Waterfalls on Koh Chang

Koh Chang accommodates several waterfalls of different sizes, which all have plenty of water at the end of the rainy season (Oct/Nov) and are most delightful during this time.

The 4 most well-known can be reached by foot, one or two however, under difficult conditions. Good footwear should be worn and company is advisable in case of a possible accident as no help can be expected.

Khlong Plu Waterfall (also: Khlong Prao Waterfall): The branching to the waterfall is at the main road between Baan Khlong Prao and the northern end of Khlong Prao Beach. A 2 kilometre concrete road leads to the Marine-Park-Office. There you will find a few small restaurants and here you also have to pay the entrance fee of 200 Baht for foreigners or 20 Baht for locals. After approximately 500 metres walk, you arrive at the foot of the falls which are about 20 metres high. Here you will find a pool suitable to bathe in.

Just before you reach the pool there is a small path on the right which is not very well marked. After 15 minutes walk on this path you reach the top of the main falls where more pools can be found, also suitable for a refreshing dip. A beautiful view down to the sea also awaits the visitor. (Good footwear is an advantage!)

In 8 - 10 hours one can walk in company of a Ranger to the Than Mayom Waterfall on the east coast of Koh Chang (see 'Sights', 'National-Marine-Park'). Only the more experienced trekkers should try this path alone and should get good documents beforehand at the Tourist-Information or at the National-Marine-Park-Offices.

Than Mayom Waterfall: This waterfall consists of 3 individual levels of different sizes. The first can be reached in 10 minutes simply by foot from the entrance. Here there are 2 pools in which one can take a refreshing bath. In another 30 minutes a rough and narrow path leads up to two further falls. The third fall is called the King Rama Waterfall.

Ke Rhepet Waterfall (also Khiri Phet Waterfall or Tri Petch Waterfall): From Baan Salak Phet a more or less easily passable jungle track leads, after 1.5 kilometres, to the beginning of a footpath. After a few hundred metres, one reaches the first level of the 12-storey-waterfall, where a small pool to bathe in waits for you. The further levels of the waterfalls are reached over a very difficult adventurous path from where you have a breath-taking view over Salak Phet Bay.

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