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Some place need at least for 6-7 hours for each visit. I don't reccommend just stop and drop by. Take a time to find a beauty form a park. There were 25 + waterfall you can visits. 10+ of Nature cave. and more. 4WD car rental is good idea for travel.

Erawan waterfalls is also very nice but be warned the further up you go the harder it gets

The city council (Tetsabaan)really make a great effort to make the town nice, and keep it clean. Its a far nicer town and area than many places in Thailand. It it tourist friendly with some genuinely interesting places to visit in the town and within a day trip. Although a tourist town it retains its Thai-ness i.e. hasn't gone down the route of places like Phuket, Pattaya and even nowadays Chiangmai etc which are flooded with tourists & tourist facilities and lost the charm they once had. Long may it stay that way. Having said that in recent years modern shopping facilities have moved in - yet without ruining the town centre. The parking area fronting the main road turns into a large open air restaurant at night - round by the bus station a small night market springs up in the evening. A bigger night market near the train station springs up in the evening. So coupled with interesting places to see in and around the town such as WW2 cemetery and the excellent death railway museum nearby, the famous River Quai bridge, a nice promenade along the river. Boat trips on the river, plus day trips on the death Railway line to Nam Tok, or day trip to Erawan water falls and extended trips to SangKlaburi you are spoilt for choice.

The people are good and there is a small market on all day. There are 2 museums. 1 is about 10min walk from the bridge the other is about 20 min car trip next to the cemertry. It is about 40 to 1hr trip in car to Hell fire pass. Would recamend it to anyone who comes to Thailand.

The historical attractions are great too. Just a few hours from Bangkok, this can be a fun 2-night excursion.

The bridge is the main reason for the visit, but try to go earlier in the morning to avoid the tour crowds. The markets are very reasonably priced, but close about 4 pm when the day tours go back.

It's also a good area to unwind from the Bangkok hustle & bustle. Waterfalls, Hot Springs & nature abound.

Sightseeing is the main attractions here.

I cannot find the map of Kanchanaburi, unlike in Bangkok and Chiang Mai. Agoda itself did not give me the phone number of my Guest House, so I can't ask them about their location. During walking around, I found many nice dining places along the main street, they must be good, because I saw many people are eating there. Kanchanaburi itself has limited tourist places, but there are many nice tourise destination in this province.

I didn't see a big restaurant during my trip many visitors stay in the hotel for dinner.

Check out the book of "inmates" on the entrance to the cemetery,as I did, check to see any namesakes, then find the grave, take the photo and when in the museam ask the Australian chap in charge of reseach there to dig into the history of the name. he is extremely well educated on what went on and can fill in all the gaps. He provides at MINIMAL cost of THB 20 only, a certificate with the key data on it for yoiu totake back and research further at your convenienece. A fantastically personal experience!

g. San-kla-bu-ri or Thong-pha-poom.

Important to be part of a tour or have your own transport.

The local people were all very friendly, which, however, applies to all Thais

Very much a Thai provincila Town in the midst of viable agricultural countryside.

These can be visited by road, or you can ride a train over the (in)famous Death Railway. If you want to escape the bustle of Bangkok, this is a good area to unwind without getting bored.

5hr. But, the return trip was faster. In Ayutthaya, only 2 or three ruins are slightly different. The rest are almost the same...in terms of the design of the chedi, stupas,etc. Otherwise, there is only so much to see.

Around the city, there are several National Parks, and waterfall, but be prepared to drive 60-150km depending on where you want to do. Unless you are truly passionate about history or if this isn't your first stay in Thailand, I wouldn't recommend going there.

We spent 12 nights there which combined chilling out by the pool to visiting many attractions in the area. We visited Erawan Falls which are waterfalls about 1.5 hours away from the main city. They are easily reached by catching a local bus which takes you directly to the falls at a nominal price. The waterfalls are set on 7 levels and you can swim in them along with the fish. We also visited Elephant World which is a charity that looks after rescued Elephants. Again we organised this ourselves and was a fantastic day out. We fed the elephants, helped to prepare food and swam and washed them in the river - an experience I will never forget. There is also Hellfire pass and the museum which is reached by a 2 hour train journey from the town costing only £2 each each way. The journey there and back by train is an adventure in itself as you see lots of the local terrain. There are many temples in the city of Kanchanburi and obviously the war cemetery and museums. Most people only stay for one or two nights to see the River Kwai bridge but there is so much else to do in the area that it is a shame most of it gets missed. I would recommend this area to visit as it away from the hustle and bustle of most areas visited by tourists in Thailand. It also makes you aware of the horrors exposed to the poor soldiers that had to work on the Thai-Burma railway during the war.