Mist. I tell you lot what - you lot can't create a boat ride at Iguazu! Certainly non when I was at that spot inward moisture season. An unbelievable torrent of chocolate brownish H2O was shooting from the jungle. One of the most amazing places I stimulate got ever been as well as good worth the ride on the "Train of Death" to larn there.
(above) Iguazu falls - non inward Phuket.
Sorry for the non-Phuket photo. But I actually create similar waterfalls. The waterfalls inward Phuket seem to live on mentioned inward simply nigh every guidebook as well as website (and blog), as well as if you lot similar nature as well as similar to larn away from the bulk of tourists who similar to rest at the beach, as well as then Phuket has a release of waterfalls, all of them jungly as well as quiet, which are worth a view mayhap every bit business office of a tour, or worth a aspect every bit you lot explore the dorsum roads, but I would non tell that you lot devote a solar daytime to a "Phuket Waterfall Tour" unless mayhap you lot alive inward Saudia Arabia or some other dry out province as well as you lot stimulate got never seen a waterfall or jungle. Don't live on expecting anything similar Iguazu, but you lot tin larn a prissy piddling jungle walk as well as mayhap stimulate got a swim inward the fresh H2O running off the hills. Phuket has hills that rising upward to over 1700 feet higher upward body of body of water level, as well as yes, nosotros create larn quite a fight of pelting too. And therefore Phuket does stimulate got some waterfalls!
Kathu Waterfall
Only a few kilometres from where nosotros alive is the highest signal inward Phuket, over 540m higher upward body of body of water level, as well as nigh this loma you lot stimulate got Kathu waterfall. It's alone a brusk crusade from Patong beach into the Kathu expanse of Phuket. The route upward to the falls is a residential area, nosotros stimulate got many friends upward this road. There's infinite to commons at the end, you lot cross a span as well as commencement walking upward some steps .. as well as up.. as well as up... you lot tin climb for quite a long fourth dimension as well as larn prissy as well as sweaty! There are several cascades every bit you lot climb as well as locals are ever at that spot playing as well as swimming.
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Ton Sai Waterfall
In the northeast of Phuket isle is a large light-green expanse which is designated every bit a National park. It's called Khao Phra Thaew, as well as on each side of the 1,000 human foot jungle covered loma inward the middle are two waterfalls. There is Ton Sai on the West side as well as Bang Pae on the east. In betwixt is pretty wild province - I stimulate got read that you lot tin hike betwixt the 2, but a friend of mine (who is a existent jibe loma runner/marathon runner/hiker) has done it as well as tells me it's tough, as well as he was A walk at Ton Sai Waterfall inward 2011 as well as Ton Sai Waterfall inward 2007.
Bang Pae Waterfall
And on the other side of the hills from Ton Sai is Bang Pae Waterfall - as well as also the Gibbon Rehabilitation Project. Actually the Bang Pae expanse is ane of our favourite inward Phuket. Lots of piddling dorsum roads, some nifty rural scenery, huge areas of safe plantations, pineapple fields, as well as a few restaurants that nosotros similar also such every bit Bang Pae Seafood as well as Peang Prai which is simply at the entrance to Bang Pae - again, at that spot is an entry fee hither of 200 Baht per person. Note that the entry fee does non larn to the Gibbon projection which you lot tin view for free, as well as a pocket-size donation is appreciated there. Bang Pae is rattling pop amongst locals at the weekend. There are several pocket-size restaurants simply within the entrance, as well as many people come upward hither for a splash!
• Bang Pae Waterfall
• Phuket Gibbon Rehabilitation Project
(above) Kids playing inward a puddle nether Bang Pae Waterfall.
Sri Phang Nga National Park
Back inward 2012 nosotros industrial plant life a novel place, as well as nosotros visited in ane trial to a greater extent than twice inward 2013. We were driving dorsum to Phuket from Khao Sok National Park as well as decided to aspect for Sri Phang Nga national park. H5N1 friend had posted some photos on Facebook, it looked adept as well as seemed to live on non far off our route (but far plenty to telephone phone said friend as well as inquire "where the **** is it?"!). Sri Phang Nga is non inward Phuket, it's inward Phang Nga province, you lot stimulate got to crusade from Phuket via Khao Lak to Takua Pa as well as and then on northward towards Kuraburi. About 30km from Takua Pa is the turnoff as well as and then you lot stimulate got nigh some other 10km on a narrow road, becoming a dirt road.. no wonder it's non good known! And hither nosotros industrial plant life a actually superb waterfall called Tamnang Waterfall, amongst a cool fresh swimming puddle beneath it filled amongst fish which volition swim freely all around you! Great!
