Sticky Waterfall and Pai

We left Doi Intanon national park and headed north west to stay a few days in Pai and enjoy the nature over there. As it was getting late when we left the mountains we stopped on the road just north of Chiang Mai and stayed in a Boutique Hotel we found for only £9 a night, ridiculously cheap for how nice it was

On the way, we stopped at a very special waterfall, named 'Nam Tok Bua Tong' , but more famous for being sticky...strange right? Well, because of a minerals in the spring water which are very high in calcium a layer of calcium carbonate has coated the rocks in the water fall creating a unique structure which made the surface non slippery! That means that without problem we managed to climb up the waterfall! That was very fun 😊

After that we drove on one of the windiest road in Thailand to arrive at Pai. A small town on a plateau up in the mountains, it has become a backpackers retreat, with great restaurants and bars. After some good dinner and drinks we headed out the next day to check out the hot springs, canyon and Bamboo bridge,the main attractions in Pai.
The natural hot springs push up water from deep in the earth's core and hit 80° at their peak, hot enough to boil eggs, although that is specifically forbidden. There are a serious bathing pools that range from a more comfortable 40° down to around 25°. We had a good soak and felt very relaxed.
The canyon, although I'm not sure it is actually a canyon based on the geological description of what a canyon is, was more of a steep ridge line but have great views of the surrounding mountain ranges.

We finished the day with a walk along a raised Bamboo bridge across the rice fields to a forest temple. As it is dry season the rice fields had not yet been planned so the scenary was yellowing fields rather than the lush green we had expected but it was still a delightful walk and we stumbled across a secluded waterfall set onsite a cave which was very calm and serene. .Read more