Undiscovered Thailand: 3 Days in Uthai Thani 🇹🇭 Lost Jungle Paradise

Undiscovered Thailand: 3 Days in Uthai Thani 🇹🇭 Lost Jungle Paradise

Coming up this week, I ventured out 
of Bangkok and I’m looking to find   Thailand’s lost rainforest, home 
to some truly magnificent secrets. [Music] Hello everyone. Welcome back to the 
channel. I’ve got a fantastic location for you today. Somewhere off the beaten path 
here in Thailand. Only 3 hours north of Bangkok in central Thailand. Welcome to Utai 
Tani. A land of lost, forgotten jungles, wooden temples, incredible landscapes, and just 
the perfect place to get in touch with nature, disconnect, and just to be around some of 
the most unique, rare, unseen part of the country. I’m here for the next 3 days, and this 
video will document the entire experience. So, sit down and relax, and let’s explore Utitani 
together. This is going to be a good one. [Music]   It took me 4 hours to reach the 
outskirts of the province of Utitani. It’d been a long drive from Bangkok and 
I was here with my trusty Honda CT125 or Zelda as I call her and I quickly started 
to soak up the slower pace of life out here. At this time of year when the wind 
blows and the temperature drops,   you know that the rain isn’t too 
far behind you. Oh, look at that. Bit of a slow start to the adventure. Lots of 
traffic and carnage in Bangkok. That took me 2 hours. Then 2 hours through the rice fields 
in the middle of nowhere in central Thailand. And now we’re just kind of uh hanging back while 
there’s a big storm up ahead. It’s a tiny little localized rain cloud, but it’s it’s it’s lashing 
down. So, we’re just going to hang back. Fueled up here at this little local fuel station earlier. 
I’ve come back. It’s only 5 minutes from where   I was. Have a cold drink and wait for that 
distant thunder to head further north away from where we want to be cuz we’re only half an 
hour away now. Just want to turn up soaking wet. [Music]   I’m filming this in late July and so you 
can wait around for an hour, maybe two, but these storms do pass quite quickly, but 
then the next one is is never too far behind it. I thought I timed it right, but when I was only 
about 10 minutes away from my accommodation, the heavens opened up once more. And this time, 
there was going to be no escaping the inevitable. In my eagerness to leave Bangkok, I 
was so excited to get back on the road,   I foolishly forgot my waterproof 
jacket, waterproof pants. So, for the next few days, I was certainly 
going to get a bit damp to say the least. I think [Music] Soaked to the bone, we were 
here. A gorgeous spot nestled in the prettiest of valleys. [Music] The room 
was pleasant, and as most rooms are at this price point of just over a,000 
Bart, it was clean, it was bright, it had air con and hot running water and a trusty 
hair dryer to help dry out my only pair of shoes. The room comes with breakfast. Although 
the breakfast was just a bunch of snacks   from 7-Eleven stuffed in the 
fridge. Some rice porridge, some prawn porridge, some hot dogs. It was 
pretty basic, but I wasn’t complaining. [Music]   All right. So, as the rain continues, but it’s 
much lighter than it was when I was driving here, a very quick tour of my accommodation and my 
base for this adventure, this 3 days in the Utai Mountains. So, I explored this area a few years 
ago. Dreamy actually exploded on the side of the road. I had to get a complete rebuild engine. And 
so whilst I was actually exploring this province, I did so on a crappy little motorbike. I drove 
past this last time and it looked really nice   and it was surprisingly affordable. So we’ve got 
two little rooms here, a left and a right. That’s 1,500 B a night. And that’s what I’ve booked 
myself into. And there’s a big nice green space with a water feature. And there’s fish living 
their best life. And uh they’re doing a little bit of work on it. Just a little bit of metal work. 
I think they’re finishing these three rooms. But uh it’s fantastic. It’s really it’s so beautiful. 
