Kao Pung Temple and Kao Pong Cave

You can get to the temple by boat along the river the distance to the city of Kanchanaburi is only about 5 kilometers. Climbing the mountainside, we will find ourselves in front of the entrance to a natural cave, nine underground halls of which are turned into a sanctuary. The entrance to the temple is free, but it is customary to leave a small donation.

The mountains in this area are mostly made of limestone, a rock subject to natural leaching. So for thousands of years under the ground formed labyrinths, passages, halls and galleries. In the temple, natural beauty is used as a unique decoration for altars and numerous Buddha sculptures. Human hands hardly touched the walls of the cave, the only thing that was introduced was electric lighting. Stalactites and powerful, all-pervading roots of ancient fig trees give the underground temple uniqueness and mystery.

In the first, the largest hall of the cave, there is a statue of the reclining Buddha. In the following rooms there are smaller figures, around them are gifts and offerings. At the exit of the cave temple stands a large gilded sculpture of a sitting Buddha. It offers a picturesque view of the river valley, where the greenery of tropical forests and blue sky merge into a picture unnaturally bright and unrealistically beautiful.