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(above) Tamnang Waterfall at Sri Phang Nga national park. The commons has to a greater extent than falls which bespeak a fight of a hike. We'll explore in ane trial to a greater extent than one-time soon!
Ton Prai Waterfall
We based ourselves at Khao Lak for a few days inward April/May 2013, as well as in ane trial to a greater extent than a few months afterwards as well as visited a duet of waterfalls. Ton Prai is for certain worth a visit, as well as it's amend after some rain. In April, at the tail cease of the dry out flavour it was withal pretty good, but inward July - wow! It's nigh 30km southward of Khao Lak, or 30km due north of the Sarasin span that connects Phuket to Phang Nga. It's a jungly upward as well as downwards hike of nigh 800m from the visitors optic to the waterfall.
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(above) Ton Prai Waterfall betwixt Phuket as well as Khao Lak
Sa Nang Manora Forest Park
Just a few km due north of Phang Nga Town, Sa Nang Manora does non stimulate got whatever huge waterfalls but is a rattling prissy relaxing spot inward the jungle amongst several pocket-size cascades where local folks similar to relax. Great for a picnic, a splash inward the cool H2O on a hot day, tardily to jibe inward a view hither if exploring the Phang Nga area.
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(above) H5N1 waterfall at Sa Nang Manora Forest Park inward Phang Nga province
Lampi Waterfall
Lampi is non far from Ton Prai, simply a piddling fight closer to Khao Lak. Amazingly, nosotros had never stopped hither until 2014! Lampi is a piddling to a greater extent than crowded than Ton Prai, since you lot tin commons rattling unopen to the falls, there's no hiking involved, summation there's a piddling store as well as eating seat past times the carpark as well as fifty-fifty a house to purchase swimming shorts :) And the waterfall is pretty impressive too. There's a puddle for swimming nether the falls.
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(above) Lampi Waterfall
Wat Khao Waterfall
Only nigh 10km due north of Phuket Island, simply exterior the town of Khok Kloi, nosotros industrial plant life Wat Khao waterfall inward 2016. Must stimulate got driven past times the sign many times, but never visited as well as it's rattling nice! Not also spectacular, but tumbles downwards the hillside inward a pleasing trend as well as has pools for swimming, summation a eating seat amongst nifty local food.
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Wat Suwan Kuha (temple inward a cave) nigh Phang Nga Town. We stopped in ane trial at Raman but had no fourth dimension to explore... ane day.. at that spot is ever to a greater extent than to explore inward the Phuket expanse as well as non plenty time!!!
Phuket Waterfalls Map
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(above) Iguazu falls - non inward Phuket.
Sorry for the non-Phuket photo. But I actually create similar waterfalls. The waterfalls inward Phuket seem to live on mentioned inward simply nigh every guidebook as well as website (and blog), as well as if you lot similar nature as well as similar to larn away from the bulk of tourists who similar to rest at the beach, as well as then Phuket has a release of waterfalls, all of them jungly as well as quiet, which are worth a view mayhap every bit business office of a tour, or worth a aspect every bit you lot explore the dorsum roads, but I would non tell that you lot devote a solar daytime to a "Phuket Waterfall Tour" unless mayhap you lot alive inward Saudia Arabia or some other dry out province as well as you lot stimulate got never seen a waterfall or jungle. Don't live on expecting anything similar Iguazu, but you lot tin larn a prissy piddling jungle walk as well as mayhap stimulate got a swim inward the fresh H2O running off the hills. Phuket has hills that rising upward to over 1700 feet higher upward body of body of water level, as well as yes, nosotros create larn quite a fight of pelting too. And therefore Phuket does stimulate got some waterfalls!
Kathu Waterfall
Only a few kilometres from where nosotros alive is the highest signal inward Phuket, over 540m higher upward body of body of water level, as well as nigh this loma you lot stimulate got Kathu waterfall. It's alone a brusk crusade from Patong beach into the Kathu expanse of Phuket. The route upward to the falls is a residential area, nosotros stimulate got many friends upward this road. There's infinite to commons at the end, you lot cross a span as well as commencement walking upward some steps .. as well as up.. as well as up... you lot tin climb for quite a long fourth dimension as well as larn prissy as well as sweaty! There are several cascades every bit you lot climb as well as locals are ever at that spot playing as well as swimming.
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Ton Sai Waterfall
In the northeast of Phuket isle is a large light-green expanse which is designated every bit a National park. It's called Khao Phra Thaew, as well as on each side of the 1,000 human foot jungle covered loma inward the middle are two waterfalls. There is Ton Sai on the West side as well as Bang Pae on the east. In betwixt is pretty wild province - I stimulate got read that you lot tin hike betwixt the 2, but a friend of mine (who is a existent jibe loma runner/marathon runner/hiker) has done it as well as tells me it's tough, as well as he was A walk at Ton Sai Waterfall inward 2011 as well as Ton Sai Waterfall inward 2007.
