Islands near Kanchanaburi

Answer: The railway bridge over the river Kwai is a symbol of the city, built by prisoners of war in 1943. Wat Tham Mangkon Thong Temple amazes with cave sanctuaries with Buddhist statues of the XIII century. The Hellfire Pass memorial commemorates the victims of the Death Road of the Second World War, where sections of the historic narrow gauge have been preserved.

Answer: Chongkai Cemetery contains 6,982 graves of Allied prisoners of war who died in the construction of the Burma Railway. The Jeath Museum recreates the camp's bamboo barracks with authentic photographs and artifacts from 1942-1945. The Japanese Class C56 locomotives at Kanchanaburi Station were the machinery used to transport materials.

Answer: Ethnographic Park "Princess Mother" shows traditional Thai houses on stilts and crafts. In Erawan National Park you can see a seven-tiered waterfall with natural pools, where freshwater fish garra rufa live. The Tiger Temple butterfly garden offers to observe 50 species of Lepidoptera in a tropical garden.

Answer: Wat Ban Tham Temple with a staircase running through the dragon's mouth gives spectacular shots against the background of limestone cliffs. At sunset, the bridge over Kwai is illuminated with golden illumination, reflected in the water. The Burmese temple of Wat Tham Sua combines snow-white chedi, gilded Buddha statues and panoramas of the river valley.

Answer: Wat Tham Krachang Cave Complex hides halls with stalactites and rock paintings from the era of King Rama V. Mon Village on the River Kwai Noi has preserved traditional raft houses and rare crafts. The abandoned Tam Krasae railway station with the original wooden platforms of the 1940s is a monument of engineering art.

Answer: Wat Tham Khao Pun combines Thai and Burmese styles with multi-tiered roofs decorated with nagas. In Wat Tham Sua there are elements of rattanakosin art - gilded mandopas and chedi in the form of lotus buds. The Chinese temple of San Lak Muang stands out with carved wooden panels with stories from “Journey to the West”.