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Sai Yok Noi waterfall
Sai Yok Noi waterfall is a waterfall in Thailand.
Essentials guide
Facts from Wikidata, compiled September 2026; season and access are our estimate, not a visit report. How we build these pages.
Sai Yok Noi waterfall drops over a series of steps. It is a cascade-type fall, and the nearest base for a visit is Sai Yok, Thailand. Access to the main viewpoint is rated moderate.
As a cascade waterfall, water tumbles down a series of rock steps rather than falling free.
What you can do here
A walk-in-and-look waterfall
No commercial adventures run at Sai Yok Noi waterfall itself — the experience is the approach and the view. Guided day trips from Sai Yok are the easiest way to combine it with the area around it.
Also good forHikingPhotography
When to go
Wet-season fed: fullest from August to December; by March and April many falls here are a trickle.
Getting there
- Base town Sai Yok, Thailand
- Country Thailand
- Region Tha Sao, Southeast Asia, Asia
- Access Moderate — a real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail
How it compares
This waterfall
Sai Yok Noi waterfall
Thailand
Height—Width—
Most similar
Hogenakkal Falls
India
Height20 mWidth—
Also a cascade waterfall and in India
Largest curtain
Victoria Falls
Zimbabwe · Zambia
Height108 mWidth1,708 m
Largest single sheet of falling water
Tallest on earth
Angel Falls
Venezuela
Height979 mWidth—
Widest on earth
Khone Phapheng Falls
Laos
Height21 mWidth10,783 m
Measured across the whole multi-channel system
20 m
108 m
330 m
979 m
Hogenakkal FallsVictoria FallsEiffel TowerAngel Falls
Khone Phapheng Falls
10,783 m
Victoria Falls
1,708 m
We don't have a reliable crest width for Sai Yok Noi waterfall yet, so it is left off the width chart. Tallest · widest lists.
Watch and read
Books worth packing
The Rough Guide to Southeast Asia on a BudgetRough Guides
Guidebook
The Rough Guide to Southeast Asia on a Budget
Rough Guides · 2024
For a multi-country trip, one book covering the overland routes between the Southeast Asian falls on this site.
On the map
14.3237, 98.944
Quick answers
Where is Sai Yok Noi waterfall?
Sai Yok Noi waterfall is in Thailand (Tha Sao). The nearest base is Sai Yok, Thailand. Its coordinates are 14.3237, 98.9440.
When is the best time to visit Sai Yok Noi waterfall?
Peak flow is August to December. Wet-season fed: fullest from August to December; by March and April many falls here are a trickle.
What can you do at Sai Yok Noi waterfall?
Beyond the viewpoints: hiking and photography. Access to the main viewpoint is rated moderate — a real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail.
How do you get to Sai Yok Noi waterfall?
The usual base is Sai Yok, Thailand. A real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail from there.
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