Visit the Bright Blue Kuang Si Waterfall – Luang Prabang, Laos

When in Luang Prabang, a visit to the bright blue Kuang Si waterfall can’t be missed, of course! What an overwhelmingly beautiful colour that was! There is plenty to explore in Luang Prabang too, what a fun town. I booked a day trip in which a visit to the bright blue Kuang Si waterfall was the highlight.

Kuang Si Waterfall Day trip from Luang Prabang – Laos

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Did you know that the above cascading waterfall is about 60 metres high?

Daytrip Kuang Si Waterfall

There are all kinds of travel agencies in Luang Prabang that can sell you this trip. It is about an hour’s drive through amazing mountainous scenery from Luang Prabang to the bright blue Kuang Si waterfall. I was with a small group of tourists and we walked up together. You walk in a protected area and so pay an entrance fee. This is often included in the trip and thus pre-arranged.

• Entrance fee Kuang Si Waterfall is 60,000 kip, equivalent to about 2.65 euros

Like most, I started at the top. There is the highest waterfall, not super high but a nice viewpoint has been created from which you can watch and from which, of course, nice photos can be taken. As soon as you arrive, you notice the beautiful clear and fresh blue colour of the water. The water comes straight from the mountains and is therefore ice-cold.

Bright Blue Kuang Si Waterfall near Luang Prabang Laos

During the beautiful walk down, I passed all the beautiful little waterfalls that the river encounters on its way down. The bright blue colour of the Kuang Si Waterfall is really enchanting at times! In the background the green hues of the jungle completes the scene.

Did you know that the bright blue colour is caused by minerals like copper found in the water?

Halfway, I passed a point where you can have a nice swim should the weather be warm. It was nice and warm but not so hot that I went into the ice-cold water 🙂 In hindsight, of course, it’s a shame I didn’t go in here. Look at that little scene!

• Click here for the exact location of Kuang Si Waterfall – GPS Kuang Si Waterfall

Bear Rescue Center – Free The Bears

Visiting bear rescue scenter – Free The Bears

When I was almost downstairs I passed a shelter for bears. They were in a nasty situation and now have a good shelter I was assured. When I did an internet search I came across Free The Bears.

They run the shelter there and retrieve bears from often distressed situations and try to rehabilitate the bear wherever possible. They also educate the local population to prevent such practices in the future.

If I were booking now, I would have booked the hike to the falls. Check that one out and book it for your visit too

Visiting a Local village near the falls

Visiting a local village

On the way back, we passed a local village and visited it briefly. That is always super to see as well. I always find the combination so odd that you actually live in a wooden hut but there is a dish for receiving television next to the hut. Change is happening but not fast. Whether people will always want it is then, of course, also the question. For now, people still live as they always did and most seem happy with that.

Although many teenagers and twenty-somethings will really flock to the city of Luang Prabang, either for education and/or modernity 🙂

• Alternative for Kuang Si Waterfall

You have another such beautiful blue waterfall near Luang Prabang, it’s called Tad Sae waterfall. I understand that this one is visited more by local people…Maybe that’s exactly where I would have wanted to go. The waterfall is not as high as the Kuang Si but has the same beautiful blue colour! And like the Kuang Si, this one also has several levels with pools you can enjoy bobbing in.

The Tad Sae Waterfall is located 18km from Luang Prabang and 2km from the village of Bak En.

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