Erawan

Erawan is a national park in Thailand, founded in 1975 on an area of 550 ^km2. The main attraction of the park is the cascading waterfall Erawan with a height of 831 meters.

Erawan Waterfall consists of 7 cascades, more than one and a half kilometers long, the upper point of the waterfall is at an altitude of 996 meters, and the lower one is 165 meters. The seventh cascade of the waterfall is similar in appearance to the mythical three-headed elephant Erawan, hence the name of the waterfall. Due to the high content of calcium carbonate in the water, its color varies from turquoise to emerald. Many locals gather at the first two cascades on weekends. It is worth noting that it is forbidden to carry food above the 2 cascades of the waterfall. For convenience, a path has been laid to the 7th cascade of the waterfall, on the first 3 tiers it is concrete, and then a dirt path passing through huge tree roots and channels extending from the waterfall. The last tier can be reached by a bamboo ladder, and at the very top of the Erawan Waterfall there is an observation deck that partially runs along the bottom of the river. From the site you can explore almost the entire national park.

There are also attractions in the national park such as the Phalun Waterfall, karst caves where you can see cave paintings of primitive people. There are garra rufa fish in the rivers of the national park, which cosmetologists use to peel the skin, as they bite off small pieces of skin.

The forests of the national park are mostly covered with mixed deciduous forests, but there are patches of bamboo forests. Ebony trees, mangoes, and apricots are also found in the forests of the park. Among the animals found here are chamois, buffaloes, elephants, zambaras, wild boars, leopards, Javan macaques, gibbons, langurs.