Sai Yok National Park

Distance : 97.8 km.

This 300-square-kilometer national park is best known for the family of Sai Yok Waterfalls (Namtok Sai Yok); three picturesque waterfalls located in the park. Namtok Sai Yok was first widely known among Thais when King Rama V visited them in 1888 during his reign that inspired Prince Naris,

his brother, to compose a song named Kamen Sai Yok that narrates the beauty of this waterfall. Apart from being a home to numerous wild animals, such as squirrels, bats, deer, and birds, it is also home to the world’s smallest mammal, the two-grammed Kittis Hog-nosed Bat, which was first discovered in 1973. The park is very popular during the weekends. Bungalow accommodations, river rafts, camping facilities, and a daytime food market are available. Other attractions include Lawa and Dao Wa Dung caves that feature beautiful stalactites and stalactites as well as the nearby Tham Wang Badan or Tham Sawan Wang Badan. The park and its waterfalls is popular among weekenders as it is close to the Nam Tok Railway station you can easily access by train and continue on foot.

Admission: 300 baht for adults, 200 baht for children
Contact:Sai Yok National Park 0 3468 6024, 034 516163

Getting there: The park is 104 kilometers from Kanchanaburi via Highway No. 323. Non air-conditioned buses leave Kanchanaburi Bus Station every 30 minutes during 6.00 a.m.-6.30 p.m. The journey takes 2 hours and costs 25 baht. Alternatively, visitors can take a train from Kanchanaburi to Namtok Station and continue on foot or by local transport to the waterfall, which is 2 kilometers away. Trains depart from Kanchanaburi at 6.11 a.m., 11 a.m. and 4.37 p.m. and return from Namtok Station at 5.25 a.m. 1 p.m. and 3.15 p.m. The one-way rail trip takes about 2 hours and costs 17 baht.

Other Attractions

Kanchanaburi City Hotel

Sapan Mon Bridge

Distance : 218 km.

This bridge was built under the initiation of LuangPhorUttama, the abbot of Wang Wiwekaram temple. The construction between the year 1986 and 1987 was completed by labours of Mon people.

Safari Park in Kanchanaburi

Distance : 32.4 km.

It is a nature theme park, a tourism attraction, and is the most important animal breeding centre in Kanchanaburi. You can see a wide variety of animals for example, camels, tigers, lions, bears, elephants, deers, zebras, llamas, ostrichs, flamingos ,giraffes etc.

World War II Art Gallery and Museum

Distance : 77 m.

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Vajiralongkorn Dam

Distance : 149 km.

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Srinagarindra Dam

Distance : 66.1 km.

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Wat Tam MangKorn Thong

Distance : 16.4 km.

Paying respect to the century-old Buddhist images enshrined in as natural cave, accessible via a 95-step red-colored staircase flanked by dragon carvings on both sides.

JEATH War museum

Distance : 110 m.

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Sai Yok National Park

Distance : 97.8 km.

Hellfire Pass Museum

Distance : 79 km.

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Tham Than Lot National Park

Distance : 91.3 km.

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Huay Mae Khamin

Distance : 108 km.

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Thung Yai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary

Distance : 767 km.

The Oumphang district in Tak Province. It has an area of 2,279,500 rai or 3,647 square kilometers.

DanChadi Sam Ong

Distance : 227 km.

for centuries, rather in term of battles and wars in the past or trades and friendly relationships nowadays. Located approximately 240 kilometers from city or 22 kilometers from SangkhlaBuri, the three lining pagodas are memorials to the Siam-Burmese battle during the Ayutthaya period (1350-1767).

The Death Railway

Distance : 2.5 km.

completed on 25th October 1943. During the building period, there were many labors who sacrificed their lives with sickness and by the torturing of the Japanese army. The bridge here was named “Kwai River Bridge”.