Nam Tok Bang Pae

Phuket


You'll hear haunting gibbons' songs all the way along the jungly earth-and-concrete path to this waterfall, a 300m walk up from the Phuket Gibbon Rehabilitation Project. During the dry season, the waterfall isn't exactly spectacular, but there are swimming holes deep enough for daring jumps. The falls are most exciting during the June-to-November rainy season.


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