Waterfalls, Ko Samui

A nice place to go and get a bit away from the beach is the Na Muang waterfall. It's located aproximately 10 km from Nathon. You will have to walk a little to get there but it's worth the walk.

The waterfalls here are really nice and the lanscape surrounding them is beautiful.

We saw this one on our round Island tour. It is a little tricky to get down to so make sure you are wearing sturdy shoes. I am not sure if you can swim there but we didn't get time to. Really beautiful and cool down there, a much needed relief from the heat of the day!

You will find the ususal shopping nearby to the waterfall, and you can buy things like dead bugs and spiders and beautiful fabric.

This was the second waterfall we climbed to see. It was quite a hike up the rocks to find out that the waterfall was little more than a trickle.
The fresh water that is bottled on Koh Samui, we were told, comes from this water source. The hike was good excercise, but the falls when we visited, were kind of a waste.

My brother and cousin on the rocks, as we make are way to see the second waterfall. As you can see by the rocks around us, we had quite the adventurous hike to see it.
The water level was down we found out later, so the falls at the top were nothing more than a little stream. On one of my next trips to Koh Samui I will try and see this one again, and get a better idea of what it should look like.
****Be aware there is no real path to follow on these falls that we could find, so you pretty well climb until you can't go any further up the rocks.***

We rented scooters one day and decided to tour the island and see some of the waterfalls.
The first one on our list was Namuang waterfall. We passed by the elephant trekking to arrive near the site. After parking our scooter (20bht each), we hiked for about a half hour through some amazing jungle. It was a hot a very humid climb all the way to the top, but it was well worth it. There is a pathway that you can follow as there is no guide. However, a little care is needed in a few areas as the rocks are slick and you have to climb "ladders" in places to get to the top.
Second on the list was the Hin Lat Waterfall. It was a fairly long scooter ride to find this site, but it was a good way to see other parts of the island. There is no visible path for the climb to see this waterfall and this can make the climb a little interesting at times. Again there was no guide to see these falls. There was more rock climbing than jungle for this waterfall, but all in all it wasn't too bad. The final result was a little disappointing as the falls were quite small, the water levels were low.
These were the only two waterfalls that I managed to get to this time, but the experience and photos I got were great.

Instead of taking a tour, walk up to the waterfall yourself. It is a bit of a hike as you are literally rock climbing over the riverbed all the way up. Neither is the waterfall at the end too spectacular (Wangsaothong
Waterfall - there are a couple more waterfalls in the same area, more impressive). However, it is a great walk and exilerating to do all the climbing. The elephant trekking on the way up is good fun, but they tell you that they take you to the Waterfall and they don't !!!

We got lost trying to come here earlier in te day. We finally found it after lunch, a 30 metre high waterfall. It was supposed to be quite a sight but we were there at the wrong time, with barely a trickle of water.
There were huge boulders though, and most guys, me included, tried to scale the boulder for a worthwhile picture. Just gotta be careful, the rocks can be quite slippery when you least expect it.

The Na Muang Waterfalls are located 10 km south from Nathon at Ban Thurian. There are 2 waterfalls, the first is 18m high and can be reached by vehicle. The second is nearly 80m high and can only be reached by a 30 minute walk. Although you can buy water or beverages at the foot of the walk to the falls, I recommend bringing some with you as the prices seemed rather high. The hike is not very well marked, but we didn't get lost. Just trust the path that looks most travelled! Also remember to put on a new coating of insect repellent before you start the hike...the mosquitoes get very hungry once you reach the jungle.