Wachirathan Falls
A powerful waterfall on the road up Doi Inthanon in Chom Thong district, where the stream pours over a broad rock face in a drifting cloud of spray. It is a usual stop on the way to the summit, loudest after the rains.
- Where
- Chom Thong, Chiang Mai, Thailand
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 18.5539, 98.5897
Get the Wachirathan Falls stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Wachirathan Falls. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Chiang Mai volume with your photos and a note.
Near Wachirathan Falls
Doi Inthanon 12 km
The highest mountain in Thailand, at 2,565 metres, in Chiang Mai's Chom Thong district. Once called Doi Luang Ang Ga, the crow's pond top, it was renamed for Inthawichayanon, a ruler of Chiang Mai who cared for the northern forests and whose remains were laid to rest here.
Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden 26 km
A botanical garden in the hills of Mae Rim, opened in 1993 as the Mae Sa Botanic Garden and renamed for Queen Sirikit a year later. Glasshouses and forest trails climb the slope, and a canopy walkway runs through the treetops.
Chiang Mai Night Safari 40 km
A large zoo on the western edge of Chiang Mai, opened in 2006 and designed to be seen after dark, with trams carrying visitors through open enclosures. It was the first nocturnal zoo in Thailand and is thought to be the largest anywhere, at about 130 hectares.
Royal Park Rajapruek 41 km
Gardens at Mae Hia on the edge of Chiang Mai, laid out for Royal Flora Ratchaphruek, the international horticultural exposition of 2006 and 2007 held in honour of King Bhumibol. The grounds stayed on as a park of themed gardens and pavilions.
Wat Phra That Hariphunchai 44 km
The great wat of Lamphun, the old capital of the Hariphunchai kingdom, with origins in the 11th century. Its gilded central chedi is thought to go back even further, to the 9th century, and towers over the courtyard.
Wat Phra That Doi Suthep 45 km
A golden chedi on the mountain above Chiang Mai, at 1,073 metres, reached by a long staircase lined with naga serpents. Legend says a white elephant carrying a relic of the Buddha climbed this mountain and chose the spot, and the city spreads out below the terrace.
Wat Umong 46 km
A forest wat about 700 years old on the edge of Chiang Mai, named for the tunnels dug into its hillside. Monks have meditated in these brick passages, lit by small shrines, and the wooded grounds around them are still quiet.
Chiang Mai Zoo 47 km
Northern Thailand's first commercial zoo, opened in 1977 on Huay Kaew Road, just west of Chiang Mai University at the foot of Doi Suthep. Its 81 hectares of wooded slopes also hold an aquarium.
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Questions
Where is Wachirathan Falls?
Wachirathan Falls is in Chom Thong, Chiang Mai, Thailand. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Doi Inthanon (12 km), Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden (26 km), Chiang Mai Night Safari (40 km).
How do I get the Wachirathan Falls stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Wachirathan Falls and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Chiang Mai volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Wachirathan Falls before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Chiang Mai volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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