Places to visit in Kanchanaburi, Thailand
8 places to visit in Kanchanaburi, Thailand, each with LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own: Thungyai-Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuaries, Hellfire Pass, Bridge on the River Kwai and more. Stand at any of them with the app open and the stamp is yours, confirmed on site, in your Kanchanaburi volume.
1 UNESCO World Heritage site · 1 Famous place to visit · 6 Hidden gems
UNESCO World Heritage sites in Kanchanaburi (1)
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Thungyai-Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuaries
Two adjoining wildlife sanctuaries, Thung Yai Naresuan and Huai Kha Khaeng, that form much of Thailand's Western Forest Complex across Kanchanaburi, Tak and Uthai Thani. Inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 1991, they are a refuge for tigers, elephants and wild cattle.
Famous places to visit in Kanchanaburi (1)
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Hellfire Pass
A cutting hacked through rock for the Burma Railway during the Second World War, by prisoners of war and Asian labourers working by torchlight. A walking trail follows the old line through the cutting, and a memorial museum tells the story of those who built it.
Hidden gems in Kanchanaburi (6)
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Bridge on the River Kwai
An iron railway bridge over the Khwae Yai river, part of the line from Thailand to Burma built during the Second World War by prisoners of war and Asian labourers. The 1957 film made its name known around the world, and trains still cross it.
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Erawan National Park
A national park in the Tenasserim Hills of Kanchanaburi, founded in 1975. It is best known for the Erawan waterfall, seven tiers of turquoise pools named after the three-headed elephant of Hindu myth.
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Kanchanaburi War Cemetery
The main cemetery for prisoners of war who died building the Burma Railway, on the main road through Kanchanaburi town. Its neat lawns hold 6,982 graves of British, Australian and Dutch soldiers, cared for by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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Mueang Sing Historical Park
The remains of two Khmer temples of the 13th and 14th centuries, set inside old earthen walls by the Khwae Noi river in Sai Yok district. It was declared a historical park in 1987 and is quiet enough to have the laterite towers almost to yourself.
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Sai Yok Noi Waterfall
A waterfall that spills over tiers of limestone near the small town of Nam Tok Sai Yok Noi in Kanchanaburi's Sai Yok district. It is at its fullest in the rainy season, and in drier months people wade and picnic on the rocks.
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Three Pagodas Pass
A low pass in the Tenasserim Hills, 282 metres up, on the border between Thailand and Myanmar, named for three small white pagodas on the Thai side. It has been a route between the two countries for centuries.
Collecting in Kanchanaburi
What are the best places to visit in Kanchanaburi?
LOQAH lists 8 places in Kanchanaburi. The best known include Thungyai-Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuaries, Hellfire Pass, Bridge on the River Kwai, Erawan National Park and Kanchanaburi War Cemetery. Each has a stamp of its own to collect when you are there.
How many LOQAH stamps are there in Kanchanaburi?
8, and more are added over time. Each place has LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own.
How do I collect a stamp in Kanchanaburi?
Open LOQAH at the place and get its stamp. LOQAH checks where you are once, at that moment; at the place itself the stamp is confirmed on site, with a gold badge.
I have been to places in Kanchanaburi before. Can I add them?
Yes. In Earlier trips, choose Kanchanaburi and swipe through its stamps, or import your Google Timeline. Each one goes into your volume with the date, if you know it.
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