The best waterfalls in Mae Taeng District

Everyone calls it Sticky Waterfall. Almost nobody knows the actual name is Bua Tong, and honestly, the nickname does the marketing better than the real one ever could.

I went in expecting a nice photo spot and maybe a paddle. What I got was a full waterfall climb, straight up against the current, holding a rope in the steeper parts, and I liked it so much I turned around and did it a second time the same day. One of my flip-flops didn't make it past the first climb. Here's everything worth knowing before you go.

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