Saturday, January 28, 2017

The Pala-U Waterfalls (Thailand)


Foreigners must pay more than Thais to enter the national park!


A Thai citizen must pay TB 100
A foreigner must pay TB 300 - three times what a Thai must pay!
This is called double pricing! This is not fair!


This is the place where you have to pay to enter the national park
You must also pay TB 30 for your car - I do not have a problem with this rule


The Pala-U Waterfalls are located ca. 70 km west of Hua Hin


General you must observe when visiting the national park
The rules are written in Thai and in English


Information about the Pala-U Waterfalls
The text is written in Thai and in English


This monuments marks the entrance to the area with the waterfalls


A statue of an elephant is placed on top of the monument


A picture of a bird - the great hornbill - on the side of the monument


A picture of a butterfly - papilio paris - on the side of the monument


 A picture of a bird - paradise flycatcher - on the side of the monument


The Pala-U Waterfalls are in the jungle


The beginning of the trail


General rules you must follow when you are hiking on the trail along the waterfalls


Level 1 - the lowest level


There is a lot of water in the river - even during the dry season


Cross the bridge to follow the trail along the waterfalls


No food and no drink in the national park

Level 2


Hiking along the river


On the trail


Be careful - The trail can be slippery!


Sometimes there is a rope you can hold on to when you are passing a difficult spot


On the trail


On the trail


On the trail


Level 3


A small swimming pool


Level 4


Level 4


The waterfall at level 4
 

Visitors are enjoying the water


The waterfall at level 4


Follow the arrow to level 5


Level 5


The top of the waterfall


Level 5

This is as far as most visitors get

Calculate one hour for the hike from the entrance to level 5

Calculate 90 minutes (or more) to drive from Hua Hin to the national park

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