A lot of the accommodations in this area, and you’ll find this a lot actually in Thailand these 
days, a lot of these independent places, they   won’t be on booking. They won’t be on a you’ll 
have to find them on Google Maps. and then through Google Maps find their Facebook page. A lot of 
Thai hotels, guest houses will be on Facebook only. They don’t have to pay any fees and they 
can control their marketing a little bit better. I mean, next door, this place 
here, Hoop Patad Bike Camp,   this is another accommodation. I can actually 
pick up their Wi-Fi signal from my room. So, it’s right next to where I’m staying. And this 
one again looks lovely. A bit more landscaping and a bit more care and attention to the gardens. 
Seems to have a bit more character. There’s some   nice little cars and a retro camper van. An Isuzu 
camper van. Wow. I’ve come here for a few special reasons. I want to take you to a few places that 
are incredible and are in this area of Thailand. But this little valley, even in the rain with 
the thunder and lightning out in the distance, thankfully now it’s uh it’s a special part of 
Thailand and not many people come here. [Music] I love to just walk around places like this on 
foot, explore the neighborhood, daydream away, and just imagine what would it be like to live 
here? What would it be like to buy this land? Just pleasant thoughts and dreams. Central Thailand is 
often overlooked. It might not be as dramatic as the north and as beautiful as the south, but 
as you can see, it’s still truly stunning. [Music]   I’ve traveled around Thailand quite 
a bit as some of you might know, but there’s not many places that I think, “Oh, 
I’d like to live here or retire here. Ooh, I’d like to buy a plot of land right here and sit 
on it for 10 or 15 years or build something nice. Not to live here now. I’m too young and Bangkok 
is, you know, such a hub of activity. Miss P works there. I have so many opportunities there. 
It’s where we live at this stage in our life. But can you imagine retiring in a valley like this? 
And in the four years that I’ve been coming here, it hasn’t changed. The roads is just as well kept. 
The trees are just as well pruned. The flowers are just as bright and fragrant. And there hasn’t been 
any major development here. This cafe viewpoint thing was here 4 years ago. Um I think it’s just 
closed today. There’s a Coca-Cola van going past this part of Thailand to the locals, to the 
Thai has a nickname which is the Switzerland of Thailand because it’s quite striking and the 
mountains are very beautiful and so it’s very popular with ties to come here on the weekends 
and uh take pictures, have a drink, drive through, visit Hukata at the famous place I’ll take you 
to soon, maybe tomorrow because it’s getting late now. And so this area will have enough going 
on, but there isn’t a beach here. There isn’t a hub or a town here to sort of allow it to pop off 
like a place like Pi. And here, I just don’t feel like it would ever turn into a place. So, buying 
land here could be a good investment because um you’re finding an this is an oasis in the middle 
of central Thailand. You’d have to go all the way up north before you started getting dramatic 
landscapes like this. And then going south, you’d have to keep going to, you know, Krabby. 
Obviously, there’s a lot of beautiful places in between, but I’m just saying there’s not really 
somewhere so striking, so beautiful as this. and still so completely under the radar. So, it’s 
a potential place to maybe whilst I’m here ask a few questions. You know, is that plot of 
land for sale? How much is it? Oh, really? [Music] Day two. I awoke to a peaceful morning. Still moisture in the air, but 
we can make it work for us today. [Music] So, right, let’s get back on 
Zelda and let’s explore some more. Heat. Heat. [Music] [Music] Driving around these parts of the 
country on a motorbike should be   considered a highlight in itself. And 
I found myself just pulling over time after time simply to just take in the 
atmosphere and the gorgeous landscapes. I know you guys miss the good old dreamy days 
when I had my little Honda dream and we were going to every province. And trust me, I miss 
those days as well. But there was a reason why I upgraded to Zelda. And that was so I could just 
get off the beaten path a bit more. Get off the normal tie roads. And this is exactly what we’re 
doing. I don’t even know where I’m supposed to go because according to Google Maps, there isn’t 
a junction here. We’re not on Google Maps. If I screenshot my phone, you’ll see we’re in middle of 
nowhere. But basically, look how cool this is. I want to keep going. I don’t want to turn around 
and limp back into the village and connect to   Wi-Fi and figure out where I am. I want to keep 
going. I want to keep exploring. This is fun. [Music] [Laughter] [Music] Eventually I was spat out into the farmlands. 
