Pa-La-U Waterfall tour from Hua Hin: Jungle trek with lunch

Rainforest trek to four cascades, lunch at a local table, ride back in a songtheaw pickup truck

A full-day tour from Hua Hin to Pa-La-U Waterfall in Kaeng Krachan National Park, 60 kilometers west toward the Burmese border, where you trek through thousand-year-old rainforest to reach the 4th cascade and its pool of wild carp. The tour includes hotel pickup and drop-off, an English-speaking guide, lunch at a local restaurant, and the entrance fee to the national park.

Step-by-step itinerary

Visit Pa-La-U Waterfall and lunch

• Drive west from Hua Hin
• Trek through rainforest to waterfall
• Explore up to 4th cascade pool
• Observe wildlife around waterfall
• Enjoy lunch at local restaurant
• Return to Hua Hin

The experience

The waterfall sits inside Kaeng Krachan National Park, a thousand-year-old forest filled with rare wild animals, monkeys and birds. Your guide meets you at your Hua Hin hotel in the morning and drives west toward the mountains. The trek itself follows an unspoiled rainforest trail to Pa-La-U, where 16 cascades drop through the jungle. You walk up to the 4th cascade and its pool, where wild carp swim in the water and the sound of the falls fills the air around you.

After the waterfall, you ride back down the trail and stop for lunch at a local restaurant before the drive back to Hua Hin. The whole day runs about six hours from pickup to drop-off. Transport is in a songtheaw, the bus-like pickup truck common in Thailand, which is part of how the trip feels different from a standard van tour. You sit in the open back and move through the landscape the way locals do.

What’s included

• Hotel pickup and drop-off in Hua Hin.
• English-speaking guide.
• entrance fee to Kaeng Krachan National Park.
• lunch at a local restaurant.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDeparts at 08:00

Book up to4h before

AgesAdult (12 and older) · Child (2 to 11 years) · Infant (under 2): free

GroupUp to 15

Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

Prices and times updated 6 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortInfants must sit on laps

Is this one for you?Book this tour if you want a shared group experience with a guide who knows the forest and can point out wildlife and the history of the park. The songtheaw ride is part of the adventure, and the fixed schedule means you travel with other visitors rather than as a private group.

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Top questions

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (2 to 11 years); Infant (under 2): free.

How far is Pa-La-U Waterfall from Hua Hin?

Pa-La-U Waterfall is located about 60 kilometers west of Hua Hin, toward the mountains and the Burmese border, inside Kaeng Krachan National Park.

What is the trek to the waterfall like?

The trek follows unspoiled rainforest to reach the 4th cascade of Pa-La-U, where a pool filled with wild carp sits beneath the falls. The surrounding forest is over a thousand years old and you may hear or spot wild monkeys and birds along the way.

What's included in the tour price?

The tour includes hotel pickup and drop-off in Hua Hin, an English-speaking guide, entrance to Kaeng Krachan National Park, and lunch at a local restaurant after the waterfall.

How long does the full tour take?

The tour runs about six hours total, including the drive from Hua Hin, the trek to the waterfall, lunch, and the return to your hotel.

What kind of vehicle is used for transport?

Transport is in a songtheaw, a traditional Thai bus-like pickup truck where passengers sit in the open back, giving you a more local way to travel through the landscape.