Dai Yem Waterfall

Thac Dai Yem drops in two main tiers, the upper of about fifty metres, on the Moc Chau plateau, with paths and bridges running along the rock beside it. The name means the blouse waterfall, from a Thai story about a woman who lowered her dai yem - the traditional bodice - to pull a drowning man out of the flood, and the fall is understood locally as her. Flow is strongly seasonal: the plateau's rain falls from about May to September and the fall runs well then, while by the end of the dry months it can be reduced considerably. A glass bridge and other attractions have been added at the site.

What's there

• Two main tiers - the upper of about fifty metres.
• A Thai story about a blouse - which gives the fall its name.
• Paths and bridges beside the rock - the way down.
• Strongly seasonal flow - good from May, thin at the end of the dry.

When to go

May to October for water. Half a day.

Practical notes

In the dry season it can be disappointing. Added attractions at the site are charged separately and are theme-park in character. Steps are wet and slippery. It is busy in the Moc Chau blossom weeks.

Nearby

Moc Chau town and the tea hills are close; Mai Chau is east down road 6.