Location: Kanchanaburi
Top Things to do in Kanchanaburi
Top 6 Nature & Wildlife Areas in Kanchanaburi, Kanchanaburi Province
Kanchanaburi, capital of Kanchanaburi Province, is home to the Burma Railway (aka "Death Railway") bridge built by Allied POWs during WWII and immortalized in Bridge Over the River Kwai. A memorial and two museums commemorate those who died in the effort, and a yearly carnival includes a pyrotechnic recreation of the bridge’s bombing. The wider province offers forests and caves to explore, and beautiful waterfalls.
Restaurants in Kanchanaburi
1. ElephantsWorld
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 2,122 reviews
ElephantsWorld was founded in 2008 and is a sanctuary for sick, old, disabled, abused and rescued elephants, who will receive the rest and joy that they deserve. They can enjoy themselves in their own natural environment here until their last breath. At ElephantsWorld we work for the elephants, instead of them for us! As a visitor you get to enjoy very memorable experience with these beautiful animals. You can help us with taking care of them by feeding them, gathering food and bathing them.
Reviewed By Liatcohenraviv
We have two girls who wanted to come to Thailand for a while. They wanted to work with Elephants, so we spent a full day at Elephants World; an amazing place that was founded by a veterinarian who dedicated the last 10 years helping elderly and injured elephants who were mistreated by humans. We joined the daily routine of over 40 elephants, helped with preparing food, fed the older ones and the adorable babies... and enjoyed joining them during their daily swim at the river. Meeting these giant creatures from up close helped us understand how beautiful and gentle smart and sensitive animal they are! 2500bht per person. They provide lockers and there is a shower you can use at the end of the day and a great lunch. But most importantly- staff here is just FANTASTIC!
2. Thung Yai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary
3. Safari Park Open Zoo
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 420 reviews
Reviewed By 638stephanf - Perwez, Belgium
I visited the park as part of a "VIP Tour" package offered by "Tours with Tong" (not allowed to put URLs in reviews...) . We spent around 3 hours there. We had 3 main activities: -Visiting the adult tigers/lions/leopards which you get close to through a fence. You can give them some meat through the fence -Walking around with a 'teenage' leopard/tiger on a leash for they daily promenade -Feeding the cubs (the highlight) My cub-feeding experience resulted in several light bites all over my body (I could get back to the office boasting that I had bean "bitten by a lion!") and incredible memories. Imagine untamed kittens but the size of a rather large dog and matching teeth. Watch your fingers. :D They all seem in very good shape and not at all frightened by their caretakers or any other human (or walking chewing toy as they seem to perceive us).They are handled by local caretakers plus several international volunteers and all were very friendly both with us and the animals. I even gave a rather large cub his daily bath. We walked around with larger leopards and tigers, occasionally stopping to give them food. A good occasion to see them walk around outside of their cage. Their (friendly and very passionate) Australian caretaker holds them with you (we each had a leach on one side) and gives you plenty of explanations. Everybody took their time with us and we were never rushed. VIP tour means we went around in a private tuk-tuk and we alone whenever we were close to the animas. No bus. The animals seem all in good shape and well treated (and not afraid at all of humans).
4. Taweechai Elephant Camp
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 201 reviews
Reviewed By Roving577797
By far, ther best experience of our trip. There are no words to describe this experience. First we rode the elephants for quiet some time,(it was not just a lap around the pen kind of a ride). After, we played in the river with the elephant and I swear (and everyone that has looked at our pictures agreed) that the elephant was actually smiling when he would throw water at us....just unforgetable...
5. Mahawangchang Elephant Camp
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 104 reviews
Reviewed By Alby666 - Terrigal, Australia
Did the elephant swimming today and was so much fun. The elephants we had were super playful and seemed to have a good bond with their trainers. They take you right down to the river to swim with your elephants and the elephants go right under the water with you on their backs. They really loved it and seemed very playful. I would highly recommend doing the elephant bath as it’s a lot of fun. Book from your hotel and they will give you Thai price of 500b so you don’t pay the tourist price when you get there. Also don’t forget to give your elephant trainer a tip as they said the elephants eat 20 kg each of food per day.
6. Wangpo Elephant Camp
Overall Ratings
3.0 based on 151 reviews
