Yes! That's it. This is the rudimentary map from the Thai tourist department that triggers as well set me of on a wild goose chase in Trang.

Looking back after the many years that had gone by, now I am collecting my 2nd round of rewards. Those early days hunting for waterfalls in Thailand was not an adventurous trip but a pioneering venture in each and every one of them.

A venture in order to be successful must have a dedicated leader aided by a team of enthusiastic supporters. For me it was done alone with an classic old car or in better times with my daughter Jackie or partner Joyce. Very enthusiastic and out going person too. Thank You to both.

In the land where we do not read Thai or understand spoken language, we used our fingers and one word "amok". There were public known waterfalls in meticulously kept forest park and there were also jungle falls known to the only he locals.

Fast forward in 2019, at last they are putting up proper facade for this destination

Construction on-going

We were there for the "Waterfalls" This is a field research station capitalising on the pristine tropical forest environment, Only university students and researchers would be there

Today - it is h=named as as "Botanical garden" not really. Everything is status -quo. the entrance upgraded and the park area transformed into a picnic destination for the public.

This is the original Khao Chong Waterfall that went for.

Along the same river, they had opened up a better spot further upstream with real cascade and also given the place a new name

Now the real "Waterfalls"

This was the type of  signage that urged us on - Let's go waterfalls Hunters. Distances clearly shown. With such signage we couldn't be wrong or difficult to find.

Oh! This was the Gen 2 waterfalls signage. it showed how keen it was at that time the Thai Govt was promoting "Waterfalls" as a destination. With such modern signage and minutes later assured by the well kept paved road. getting to the waterfall would be like eating aa piece of cake.

Yes! found it. A souvenir picture and what the sign sys? Recognise the first few letters "Nam tok"

To waterfall hunters. this is the most real and beautiful waterfall. Almost 100 feet of a single drop. Picture taken in subsequent trip. Charles and Uncle Paul

A closer shot

The light greenish water of the forested area was so clear and tempting

Sorry no big pool!

The whole place rusty, well kept and not ornamented. Not a grandmother's fall

Even the bath and change room - rudimentary

Oh! the stalls - meaning this place must be well patronized

Many years forward - today! the sign replaced with a watered down Gen 1 era signage???

Road going in was still well kept - by the rubber estate owners? But the destination taken out from tourist brochures.

Let's say "abandoned" for farang and picnickers as there are alternatives.

Following this sign we went forward eagerly looking for the next "Ton Te" Waterfalls

This is what the guide books say this the loftiest Waterfall in the whole of Thailand. Falling 320 meters. Better seen in the monsoon season at year end. From the picture, this is one place for hikers. From the car park, only small trails seen. Not a good idea for me to look after girls in remote Thaland.

Oh! Ton Te Waterfall area had changed. Today beautiful roads and big signage. Crowds seen here walking in too.

This is now a picnic area! Not for waterfalls hunters.

The sign clearly showed - "Enter here" for the Ton Tok Waterfalls. No! It was a couple of kilometres more into the belukar area.

From the background of this picture, this was a catchments area for freshwater to supply to the locals. Can see the ting images of the ladies?

A close up then!

And this is the waterfall with a bit of hiking done.

Very scenic surroundings.

The same water pipe now seen on the right. Another spot chosen for the official waterfall site. The following pictures shows the present day's Ton Tok waterfall and its surrounding area.

The waterfalls posted up are the few I picked up from the map of the Tourists Department and luckily their location were all very well denoted and guided by road signs also in English.

This an example where I was guide by just a piece of paper.

Really used the nose to smell out what would appear to be a waterfall.

Hard work paid off! Found a little a sign which should say something!

And found the Gour pool looking type of waterfalls The surrounding very scenic but wild.

There were the waterfalls we found

A picture showing the overall scenes

Now these were better pictures made in subsequent trips.

The place tidied up and had the look of a park

Even a board walk was installed

Now a closer up of that main fall

Now many years later in 2019, the place was much civilized with paved road reaching the waterfall. the access road 6 kms still without a 4-digit road number yet. That goes to show that 25 years later, the place had modernised from that remote jungle look.

 The surroundings of this road had not change much. Rubber groves as they called it. Meaning a cultivated rubber trees within a belukar area.

Ranger station I presumed 

Yes! There is a proper car park too.

Stalls - indicating the patronage of this area.

Time passes very quickly these days. Nothing is permanent, the way how the Thais handled their natural resources Waterfalls. On this page, 2 waterfalls relocated, 2 waterfalls area upgraded and changed and one remote Waterfalls has little commercial value. It pleases me to learn that things are not the same any more and that I had pictures of the original moods.

Not that many people behave that odd to go Waterfalls hunting. With increased population, unexplored spots are rarity, Only for primitive people who live in era that there are so few people. they too  would be pre-occupied with making a living and would not think of looking for adventure..