These lowland areas of this province are extremely fertile and you’ll find plenty of 
people working in the land growing pineapples, sugar canes, and all types of delicious fruits. In this part of the country, you won’t 
find any normal convenience stores,   no 7-Elevens, no PTT garages. It’s way 
more rustic, more like the good old days. [Music] Man, I’m having fun on these mountain 
roads. We’re going up and into them   today. I wasn’t expecting us to go so high. 
You forget Utitani has a big mountain range. Looks like there’s a couple of 
lads here having a lunch break. Okay, enjoy little viewpoint here. I didn’t realize we were going 
to have such an adventure on the   motorbike today. And the views are 
just spectacular. What a sleeper. What a real hidden gem Utai Tani 
Province is. As long that may continue. [Music] Really quickly, just want to say a 
big thank you to the sponsor of my channel, [Music] Hey, I just parked Zelda on the side of a road. 
I saw a waterfall that I’ve never been to before on Google Maps. It looks really pretty. And 
usually these things are in national parks with a ranger station and a to pay a fee, but 
this one looks like they’re either building a ranger station. Anyway, they told me to go 
down here and uh the waterfall won’t be far. It’s so much fun driving around the countryside, 
particularly in this province. It’s just so quiet, so peaceful. These trees here with the orange 
robes, they’re marked out by the monks. I think it’s to say that this tree is important 
spiritually and uh not to ever fell it, which obviously these orange robes keep people 
from cutting them down, which is great. [Music] Even though this waterfall is free, someone 
has made this staircase. And I mean, I’m not complaining because without it,   I wouldn’t be able to climb through this thick 
jungle. I’m just sure that in the future, they will start to charge once the construction 
of that ranger station is complete. [Music] I’ve never been to a waterfall like this.   They’ve built this staircase which cost a fortune. 
You know, this is a private waterfall. It’s not part of a national park. Someone’s built this for 
a reason. I would imagine they want it to become a place people make a journey for, maybe park and 
pay an entrance to the man who owns this land. Someone probably told him, “You made that 
beautiful waterfall on your land. Why   don’t you build a staircase up to it and then 
charge people?” And he probably said, “Yeah, okay.” But I don’t think many people have been 
up here for a while. Look, it’s all overgrown. Luckily, they built it with this metal 
material and it’s not rotted away. As we go deeper and further up into 
the jungle, this is a hidden gem. [Music] Wow, look at this. [Music] The water cascading over the rocks has calcified, creating a kind of mineral rock. It seems to 
be more runoff from the higher jungle. Maybe a stream or maybe just rain. I wonder what it’s 
like here in a heavy downpour like yesterday. What a find, huh? Just hard to explain what 
it is. It’s obviously a waterfall and it’s obviously incredibly beautiful. But let me know 
in the comments exactly what that mineral is. It’s probably a calcium deposit, but I don’t 
know for sure. I’m certainly not a a geologist. There are actual sections of moss that are 
growing on it as well. It really is quite   pretty. Such a small little pocket of oasis. a 
tiny little capsule of heaven here on the side of the road on the way to a magnificent temple. 
It does continue. There is another staircase, but it looks a little bit hectic. Um, 
and I’m not really looking to break my   ankle today. I would have to scramble up 
those rocks, go up that steep staircase, and then maybe get another view of the second 
pool. But uh this is this is as far as I need to go fish today. Yeah, not a bad spot. 
Eh, right onwards and upwards. We’ve got a little weather window. It’s not raining at the 
minute. So, let’s use this to our advantage. Wow. One thing I’ve learned 
about traveling Thailand,   especially at this time of the year, 
when the weather is good, get moving. So this behind me, this is 
the the highlight of Utaiani, but we’re going to come back here a bit later 
because there’s so many more beautiful places   that are about an hour to 45 minutes from here 
and they’re all clumped together. No rush to go here. I might do it in the morning before I 
leave actually tomorrow. We’ll see if I get   back here in time for this afternoon. 
