Mother Nature’s Multi-level Waterpark It’s a 65km drive from Kanchanburi, home of the world-famous Bridge Over the River Kwai, to this popular national park. Thousands do just that every weekend. What makes it worth the schlep is the Erawan Waterfall that cascades 1,500 metres down a limestone hill over seven seperate levels, each one more… [more]

Climbing Phu Kradung – a mountain in northeastern Loei province – is a rite of passage for many Thais. Only open from October to May, it covers an area of roughly 350 sq km, rises 1,360m above sea level, and is best tackled during the winter months (October to December). The flattop of this sandstone… [more]

When it comes to parks within easy reach of Bangkok, most city slickers head northeast for Korat province’s Khao Yai. However, there is another, less thronged and arguably even more pristine option 123km southwest of the capital: Petchaburi province’s Kaeng Krachan National Park (which at 2,915 sq km is Thailand’s biggest). Bordering a sparsely populated… [more]

Khao Luang National Park is named for southern Thailand’s highest peak, whose 1,835 metre mist shrouded summit rises over this gorgeous off the beaten path natural attraction. Khao Luang is home to one of Thailand’s most diversified ecosystems, a huge swath of undisturbed tropical rain forest, host to a variety of ferns ranging from bua… [more]

Almost every tourist who visits Chang Mai eventually makes it to Pai, but virtually none of them bother to stop along the way at one of the area’s best kept secrets, Huai Nam Dang National Park, located only an hour and a half drive from Chiang Mai. Huai Nam Dang lies in a rugged mountain… [more]

The roads to and around Umphang are not even listed on a majority of maps of the country, and the majority of Thais one asks have never even heard of the place outside of the famed waterfalls of Tee Lor Su. I figured that was all the more reason to go there. Umphang lies in… [more]

Whether it’s diving amid rare corals or watching the sunrise over distant Laos, there is a pay-off that comes with a visit to any of Thailand’s National Parks. Debatably the most rewarding payoff of all though is to be found deep within Mae Wong National Park – this 894 km2 forest reserve in Khampaeng Phet… [more]