Bucket List: Swimming in a natural Waterfall
Kuang Si Falls and Tat Sae Waterfall, Luang Prabang, Laos For someone like myself who was born in, grew up in and lived in a highly urbanised city my whole life, swimming in a natural waterfall has always been a personal bucket list item. Combined that with swimming in a waterfall during my travels and that wish instantly becomes a travel bucket list item. When I visited the Kuang Si Waterfall during a trip to Luang Prabang, I was thrilled when my guide informed me that I could actually swim in parts of the waterfall. Packing my swim trunks in my backpack on the day of my visit, I finally got to check off this bucket list item. Main Fall of Kuang Si Waterfalls, Luang Prabang, Laos (2017) Although the main fall has a height of close to 60m, the lower levels of this multi-tiered waterfall include cascade pools where the water levels are relatively shallow, the deepest point being around 1.8m. One of the lower-tier of Kuang Si Waterfalls, Luang Prabang, Laos (2017) The beautiful colo...