Kuang Si Waterfall
Luang Prabang Unesco World Heritage Town
Your base for this tourist attraction is the Unesco World Heritage town of Luang Prabang, Laos. For tourist information about Luang Prabang, go to Luang Prabang Travel Guide. To prepare for a trip to Laos, read also the Laos Travel Guide. Looking for budget accommodation there? Use AsiaExplorers Budget Accommodation Guide, the no-frills website to cover your budget accommodation needs.
Kuang Si Waterfall is a beautiful multi-tiered waterfall located 30 km outside Luang Prabang in Laos. There is a flight of steps which one has to climb to reach a pool half way to the top. From there, you can look down to the pool below. I visited it with a group of AsiaExplorers members when we were Luang Prabang. I see that a lot of local people come to Kuang Si Waterfall for picnicking.
Kuang Si Waterfall is just one of several waterfalls around Luang Prabang, though it is by far the most famous. Another waterfall, Tad Sae Waterfall, is 15 km southeast of Luang Prabang. Tad Sae Waterfall consists of a series of cascading steps. Another waterfall is the less visited Tad Khua Waterfall, near the village of Pakleung.
Kuang Si Waterfall, outside Luang Prabang, Laos.
The steps leading to the middle tier of Kuang Si Waterfall was quite slippery, and it was tough for me to climb, especially when holding a big tripod, and with a heavy rucksack full of camera gear.
We took about an hour to reach Kuang Si Waterfall. We stayed there long enough to have our lunch at the nearby eatery near the waterfalls, when we were done it. After that, we visited a menagerie where there are bears and a resident tiger. On the way back, we stopped at Wat Onn, a small Laotion Buddhist temple.
If you're going to Luang Prabang, you'd be glad to know that the town is quite small. You can go to most places on foot if you want to. Otherwise, you can also catch a tuk tuk to take you around. As for accommodation, they range from very simple, basic beds to boutique hotels. You can visit the Luang Prabang Hotels guide for a list of budget accommodation.
Kuang Si Waterfall, as seen among the forest trees.
View of Kuang Si Waterfall from a wooden bridge that crosses the path of the stream.
Kuang Si Waterfall cascading down from multiple streams.
This forest path leads to the upper tier of Kuang Si Waterfall.
One of the cascades of Kuang Si Waterfall cuts through the forest path.
From the upper tier, one can see the wooden bridge down below.
Sunlight filters through the multi cascades of Kuang Si Waterfall.
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