Pattaya: Waterfall Swim, Cave River and Naga Temple Day Trip

Swim under a multi tier jungle waterfall, walk a cave tunnel above an underground river and tie a luck string at the Black Naga temple. Small group, no shopping stops.
Most day trips from Pattaya go to the same handful of places. This one drives east into Rayong province instead, to a national park, a cave system with an underground river and a meditation temple that almost no tour bus reaches. Everything on the route sits within an hour and a half of the city, so the day is full of stops rather than full of driving.

The morning starts at Khao Chamao waterfall, inside the national park of the same name. It falls in several tiers down the mountain and the lower pools are deep enough to swim in. You have three hours here to climb between the levels, cool off in the water and take photos with the cascades behind you. Bring a swimsuit and a towel.

After a Thai style lunch at a local restaurant near the park, we drive to the Prathun caves. This is the part most people do not expect. Stalactites hang over a chamber that opens onto an underground river, and a tunnel through the rock leads to a small natural oasis on the other side. In the rainy season the water rises and that passage is made by boat instead of on foot.

Next is the Black Naga temple, officially Wangri Kiriwanaram, a working meditation temple rather than a photo stop. Four Buddha footprints are set at the top, and the viewpoint opens over the surrounding hills. Visitors tie a luck string here, a local practice connected to fortune and balance.

The day ends with tea and a tasting of traditional Thai sweets at a cafe on the way home, then the drive back to Pattaya and hotel drop off at around 19:30.

There are no shopping stops, no gem factories and no detours added to fill the schedule. Departures run on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.

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Esta excursão você pode cancelar sem custo até 24 horas antes do início da viagem. Se você cancelar após 24 horas ou não comparecer à excursão, ainda será cobrado o preço total da atividade. Chegar atrasado na coleta ou partida será considerado como não comparecimento.