Sai Yok Waterfalls
Kanchanaburi
The Sai Yok Waterfalls (Sai Yok Yai and Sai Yok Noi) form the focal point of Sai Yok National Park - a 500-square kilometer park offering evergreen, bamboo and teak forest against a mountainous backdrop teaming with wildlife such as bats (the Khun Kitti Bat - the smallest bat in the world), tigers, wild pigs, deer and birds.
Sai Yok Yai
Sai Yok Yai Waterfall flows from cliffs into Kwai Noi Riverand is about 100 kilometers from Kanchanaburi. It is famed for its beautiful environs and the fact that King Rama V once bathed here. Especially impressive in the rainy season, the waterfall is extremely forceful and rapid.
Details: Admission to the fall is 200 Baht. During national holidays the site is very busy with local visitors.
Tel: +66 3451 1200, +66 3451 2500
How to get there: This is the type of journey that might be better faced as a tour. It is possible to get to the falls by bus; you can get off at the English sign at the entrance to the park, but it is then a reasonable distance to the falls which you can cover by motorcycle taxi or walk.
The Sai Yok Waterfall
This waterfall has always been important to the Thai people. Visiting Kanchanaburi without seeing these falls is like visiting Bangkok and not stopping in the Grand Palace.
Lacation
This limestone waterfall is in the Sai Yok National Park, which straddles Amphoe Thong Pha Phum and Amphoe Sai Yok in the Kanchanaburi province. Not only does this National Park have beautiful scenery, Not only does this National Park have beautiful scenery, but also boasts waterfalls to see, caves to be spelunked, and water to be canoed or kayaked on. The National Park Office is located in Amphoe Sai Yok.