Wang Kaeo Waterfall is a popular tourist attraction of Doi Luang National Park, announced to be national part on April 16 1990. It covers some area of Phayao, Chiangrai and Lampang provinces.

It is an attraction in the Doi Luang National Park which was declared a national park on 16 April, 1990. The park covers some areas in Phayao, Chiang Rai and Lampang provinces, totalling around 1,170 square kilometres of land. Geographically, it features a high mountain stretching from the north to the south, and Doi Luang is the highest hilltop. The park is comprised of a mixed deciduous forest, a moist evergreen forest, and a deciduous dipterocarp forest, with a variety of wild animals and birds. The park’s headquarters is located in the area of Namtok Wang Kaeo. Namtok Wang Kaeo is the most beautiful waterfall in Lampang. There are 102 tiers in all, but only 7-8 of them are large. At the top tier, villages of the Yao hilltribe can be found at Ban Pa Kha Luang and Ban San of which the access ways are rather steep. Also available at Namtok Wang Kaeo is a nature study trail stretching for around 1.4 kilometres. Visitors are required to have a guide. Located in the adjacent area is Namtok Wang Thong, the one similar to Namtok Wang Kaeo. Visitors can put up a tent, but have to bring their own meals. Accommodation: Please contact the Doi Luang National Park in Tambon Mae Yen, Amphoe Phan, Chiang Rai, at Tel. 0 5360 9042, or the Department of National Park, Wildlife and Flora at Tel. 0 2562 0760, www.dnp.go.th