Koh Lanta sights
Khlong Chak Waterfall
A jungle waterfall in the island's forested interior, reached by a scenic walk through the trees that can be combined with a nearby bat cave. Best during and just after the rainy season, when the falls and the green forest are at their fullest.
About
Khlong Chak Waterfall offers a green, jungly counterpoint to Koh Lanta's beaches, hidden in the forested interior in the island's southeast. From the trailhead, a scenic walking path of around 1.5 km leads through rubber plantation and increasingly dense jungle to the falls, which tumble into a pool you can swim in when the water is flowing. The catch is that flow depends heavily on the season: the waterfall is at its best — and only really worth the trip — during and just after the rainy season (roughly June to early December), and can dry to little more than a trickle in the dry months. Many visitors combine it with the nearby Khlong Chak bat cave, home to bats and best explored with a local guide, and the area can also be reached on guided kayak-and-hike tours up the mangrove canal. It's a modest natural attraction rather than a thundering cascade, but the walk and the jungle scenery are the real reward.
Good to know
Opening hours and entry fees vary by season — check before you visit.