Kanchanaburi Province has many sights. Of course there is the infamous bridge, waterfalls, caves, and temples. I will cover a few other sights.
Close to Sai Yok Noi waterfall is the Muang Singh Historical Park. The park features the remains of two Khmer temples dating back to the 12 or 13th century. The southern wall runs parallel with the River Kwai.
The main temple is at the centre of the park, next to the remains of the second ruin, with the lesser monuments scattered around.
The Hellfire Pass was known by the Imperial Japanese Army as the "Konyu Cutting". Allied POWs were forced to cut through solid rock, sometimes for days at a time with little or no food and rest.
The Hellfire Pass was known by the Imperial Japanese Army as the "Konyu Cutting". Allied POWs were forced to cut through solid rock, sometimes for days at a time with little or no food and rest.
The most famous stretch of the Thai-Burma Death Railway can easily be reached on foot from the Australian-sponsored museum. Although the tracks have long since disappeared, the route of the cutting can be clearly seen.
The more adventurous can trek along the route for kilometers - or get to the other end of the route by a gravel road starting a few kilometers from the museum.
A further few kilometers up the road (130 km from Kanchanaburi on Highway 323 in direction Sangkhlaburi) is the Hin Dad hot spring, where one can frolic in hot water and then cool off in the adjacent river. It is a well of natural hot water of 45 – 55 degrees Celsius believed to have a healing property for various ailments such as rheumatism.
