Other activities in Kanchanaburi Province
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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…
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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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