Location: In Amphoe Um Phang, Tak. From the Um Phang Town there is a stream running to the Klong River. Each dealer has settled different rafting spots. Yet if you want to raft on rubber boat to Tee Lor Le Waterfall, you will have to start at Patala Kareang Village, which is about 27 kilometer from the Um Phang Town.
Characteristics: Mae Klong River in Um Phang District is the beginning of the rivet; which comes from several small streams earlier. This part of Klong River has wonderful forest atmosphere along the riverbank; green forest, wild life, and peculiar-shaped cliffs and rocks.
Difficulty: Rainy season (June-October): level 3-4 Cold season (November-January): level 3
Summer (February-May) : level 2 (sometimes the water is so low that rafting is not suitable)
Duration: From Um Phang-Tha Sai (continue to Tee Lor Sul: 25 kilometers (3 hours)
From Tha Sai-Palata Kareang Village: 15 kilometers (2 hours) From Palata Kareang Village- Tee Lor Le Waterfall: 40 kilometers (5-6 hours)
Travelers who want to continue to Tee Lor Le Waterfall can go to start rafting at Palata Kareang Village by car. The distance is only 27 kilometers from Um Phang, so it will faster than rafting directly from Um Phang.
Highlights: From Um Phang to Tha Sai
The course starts from a small stream flowing to the Klong River, along which most dealers have their own resorts. When your raft reaches the Klong River, you will find rich natural surroundings; plants, wild life, arid odd shaped cliffs. The raft will run pass Tee Lor Chor Waterfall that flows from high cliff, hot stream, small rapids, and two high cliffs call led Pha Luad and Pha Bong. Finally you will find a terminal pier where you can continue to Tee Lor Se Waterfall by car for another 17 kilometers.
Most travelers stay over in tent around the Um Phang Wild Life Sanctuary. After visiting the waterfall, some go further to visit other places by car, but it is also possible to come rafting further to Palata Kareang Village or to Tee Lor Le Waterfall.
From Palata Kareang Village to Tee Lor Le Waterfall
Patala Kareang Village is about 27 kilometers from the Um Phang Town, a perfect start for rafting to Tee Lor Le Waterfall .The total distance is around 40 kilometers, which takes about 5-6 hours. Thus, you should start early in the morning. The nature along this course is brilliant, especially the forest and the colorful wild birds. You will pass several enjoyable rapids, before reaching Tee Lor Le Waterfall in the late afternoon.
The camping site of this course is along Mae Klong River a little bit before Tee Lor Le Waterfall. Once you finish with Tee Lor Le Water fall, you just have to turn back against the water tide because there is a cave called Tham Nam Muud blocking the course. The next day you can go back to Palata Kareang Village, mostly the dealer will have the elephants come take travelers and their belongings back. Travelers may choose to walk back or ride on elephant's back. The distance is around 35 kilometers, you can walk within one day, or stay in the forest another night if not in haste.
The Dealers: Tee Lor Su Riverside: +663831 2050, +66556 1010
Um Phang Hill: +6655561063-4
Phu Doi Camp Site: +6655561049, +6655561279
SGA Airlines: +6625043310-5
Ranges of Rates:
In Um Phang, most dealers arrange accommodation, food, and rafting services readily as a touring package. Some even include the transportation from Um Phang to Mae Sod. Here are some examples of the packages.
2 days 3 nights package
Rubber boat rafting, visiting Tee Lor Su Waterfall, and mountains veiled in mist at Doi Hua Mod: 1,800 Baht (food and accommodation included)*
4 days 5 nights package
Rubber boat rafting, elephant trekking, and visiting Tee Lor Su and Tee Lor Le Waterfall s: 3,500 Baht (food and accommodation included)*
Caution: From Palata Kareang Village to Tee Lor Le Waterfall are several rapids, you should follow the officers' instructions attentively. Moreover, you should wear your lifebuoy and helmet firmly, because the accident like the overturn of the raft is highly possible.
*This price may be not available long time. Please check update current price.
Highlight Tips
- The host stream along the Klong River, in cold season is the best warm bathtub travellers often visit before rafting further.
- Travelers who come to Um Phang, the largest province in Thailand, are mostly Thai people. In cold season, the Um Phang forest is particularly lively because of this rafting activity.
- Klong River's origin is from the high mountain in Moko, Um Phang. Several streams add up to main river called Mae Klong. Waht is fantastic about this rafting course is the numerable nice rapids, and the rich environment on the riverbank.
- The hot stream the Klong River, in cold season is the best warm bathtub travelers often visit before rafting further.
- The Lor Chor Waterfall, the water that runs like a curtain covering the high cliff in Mae Klong River, not very far from here will be a similar waterfall called Nam Tok Sai Rong, or rain bow waterfall.
- Between Palata Kareang Village and Tee Lor Le Waterfall are money rapids that are exciting enough.
- One of the charms of Mae Klong rafting is the natural beauty on the riverbank, this green and abundant forest considered one of the most beautiful rafting river in Thailand.
- In cold season the weather is nice, and the water's level is most enjoyable. No wonder there will be travelers most in this season.
- The water of Tee Lor Le Waterfall, in Kareang language means rock waterfall is flowing out on the rocks along the Klong River.
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