Umphang Discovery Adventure

It would only need a small extension out of Kamphaeng Phet to have a shortcut of a couple of km to open up the whole area. But this area is one of the most beautiful in whole Thailand, an immense nature attraction.

Near the border between Thailand and Myanmar the thunders of the biggest Asian waterfall roars in the mountain jungle. A real Thailand tourist attraction and so far spared from Tourism since the trip down from Mae Sot is a bit long there. The water masses fall and spray about 100 meters into the deep, white smoke hangs over the jungle. Especially at and shortly after the rainy season gigantic water masses come together in the valleys of the Blue Mountains of this Thailand Myanmar border region. The Thee Lor Sue Fall is not far located from Umphang town, its a short trip with the pick-up and after a 30 minutes

hike. Actually the falls are a system of several water fall. Not far from the Myanmar Thailand frontier. The trek could easily be ,done after a river rafting tour in the morning after empty the raft from air put it on the back of the pick-up and a great trip through the mountain jungle until close to falls fits into one day trip. Having lunch on the road before parking the car at the falls headquarter and hiking though the magnificent landscape. Passing smaller waterfalls and it is quite comfortable since a path has been paved though the jungle all the way to the Thee Lor Sue Water Fall.

The people living here are mainly Thai Karen and Karen from the Myanmar side. They try to make some money with the tourists. Tourists are almost exclusively from Thailand who take a tour to Umphang on weekends and public holidays. It is not so easy to drive down from Mae Sot the last larger city in the north on the border. Besides the hike to the waterfall rafting tours in the jungle rivers are popular. There are only guest houses of the lower category in the main village which is Umphang also the restaurants are on a poor level which is rather unusual in Thailand. But this great Waterfall at Umphang compensates any negative impressions every second a gigantic mass of water of the size of about two Olympic swimming pools thunder down approximately 100 meters This Thai waterfall framed by a thick, deep green rainforest and sometimes a wide rainbow

Umphang rafting

painted by the tropical sun show great colors.

- Umphang in Thailand is simply a great vacation and adventure destination.

For everyone, looking for a vacation with different types of adventure but still having a civilized surrounding without mad insurgency and similar its just great. A stunning rainforest part of Thailand with the Myanmar Thailand border in the back will give you a lasting impression and make you come back. Because it’s a ideal holiday surrounding if you like lush tropical jungle, rivers, hiking, trekking and rafting, plus marvelous waterfalls. There are stunning panoramas, caves, one of the biggest waterfall in Asia and a rich flora and fauna to explore. The river waters of the Umphang area is usually brown with strong currents getting real tsunami like during the monsoon.