We’ll go check it out again. [Music] [Music] You’ll find lots of places like these in Thailand 
dotted around cool little unique restaurants, cafes, guest houses, hotels. It seems like 
the limitations when it comes to building things in Thailand are only limited by the 
imagination of the person behind it all. [Music] A quick brew and a delicious pad thai all 
fueled up and caffeinated for the next stop. Okay, I’ve arrived at this little market here in 
a little village in the middle of nowhere. And uh the the the temperature just dropped about 5° in 
a couple of minutes whilst I was on the bike and   I turned around and the rains have arrived again. 
I’ve been here before and it hasn’t changed much, which is great. And I think coming here in the 
rain might be the most magical thing ever. Let me explain. So, in front of me, it’s not the tallest, 
but it’s one of the tallest trees in Thailand. And they’ve turned it into a little bit of a tourist 
attraction. If you call this a tourist attraction, but out here in Utani, this is about as touristy 
as you can get. Look at this little bad boy. Oh, it’s so light. Feels like it’s made of air. So, 
this particular species of tree grows in this part of Thailand. No [ __ ] Sherlock. And you can 
see it from a mile away. And as you get nearer and nearer, you can park up. It’s free entry, which 
is great. And you can just come and enjoy nature. We’ve got some durian for sale, different grades. 
And I’ve always wanted to come back to this tree. Came here a long time ago with Dreamy and just 
found it on Google Maps and saved it and vowed to come back one day. And here we are. Almost there. 
This rain is magical. If only you could smell that humid jungly rain smell. Okay, it’s all coming 
back to me now. This is the tree itself. They’ve actually developed it a little bit now. They’ve 
got this nice sign and they’ve got a pavement that goes around and I think there are several 
other trees within this mini forest of giants. And then as you come through there are 
these giant papaya trees that have grown to adulthood. These tall thin ones that you see 
all around. Uh they’re a type of papaya tree. Definitely don’t want a papaya landing 
on your head. Just checking to see if   there’s anything. No, they seem quite small 
and not quite ripe. Have a look at this. This is the base of the tree. So over the 
hundreds, if not thousands of years that this thing has been growing, its structure and its 
foundation has spread out. I’m going to count how many steps it takes to get back to this point. So 
we can kind of gauge how big the circumference is. 66 steps. I know it’s not exactly scientific 
or mathematic, but uh there you go. Took me 66 steps to walk around this thing. I’m 
fully aware that in terms of Thailand, a tree might not stick out to you as a highlight, 
but I’ve always remembered coming here. It literally stayed in my memory so vividly for 
so long because I’d never seen a tree like this before. Just look at it. It’s incredible, 
isn’t it? Absolutely amazing. Of course,   the camera doesn’t do it justice. It is 
gargantuan. And you literally have to crack your neck so high to be able to see the tops of it. 
There’s definitely taller trees that I’ve seen. I remember one in Borneo which was just absolutely 
outrageous. As the rain starts to intensify. I’m going to find a little spot in the shade and just 
enjoy it and enjoy this rain cloud coming in. There aren’t many things on this 
planet that make me more content.   than simply sitting in a rainstorm admiring 
a giant of nature and collecting my thoughts. I love traveling Thailand during the rainy season. 
Yes, it rains, but look how beautiful it is. I’ve had a look at the weather. Oh, careful. And 
uh it doesn’t look very good. It looks like it’s going to be raining at some level for the rest 
of the day. And in every direction that I want to go today, it’s going to be like this. I think 
we might have little breaks. We might have huge   downpours. Let’s just accept we’re going to be 
wet and muddy for the rest of the day because somebody forgot their rain material, rain jacket, 
rain cover, rain everything. I was just in such a mad dash to get out and I’m so excited to get back 
on Zelda and to get out of Bangkok for a change. When it rains like this, Make sure 
you go slow. The last thing you want   to do on a day like today is to skid 
off and cause yourself a mischief. We’ve made it. We are soaking wet, but we are 
certainly not dampered in spirits because look at this. I’m about to show you what I think is one 
of the most magical temples in the world. Okay. Isn’t that unbelievable? I’m standing here in 
the pissing rain and I couldn’t be happier. Now, this temple here has a long Thai name that I don’t 
want to get wrong. But, of course, like all of the locations in this video will be linked in the 
description. Come and visit this place, preferably   in a car on a dry day. But I like to call this 
place the magical wooden temple of heaven. It is just so unique. And the best part 
is we can go inside. Everywhere you look, there is an award-winning photograph to be taken. 
