Location: Kanchanaburi
Top Things to do in Kanchanaburi
What to do and see in Kanchanaburi, Thailand: The Best Places and Tips
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.
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1. The Thailand-Burma Railway Centre
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1 reviews
Reviewed By varney4 - Port Hedland, Australia
What a little treasure this Museum is. A lot of information to bee seen and learn from. We used this a the information point prior to taking a trip out the railway way itself to better understand the layout of the land and the efforst and hardship endured by those involved in the war efforts and believe that this museum is better than the one near the death railway. Well done to all those who have help build and maintain this place. Very heap entry fee
2. Kanchanaburi War Cemetery
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 2 reviews
The town of Kanchanaburi is 129 kilometres North-West of Bangkok and is best reached by road, along the National Highway which runs north from the capital. There are bus and train services from Bangkok. Kanchanaburi War Cemetery is situated adjacent to Saeng Chuto Road which is the main road through the town. When approaching from Bangkok, the cemetery is on the left side of the road, towards the far (northern) end of the town. A Commission signpost faces the cemetery on the opposite side of the road.
Reviewed By WelshToGo - London, United Kingdom
Beautifully kept war cemetery. So many lives lost as prisoners building the railway to Burma. An impossible timetable that was met by the death of thousands of POWs and civilians. What a terrible waste.
3. Chungkai War Cemetery
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 108 reviews
Chungkai was one of the base camps on the Burma-Siam railway and contained a hospital and church built by Allied prisoners of war. The war cemetery is the original burial ground started by the prisoners themselves, and the burials are mostly of men who died at the hospital. There are now 1,426 Commonwealth and 313 Dutch burials of the Second World War in this cemetery.
Reviewed By Pete R - Sydney, Australia
This cemetery must always be remembered. So many soldiers died and are buried here. We should never forget what happened or those who gave their lives for us all.
4. Thai-Burma Railway (Death Railway)
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1 reviews
Reviewed By gilladj - gilladj
Our tour included a ride on this railroad. Seeing the site associated with the construction of this railroad during WWII.
It was fun for sure but it’s just another rain ride if one ignores its origins.
Make no mistake this is fun and there are food vendors on board hat offer al sorts of traditional snacks for a few baht.
5. Tham Kra Sae Bridge
Overall Ratings
4 based on 242 reviews
Reviewed By BananaLu - Bangkok, Thailand
The place is famous for the death railway, but you hardly realize anything about it while visiting because the place just looks peaceful and amazing. We walked a bit along the railway, visited the cave at the entrance, took photos and waited for the next train (they go very slowly as they know there are people walking carelessly everywhere I guess). A beautiful place for a terrible past... There are souvenirs and snacks shops at the entrance, nothing extraordinary but it can be practical.
6. River Kwai
Overall Ratings
4 based on 1 reviews
Reviewed By maciejbosak - Krakow, Poland
River Kwai is located in Kanchanaburi province, Thailand.
There is a variety of tourist attractions, including: famous Bridge over the River Kwai, train, waterfall, elephant farm.
There are several hotels and resorts located relatively close.
The best time to visit is January or February, when it's still not too hot.
7. Bridge Over the River Kwai
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4 based on 3 reviews
Allied prisoners of war during World War II were forced to build the 258-mile Death Railway by Japanese forces. About a hundred thousand conscripted Asian labourers and 16,000 prisoners of war died on the whole project.
Reviewed By L9393NIrobertm - Exeter, New Hampshire
This is THE REAL Bridge Over the River Kwai. As such, the "Death Railway" train passes over it.
One can also walk across it, which was extremely crowded when we did it. There appeared to be little reflection by those crising it.
If one is here one should walk it.
8. Safari Park Open Zoo
Overall Ratings
4 based on 326 reviews
Reviewed By JonyTVR - Lichfield, United Kingdom
we decided to go late on a Friday, there is only really a couple of hours worth here if you go for a package.
We went for the basic package which was around 2100 Baht, which got us on the safari bus, photo with the macaws (not great and bitey!) played with a big cat (medium sized leopard) and fed a baby tiger, you could pay more and feed up to 3 small cats. For the experience I guess its not a bad price but for time and general cost of tours and days out in Thailand its certainly one of the more expensive.
The safari experience seemed a tad rushed and mostly deer, the highlught being the girrafes as you see on all the photos, all the heads coming into the bus was great fun, we also saw a couple of black bears, a lion and some leopard, but were there around 30 seconds to get photos then gone again.
The real treat in the big cat experience with the aussie guy (very good!) where we played with a leopard and also got to see tigers up close, aswell as some of the monkeys and fed them. The woman there had a great bond with the monkeys and knew all their personalities
9. Sai Yok National Park
Overall Ratings
4 based on 400 reviews
Reviewed By Sanukmak555 - Tonsberg, Norway
This waterfall is amazing. It comes over the cliff, looking like it comes out of the treetops. You can walk up to the waterfall in the water, the lime stone is not that slippery. Great photo location and nice place to relax. very near the road, well worth a stop
10. Giant Tree Kanchanaburi
Overall Ratings
4 based on 100 reviews
Reviewed By numptydiver - Wolverhampton
Well a run out on a motor bike, about 15-20 mins from centre of Kanchanaburi, couple of places to gets drink and snacks, buy some sundried chillies, the tree is unbelievably massive, maybe 70-80 or even 100 meters across, good place to chill for an hour, some great places near by temples views etc,
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