The national park is popular among Thais and rarely visited by foreigners. A strange contrast but the explanation is simple: there is no public transportation from major travel destinations to the waterfalls. You only can get there from non-touristy Saraburi City. As for Thais, they usually come there on their own cars. The location makes Chet Sao Noi waterfalls tempting for weekend visitors from Bangkok: it's only around 3 hours to drive from the capital of Thailand. Besides, you can combine Chet Sao Noi National Park with nearby flower fields and farms.
Chet Sao Noi National Park on Google.Maps
Most Thais visit Chet Sao Noi National Park to chill out and have a picnic by picturesque waterfalls, some of them take swimsuits with them to swim in natural pools (clean, I swam). There is also a circle path around the river but most Thai visitors don't explore it.
The map of the round path around the waterfalls
The entrance fee is 100 baht for a foreigner.
The park isn't large. During the day, it is crowded with swimmers and eaters. It seemed devoid of tranquility then - at least, this was what I found when visited it for the first time in December 2018. But in 2023, we came late when many visitors had already departed, and the vibes were pretty different.
Not that much people at high tier waterfalls. As for the lower ones, they were completely empty to our pleasure.
It was not rainily cloudy, but the sunlight was scattered by translucent veil of clouds.
That gave the place an atmospheric evening look.
Banyan trees growing right from the river were especially spectacular.
I loved that faded light. No harsh shades, no blinding glare on the water.
Kingdom of jade.
It looked the spirit of jungle left earthen holes and crevices to return to the beloved river.
The slightest microdose of shrooms, and the roots would start moving.
Nature magic, ready to act.
There were still many people at higher tiers of the river, and it felt strange that they preferred to swarm, swimming and eating at the same place, instead of descending to this beauty and merging with nature.
It began to get dark. We silently followed the path to the upper bridge...
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I took the images with a Nikkor 50mm f/1.8G on Nikon D750 on December 5, 2023 in Chet Sao Noi National Park in Saraburi and Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat) provinces of Thailand.
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Beautiful. It looks so calm and peaceful. 😍
It does! 🙂 Thank you! 🙂
It looks very tranquil and clean water. Reminds me of swimming in the waterfalls near Kanchanaburi.
I visited a waterfall near Kanchanaburi once (maybe the same?), they have a railway station there, Namtok, https://maps.app.goo.gl/yy5EWciGwKLK8ELo9 Nice place.
Ah it could be, I was there now 17 or so years ago! Saw the elephants and went water rafting down the river too with a couple of Norwegian girls!
It means before the Internet changed traveling. Great time. 🙂
Yeah, there were just some coffee shops back then! haha Nobody was really on the internet I suppose. I did need to keep an eye on my ebay business, which was just a case of checking emails back then! :)
I began to travel a bit later, in 2010 - first in Eastern Europe, then Asia since 2011. Paper maps were still in use, traveling to a new city without booking a hotel was common, and so on. Happy I experienced traveling a before it fully changed.
Wow, that place is very beautiful, the waterfall looks very natural and fresh, the forest there is also very protected, I really want to visit that beautiful place
Terima kasih!
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Your depiction of Chet Sao Noi National Park is captivating, highlighting its popularity with Thais and limited access to foreigners. Scenes of picnics, bathing create a vivid picture. Watching people gather at higher levels adds an interesting twist.
Thank you for sharing your experience at Chet Sao Noi National Park in Thailand! It's fascinating to learn about this less-visited gem that's popular among Thais. The limited access for foreigners adds to its unique charm.
Your photos, especially those capturing the faded light and the Banyan trees growing from the river, provide a beautiful visual journey.
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