Activities in Kanchanaburi Province
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Apple & Noi's Thai Cooking Course
If you don't know your sôm·đam from your đôm yam then Khun Noi can assist. The one-day course starts at the local market and ends, four dishes later, at the dining table.
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Sai Yok National Park
Northwest of Kanchanaburi town is the area’s natural playground. Erawan National Park sports a watery mane of waterfalls visited by locals and tourists for a day trip of photographs, picnics and swimming. Sai Yok National Park has more variety: waterfalls, limestone caves, hot springs and accommodation. Tour organisers in Kanchanaburi arrange day outings to these parks on various expeditions: river kayaking, elephant trekking, waterfall spotting and bamboo rafting – Kanchanaburi has it all, plus people persuading you to do it (for some of your baht, of course).
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Erawan National Park
Northwest of Kanchanaburi town is the area’s natural playground. Erawan National Park sports a watery mane of waterfalls visited by locals and tourists for a day trip of photographs, picnics and swimming. Sai Yok National Park has more variety: waterfalls, limestone caves, hot springs and accommodation. Tour organisers in Kanchanaburi arrange day outings to these parks on various expeditions: river kayaking, elephant trekking, waterfall spotting and bamboo rafting – Kanchanaburi has it all, plus people persuading you to do it (for some of your baht, of course).
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Daen Maha Mongkol Meditation Centre
Should you dream of a stress-free world without mobile phones, reality TV and email, then you are in luck. This meditation centre, founded in 1986, is a popular retreat set within well-kept and spacious grounds. Tamara, an English woman who has lived there for several years, leads two-hour meditation classes, which take place at 4am and 6pm. Cross the teak bridge over the Mae Nam Khwae Noi to get in, and first pay respects before the wooden Buddha image in the meditation pavilion. About 300 people stay at the centre, most of them permanently. Most are nuns, but there is a separate area for men. There is no charge for visiting or even staying here, but donations are apprec…
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Baan Unrak
The large orange building overlooking the town is Baan Unrak, which cares for orphaned or abandoned children from ethnic groups.
As well as the children's home, Baan Unrak runs a weaving centre to provide an income for local women, helps single mothers, and works with HIV/AIDS patients.
Most of the children at Baan Unrak are Karen and all follow the home's neohumanist philosophy of vegetarianism, universal love and meditation.
Due to the large refugee numbers in Sangkhlaburi there is great demand for such services, and volunteers are always needed. The home usually only accepts helpers for six months or longer, but visitors are welcome. The children stage yoga performances a…
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Hin Dat Hot Springs
South of Thong Pha Phum town is Hin Dat Hot Springs. If the effects of the two geothermal pools aren’t enough, there is a massage pavilion nearby. You can soak in the pools or brave the adjacent fast-running stream. The bòr nám rórn (hot springs) are accessible via the Sangkhlaburi–Kanchanaburi bus on Hwy 323 (Km105 marker) and are 1km from the main road.
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Sai Yok National Park
Sai Yok National Park has more variety: waterfalls, limestone caves, hot springs and accommodation. Tour organisers in Kanchanaburi can arrange day outings to these parks on various expeditions: river kayaking, elephant trekking, waterfall spotting and bamboo rafting.
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Erawan National Park
Northwest of Kanchanaburi town is the area’s natural playground. Erawan National Park sports a watery mane of waterfalls visited by locals and tourists out for a day trip of photographs, picnics and swimming.
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Safarine
Paddling down the river in a canoe or kayak is a great way to get around. The French-managed Safarine arranges one- or two-day trips tailored to suit the customer.
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Hilltribe Learning Centre
Set on a remote hillside 10km south of Sangkhlaburi is the Hilltribe Learning Centre. When Buddhist nun Pimjai Maneerat went to meditate in the forest in 1997 she was soon asked by ethnic groups to teach them. The centre she founded has grown and now has a rudimentary school for its 70 children, but remains an extremely remote outreach program. Students are mostly Karen and learn Thai language and basic life skills. Without the centre, they would have no education. Nun Pimjai, who runs the place virtually single-handedly, welcomes any volunteers who can teach or help with daily chores. English teachers are particularly needed.
Basic accommodation is available for anyone wa…
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Good Times Travel
All the normal day trips are available, plus adventure packages to more remote areas. Cycling tours can be arranged from here.
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AS Mixed Travel
A locally owned and well-organised company with longevity. Overnight tours go to Chaloem Ratanakosin National Park.
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Toi's Tours
If you need a French-speaking guide, this is a good option. There's a second office on Th Tha Makam.
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River Kwai Canoe Travel Services
Arranges one- or two-day trips that include visits to the main attractions.
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AS Mixed Travel
A well-organised company with knowledgeable staff. Trips can be tailor-made depending on travellers' preferences, and pockets.
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