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== Tourism ==
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Only 129 km from Bangkok, Kanchanburi is a favourite holiday destination for Bangkokians and other Thais residing in the central region.
For most foreigners, Kanchanaburi's historical significance stems from [[The Bridge Over the River Kwai]], built by forced labour during the Second World War.
===Sights===
[[Image:Kanchanaburi cemetery.jpg|thumb|right|150px|A [[World War II]] cemetery in Kanchanaburi]]
'''[[The Bridge Over the River Kwai]]''' was built next to the town of [[Kanchanaburi]], crossing the Mae Klong River. The [[Death Railway]] ran all the way from the Kwae River valley up to [[Three Pagodas Pass]]. Today, only the lowest part of the railway to [[Nam Tok Sai Yok Noi|Nam Tok]] is still in use. [[Kanchanaburi]] city has a war museum and a large POW cemetery.
Nine Army War History National Park (Uttayan Haeng Chart Songkram Kao Tab) at Ladya field, Tambon Chongsadao, is around 40 kilometers from Kanchanaburi city. This place has provided historical evidence of the nine army war between King [[Rama I]] of Thailand and King [[Padung]]{{disambiguation needed|date=January 2014}} of Burma, from which Thailand emerged victorious.
In the [[Amphoe Sai Yok|Sai Yok]] district, there is a Buddhist [[tiger temple]] where tame tigers roam freely once a day. Also in Sai Yok is the [[Mueang Sing Historical Park]], ruins of a [[Khmer Empire|Khmer]] town and temple, as well as the [[Sai Yok National Park]] with the two [[Sai Yok waterfall]]s.
'''Kanchanaburi War Cemetery (Don Rak) (สุสานทหารสัมพันธมิตรดอนรัก)''' The immaculately maintained cemetery contains the remains of 6,982 Allied POWs who perished during the construction of the "Death Railway".
'''Death Railway (ทางรถไฟสายมรณะ)''', the strategic railway tracks began from Nong Pla Duk Station in Amphoe Ban Pong, Ratchaburi, and ran via Kanchanaburi across the Khwae Yai River, westbound to the Three Pagodas Pass, to end at Thanbuyuzayat in Burma. Total length within Thai territory was 300 km. The railway took only one year to complete, from October 1942–October 1943. After the war, some lengths of track were demolished and some submerged under the lake of Khao Laem Dam.
'''Mueang Sing Historical Park (อุทยานประวัติศาสตร์เมืองสิงห์)''' is better known as Prasat Mueang Sing (ปราสาทเมืองสิงห์), The laterite sanctuary was constructed in the late Lop Buri Period, c.11–13th centuries CE. Influenced by ancient Khmer culture, its principal tower is encircled by a laterite wall, moat, and earthen mound. It was built in a mixture of the folk school of art and Bayon-style of King Jayavarman VII's period in Cambodia.
'''Hell Fire Pass Memorial Museum (ช่องเขาขาดพิพิธภัณฑสถานแห่งความทรงจำ)''' Established by the Australian Government, it houses a theatre and collection of data, photographs, equipment, and utensils used during the construction of the Death Railway.
'''[[Sai Yok National Park]] (อุทยานแห่งชาติไทรโยค)''', a park since 1980, most of the area is limestone mountains with mixed deciduous forest. It is a former location of a Japanese camp during WWII as evident from traces of stoves. The park is home to the world's smallest species of bat.
'''Wat Pa Luangta Bua Yanasampanno (วัดป่าหลวงตาบัว ญาณสัมปันโน)''' commonly referred to as the Tiger Temple, is a controversial tiger conservation area where wild, as well as domestic animals, live together freely and are friendly to the monks and visitors.
'''[[Erawan National Park]] (อุทยานแห่งชาติเอราวัณ)''' Formerly called Khao Salop National Park (อุทยานแห่งชาติเขาสลอบ), it was proclaimed a national park on 19 June 1975, with an area of 373,735 rai (597,976,000 square metres). Later, its name was changed to Erawan National Park as the highest level of the waterfall, Namtok Erawan, looks like Elephant Erawan's head.
'''[[Khuean Srinagarindra National Park]] (อุทยานแห่งชาติเขื่อนศรีนครินทร์)''' It was made a national park on 23 December 1981. It has an area of 953,500 rai (1,496,800,000 square metres). Attractions include Tham (cave) Sawan (ถ้ำสวรรค์), Tham Neramit (ถ้ำเนรมิต), Tham Nam Mut (ถ้ำน้ำมุด), Tham Phra Prang (ถ้ำพระปรางค์), Namtok (waterfall) Huai Mae Khamin (น้ำตกห้วยแม่ขมิ้น).
=== Activities ===
'''Star gazing'''
Kirdkao Observatory (หอดูดาวเกิดแก้ว) in Tambon Lum Rang, is a place to gain knowledge about stars and nature. A corner for star-watching is arranged, an observatory in a dome shape and accommodation in a capsule shape.
'''Forest trekking'''
Sangkhla Buri Jungle Trek This service is offered to tourists by hotels in Amphoe Sangkhla Buri. The programme starts with rowing boats along Huai Song Ka Lia, riding elephants and rafting.
'''Mountain biking'''
Mountain biking is very common in the province.
'''Rafting, Canoeing, White Water Rafting''' are also very common along various routes such as Noi River, Kwae River Song Ka Lia River.
'''Elephant trekking''' Kanchanaburi has many elephant camps providing elephant trekking.
'''Bird watching''' In Kanchanaburi bird-watching is done at national parks that consist of fertile ecology that is suitable to be bird habitat.
Well-known sites for bird-watching are as follows:
*Khao Namphu Wildlife Conservation Promotion and Development Station, Tambon Tha Kradan, Amphoe Si Sawat
*Around Kroeng Krawia Swamp near Namtok Kroeng Krawia, Amphoe Sangkhla Buri.
*Thung Yai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary and Salak Phra Wildlife Sanctuary
*Tao Dam Mine Forest, Amphoe Sai Yok
*[[Srinagarind Dam]] and [[Vajiralongkorn Dam]] (Khao Laem Dam)
'''Golf'''
Kanchanaburi’s rural areas are home to several golf courses. The courses are popular due to their close vicinity to Bangkok and natural scenery.
==== Cultural tourism ====
Ban Nong Khao is one district in Kanchanaburi, about 12 km. away from the province. Villagers here still live simply in an agricultural society and old-style houses practicing culture and traditions which has been transmitted from generation to generation.
'''Homestay at Ban Khao Lek'''
Ban Khao Lek is a small Karen village, situated in the middle of a valley in the area of [[Chaloem Rattanakosin National Park]] with splendid nature. Most villagers earn a living by farming and collecting products from the forest. They live a simple life and mainly rely on nature. They practice Karen culture from generation to generation.
==== Agrotourism ====
In Kanchanaburi, there are 2 seedless raisin vineyards for visiting.
'''Rai Khun Mon''' in Tambon Nong Kum is a mixed cultivation farm with organic vegetables and plants of various kinds of processed agricultural products such as corn milk, vegetable juice, dehydrated banana or jack-fruit, vegetable juice-coated Krayasat dessert, bio-diets for health.
'''Suan Onanong Chuan Chom''' It is the largest desert rose (‘Chuan Chom’ in Thai) garden in Kanchanaburi with an area of 40 rai (64,000 square metres).
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