A very delightful and easy trail - the Huai Nam Yen waterfall trail is accessed from the Huai Nam Yen Ranger station and camp site which is located at km 20 on the Pang Sida Park road (3642) inside the Pang Sida National Park, Sakeo. The trail is not a long one but is the epitome of a forest/jungle trail and is one of the nicest I know of.

It is very easy to follow and crosses two small streams and a waterfall (Huai Nam Yen) - most of its length it runs by the side of a mountain stream that is a delight with the sun light dappled by the trees but sparkling off the water. As the stream runs virtually all year the trail is home to many species of climbers, mosses and plants as well as being home to many small mammals and birds.

Sawan waterfall is located in the Khaoen Sri Nakarin (or Khuean Srinagarindra) National Park in Kanchanaburi. Its a wonderful 7 tier limestone waterfall with the top tier being around 70 meters alone and is very impressive.

My first attempt to the waterfall at the beginning of the rainy season was halted by getting two 4WDs stuck in mud about 2 kilometers from the second ranger station. For this second attempt in the height of the rainy season the plan was to leave the vehicles at the first ranger station and hike in, which is what we did as it was not possible to get further in the vehicle due to REALLY bad track conditions.

The Lanhindard site in Pang Sida National Park is most notable for two things a) you have to walk through the parks main gaur habitat to get there and b) the trail culminates in the Pang Sida siamese crocodile reintroduction site, now not in use but very interesting to see how they released the crocodiles deep in the forest. The first kilometer of the trail sees you descending through the forest to the open grassy areas favoured by the gaur for feeding (mainly late evenings and night).

After crossing through the grasslands you enter a forest pathway that leads through to the Huay Nam Creek and the Lanhindard site. The creek has water all year round and is constantly damp enough to be covered in mosses, lichens and wild orchids. The trail is very easy to follow as it is occasionally used by ranger vehicles.

The Mae Nam Phachi Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Ratchaburi province immediately north of the Kaeng Krachan National Park.

The sanctuary is contiguous with Kaeng Krachan National Park for much of its southern boundary and thus shares the same habitat types - ie. hill evergreen forest, dry evergreen forest, mixed deciduous forest. Mae Nam Phachi is a wildlife sanctuary, which is much more strictly protected area than a national park. Wildlife sanctuaries are designated to allow as free and undisturbed movement of animals as possible. Therefore they are open mainly for educational or scientific research or for volunteering and a special permit is necessary to normally required to enter a wildlife sanctuary - however Maenam Phachi has at least two trails that are open to public access.