Wachirathan Waterfall, Siriphum Waterfall and 2 more
Somewhere to go today. These stops are near each other, so the day is mostly spent at them rather than between them. We have not written this one up — the distances are measured and the descriptions come from Wikipedia, and it is offered as a suggestion rather than a guide we have driven.
The day
In order, with the drive between each.
- 1
Wachirathan Waterfall
One drop of about seventy metres, fed by the Mae Klang stream from the top of Doi Inthanon. The volume is heavy enough that the spray reaches the viewing platform and hangs a rainbow across it in the afternoon.
6:00 AM – 5:00 PMTourism Directory →Ministry of Tourism & Sports · Ministry of Tourism & Sports, Thailand 115 min · 78 km - 2
Ban Mae Klang Luang
A Karen village on the lower slopes of Doi Inthanon, set among terraced rice fields in a valley. Coffee is grown on the slopes above and served in huts at the edge of the fields.
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Tourism Directory →Ministry of Tourism & Sports · Ministry of Tourism & Sports, Thailand 10 min · 8 km - 3
Pha Dok Siew Waterfall
Ten tiers hidden in thick forest, named for the *siew* tree that grows there. Tiers six to ten are the ones worth reaching, and it is about a kilometre on foot from the park office — Karen guides from Mae Klang Luang walk it with visitors.
Tourism Directory →Ministry of Tourism & Sports · Ministry of Tourism & Sports, Thailand 4 min · 3 km - 4
Siriphum Waterfall
Two falls side by side down a long steep face on Doi Inthanon. It was called Lao Lu after the Hmong village below until it was renamed for King Bhumibol and Queen Sirikit, and the ground at its foot is now laid out as a Royal Project garden.
Tourism Directory →Ministry of Tourism & Sports · Ministry of Tourism & Sports, Thailand 6 min · 4 km - ⌂
