Waterfalls near Phuket
Bang Pae Waterfall
Bang Pae Waterfall can be found in Khao Pra Taew National Park over on the east side of its hills. It’ll take you on a walk through the jungle along what can become a quite steep and rocky path, but the view at the end is well worth the trek. The waterfall is no more than 20 metres tall, but has a shallow pool at the basin where you can splash around. Also along the pathway from the car park to the falls is the Gibbon Rehabilitation Centre, where you can see the little fuzzballs up close.
Kathu Waterfall
Kathu Waterfall is the most easily accessible from Phuket. To reach it, you’ll need to climb up a series of staircases that take you to different levels of the waterfall. You can stop short at the first level, where the falls are small but there’s a refreshing little pool, or keep hiking up to see where the falls get bigger and zigzag across the rocks.