I mean, just that is beautiful. And there are carp swimming and doing all kinds of fish related 
activities. And uh there’s a beautiful wooden bridge which we can walk across. [Music] These 
days it takes a special type of temple to bring me back. Thailand has just so many you are just 
completely spoiled for choice. But this temple, this temple, guys, I would visit any day of 
the week because it’s truly magical. [Music] [Music] Okay, [Music]   This reclining golden Buddha is a new addition 
to the temple and it’s quite something. I just loved watching the rain flowing off the 
side of the statue. It was just mesmerizing. [Music] [Music] But as far as temples go, there’s not 
many that are completely made out of wood,   surrounded by limestone cliffs on a 
lake with beautiful ornaments, caves, and loads of things to see and do in this 
particular area. There’s a lot to explore   in this province. 2 3 days is just not enough. 
You would need 2 3 weeks to really get stuck in amongst it and tick off everything and see 
everything. I drove past a few beautiful villages. I drove past a few beautiful temples. I quickly 
popped in to have a look and thought, “Wow, I’m saving this for another day. If it wasn’t so 
rainy, I’d probably stay up here for a few more days. It’s just beautiful everywhere you go in 
New Taiwan. I’ll stop jibber jabbing and leave you be and then I’ll take you back. I think we’ll 
go back towards where we’re staying. It’s a couple of hour drive from here in this weather anyway 
and it would be nice to get back before dark. right, I’ve made it back to base camp. 
Wonderful day exploring, wonderful adventures,   even if we did get soaking wet. The other thing 
I wanted to show you was the room that was um in use last night by a family. So, you’ve got 
one bedroom in there, and then you got another bedroom in here. And uh I couldn’t come in 
here yesterday because they were using it, but you’ve got a nice dining area, an outdoor 
kitchen, and they had their food and they were cooking and they had their beers and they were 
watching YouTube on the telly. And then over here, they’ve got this nice little outdoor area with 
these nice lights and it looks beautiful in the evening. And then there’s a little like man-made 
lake. But yeah, it’s just really nice and the people who run it are really friendly. They don’t 
speak English, but we’ve had a right good laugh. I just wanted to show them your your Harley. 
He’s got a collection of Harley-Davidsons. That big one. A beautiful one here. Look at it’s got speakers 
for the radio and everything. And then a big touring bike. And then he’s got a couple of little 
um Chinese coffee daxes for bombing around town. Couple of little um quad bikes. I think you can 
rent these and just bomb around town. Nice people. And um you can order food. So I ordered my pack 
of power yesterday. You can order beers to your room and some lady will come and drop it off. 
and uh a big open space for camping. And it’s got me thinking like I wouldn’t have to live in 
it now. You know, I’m happy in Bangkok, obviously, but you know, maybe buy some land, build a 
nice house, and then rent it out for 10 years, let it pay for itself, and then when I’m old and 
knackered, I could retire to the beautiful valley. Cat, I love to dream. Did you have a nice 
day out, Zelda? I know you’re covered in mud and you’re filthy, but so am 
I. Wouldn’t have it any other way. Right, it’s our final morning here in Utaiani 
and it’s time to finally check out the lost jungle I promised you at the start of the video. 
Inside this collapsed cave system is Hook Patat, or as I like to call it, Thailand’s bestkept 
secret. However, in classic Patty style, when I arrived, there was a slight issue. [Music] I don’t know if you guys have ever seen the 
movie White Chicks, but I’m about to have a BF. I’m going to have BF. Wait. Hey, what’s 
a BF? She’s going to have a bench fit. So, I checked out this morning, said goodbye to the 
lovely people at the Mountain 222 guest house, got on Zelda, and I’ve just driven around 
the corner to Hoop Pat with all my stuff,   and I saw three ginormous coaches, 
and my heart sank. I thought, “Oh no, I’ve been hyping this place up. It was a hidden 
gem unknown to man, and there are 10,000 people here.” The good news is it’s just a school trip. 