Bang Pae Waterfall
And on the other side of the hills from Ton Sai is Bang Pae Waterfall - as well as also the Gibbon Rehabilitation Project. Actually the Bang Pae expanse is ane of our favourite inward Phuket. Lots of piddling dorsum roads, some nifty rural scenery, huge areas of safe plantations, pineapple fields, as well as a few restaurants that nosotros similar also such every bit Bang Pae Seafood as well as Peang Prai which is simply at the entrance to Bang Pae - again, at that spot is an entry fee hither of 200 Baht per person. Note that the entry fee does non larn to the Gibbon projection which you lot tin view for free, as well as a pocket-size donation is appreciated there. Bang Pae is rattling pop amongst locals at the weekend. There are several pocket-size restaurants simply within the entrance, as well as many people come upward hither for a splash!
• Bang Pae Waterfall
• Phuket Gibbon Rehabilitation Project
(above) Kids playing inward a puddle nether Bang Pae Waterfall.
Sri Phang Nga National Park
Back inward 2012 nosotros industrial plant life a novel place, as well as nosotros visited in ane trial to a greater extent than twice inward 2013. We were driving dorsum to Phuket from Khao Sok National Park as well as decided to aspect for Sri Phang Nga national park. H5N1 friend had posted some photos on Facebook, it looked adept as well as seemed to live on non far off our route (but far plenty to telephone phone said friend as well as inquire "where the **** is it?"!). Sri Phang Nga is non inward Phuket, it's inward Phang Nga province, you lot stimulate got to crusade from Phuket via Khao Lak to Takua Pa as well as and then on northward towards Kuraburi. About 30km from Takua Pa is the turnoff as well as and then you lot stimulate got nigh some other 10km on a narrow road, becoming a dirt road.. no wonder it's non good known! And hither nosotros industrial plant life a actually superb waterfall called Tamnang Waterfall, amongst a cool fresh swimming puddle beneath it filled amongst fish which volition swim freely all around you! Great!
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(above) Tamnang Waterfall at Sri Phang Nga national park. The commons has to a greater extent than falls which bespeak a fight of a hike. We'll explore in ane trial to a greater extent than one-time soon!
Ton Prai Waterfall
We based ourselves at Khao Lak for a few days inward April/May 2013, as well as in ane trial to a greater extent than a few months afterwards as well as visited a duet of waterfalls. Ton Prai is for certain worth a visit, as well as it's amend after some rain. In April, at the tail cease of the dry out flavour it was withal pretty good, but inward July - wow! It's nigh 30km southward of Khao Lak, or 30km due north of the Sarasin span that connects Phuket to Phang Nga. It's a jungly upward as well as downwards hike of nigh 800m from the visitors optic to the waterfall.
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(above) Ton Prai Waterfall betwixt Phuket as well as Khao Lak
Sa Nang Manora Forest Park
Just a few km due north of Phang Nga Town, Sa Nang Manora does non stimulate got whatever huge waterfalls but is a rattling prissy relaxing spot inward the jungle amongst several pocket-size cascades where local folks similar to relax. Great for a picnic, a splash inward the cool H2O on a hot day, tardily to jibe inward a view hither if exploring the Phang Nga area.
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(above) H5N1 waterfall at Sa Nang Manora Forest Park inward Phang Nga province
Lampi Waterfall
Lampi is non far from Ton Prai, simply a piddling fight closer to Khao Lak. Amazingly, nosotros had never stopped hither until 2014! Lampi is a piddling to a greater extent than crowded than Ton Prai, since you lot tin commons rattling unopen to the falls, there's no hiking involved, summation there's a piddling store as well as eating seat past times the carpark as well as fifty-fifty a house to purchase swimming shorts :) And the waterfall is pretty impressive too. There's a puddle for swimming nether the falls.
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(above) Lampi Waterfall
Wat Khao Waterfall
Only nigh 10km due north of Phuket Island, simply exterior the town of Khok Kloi, nosotros industrial plant life Wat Khao waterfall inward 2016. Must stimulate got driven past times the sign many times, but never visited as well as it's rattling nice! Not also spectacular, but tumbles downwards the hillside inward a pleasing trend as well as has pools for swimming, summation a eating seat amongst nifty local food.
• Wat Khao Waterfall - More Information
Wat Suwan Kuha (temple inward a cave) nigh Phang Nga Town. We stopped in ane trial at Raman but had no fourth dimension to explore... ane day.. at that spot is ever to a greater extent than to explore inward the Phuket expanse as well as non plenty time!!!Phuket Waterfalls Map
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