Thung Na Mui Bridge

Thung Na Mui Bridge is a bamboo footbridge laid in a curving S-shape across roughly 2 rai of rice paddies in Sarika subdistrict, Nakhon Nayok — not, as it’s sometimes described, an elevated walkway through rainforest canopy. There’s no jungle here and nothing resembling a wildlife trail; it’s a farmland landmark, and a striking one, but a very different thing from a forest canopy walk.

A local landowner originally built the roughly 150-metre bridge so villagers could cross the paddies without wading through flooded fields during the rainy season. Its photogenic curve over green (or, closer to harvest, golden) rice turned it into a minor viral spot, and it now draws day-trippers from Bangkok, about 1–2 hours away by car. A small tea shop, an ice-cream vendor, and a stand selling organic rice and vegetables have grown up around the entrance, and the landowner has talked about adding farm-stay huts, a camping field, and a treehouse café — none of which exist yet, so don’t plan a visit around them.

Watch out: The bamboo decking gets slippery when wet, and there’s no canopy overhead for shade — bring a hat and water if you’re visiting under the midday sun.

Insider Tip: Rainy season (roughly June–October) gives the most photogenic green paddies; visiting just before the November–December harvest gets you gold fields instead. Either way, go earlier in the day — the bridge sits in open farmland with no shade.

The bridge sits a short drive from two other Sarika subdistrict stops: Namtok Sarika and Sarika Cave, both worth combining into the same day trip out from Nakhon Nayok town.