It’s a local high school. They’ve got three big groups of kids. They’ve all got to share one 
torch between them and they’re going to go in now. And if I know anything about teenagers 
and uh nature is that they don’t really mix and they’re not going to be in there for very long. 
I’ll be in there for 2 hours enjoying walking,   climbing, taking pictures. They’ll be in there 30 
minutes, hour max. They didn’t go in there with clipboards or paperwork or pencils. So, they’re 
not doing any artwork. They’re not doing any real scientific things. I think they’re just going in 
to have a look around and get a lesson about the   history of this place and the meaning of it and 
how incredible it is. And so, I’m just going to let them enjoy their school trip. I definitely 
don’t want to go in there and film with a huge group of teenagers. And so, let’s just hang back, 
have a coffee, and wait for them to finish their   little school trip. It is 9:00 in the morning. I 
thought I was going to be escaping the crowds of three other motorbikes that are here. and one car. 
Just had to be transparent. I’ve been hyping this up the whole way through this video and when 
I turned the corner, my heart sank. I thought,   “Oh my god.” Luckily, it’s not coach loads of 
tourists. It’s just a local school trip. Okay, the kids have finished their school trip. I’ve got 
my torch. Now, I think the last time I came here, guys, it was 400 Thai Bart for a foreigner to 
enter, but now it’s only 200. So, that’s good. This is the torch they give you. It’s pretty good. 
You turn it that way, you get the front light, and you turn it backwards, and you get that 
cool light to light the floor. And then we go into this cave. So, Hook Patat was discovered by 
a monk in the 70s and then in 1984 they decided to dig out this tunnel and they thought, 
well, let’s see what we can find. And what they found was something magnificent. So, let’s 
follow in the footsteps of the first explorers. You see the bat? There are bats sleeping as well on 
the roof. It’s so hot and stuffy in here. You’d think they’d choose to live in 
a place with a bit more of a breeze. Right. Okay. The school kids have officially left and the 
handful of other Thai people who were in the area and have come in to check it out have also left. I 
think we’ve got this place to ourselves now, guys. I think I should mention the entire 
sound of the jungle and the birds and the insects that you’re hearing. That’s 
100% the sound I’m hearing. There’s no post-prouction. There’s no fake sounds. This 
is the sound of a lost, forgotten jungle. [Music] other than extremely rare plants and rare 
birds and things like that. The most famous, infamous critter in here is a millipede, 
a pink one. Whether we see it or not, this is one of the most magical experiences 
you can get in Thailand. This sound, this fauna, this atmosphere, incredibly rare. That pink millipede, that’s what we’re looking 
for. Keep your eyes peeled, okay? Cuz it’s very   rare. It’s very special. And I would love to 
finally see it on the third time of trying. I just got attacked by a flying beetle. I can see a pink millipede. My iPhone’s not very good in 
this low light. Let me grab my camera off here. They’re quite 
small, but I’m excited to see one. Look, it’s real. I’m not pretending. This 
isn’t stock footage. This is actually the rare pink neon millipede. 
It looks like a punk rocker. Oh my god, there’s another one 
right there. I didn’t even see it, actually. So, there’s one here. There’s one here.   There’s the one I’ve been filming. 
