ACTIVIES NEAR MAE YA WATERFALL
Visitors might enjoy various activities on Doi inthanon, but if you wish to visit Mae Ya Waterfall in a more enjoyable way, why don’t you try bicycling to this fall? Bicycling route: Pha Tang-Mae Ya Waterfall Distance : 29km (3-4 Hours)
The start of the journey is at Pha Tang Forest Ranger Unit. Doi Pha Tang is a hill upon which Doi Pha Tang Palace and Pha Tang Forest Ranger Unit are located. The first part of the journey is all downhill with Doi Hua Seu on your left. After a while, you will reach Ban Khun Ya Noi, which is an interesting village whose people still lead primitive, agricultural style of life. After pedaling on for around 10km, you will find another Karen village called Ban Mai Sawan.
This peaceful community is located in the middle of pure natural setting, with green step farms that will turn golden in the harvest time. From this village, ride on unit you find a concrete road, turn lift for another 400m, there you are Mae YA Waterfall. Most tourists will make an arrangement with car to pick them up around this waterfall, in order to get back to spend the night at national park office (km marker 31)
Bicycling route : Mae Klang Waterfall- Mae Ya Waterfall Distance : 1km (2-3 hours) From Mae Klang Waterfall Forest Ranger Unit, ride a bicycle along the concrete road to Ban Muang Prang. Apart from the beautiful waterfalls to visit, along the way ones can also see impressive scenery of Thoong Luang, which are rice paddies that change color every season.
After passing Thoog Luang, enter the road to Mae Ya Waterfall. This fall is said to be the one of most beautiful water falls of Inthanon National Park. You may reat here for a while before pedaling back to the start or riding on minibus as arranged.