There’s quite a few on this rock. I’m so chuffed. I’m so happy to tick 
that off my list. Last time I came here, I kept my eye out for them. Couldn’t see them. And 
I know it’s just a bug, but that’s a very special bug. And to be able to see one and to film it 
and to share it with you, that’s that’s a massive bucket list for me. Might not be that interesting 
to you, but to me, that is just like such a win. [Music] [Music] This is another incredible highlight 
here. There is an entrance into the second cavern. So this dome of ferns 
and millipedes, as beautiful as this is, it actually gets even more dramatic the further 
you explore inside this cave. Thankfully, we can pass through without torch light and 
it enters into the next section. More jungle, more beauty, just more fun. What a place this 
is. What an absolute place on earth to explore. There aren’t too many places in Thailand or the 
world where I think you can go through a cave with a torch and discover a lost, forgotten jungle with 
unique plants, rare animals. Have a look at this. this beautiful limestone wall here. There’s a 
bit of a clearing actually. There’s actually a breeze. As you can probably imagine, it’s 
incredibly stuffy and humid. I don’t know if you’ve ever been to Q Gardens in London. It feels 
exactly like that in here. You will be sweating buckets and not surprisingly, just like anywhere 
else in Thailand, away from the touristy spots. Um, it’s completely immaculate. There’s not 
a drop of litter. There’s not a fragment of plastic trash or anything. There’s no 
human activity here other than the odd   plastic laminated sign showing you which 
way you can go and where to be careful. It’s just amazing. I realize I’m probably speaking to about 
0.01% 01% of my audience. But if you are really into ferns, then you’d love it here 
cuz these species are incredibly rare. [Music] My number one tip if you come to Huk Patat 
is go slow. You’ve got nowhere else to be. So stand still. I know it’s hot. I know 
it’s humid and I know you’re sweating, but when you stand still and you just listen 
and look, you start to see ground nesting birds or things appear and fly away and dart 
away. There’s movement in the trees and you look and a bird just comes next to you. Oh my 
god. Hello, beautiful little bird. How are you? Looks like a chicken, but like 
it it looks like a wild chicken. Okay, ladies and gentlemen, I think I’m going to 
call it here because I’ve had such a fantastic three days, two nights here in Utaiani. 
It was great to get back on Zelda and even though we got soaked, we had so much fun. I feel 
energized. I feel healthy. I feel clean inside, not outside. Obviously, I’m sweaty and 
muddy, but I think I was struggling a   little bit mentally in Bangkok recently. 
I think the pollution was getting to me. I think it was starting to feel claustrophobic. 
But to get out into the provinces on Zelda, especially has really reignited my passion and 
love for Thailand. So much so that I’ve just this morning planned another video where I’ll be 
getting not on Zelda, but a very similar looking bike and I’m going to head into northern Thailand 
and visit some places um that I want to go check out. So that’ll be next week on this channel. So 
thanks for watching. If you did enjoy this video, please like the video. Completely free to 
do. If you’re brand new, you’ve never seen   me before. I do this kind of thing quite often 
on the channel. We’ve gone all over the world, but we’ve really deep dived into Thailand for the 
past four years. And I’ll see you soon. Cheers.

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Nestled in central Thailand, Uthai Thani is packed with natural beauty, peaceful temples, and hidden gems. My first stop was Mountain Camp 222, a scenic mountain viewpoint with panoramic views that stretch across the lush countryside — perfect for sunrise or sunset. From there, I rode to Hup Pa Tat, a stunning prehistoric jungle hidden inside a limestone cave. It felt like stepping into another world, surrounded by towering cliffs and rare plant life that made this spot truly unique.

Next, I visited the peaceful Wat Tham Khao Wong, a beautiful forest monastery built into the mountainside with tranquil ponds and wooden temple structures. It’s a must-see if you love spiritual and off-the-beaten-path destinations. Before wrapping up the trip, I stopped by the Giant Tree of Uthai Thani, an enormous, centuries-old tree nestled in the jungle — a symbol of the province’s deep connection with nature. This ride was a perfect mix of adventure, nature, and serenity. If you’re planning a Thailand road trip, Uthai Thani deserves a spot on your itinerary.

📍 – Locations visited during the video were –
Mountain Camp 222 – https://maps.app.goo.gl/kgLfdWDWqPbpJM4N9
Hup Pa Tat – https://maps.app.goo.gl/kCAZC2xn5jk1jgg96
Wat​ Tham Khao​ Wong – https://maps.app.goo.gl/dqgd4hxdjmwzsukk9
Giant Tree – https://maps.app.goo.gl/G77sCQMqEkviiUEj6
Random Waterfall – https://maps.app.goo.gl/tJNeoC6NmciaWcwm8

Chapters:
00:00 – 1:19 – Coming Up
1:20 – Stormy Arrival
4:24 – Accommodation
8:22 – Buy Land Dream
12:26 – Crazy Morning Ride
17:54 – Squarespace
19:04 – Beautiful Waterfall
24:05 – The Biggest Tree
31:48 – Rainy Wooden Temple
37:12 – Awesome Vibes
39:52 – Hup Pa Tat (Highlight)

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